LSU Foundation Reviews

The LSU Foundation embraces and complies with all equal opportunity employer laws and, as part of our overall commitment to diversity, has consistently increased diversity among our team through proactive recruiting and hiring practices. We welcome and support employees of a wide age range, including through our generous retirement plan and health benefits. We are proud to have just concluded our most successful fundraising year ever and to have surpassed LSU’s campaign goal more than three years early. We offer many pathways for employees to share and discuss concerns, and we welcome the opportunity to do so.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide context for this criticism. LSU’s academic fundraising goals changed shortly before the pandemic. In spring 2020, we re-envisioned the LSU Foundation to drive immediate-use dollars, with a focus on scholarships. We have an important fiduciary responsibility to be excellent stewards of our funds. The layoff decision was made realizing that many good people would be impacted during a very difficult time. The LSU Foundation provided continuation of 100% of salary and benefits, extended free access to our employee assistance program, and free placement services through both an employment agency and our in-house Talent Management staff. Nearly every person impacted by the layoff successfully secured employment before the time period for this support lapsed. Additionally, in the past year, former employees of the LSU Foundation have returned to the LSU Foundation to fill vacancies. We are truly sorry that the poster’s perception of the LSU Foundation is so negative. Last year was a challenging year for many organizations. As we move forward, our focus is on continuing to support our team as we work together to meet LSU’s extraordinary academic potential.