Just heard on the radio here in NOLA no less... A report that about 150 UL students are going to be living in hotel rooms leased out by the University because all the dormitories are full!! :???:
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Just heard on the radio here in NOLA no less... A report that about 150 UL students are going to be living in hotel rooms leased out by the University because all the dormitories are full!! :???:
Uuhhh, true story. Living in the Crown Plaza.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOCajun
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Can we get a reality show out of this? :):
It's a Katrina thing!!! LOL------We need to run with this and talk about the number of kids that want to be part of the UL family----Best food in the USA---Very low unemployment----Best Chamber of Commerce-----All the academic Awards-----The latest ranking by a national Service ETC., ETC,!!!!!
Why are you all miffed by this? It's a good problem. Demand for on campus housing is huge. You grow your fan and alumni base by shedding the commuter school image
Forget the reason, this is a great PR opportunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlappyCajun
Slappy, I aint miffed... It is a good problem to have.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlappyCajun
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The article said they'd be moving to the new dorm (Huger I think) that should be finished about Thanksgiving for the spring semester. This dorm also has about 464 beds.Quote:
Originally Posted by NOCajun
Where are the athletes living these days, in a new dorm? I thought I read that they were moving into a new dorm on one of these threads. Athletic housing was a huge recruiting deal a couple of years ago. Has that been fully resolved?Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
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Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
Half are in new dorm and the other half will be in conference center.
Agreed, no one should want that image.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlappyCajun
There are no separate "athletic" dorms any longer, courtesy of the NCAA. Athletes use the same dorm spaces as all other students, hence increased dorm capacity (from about 1300 to 3000 I think) benefits all students equally.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
There was a post in the Campus Construction thread stating the FB & soccer players were moving in to New Baker on 8/3Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
I understand, but which dorm are they now living in? It used to be the Conference Center (old Agnes Edwards), I believe. It was a recruiting nightmare and renovations of the floors they lived on were to have started a year or so ago. Just wondering the status. Do all athletes live in one dormitory along with other students or are they spread across all campus dorms?Quote:
Originally Posted by CajunAmos
I don't think there's a specific dorm. I know some of the softball, track, and football players live in the conference center. I also saw photos of some players checking into the new Baker Hall last week.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonCajun
this fall's class is the largest freshman class at the university since 1999. thus. no room at the inn--so far.
They are expecting a record number of freshman this Fall. The largest since the implementation of selective admissions. However, they are anticipating a decline next year (Fall 2012) when the admissions criteria is raised again.
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this fall's class is the largest freshman class at the university since 1999. thus. no room at the inn--so far.
How many freshamn exactly?
I am almost certain that with this new Freshman increase along with the greater retention of our own students plus JUCO transfers that our enrollment might be at a all-Time HIGH!!!!
Coash Hud was quoted yesterday as saying our enrollment is at 19,000. I'm sure that's an exaggeration, BUT, I like it. Exaggerate everything and make Louisiana bigger than life because we are still the best kept secret around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
The situation is that demographics show a lowering of the HS graduation rates in Louisiana---This will provide a lower pool of bodies that schools will be competing for, ergo less college students----The entrance requirements of schools are going up which further lowers the number of HS graduates that can come to UL and other higher tier schools----New funding formulae consist of number of students, retention, and graduation rates-----We need to increase and keep our students and eventually graduate them if we are to receive the max revenue we desire for keeping up and ahead of the Jonses-------Our charge is to get more kids away from other schools and enrolled at UL---I would ask your input on ANY ideas to reach this goal---I will start it off and please lend your support ---very important-----We need to win in Sports---especially football---we need better dorms with more kids on campus----we need to beautify the present campus and add more student friendly areas and activities---I think we are doing these things on many fronts---Please add any ideas because this will go to the administration Thanks!!!!!
We need to get aggressive in recruiting at individual high schools. I don't mean recruiting student-athletes, I mean plain ol' students. And we need to raise our profile outside of Acadiana.
UL is an excellent fit for kids in the Crescent City. It is the perfect distance for kids who want to get away from home, but not too far. And it has a ton to offer. But we don't hear nearly enough about UL over here. Unless you are talking to a UL student, or an alum, you never hear about UL at all.
In the early 80's UL had almost .003887 of LA's population enrolled. 16,351
Today (even after Katrina exodus) Louisiana's population has grown by about 325,000
A good long term goal for UL would be to have 1/2 of 1% (.005) of Louisiana's population enrolled in school. With today's population that would be 22,667
I know Hud recently said the enrollment was 19,000 but that is inflated to include students over a full year, and including continuing education.
If the 1980 percentages were true today, enrollment would be 17,623
Problem was, even without the constraints you mentioned above, a lack of drive let the enrollment dip to almost 15,000 twice in the years after the mid 80's.
UL has been doing a pretty cool thing by going to all the local high schools and holding "academic signing day" ceremonies for kids qualifying for TOPS and academic scholarships to UL. The Advertiser covered it when they first did it a few years ago when my oldest was a senior. Hopefully they still do this. It sends the message that academics are just as important as (should be more than) the athletics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lexhead
Boy this is so true and the NO kids love Lafayette and the whole deal---Anybody with some Big Easy recruiting Ideas????Quote:
Originally Posted by Lexhead