I love this idea!
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/2...US+merger+eyed
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I love this idea!
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/2...US+merger+eyed
Me too, it makes sense economically and geographically to finally do this. Anyway, I like the idea of Tech having a medical school and another 4k students.
The Med school would be a big step for Tech. We already have the PhD/MD stuff with them. That would be an instant boost for our status. LSUS would be a big boost to our enrollment.
lsu won't let it happen, unless Tech goes under the lsu system. I LOVE the idea, but we need our best lawyers (including Dooley to make sure that we are not another "UAB trying to hire a coach" situation). We need autonomy. I like the way Dan played it in the article. He is staying quiet so not to ruffle feathers this time. We just have to be careful, but the idea could be a win/win for Tech, if played right.
Med Center isn't part of the merger guys, just LSUS. Two totally separate divisions of LSU System. The recommendation before the committee is to make LSUS into a joint Tech/NSU campus (kind of like what's going on at IUPUI).Originally Posted by TECH88
“Many of you criticize what you cannot understand, too often you’re too quick to scorn the records of a man who made young men believe their sweat was not in vain and that rising to the top required sacrifice and pain and that no one could take away what was not given. He kept them focused on the prize and demanded they stay driven.......time has passed, some words forgotten, but his wisdom will always echo in our ears and our hearts, down to our very marrow”
The recommendation before the committee is to make LSUS into a joint Tech/NSU campus (kind of like what's going on at IUPUI).
Link?
Read the article LSUS is not part LSU-Health Sciences, two totally separate entities with two different chancellors. Like a used car salesman trying to sell you a YUGO
“Many of you criticize what you cannot understand, too often you’re too quick to scorn the records of a man who made young men believe their sweat was not in vain and that rising to the top required sacrifice and pain and that no one could take away what was not given. He kept them focused on the prize and demanded they stay driven.......time has passed, some words forgotten, but his wisdom will always echo in our ears and our hearts, down to our very marrow”
I already knew that. The question I had was whether you could provide a link that stated how the current merger idea is between LSUS, Tech and NSU. The article only mentions Tech and LSUS for the present merger. In addition, Glover states that he would like to see the merger become a 3-part merger, merging LSUS, Tech and the LSUHSC. The 3-part merger seems to eliminate the possibility of an NSU merger, because their addition would create a fourth party, or 4-way merger.
It could be beneficial. I would not be in favor of changing our name though...
No name change for Tech would happen. Too many political forces would stop that and it would kill the deal, if they pushed for it. Tech is the main entitiy in this deal, so we would hold cards on the name.
I can see both some positives and some negatives as well. For instance what would this do to the Ruston campus?
My idea always had Tech-Shreveport and Tech-Monroe (ULM) as feeder schoosl to Ruston, MOSTLY offering 2 year associate degrees but also 4 year degrees in areas of need for a moderately-sized city: basically all of the CAB degrees.
Believe me, Ruston would still be the main campus and the middle of it all. The improvements that have been made and are being made are setting a good stage for that. I could see going back to one game in the I Stadium again each year. That is just good business and you have 4000 more students to draw from.
I think I remember this being discussed a few years ago and that some NW legislators with Northwestern ties put the kibosh on it. That may be why The Dan is playing his cards very close to his chest this time.
My perfect world scenario would be that a new University system (the La Tech system) would be created that would encompass Tech-Ruston, LTU-S and LTU-HSC
He's playing them so close I'm not sure he doesn't have them hidden under his jowls.
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