The (LA Tech/LSUS) Merger Thread II

[TechAlum05]

Committee chair is now limiting everyone's remarks to 5 minutes.

Dr. Rozeman on the microphone now in support of the merger.

Dr. Rozeman:

No money for the study came from any of the state's universities.

All Louisiana Tech degree programs would be available for the S/BC campus.
Rep. Schroder:

I don't believe most of our legislators know how bad the fiscal issues are in higher education.

What do you see the direction we are headed with higher ed money?

Fannin's Response:

$1.6 billion budget hole to fill last year. Mid-year estimate came in, and now we have to cut another $211 million.

New estimates are an additional $210 million cut for the rest of this year and $310 million for FY 2013.

With all the reductions stacked together. Most reductions have to be cut from higher ed, DHH, and Dept. of Education, because that is where most of the state's budget is.

This bill is one way for higher education to move up instead of remaining mediocre. If the revenue isn't there, then we need to consider bills like HB 964.

[TechAlum05]

Paraphrasing Fanin - "Spreading out the dwindling money amongst the schools now only supports mediocrity."

He seems to be supporting the issue more from a financial viewpoint.

[Allgood]

He seems to be supporting the issue more from a financial viewpoint.

Very good news for Tech. The more an unbiased reasoning can be used, the better.

[GermDawg]

He seems to be supporting the issue more from a financial viewpoint.

He's not a Shreveport rep, so it would be out of turn for him to speak on behalf of the SBC community and what they want, so he has to go from the $$$

[GermDawg]

Dr. Rozeman on the microphone now in support of the merger.

No money for the study came from any of the state's universities.

Dr. Rozeman is killing it! Get 'em!

[Dawg06]

Are those stats factually correct? How LSU's engineering program could get a higher ranking than Louisiana Tech is beyond me. Even the LSU engineering grads that I know acknowledge that Tech is the better engineering school.

Some are. Some aren't. Yes, LSU's engineering is ranked higher, but it's BS. So is Tulane's engineering program, and all they have is chemical engineering and a joke of a biomedical engineering program. It's based primarily off of peer assessment scores from deans around the country who have no clue about the engineering programs in other states.

[CYFAIRDAWG]

Are those stats factually correct? How LSU's engineering program could get a higher ranking than Louisiana Tech is beyond me. Even the LSU engineering grads that I know acknowledge that Tech is the better engineering school.

Its all in how its measured. I know research $$$ are often factored into the rankings. I would guess LSU would rank above Tech in that category. That is irrelevant to me in determining what is the better school. I still marvel that in my 5 years I only had one class taught by a GA. To me that is what sets Tech apart in that the professors actually teach undergrad classes. That is not the norm in many schools. So while they may rank higher I would put my education up against any of them because I was actually taught by the professors that garner the research dollars that drive the ranking.

[qng001]

Committee chair is now limiting everyone's remarks to 5 minutes.

Dr. Rozeman on the microphone now in support of the merger.

No money for the study came from any of the state's universities.

Good job! I really like his speech.

[Allgood]

Another unbiased reasoner for the merger - chalk up Rozeman.

[qng001]

Rep John Schroder is up questioning. Southeastern grad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schroder

[GermDawg]

Sounds like Schroder supports this...

[Allgood]

Did I hear right that Schroder didn't like how Lombardi was fired?

[Dawg06]

Another unbiased reasoner for the merger - chalk up Rozeman.

Dr. Rozeman is the President of the LSUS Foundation Board of Directors, and he very strongly supports the merger.

[TechAlum05]

Amendments for the bill...

Amendments #1 and #2: Technical in nature

Amendment #3: Establish 2-year branch campuses on LSU-Shreveport campus for BPCC and Southern-Shreveport. Part of the master plan for education that the BOR is creating. Four-year universities cannot do remedial classes, responsibility now on the 2-year colleges.

Amendments #4, 5: Technical in nature

Amendments #6: Establish a regional higher education delivery system in Shreveport/Bossier City

[Dawg06]

Who from LSUS SUPPORTS the merger?
Phillip Rozeman, President of the LSUS Foundation Board of Directors, LSUS Alumnus of the Year
Brian Bond, Vice President of the LSUS Foundation Board of Directors, LSUS Alumnus of the Year
Bob Fitzgerald , Immediate Past President of the LSUS Foundation Board of Directors
Mike Woods, Former President of the LSUS Alumni Board, LSUS Alumnus of the Year, LSUS Pilot of the Year
Wayne Hogue, LSUS Professor of the Year and LEAD Director
Members of the LSUS Foundation Board of Directors have endorsed the merger including Bob Hamm, Joe Averett, Linda Biernacki, Joe Callaway, and Mike Woods.