This Week @ Ourso
What's new at Ourso? This is your geaux-to for a rundown of all the latest happenings
and news.
Students receive the Ourso Experience (undergraduate) or Ourso Experience Grad Edition
newsletter via email each Monday. This is the best source for college event details,
professional development content, student org activities, and more.
Upcoming Events
Newsworthy
The Rucks Department of Management at the E. J. Ourso College of Business acknowledges outstanding students as Rucks Fellows. These students are chosen by the faculty and represent the highest level of academic achievement among senior management majors in any of the department's concentrations. To be eligible, a student must be among the top graduating seniors in the management curriculum based on their grade-point average; honorees are announced in the fall and spring semesters.
A group of LSU business students finished in the top one percent of worldwide competitors in Bloomberg's 2025 Global Trading Challenge. With 2,394 teams in the competition, Brennan Davis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dakota Espinosa of Denham Springs, Louisiana and Landyn Sonnier of Tickfaw, Louisiana, finished in 20th place worldwide and 6th place among teams from North America. Senior instructor Tish O'Connor, CFA, served as faculty advisor for LSU's competition teams.
With holiday shopping underway, retailers and consumers alike are entering a season influenced by economic uncertainty, rising tariffs, and evolving shopping habits. Dan Rice, associate professor in the Department of Marketing and director of the Behavioral Research Lab, shares insights on what’s changing, what’s driving spending trends, and what to watch for as we head into the end of the year.