How You can Support the Work of the
Manship School of Mass Communication
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Without the help of generous support from alumni and friends, the Manship School and its affiliated Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs could not support the programs, facilities, research and faculty that make it a national leader.
The school’s programs embrace journalism, public relations, advertising and political communication. Its teaching, research, and public service aim to promote economic and political democracy by improving the quality of information that reaches the public.
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Learn about the Manship School's investment priorities.
Our undergraduates are consistently singled out for their leadership abilities and go on to use those skills in the media industries as well as law, business, and public service.
Our doctoral program is the only one in the country focused exclusively on mass communication and public affairs. Campaign & Elections magazine describes this program as “unique in its ability to turn out professionals and scholars at the highest level.”
The Reilly Center harnesses the intellectual muscle of the school to convene symposia, publish books, and recruit senior fellows who seek ways to elevate political discourse. Through the Public Policy Research Lab, the school produces public opinion analysis that includes annual surveys on progress in Louisiana.
Opportunities to Give
The Forever LSU capital campaign is off to a solid start for the Manship School, thanks to a generous lead gift from Kevin Reilly, Sr., and Dee Dee Reilly, through the Reilly Family Foundation. Their gift will fund a double endowed chair in media literacy. The chair is named after Dee Dee Reilly's brother, Wendell Gray Switzer, Jr., Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, who lost his life while on active duty. The Pennington Foundation also made a significant gift to fund two additional segments of the Louisiana Survey to measure perceptions of Louisiana.
You can be part of the exciting Forever LSU campaign. Contact Sara Courtney at 225-578-2336 or by email to learn more about the Manship School Excellence Fund Drive, endowments and other giving opportunities.
Manship School Excellence Fund Drive
Private funds make the difference in upgrading scholarships, enhancing computer labs and expanding library holdings. Your investment allows us to attract the nation's most innovative scholars in media and politics as guest lecturers for conferences and seminars, pay for faculty and student travel, and support other critical areas of the school. The drive lasts from July 1 to June 30 of each year.
Endowed Chairs, Scholarships and Other Opportunities
Endowment funds have created five endowed chairs and 32 endowed professorships as well as visiting professorships, scholarships and graduate student fellowships, travel funds, computer laboratories, funds that can be used to cover specific projects, and unrestricted funds. The Manship School has identified national leadership priorities that offer opportunities for funding in four key areas:
Student Program Support is critical to recruiting and retaining the best students from around the country and supporting graduate and post-graduate student research.
- Post-doctoral Fellowships
- Ph.D. Fellowships
- Endowed Professorships
- Undergraduate Scholarships
Faculty Program Support brings nationally-recognized faculty to the school and funds innovative, specialized research projects
- Two endowed chairs
Chair in Diversity, Media & Public Affairs
Chair in Health & Media
Facilities provide the backdrop hands-on learning and research with cutting edge technology
- Television Facilities
- Public Policy Research Lab
- Experimental Lab
Programs and Projects provide a forum for challenging issues and important research studies
- The National Issues Polling Project
- National Issues Forum
- Reilly Center Special Initiatives Fund
Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs
The Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs provides lectures and symposia, including the annual Breaux Symposium, and conducts the annual Louisiana Survey for policymakers and stakeholders. Details on investment opportunities in the Reilly Center are available here.
Other Ways to Help
Support from alumni, friends and industry leaders is vital to the school. We appreciate your financial gifts, but there is more you can do to help the school produce the next generation of communication leaders and educators.
The school needs people to:
- Mentor students
- Provide internships
- Serve as a guest speakers in mass communication classes
- Hire graduates of the school
- Serve on select committees
- Participate in projects and activities of the school
- Help with fund raising efforts
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"Louisiana after Katrina is a journalistic laboratory without equal. As we rebuild and transform ourselves socially and politically, journalists and journalism education at places like LSU will be in the vanguard of the effort.”
—Jim Amoss, Editor of the Times Picayune and recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes
“The Manship School produces superbly qualified students, whether in broadcast or print journalism, advertising or politics & media, that raise the bar of any employer’s expectations and bring clarity in a world of mass information.”
—Robert Decherd, President & CEO, Belo Corp.
“Scholarly pursuits and practical know-how at the Manship School has had a profound effect on how our public officials determine and craft critical policy decisions. This is a school committed to playing a leadership role in good-government initiatives.”
--Sean Reilly, Lamar Advertising Company, COO & President of the Outdoor Division
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