2016 Enrollment

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Originally Posted by Turbine

This is directly related to the success of athletics.

These students were half way through their senior year when UL stumbled in football. It didn't hurt their overall exposure to the school.

This sustained boost is the benefit of 4-Straight bowls, National rankings in Baseball and softball and to a lesser degree, post season play in basketball.

It kept Louisiana in front of these students year round for almost their entire high school career.

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Do you hear that Martin Hall?

Give DeWayne Bowie a raise NOW---Guys don't forget HUD Speak---Our enrollment is 20K---20K----20K---just wondering if there are the stats for the other schools that someone might have for 2016???

Students love to have a strong Athletic presence at their University. It brings pride and excitement. If our administration would put more emphasis on upgrading not just facilities, but the conference and the competition, the enrollment would explode at UL. I'm glad to see the enrollment continue to make gains. 20,000 is attainable within the next few years.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

This is directly related to the success of athletics.

These students were half way through their senior year when UL stumbled in football. It didn't hurt their overall exposure to the school.

This sustained boost is the benefit of 4-Straight bowls, National rankings in Baseball and softball and to a lesser degree, post season play in basketball.

It kept Louisiana in front of these students year round for almost their entire high school career.

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I understand what you're saying and respect that sentiment but that is not why my daughter chose to go to school there. She had a few options with academics and all but decided to stay close to home. She's happy with her choice and so am I.

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Originally Posted by CajunDad2016

I understand what you're saying and respect that sentiment but that is not why my daughter chose to go to school there. She had a few options with academics and all but decided to stay close to home. She's happy with her choice and so am I.

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If I were to poll all local incoming students, I'm guessing 98% or higher would agree with you or at least state similar sentiments.

Athletics is advertising and advertising as a call to action is not what is happening here.

Athletics creates frontal lobe exposure over a prolonged period of time that influences comfort levels even in people with zero interest in sports.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

This is directly related to the success of athletics.

These students were half way through their senior year when UL stumbled in football. It didn't hurt their overall exposure to the school.

This sustained boost is the benefit of 4-Straight bowls, National rankings in Baseball and softball and to a lesser degree, post season play in basketball.

It kept Louisiana in front of these students year round for almost their entire high school career.

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Your best post since I began coming here to RP in 2011....and what the Administration does not understand is the higher we climb up the competition ladder in football and the more we continue to win the better it will be for the University in many ways.

can we make game attendance mandatory for students? lol.... although it would guarantee 20K as some are involved in the game already, unless we can count players/trainers/ushers, etc as being there on a "student ticket"??

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Originally Posted by 31Ragin97

can we make game attendance mandatory for students? lol.... although it would guarantee 20K as some are involved in the game already, unless we can count players/trainers/ushers, etc as being there on a "student ticket"??

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You want higher student participation, grow the Greek organizations and require 60% attendance for the big 4 sports.

good idea! esp the 60% mark, fair and reasonable.... also if they go more they continue to go past the reqt....
how do you recommend growing the greek orgs? do the students have "extra $" to pay for those dues?

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Originally Posted by 31Ragin97

good idea! esp the 60% mark, fair and reasonable.... also if they go more they continue to go past the reqt....
how do you recommend growing the greek orgs? do the students have "extra $" to pay for those dues?

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For years I have recommended the Utah MUSS model.

They went from zero to 60 overnight.

http://ulink.utah.edu/s/1077/16/inte...gid=1&pgid=941