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��ɬֱ��SYSTEM PUBLISHES NEW DATA DASHBOARD

University of ��ɬֱ�� System Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity, and��Effectiveness Claire Norris presented the System’s newly released online��data dashboard��to the Board of Supervisors.����

The data visualization tool seeks to provide clarity and increased transparency to the Board and internal and external stakeholders.����

“The Universities of ��ɬֱ�� are committed to being a national model for transparency,” ��ɬֱ��System President and CEO Dr. Jim Henderson said. “The measures we highlight on the data dashboard tell a compelling story of the work of our System and the state of ��ɬֱ��.”��

Data categories include Access, Success, Faculty & Staff, Budget & Financials, Peer Comparisons, and Data Governance. The Governance section highlights the data leaders at the nine member institutions responsible for collecting, providing, and managing the data for display at the System level as well as relevant definitions to aid in data comprehension.����

��ɬֱ��SYSTEM MEMBER INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT MCNEESE

Just two weeks after Hurricane Laura��hit��McNeese State University and Lake Charles��directly, Hurricane Delta’s nearly identical path multiplied��the community’s needs.��Campus sustained significant damage forcing online learning for the remainder of the semester.��

The McNeese Foundation����was��established to��direct resources to the areas where aid is needed most.����

Systemwide displays of support continue to aid in the relief efforts.��Member institutions organized many supply drives, and the ��ɬֱ��System Student Advisory Council, made up of the SGA presidents from each university,��is hosting a��day of service next month.������

All nine ��ɬֱ��System member institutions are engaged with the Cowboy Relief Effort allowing displaced McNeese students to access resources��on their campuses��including��libraries, computer labs, and health services.��So far,��250��students��have requested access��to sister institutions.����

ICYMI: COMPETE LA IN FORBES

Compete LA, the System’s program to re-engage ��ɬֱ�� adults with some college credit but no degree, was highlighted in����earlier this��month.����

“We know if we focused only on traditional students and did that perfectly—met the needs of every one of those students, recruited them and put them in the right degree path, and they were successful—we would still not meet the demands of the 21st century economy,” said ��ɬֱ��System President and CEO Dr. Jim Henderson. “So for us to close those gaps, we had to address the needs of the large portion of our state’s population who started down the path but didn’t finish.”��

The article highlighted the benefits of Compete LA’s new Academy feature allowing students to earn credit hours��that transfer easily��to the ��ɬֱ��System institution of��their choice.��Click����to learn more about Compete LA Academy.����

BOARD ACTION:

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

Northwestern State University: approval to offer an Undergraduate Certificate in Remote Systems Science and Technology.
Southeastern ��ɬֱ�� University: approval to offer a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science and Technology.
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Monroe: approval to offer a Ph.D. in Pharmacology.
University of New Orleans: approval to award an��Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to Mr. Harry Shearer at the Fall 2020 Commencement Exercises.

ATHLETIC COMMITTEE

Nicholls State University: approval of a contract with Mr. James Austin Claunch, Head Basketball Coach, effective October 28, 2020.
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Lafayette: approval of a contract with Mr. Theo Sliman, Head Men’s Golf Coach, effective July 1, 2020.
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Lafayette: approval of an amendment to the ��contract with Mr. Timothy Leger, Assistant Football Coach, effective July 1, 2020.

FACILITIES PLANNING

��ɬֱ�� Tech University: approval to name a new wing in the College of Business the “Cox Family Atrium.”
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Lafayette: approval of a Ground Lease with Ragin Cajun Facilities, Inc. to construct a Photovoltaic Applied Research & Testing Laboratory (PART Lab), as authorized by La. R.S. 17:3361.
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Lafayette: approval to demolish the Robert’s House Apartment building.
University of New Orleans: approval to enter into a Lease Agreement with Hynes Charter School Corporation and Friends of Hynes, both not-for-profit corporations, pursuant to the authority vested in La. R.S. 17:3361

FINANCE

��ɬֱ�� Tech University: approval to enter into an Affiliation Agreement with the ��ɬֱ�� Tech Applied Research Corporation to provide applied research and contracting services for large contracts as well as support and facilities for classified contracts.
University of New Orleans: approval of a resolution granting authority for the issuance of Board of Supervisors for the University of ��ɬֱ�� System Revenue Bonds not to exceed $8 million (University of New Orleans Project).
University of ��ɬֱ�� System: acceptance of revised Internal Audit Charters for (a) Grambling State University, (b) ��ɬֱ�� Tech University, (c) Nicholls State University, (d) Northwestern State University, (e) Southeastern ��ɬֱ�� University, (f) University of ��ɬֱ�� at Monroe, (g) University of ��ɬֱ�� System, and (h) University of New Orleans.
University of ��ɬֱ�� System: acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Financial and Compliance Representation Letter for the University of ��ɬֱ�� System.

PERSONNEL

University of ��ɬֱ�� at Lafayette: approval to appoint Dr. Linda Nichols as Dean of the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration effective August 15, 2020.
University of ��ɬֱ�� at Monroe: approval to appoint Dr. Valerie S. Fields as Vice President for Student Affairs effective October 26, 2020