Volume Two – Fall 2010/Spring 2011

  • Administrator in the Spotlight
  • LSU System Plan administrator—Ken Krogstad——health care—increasing rates…2:1:2
  • Associate Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences—Ann Whitmer—research—grant writing—College of Liberal Arts and Sciences…2:2:2
  • Chancellor, LSU at Eunice—Bill Nunez—must deal with State budget cuts—LSUE lost $2 million in 2011-12—highlights programs at LSUE such as “Pathways to Success”…2:3:2
  • Associate Director of Purchasing—James Frazier—Baton Rouge native—worked at East Carolina University and the University of Houston before coming home to his alma mater, LSU—adjusting to budget cuts—emphasizes that the people make LSU great…2:4:2
  • Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs—Karen Denby—received her initial training at LSU, earning a BS in Elementary education and an MED in Learning Disabilities; holds an MBA from Southern Illinois and an EDM in Higher Education and an EDD in Higher Education and Policy Development from Harvard—dealing with the budget crisis…2:5:2
  • University Registrar—Robert Doolos—custodian of official records—M.S. in Latin American history at LSU—worked at LSU for 33 years...2:6:2
  • Executive Director, Employment & Employment Processing—Mimi Ruebsamen—stop the clock on tenure—Baton Rouge native...2:7:2
  • Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, Facility Services—Tony Lombardo—utilities and underground systems...2:8:2
  • A.G. Monaco—New Head of Human Resource Management— “The Faculty Senate has high hopes for A.G.”…2:3:1—honored as “Hero of the Year”...2:8:3
  • A.G. Monaco column (precursor of regular “Ask A.G.” column)
  • “HRM Out Reach”—an explanation of his place at LSU and his desire for openness…2:5:3
  • “HRM Report”—a thank you for participation by the faculty—discussion of Optional Retirement Plan (ORG)—Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS)...2:6:4
  • “The Good, Bad, & Ugly”—The Good: Sabbaticals approved; Ombudsperson Services Available—The Bad: poor service from TRSL ORP—Maureen Westgard, Director of TRSL—The Ugly: price increases...2:7:4
  • “Pensions Revisited”—A.G. further explains the LASERS controversy...2:8:4
  • Alexandria Summit—faculty governance bodies gather—LSU-Alexandria Faculty Senate President Elisabeth Elder—LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope—institutional basis of the budget and related problems—possibility of unionizing Louisiana faculties…2:3:4
  • Alexandria Summit (Second)—“attracted nearly fifty Louisiana educators”—Keynote speaker, Sara Zimmerman, executive director of LOUIS—three discussion groups:public image and communication challenges, economic, working, and lifestyle challenges, and governance of Louisiana higher education.—several committee were created…2:4:3—Summit planned for June 18, 2011...2:8:1
  • Alex Box Stadium—proposed expansion—Tiger Athletic Foundation—more club seating—“East Side Club”...2:6:4
  • ALFS-CLCU Meeting—Consortium of Louisiana Colleges and Universities (CLCU)—Association of Louisiana Faculty Senates (ALFS)—Chancellor Michael Martin—theme: “Listening to Faculty”…2:5:2—another meeting, May 9th, 2011...2:8:7
  • American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
  • Backs the “Foreign Language 14,” a group of fourteen foreign language instructors who faced termination in January 2011—notices of non-reappointment…2:3:5
  • Benefits Advisory Committee—chair, Roger Laine—personal sailing vessel, “Pier Review”—2:6:4
  • Bernhard Mechanical Contractors Scandal—co-generation plant—John Lombardi—Louisiana State Legislature—State Inspector General…2:1:4
  • Board of Regents
  • Commissioner Search—Regents’ office—Association of Louisiana Faculty Senates (ALFS)—Thomas Layzell…2:1:3
  • proposal to reduce gen ed requirements—hybrid courses—Fine Arts—120-hour degree programs…2:2:4
  • LA GRAD Act—“legislative decision that ties tuition increase authority to an assortment of measures, especially 6-year graduation rate”—color-coded system: satisfactory-green; probation-yellow; suspension-orange; revocation of tuition authority-red…2:4:2
  • Proposals, “Centers of Excellence” and “Areas of Distinction,” both appeared on January 7th, were remanded for “further consideration” on January 17—avoids faculty involvement in search for Commissioner of Higher Education…2:4:2
  • WOW Wingery CEO appointed to Board of Regents by Governor Bobby Jindal...2:4:4
  • Jim Purcell, of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, candidate for office of Commissioner of Higher Education—Regents de facto interim Commissioner Tom Layzell—Association of Louisiana Faculty Senates President James Robinson (of LSU-Eunice)—possibility of a “faculty bill of rights”…2:5:1
  • Louisiana course-numbering scheme—designate a single number for courses taught across the State...2:6:5—underway...2:7:1
  • Plan to redistribute the Regents budget allocation via the Higher Education Initiatives Fund (HEIF) raises Faculty Senate eyebrows...2:8:7
  • Board of Supervisors—policy allocates 8% of salary bonus to coaches involved in non-BCS bowl games, gifts for assistants…2:4:3
  • Building Naming Rights and Insurance Resolutions—Resolutions 10-11 and 10-12—LSU Faculty Senate—faculty consultation and character of donors—health insurance benefits for adult children…2:2:3
  • Campus reorganization plan—LSU System Board of Supervisors—Department of Economics—Public Administration Institute—College of Humanities and Social Sciences…2:1:2
  • Chancellor Mike Martin
  • “The Budget: Paying for a Great University”—Shaver theater—online education program—Country Fest—Tiger Stadium…2:1:4
  • Named as candidate for University of Georgia System President—secrecy and search committees examained...2:8:1
  • CIO Brian Voss—played electric guitar…2:4:2
  • Coaches’ compensation—Tiger Stadium—Foreign language program—SREB average salaries…2:1:1
  • Commencement Insignia—cords, ribbons, stoles—LSU commencement exercises—“commencement eve” ceremony—recognition of honorees…2:2:2
  • Commencement Regalia—updates to doctoral gown in the works...2:7:3—new gown unveiled...2:8:4
  • Cotton Bowl—LSU victory leads to an increase in applications—American Football Coaches Association—LSU recognized as one of forty-two institutions that graduates 75% or more football players…2:4:3
  • Deepwater Horizon cleanup—BP—ExxonMobil—LSU Reveille—Payment for cleanup workers greater than annual average pay for professional academic employees…2:1:1
  • Early Academic Referral System(EARS)—Brian Voss—Moodle—counselling…2:1:5
  • EA Sports—AG show barn demolished to make way for video game designer’s new facility—Louisiana Emerging Technologies Building...2:7:4
  • Easy Streets Program—Chemistry professor Luigi Marzilli—a break in the barriers at Knapp Hall—problem solved...2:6:7
  • Educause Convention—Chief Information officer Brian Voss—University of Indiana—Star Trek—James Bond…2:1:2
  • Email Privacy—University of New Orleans (UNO)—red alert—LSU System—Ray Lamonica—IT privacy policy, PSB06.25—Pratul Ajmera—“Ajmera Policy”—Faculty Senate Executive Committee…2:1:2
  • Faculty Club—upgrades décor, menu offerings…2:4:6
  • Financial and Accounting Services—restrictions eased on framing services...2:6:5
  • Flagship Coalition
  • Civil service guarantees—Faculty Senate Executive Committee—Sean Reilly—“workforce development”—Provost Jack Hamilton…2:5:2
  • Technical difficulties mar debut of website...2:5:4
  • Faculty Senate Executives and Chancellor discuss over breakfast...2:6:2
  • Friends of Spanish Studies—President Jairo Alvarez—Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Gaines Foster—Hector Zapata—“F.O.S.S.”—225 Magazine—Julio Melara…2:2:4
  • “From the Top”—tap show at Shaver Theater—Visiting Professor Christopher O’Reilly—LSU Music School—“cultural capital”…2:3:2
  • Grading Policies—PS-44—Faculty Senate Vice-President Pratul Ajmera—Office of Academic Affairs—Resolution 10–17—Resolution 10-16—Resolution 10-19…2:4:5
  • Graduation Rates—lost revenue from student attrition—Louisiana Statewide low graduation rates—relation to grade inflation…2:3:4
  • Graduate School Realignment—media coverage—Faculty Senate Resolution 10-03—associate graduate faculty membership—full membership upon receiving tenure—Vice-Chancellor for Research and Economic Development—Dean of the Graduate School…2:3:3
  • Haynes, J.K.—renowned biologist visits LSU—visit sponsored by LSU Faculty Senate, Southern Facult Senate, LSU, and Southern University—speak to students about science and education—Cox Communications Academic Center...2:6:6—visit explained...2:7:5
  • Guest Column
  • By: Faculty Senate Fringe Benefit Committee and Professor of Chemistry, Luigi Marzilli—Long-Term Care Insurance (LCTI)—premium cost comparison…2:1:3
  • Save UNO—By Steve Striffler, Founder, Save UNO—budget crisis is discussed as it relates to the Unviersity of New Orleans—Governor Bobby Jindal…2:3:4
  • By: Gaines Foster, Deal of Humanities and Social Sciences—“Jairo Alvarez Addresses Friends of Spanish Studies”—Jairo Alvarez, Baton Rouge home builder and philanthropist, addressed a crowd sponsored by the Faculty Senate and the Friends of Spanish Studies—outlined his “triple A formula”: Accept, Adapt, Action…2:4:4
  • By: Donna Rhorer, Chair, University of Louisiana Faculty Advisory Council—UL System—Dr. Randy Moffett…2:5:3
  • By: Cassie Arcenaux, Assistant Director of Communications, College of Engineering—discussion of online and multimedia options available for students...2:6:4
  • By: Stephen Rushing, University of Southeastern Louisiana—UL System—academic freedom—AAUP Statement of Principles...2:7:3
  • By: Thomas Miller, Vice-President of Southern University Faculty Senate—“SUBR Chancellor Search Leads to Appointment of Jim Llorens”—Southern University Faculty Senate—vote of no-confidence in leadership of Chancellor Kofi Lomotey—Southern Faculty Senate recommendations...2:8:3
  • HB1492—LSU faculty governance—defeated the measure…2:1:5
  • Hill Farm—a proposed tract of landscaped outdoor space adjacent to Lod Cook Alumni building…2:4:3
  • In Memoriam—Robert Ward—Faculty Senate observes a moment of silence in his memory March 15, 2011…2:5:1
  • IT Services
  • stage first “Techpawlooza”—Thursday, March 3, 2011—LSU Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom—opportunity for LSU students, faculty, and staff to learn about technology…2:4:4
  • email improvements—Brian Voss—Microsoft Office 365...2:7:5
  • Jazz Funeral for Higher Education—student organizers—LSUnited—event covered by Chronicle of Higher Education, NPR, local news outlets, others—LSU budget woes…2:2:1
  • “Just Say No”—LSU-Shreveport, University of New Orleans—LSUS Faculty Senate President Mary Jarzabek—Resolution to rebut demands for budget plans made by transient politicians affirmed—version of the bill to arrive at LSU faculty senate sponsored by Senator Kenneth McMillin…2:2:3
  • Library Databases—become available off-campus—MyLSU—IT Services—Middleton Library—PAWS—Jennifer Cargill—Brian Voss…2:5:2—Will Hires, librarian, petitioned the Faculty Senate to establish a committee on creating an institutional repository...2:7:2
  • Lifestyle Feature—first of what would become a regular feature—six coolest rides at LSU—the six coolest vehicles around LSU are highlighted...2:8:6
  • Lod Cook Hotel—comes out of recession—at 58% occupancy, industry-normal...2:7:6
  • Louisiana Higher Education Wish List—University fabourg—Northgate neighborhood—Southgate neighborhood—Whole Foods—Cohn-Turner—Facility Services—Tony Lombardo—janitorial science...2:5:4
  • Louisiana State Capitol Building—Wikipedia article masquerades as history—Governor Claiborne statue—Capitol lobby—academic historians not consulted…2:5:2
  • Louisiana State Senator Conrad Appel—Senate Resolution 123—merger of SUNO and UNO—“two track” model for higher education, one advanced and one less advanced…2:5:3
  • Louisiana Transfer Degree Website—new website has lukewarm reception...2:8:6
  • Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium—proposal to transfer management of Chauvin, LA facility to Nicholls State University—future uncertain...2:7:6
  • Louisiana University Online Information Service (LOUIS)—Possible de-funding—alternative options…2:1:3
  • Los Angeles Higher Education Conference—academics from twenty-one universities convened in LA “to develop an alternative vision of the future of higher education that is not subordinate to industrial or other economic agenda”—details available at insidehighered.com...2:4:2
  • LOUIS(Louisiana Online University Information Service)—LSU Faculty Senate resolution 11-07—written by Kenneth McMillin—LSU System Council of Faculty Advisors—Chair of the Board of Regents—Commissioner of Higher Education—Louisiana Senate and House Education Committees...2:6:3
  • LSU-Alexandria Retirement Incentive Program—extended—faculty offered half salary up to $25,000 cap—LSU System…2:2:3
  • LSU Chancellor—Mike Martin—Chancellor’s forum—tuition increase—less reliance on State government...2:6:3
  • LSU Dining Services—catering options—LSU Union—new menu items…2:3:4
  • LSU Development and Outreach—international programs—special feature By: Jane Chandler—explores mays to improve LSU’s international presence...2:8:5
  • LSU Early Retirement Buyout—LSU System Board of Supervisors—LSU-Shreveport Chancellor Vincent Marsala—early retirement buyout program—LSU-Alexandria Chancellor David Manuel—Louisiana buyouts are too low at half of annual salary savings…2:4:4
  • LSU Emergency Contact Phone Line—automation leads to inconvenience…2:4:4
  • LSU Faculty Senate Executive Committee
  • Joan King—making a correction to the LSU catalogue—Registrar Robert Doolos—curbing practice of students re-taking classes to boost GPA...2:6:2
  • Joan King and Lawrence Rouse elected as Members-at-Large of Executive Committee—George Stanley elected as secretary—Kenneth McMillin elected as Vice-President—Kevin Cope elected President...2:7:4
  • LSU Faculty Senate Meeting Videos—begin to be posted online at the recommendation of Brian Voss and Student IT Enablement Director Melody Childs…2:2:1
  • LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin L. Cope—published a scholarly study of the budget-trimming and budget-management process and mentality—Louisiana Communication Journal 12 (2010):81-91…2:4:4
  • President’s Message—2:1:1...2:2:1...2:3:1...2:4:1...2:5:1...2:6:1...2:7:1...2:8:1
  • LSU Faculty Senate Secretary—George Stanley—Faculty Senate video recordings—LSU Libraries Dean Jennifer Cargill...2:5:6
  • LSU Faculty Senate Website
  • Streamlined for user-friendliness—new buttons and additional menus—tributes to Ron Richard and Bill Bowden…2:2:2
  • Analysis of Louisiana State budget crisis—LSU System Presidential Assistant and budget consultant Bob Keaton—Northwestern State University librarian Michael Matthews…2:3:2
  • LSU Foundation
  • rebounding from the recession—foundation head Bill Bowden…2:4:4
  • Bill Bowden—increase in value of Foundation portfolio…2:2:4
  • Solicits donations at Faculty Senate meeting...2:6:1
  • LSU General Education Committee—revising competency goals—“mov[ing] toward expectation that a given course will strengthen the competency appropriate to the department or college in which the course resides.”…2:5:1
  • LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans—Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope addressed the faculty council of LSUHSC-NO…2:3:3-4
  • LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport—new sign—whistleblower lawsuit—million-dollar settlement—Medicare fraud—LSU Faculty Senate Resolution 08-12...2:6:8
  • LSU Libraries—Search engine—LSU Libraries and Beyond—WorldCat…2:1:3
  • LSU System Board of Supervisors
  • “information session”—LSU-S Chancellor Vincent Marsala—workforce development—LSU-A Chancellor David Manuel—IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Data System) criteria exclude 97% of LSU-A graduates from inclusion oin the graduation rate count—Louisiana Senate District 6—lowest baccalaureate degree rate and lowest per capita income in Louisiana...2:6:2
  • Awarded three million dollar settlement in lawsuit against Johnson Controls...2:7:2
  • LSUnited
  • leaders Michael Russo (LSU Libraries) and Patricial O’Neill (Music)—Baton Rouge Business Report—WRKF—Jim Engster Show…2:5:3
  • Reaches out to Local, State and National Stages—Michael Russo and Patricial O’Neill appeared on WRKF’s morning radio show, The Jim Engster Show—LSU Chancellor Mike Martin—HRM Chief A.G. Monaco—Baton Rouge Community College—Grambling State University...2:6:3
  • Pushes towards recognition through the establishment of a Legislative Contact Team—Louisiana Association of Educators—Dominique Homberger—John Protevi...2:7:2
  • Legislative Contact Team—meant to lobby the State Legislature...2:8:1
  • LSU User Support and Student IT Enablement—special report By: Melody Childs, Director—introduces faculty to new colleagues...2:8:7
  • LSU Police Department—LSU Police Chief Lawrence Rabalias—LSU Police Sargeant Kevin Scott—initiates shooting awareness training…2:4:5
  • LSU Recruitment—Applications to LSU rise despite hits to higher ed—Kurt Keppler—6% increase—LSU offering better value...2:6:1
  • LSU Reveille—updates salary database—overall decline in salaries—decline in administrator salaries...2:8:1
  • LSU-Shreveport—Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope addressed the LSUS Faculty Senate…2:3:3-4
  • LSU System President John Lombardi—addresses LSU Faculty Senate—appears on video for January 20th 2011 meeting at approx. 17:50…2:4:1
  • LSU Union Theater—auxiliary services—LSU Faculty Club…2:1:5
  • LSU YouTube Channel—LSU channel—Mike the Tiger Channel—LSU Sports channel—no search function…2:2:2
  • Manship School—dean does not have a graduate degree...2:7:1
  • Middleton Library—Stephanie Braunstein—Louisiana Library Association—statewide push to preserve, protect, defend, and promote all species of library...2:7:7
  • Mike the Tiger—LSU brand found in unexpected places…2:1:5
  • Nicholson Drive—improvements—Office of Facility Services...2:7:7
  • Nursing—Statewide Articulation and Transfer Council (SATC)—SATC Chair and LSU System Vice-President Michael Gargano—State nurse shortage...2:6:1
  • Office of Group Benefits (“OGB”)
  • Amendment 6—Tommy Teague—Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope—Frank Cartledge—insurance coverage for adult college-attending children…2:3:1
  • Proposal to privatize OGB—Faculty Senate is opposed...2:7:7
  • State Senator Butch Gautreaux resists privatization of OGB—LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope offers testimony—OGB Director Tommy Teague raised questions...2:8:6
  • Office of Academic Affairs
  • LA GRAD act—Board of Regents—SACS accreditation…2:5:3
  • Leadership agenda—“Chairman Bob Levy’s Leadership Agenda”—Boyd Hall—LA GRAD act...2:5:5
  • OAA hangs art around campus—art reviewed...2:8:5
  • Outsourcing of Printing Services—LSU printing services saluted, as their services are outsourced to private companies…2:2:2
  • Postal Service—withdrawn from LSU campus—Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services Eric Monday—cost-hike…2:5:2
  • PEZ Dispensers—Eric Monday, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services—1200 PEZ dispenser collection on display in his Thomas Boyd Hall office...2:6:5
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  • LSU System President John Lombardi—LSU System Council of Faculty Advisors…2:3:2
  • LSU System surcharge—questionable legality—budget cut—LSU System Supervisors…2:3:4
  • Program Review Committee—merges with the University Assessment Council…2:3:2
  • PS-7—governs “honorifics” such as awards, chairs, professorships, titles, and other forms of collegial recognition—Faculty senate to review...2:6:2
  • Red Stick Restaurant Review—by: Carl Freedman—announcement of regular column…2:2:1
  • Maison Lacour…2:2:3
  • Texas De Brazil Churrascaria…2:3:3
  • Mansurs on the Boulevard…2:4:3
  • Cheeburger Cheeburger…2:6:3
  • Monjunis Highland…2:7:3
  • Fat Clemenza’s Brick-Oven Pizzeria…2:8:2
  • Column draws fanbase on Facebook…2:8:2
  • Retirement Plan
  • Benefits Advisory Committee——Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL)—Vice Chancellor Eric Monday—Human Resources Management (HRM)—Kenneth Krogstad—Kellogg School of Management…2:1:2-3
  • Faculty Governance “No” Vote—Amendment 6, November 2nd 2010 Louisiana State election—state-affiliated retirement plans…2:2:1
  • Rolling Policy Review—current method, “PS” documents, out of date—possible

adoption of rolling policy—more efficient…2:4:2