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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