November 12, 2009
BATON ROUGE, La. -Members of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission will gather for their monthly meeting on Monday, November 16, 2009 in the Louisiana Purchase Room of the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street beginning at 8:30 a.m. and move to House Committee Room 1 of the State Capitol during their lunch break. The commission will continue its work on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in House Committee Room 1 of the State Capitol.
The focus of the two day meeting will be academic programs. Mike McPherson, author of Crossing the Finish Line will present via videoconference on Monday morning, followed by presentations from Dennis Jones of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, the Board of Regents and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council.
Those unable to attend the meetings in person can watch the proceedings live via the internet by clicking here, ONLY SESSIONS HELD AT THE STATE CAPITOL WILL BE AIRED LIVE ON THE WEBSITE. 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
November 16 - 17, 2009
Claiborne Building
Louisiana Purchase Room
1201 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State Capitol
Committee Room 1
900 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Academic Programs
Do Louisiana's public postsecondary education institutions provide appropriate and
cost-efficient programs that effectively meet the education, workforce,
and economic development needs of the state's citizens?
Monday
The meeting will commence in the Louisiana Purchase Room of the Claiborne Building then
move to the Louisiana State Capitol during the lunch break.
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)
8:30 - 9:00
Call to Order - Chairman Nevers
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Announcements
9:00 - 10:00
SESSION 1
Educating to Build the Country's Human Capital
Crossing the Finish Line, Dr. Michael S. McPherson, Co-Author
10:00 - 11:00
SESSION 2
Redefining Roles, Scopes, and Missions in Relation to Academic Program Offerings as a Way of Achieving Effectiveness and Efficiency in Postsecondary Education in Louisiana - Dennis Jones, NCHEMS
Questions and Discussion
11:00 - 11:15
BREAK
11:15 - 12:00
SESSION 3
Academic Program Review in Relation to Roles, Scopes and Missions
Questions and Discussion
12:00- 1:30
LUNCH
1:30 - 3:15
SESSION 3 - Continued
3:15 - 3:30
BREAK
3:30 - 4:00
SESSION 4 - Louisiana Workforce Investment Council
Questions and Discussion
4:00 - 5:00
Public Comments - Chairman Nevers
5:00
Recess - Chairman Nevers
Tuesday
Louisiana State Capitol
(Scheduled times of Agenda items are approximate depending on length of discussions)
8:30 - 8:45
Call to Order - Chairman Nevers
Roll Call
Announcements
8:45 - 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
