TRANSITION ADVISORY TEAM MEETINGApril 16, 2013 | 10 a.m. to 2p.m.
LSU AgCenter, 212 Efferson Hall
Dr. Bill JenkinsInterim President, LSU System
WELCOME
Transition Advisory Team Members
SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES AND KEY PRIORITIES
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Academic Sub-Committee
Collaboration across campuses for undergraduate curricula standards
Single admissions approach (despite different admission standards)
Tenure policies that reflect the different campus missions but would allow for collaboration and movement within that discipline/department across campuses
Innovative tenure policies Graduation rates improvement
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Research and Discovery Sub-Committee
Trends in federally funded research generated by campus Recruitment and retention of highly qualified faculty Increase research volume and quality Increase research funding from USDA, state, business, and industrial sources Increase Ph.D. degrees across broad disciplinary categories Increase postdoctoral appointments Improving graduation rates Increase graduate student enrollment Develop additional collaborative research projects between LSU A&M,
Pennington, and the LSU HSC campuses Develop consensus or a process for developing priority research areas across
campuses Undergraduate research
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Student Experience Sub-Committee
Student recruitment in-state and out-of-state LSU has 12.5 recruiters mostly in Louisiana; Alabama
has 40+ in 24 states (some universities use alum) Our recruiters handle approximately 2000 applications
and Alabama handles about 500 each Student retention and graduation rates
On campus housing and freshman retention, building a community
Workforce and career opportunities
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Administrative Services Task Force
Insurance and risk management EHS
Systems consolidations Legacy system Accounting ERP
Professional services contracts Forming procurement task force
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Revenue Generation Task Force
Online learning Opportunities for monetization for each campus
Generating revenue Helping university refocus on core competencies
Mechanisms for privatization Current assets
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Technology Task Force
Promoting efficiencies Consolidation of various administration systems
(email, telephone, etc.) Workflows and processes
Developing and ascertaining needs for system wide approach verses a completely decentralized approach
Review of industry best practices
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Commercialization and Technology Transfer Task Force
Benchmarking and organization of tech transfer Solicited input from
Private investor organizations Louisiana Economic Development LSUHSC Other universities
Revenue for tech transfer supports, but does not fund research
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External Affairs Task Force
Branding across campuses Marketing efforts across campuses Hub and spoke model
Website integration
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Streamlining Procedures, Rules, and Regulations Task Force
Human resources polices Obstacles in salary approvals and effect on
recruitment of talent Delegation of authority
Bottlenecks Legislative hindrances
Dr. Christel SlaughterSSA Consultants
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER
Stephen MoretSecretary of Louisiana Economic Development
THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LOUISIANA
Walter Isaacson, Louisiana Native, CEO of the Aspen Institute, and Biographer of Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein
THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
LUNCH
Dr. Christel SlaughterSSA Consultants
LSU 2015 MISSION AND TENETS
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Proposed Vision for LSU 2015
LSU will be a statewide, integrated university committed to service, rich culture, and bold enterprise, recognized by peer institutions, faculty, students, and employers for its high level of academic achievement and research excellence.
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Proposed Tenets for LSU 2015
Build a faculty and learning environment that inspires academic excellence
Provide a student living, learning experience that supports a lifetime of success and understanding
Produce collaborative and cross-unit discoveries that solve Louisiana’s and the world’s most pressing challenges
Fuel Louisiana’s economic development Build a cohesive, accountable, and sustainable
operating model for the 21st century
Transition Advisory Team Members
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