Jindal to ask to merge SUNO, UNO

[AstroCajun]

_ McNeese does NOT need to merge with UL. Lake Charles and that University are good for each other. UL is fine the way it is.

igeaux.mobi _

It's even better as a two year JC.

[billbeck451]

The schools I suggested are all an hour from the other and the smaller school is merged into the larger school


igeaux.mobi

[Cajunrunner]

_ No one said that the pharmacy school has to stay where it is. If that's the only justification for keeping the place open, it's a weak one. ULM should be closed, merged or converted to a 2 year program.



All three should be either closed, merged or converted into 2 year programs. Same goes for Northwestern and McNeese.



Yes you can.



Like I said, close, merge or make them 2 year schools.

End the end, the following schools should be fully funded:

La State
UL
LaTech
UNO
SLU
The rest should either be closed, merged or converted to 2 year community college feeders. _

Due to the taxbase in Louisiana, what you suggest may end up needing to happen. I'm just hoping our legislators and whoever is Governor has the political will to make necessary cuts rather than bowing to the demands of Higher Ed to raise taxes to fund an over-bloated system.

[Cajunrunner]

Maybe another part to the fix is to set the universities free in the market, manage Higher Ed funding on the basis of some sort of program, maybe similar to TOPS but not as free with handing out cash, where funds follow the students based on what the state can afford. They can then set a course for themselves that would be responsive to students and alumni rather than politicians and the self-servants who preside over the multiple Higher Ed boards in Louisiana.

[Oiler]

_ ULM has the only pharmacy school in the state. They are certainly going to have a seat at the table.

LSU-S and Nicholls both post lower 6 year graduation rates (I prefer to use 6 yr rates, because as stated many times here, using 4 yr rates as a measure no longer makes sense). Not sure about LSU-A, because they're not on this list. However, I'm pretty sure they are now a 4 year university.

http://thehayride.com/wp-content/upl...grad-rates.jpg

I don't know if you could completely close those schools, but certainly you can reduce LSU-S and LSU-A to programs to meet the medical/health care needs of their respective cities/regions. Anything else, people have other options, like LA Tech for business and engineering.

Nicholls could be concentrated to programs dealing with jobs in that region (oil & gas, health care management) and research needs (coastal erosion, estuary studies). _

Why couldn't ULM's pharmacy school be moved to La Tech?

[VObserver]

_ Maybe another part to the fix is to set the universities free in the market, manage Higher Ed funding on the basis of some sort of program, maybe similar to TOPS but not as free with handing out cash, where funds follow the students based on what the state can afford. They can then set a course for themselves that would be responsive to students and alumni rather than politicians and the self-servants who preside over the multiple Higher Ed boards in Louisiana. _

You mean run higher ed like Universities? Not like a populist's wet dream of 2 chickens in every pot? Make Tops an actual merit based program with real standards?

How novel..

It will never work here. The free lunch entitlement mentality is is too strong in both politicians and voters in Louisiana.

[CajunStros]

_ You mean run higher ed like Universities? Not like a populist's wet dream of 2 chickens in every pot? Make Tops an actual merit based program with real standards?

How novel..

It will never work here. The free lunch entitlement mentality is is too strong in both politicians and voters in Louisiana. _

+1,000

[Cajunrunner]

_ You mean run higher ed like Universities? Not like a populist's wet dream of 2 chickens in every pot? _

Wait, we've upgraded to now 2 chickens in every pot in this state? Where is my other chicken? I still only have one!

[STEVEAUX UL 78]

McNeese does NOT need to merge with UL. Lake Charles and that University are good for each other. UL is fine the way it is.

igeaux.mobi

Yes, I agree!....don't want any part of McNeese with our UL!




igeaux.mobi

[Cajun90]

Yes, I agree!....don't want any part of McNeese with our UL!




igeaux.mobi

Nor do we want anything to do with LSU-E as another poster said. No University in this state should be associated directly with a Jr. College. The JC's need to find their own path and that should be a completely different discussion.

The scope of every University should be established and set in stone. Some should be merged to reduce overhead.


An example of consolidaiton:

La. Tech could combine with ULM. Maintain both campuses. No way you accomodate both student bodies on one campus anyway. Both offer the general undergraduate courses but split up the degreed course work between the two. Pharmacy at ULM campus, computer science at Tech campus etc.....

Administration combines, athletics combine. Would be great for both schools. Higher enrollment with reduced overhead.

Of course the name change could be an issue. I've got that covered. Louisiana Tech @ Monore. Both schools win.

[STEVEAUX UL 78]

igeaux.mobiYes Cajun90 I agree with you....

[RedBug58]

LSU should merge with Southern; That should be obvious, they're only a few miles apart.