October 22, 2009
BATON ROUGE, La. -Members of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission will meet Monday, October 26 and continue through Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in House Committee Room 1 of the Louisiana State Capitol beginning at 8:00 a.m. both days. The topic for the meetings will be the state's Research Agenda and Regional Alignment focusing specifically on Louisiana's 4-year colleges and universities. The presidents from the LSU, Southern and the University of Louisiana Systems will each make presentations to the commission concerning access, success and workforce needs.
Those unable to attend the meetings in person can watch the proceedings live via the internet by logging onto the Postsecondary Education Review Commission's website, www.laperc.org. Additionally, the public may provide input to the commission in two ways - by attending the meeting, or by clicking on the "Tell Us What You Think" section of the website.
The 2009 Louisiana Legislature, with strong support from Governor Jindal, passed legislation sponsored by House Speaker Jim Tucker (Act 309) creating the Postsecondary Education Review Commission to study the governance, facilities, funding, operations, and number and alignment of degree programs at Louisiana public colleges, and to provide a written report of findings and recommendations to the Board of Regents by February 12, 2010. The Board of Regents will review the report and submit comments to the Legislature no later than February 26, 2010.
The full agenda for the two-day meeting is below.
AGENDA
October 26 - 27, 2009
Louisiana State Capitol
Committee Room 1
900 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Research Agenda/Regional Alignment
Do Louisiana's four-year universities address the state's need to educate its citizenry in a manner that addresses access, success and workforce needs in the most effective and efficient manner?
Monday
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)
8:00 - 8:15
- Call to Order - Chairman Nevers
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
8:15 - 10:15
SESSION 1
- University of Louisiana System - President Randy Moffett
- Faculty Representative Comments
- Questions and Discussion
10:15 - 10:30
BREAK
10:30 - 12:30
SESSION 2
- Southern University System - Interim President Kassie Freeman
- Faculty Representative Comments
- Questions and Discussion
12:30 - 1:15
LUNCH
1:15 - 2:30
SESSION 3
- Louisiana State University System - President John V. Lombardi
- Questions and Discussion
2:30 - 2:45
* BREAK
2:45 - 3:30
SESSION 3 - Continued
- Louisiana State University System - President John V. Lombardi
- Faculty Representative Comments
- Questions and Discussion
3:30 - 4:00
SESSION 4
- Louisiana Community and Technical College System - Faculty Representative
- Questions and Discussion
4:00 - 5:00
- Public Comments - Chairman Nevers
5:00
- Recess - Chairman Nevers
Tuesday
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)
8:00 - 8:15
- Call to Order - Chairman Nevers
- Roll Call
- Announcements
8:15 - 10:00
- Commission Deliberations - Chairman Nevers
10:00 - 10:15
* BREAK
10:15 - 11:45
- Discussion and Recommendations - Chairman Nevers
11:45 - 12:00
- Calendar/Announcements - Chairman Nevers
12:00
- Adjournment/LUNCH - Chairman Nevers
