MISSION
The mission of the Office of Advancement is to provide leadership and coordinate efforts to cultivate and sustain levels of educational philanthropy necessary to achieve the goals of the E. J. Ourso College of Business and Louisiana State University. The Office of Advancement engages public and private constituencies in the activities and goals of the college. The advancement staff recruits volunteer leadership among alumni and other leaders in the business community to secure external support for research, programs, and institutional priorities through a variety of appeals and donor cultivation efforts.

OBJECTIVE
The Office of Advancement and its staff will continuously research and pursue funding opportunities for scholarships, faculty development seed funds (research and instructional improvement), campus and program improvements, and other needs of the E. J. Ourso College.