Funding, UL, LSU, everybody

[CajunFun]

I mentioned that my office had been working on something big.

I don't think most people realize how large the budget cuts are to UL and higher education. Here's an idea: according to CABL, the budget cuts are larger than LSU's entire state funding for the BR campus.

It's about the same as the state funding for UL, UNO, & Tech put together.

And that's only this year. Next year, they expect to double those cuts.

I just came from a meeting of the state's SGA officers at Bourgeois Hall. We launched an on-line petition for an amendment to fix funding for education, all levels, at 105% of the Southern Region. You can see the link top middle of ultoday.com.

Quite a few of the students signed up right there. The first student to step up was Jamey Arnette, UL SGA President, and student member of the Board of Regents.

But please, this is not a petition for UL. It's for everyone; each signer can indicate which school he/she supports.

But each time someone signs it, it will generate an email to the Governor's office, both US Senators, and based on your address, your Congressman, State Senator, and State Legislator.

There are 200K students in LA higher ed. There are about 800K college graduates in the state. If we move even a fraction of those, maybe we can finally move Louisiana forward.

Please, do two things:

1) Take a second, sign it.

2) Email a few friends about it, and ask them to forward it to their friends.

If you want to email everyone you know, fine, but please don't wait until you have time for that before you eMail a few friends. The power of this is in the message being passed on.

[BeauCajun]

Thanks Fun.

[CajunSaint]

just signed on. thanks, fun.

[awadelewis]

Just added my name to the list and passing the link on to all of the other grad students I work with at CACS and Computer Science.

[CajunProud]

I just signed also. Thanks Fun.

[J-Town Cajun]

Signed. Thanks for your work CajunFun.

[Boomer]

I saw the individual board and school breakdowns for cuts to higher ed.---how did they finally determine the method of cuts???? Saw we were almost twice the amount of other UL system schools----what gives????

[barisaxman]

Just signed it. Keep up the good work!

[geo_cajun]

just signed it, I hope our voices are not only heard, but understood.

[CajunNation]

Higher Education wants to be taken seriously in Louisiana?

Then, along with a proposal to fund above the Southern average, there should be a proposal floating around to CLOSE a few schools.

Where are the whistle blowers in higher ed?

Who is going to lead the fight to bring sanity to this state's higher education system?

Any takers?

[ManAboutTown]

_ Higher Education wants to be taken seriously in Louisiana?

Then, along with a proposal to fund above the Southern average, there should be a proposal floating around to CLOSE a few schools.

Where are the whistle blowers in higher ed?

Who is going to lead the fight to bring sanity to this state's higher education system?

Any takers? _

Thanks fun. I just signed up, created a group on facebook, and sent out over 100 invites.

[CajunStros]

I just signed it as well. Great idea CajunFun.