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Statewide results
Board staff said statewide completion rates for students who previously began in stand-alone developmental math rose from roughly 11% (baseline) to 52% after full implementation of co-requisite math, and co-requisite English completion improved from about 12% to 60%.

LSU Eunice results and practices
Dr. Sorensen (LSU Eunice) told Regents that the campus saw notable gains after adapting pedagogy, advising and student supports: overall success in algebra sections rose (example campus figures: algebra success to 58.8% in a recent term; English 101 co-requisite success to 77.5%). LSU Eunice credited ongoing faculty collaboration, monthly data review, faculty-tutoring of their own sections, enhanced orientation, and targeted workshops for improved outcomes.

Why it matters
Board staff framed the reforms as shortening time-to-degree and reducing student costs by moving students into credit-bearing courses with co-requisite supports in a single term rather than through multiple developmental courses.

Ending
Regents praised campus and system faculty leadership and said the approaches will be discussed at an upcoming Momentum Summit to share practices across institutions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 2025 Board of Regents Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Board of Regents highlighted systemwide co-requisite math and English reforms that increased statewide completion rates (math: from ~11% baseline to 52% in year 1; English: from ~12% baseline to 60%). LSU Eunice reported strong campus-level gains across multiple course levels.","taxTitle","Board of Regents, Boards & Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Louisiana","taxId",25743,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6031463,"Board approves 50-year ground lease for multifamily housing at LSU Alexandria to expand student beds",983,14402000,15385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e&start=14402&end=15385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e/thumbnail_14402000.jpg","/articles/6031463/Louisiana/Board-approves-50-year-ground-lease-for-multifamily-housing-at-LSU-Alexandria-to-expand-student-beds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6031463-ea6355c6b17b836739c8d019a52ca987/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184883&Signature=K52EyiBSbXaBavfXqvIVBX8TA2Vjcd~jg0Ju8uVW6qHdo7D6svq0jMq2fBV4khke4aVX2NWr5LeNbfjG9j3F4tUvDAusrNyU0kDjPY0y7DwETJJyK8g6TezxWfCzPLvwBHfySmcUlyUoIfv0LxlB3xqGHiNAGNoELHLm5rzBnET03HgcD08YOvAGufiyaz0xvvmsHNLxDSon74TQ~CNcaC42kmHE4r0N6MYBuAaLhWFYYVm55z2pCNyfRN6F7N3qQ0a92mtvyECTN2vHbGfMWr1zT~~fD88rRmXChJaHYKTMJhp5jRmiN6sm8tBwZnoXsoMPACJXZ6idTTIO8CBbHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Regents approved a long-term ground-lease arrangement to permit construction and operation of multifamily housing on LSU Alexandria (LSUA) campus land intended to increase available student housing.

Project overview
Board staff said the project will use roughly 11.5 acres on the northwest corner of LSUA’s campus (the site of a nine-hole golf course) and provide about 176 two-bedroom units. The institution plans to prioritize students for occupancy while also permitting faculty, staff and community members to live in the complex. The developer identified in the application is Duran Construction; the proposed lease term is an initial 50 years with an option to renew for 49 additional years.

Waiver request and campus safety
Because the developer will maintain the facility over the lease term, LSUA and Regents staff requested a waiver of the typical maintenance-reserve fund requirement that is standard for third-party student-housing projects. The lease requires the developer to substantially renovate or refresh the property in the 40th year, and LSU Alexandria Police Department will patrol the site. Regents staff recommended approval after confirming an RFQ-based selection process for the developer.

Campus rationale and reaction
LSUA officials said rapid enrollment growth has created a substantial housing wait list (100–150 students) and that the golf course is underused and subsidized by the institution. Chancellor [name provided in transcript as \"doctor\"; transcript: \"I actually was going to ask Chancellor to to come up...\"] told Regents the housing will help retain students and spur nearby economic development. \"We're the fastest growing 4‑year university in Louisiana,\" the chancellor said; she added that gating, safety checks and priorities for students are part of the plan.

Board action
Regent Aubrey moved and Regent Finley seconded approval; the motion passed on a voice vote. Regents asked staff to confirm security and lease protections to address potential risks including foreclosure or change of ownership; LSU representatives described standard lease safeguards and experience renegotiating long-term third-party projects when needed.

Ending
Regents approved the lease so LSUA can move forward with developer agreements and construction planning. The lease includes long-term obligations for the developer and a required refresh at year 40; Regents waived the maintenance-reserve requirement because the developer will carry facility maintenance during the lease term.","The Board of Regents approved a long-term ground lease enabling a developer to build and operate approximately 176 two‑bedroom multifamily units on 11.5 acres of LSU Alexandria campus land to increase on- and near-campus housing.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6031468,"Board accepts Louisiana higher education financial aid report; recommends aligning technical aid, expanding MJ Foster and revising GoTeach",1472,9558000,11030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e&start=9558&end=11030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e/thumbnail_9558000.jpg","/articles/6031468/Louisiana/Board-accepts-Louisiana-higher-education-financial-aid-report-recommends-aligning-technical-aid-expanding-MJ-Foster-and-revising-GoTeach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6031468-fb88ce1ee9296347ee69e2d047ede6ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184883&Signature=OeqlO8BEO7eouWEa2uk6qsW2BgFffyuaQ0FmnXbcuz0hK16RpNjdhDBgbvzC9qgXswFXqEmbTM5jZ8mbpe3rvKl8G7ujA4iRfqC09C4nesdbIeZorRqrcHhD~cFpue7IhiXE7peM7oXUmRWhNVxnX~ld1FanRE-qtuCcaTFYd2ju4GZNFhojVM7JaaW-dNcILNqu-bIKwSj6lYmTTT6GZ5YxTVkxVTkzCb9VkC2yJMnOcqCSyD8fvnVuUajMk1QWi5gvrE-XnBnSJxxq2rVt~S5F5n2s9LYuxSnZ7erJXFi1bv16NVA54FC~qCwWri10EVgHO04W90AB5nFgoOCUdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Regents accepted a comprehensive Louisiana Higher Education Financial Aid Report that reviews TOPS and other state aid tools and recommends policy changes to improve affordability and workforce alignment.

The report, prepared in response to a legislative study request, examined TOPS (Opportunity, Honors, Performance), TOPS Tech and TOPS Tech Early Start (dual enrollment), the MJ Foster Promise program (adult technical aid), GoTeach, and other aid instruments. Tristan (Board staff) presented the findings and seven major recommendations aimed at better aligning aid with workforce demand and reversing declines in state-sponsored college affordability.

Why it matters
The report documents a long-term shift in the share of higher education costs from state support to tuition and fees and notes Louisiana families face a higher tuition burden, relative to income, than many peer states. It also documents that TOPS awards have been frozen at 2016-17 levels, reducing purchasing power and contributing to outmigration of students.

Major recommendations
- Align eligibility lists for TOPS Tech, TOPS Tech Early Start and MJ Foster with a single workforce-informed list maintained by a lead workforce body (Louisiana Workforce Commission) to reduce fragmentation across programs.
- Convert GoTeach (teacher-preparation scholarship) from a last-dollar award to a restricted first-dollar model so the program can be fully used and better recruit teachers into high-need fields.
- Increase TOPS competitiveness by using authorized but unspent TOPS funds or other allocations to restore purchasing power and consider additional eligibility pathways (e.g., dual-enrollment credits) so students can show readiness beyond ACT/GPA measures.
- Expand MJ Foster Promise funding to $21,000,000 (from current ~$10.5M) to sustain an adult-skills aid program that data show produces strong earnings gains for completers.
- Improve data collection from private/LECU institutions to measure program effectiveness and financial-aid impact across all providers.

Legislative follow-up
Board staff said several recommendations already are tied to bills filed for the 2025 session (including an HB 70-style change to TOPS Tech Early College Credit and other bill drafts linked to GoTeach and MJ Foster). The board voted to accept the report and forward it to the legislature.

Board action
Regent Reeves moved and Regent Finley seconded acceptance of the report; the motion passed. Staff said they would provide the report to legislators and work with lawmakers and stakeholders on proposed statutory changes.

Ending
Board staff noted the report’s findings will guide legislative engagement this session, with the board urging lawmakers to consider options to strengthen TOPS and career-focused scholarships.","The Board of Regents accepted a legislative study on state financial aid that recommends aligning career/technical aid lists, revising TOPS eligibility pathways, converting GoTeach to a restricted first-dollar award, and doubling funding for the MJ Foster Promise program.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6031473,"Board approves FY26 preliminary funding recommendations; staff highlights standstill executive budget and advocacy targets",466,8330000,8796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e&start=8330&end=8796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e/thumbnail_8330000.jpg","/articles/6031473/Louisiana/Board-approves-FY26-preliminary-funding-recommendations-staff-highlights-standstill-executive-budget-and-advocacy-targets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6031473-9071c70f6e58975d296e0ba8819da52b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184883&Signature=mr04WlQGFYoEIoBFIDeLC~MxbmEzpoYZ15ofWaB4oTOeoulmwbmNEidgmbqCN4jABdXFzAzWu5FsFRNzsYGmzOEIUTHgUnsTgoFwaGlhgxcMaJTPPlOWP1lUVHZwzb4e2sT8GzhSSWpFpdT83C8uOiHKR3vj6m7uwNvHH3KbswLmdc7sqylRMQeqWkYJj53LSkUc8YhJY-WiC~xmAHLsoTtFFUzirWzCbzZp98PzTDc-keEcRvHEkmEB7aRh~Kq9zKG9Hp3XlHi-Mw2pyITwcB6AMPneqg8-3LCzyNEgRc9L35Vd7fUDhLO2RhBUfCORAA0H66WCdI1kJA~aK1niIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Louisiana Board of Regents on March [date not specified] approved preliminary fiscal-year 2025-26 funding recommendations to be transmitted to the legislature, based on the governor’s standstill executive budget.

Board staff said the governor’s FY26 executive budget was a \"standstill\" proposal with no substantial cuts for higher education; staff recommended approval of the distribution that must be submitted to legislative budget committees by statute.

Key details and context
Miss Bentley Smith (Board staff) reviewed the executive budget and preliminary allocations. She noted several adjustments highlighted in staff slides: an increase in LSC First (the system health insurance program), an increase in the Patriot Scholars Program to $6,000,000, an inflation adjustment for the Shreveport cancer center, and nonrecurring adjustments being removed as part of the traditional budget process. Staff reiterated the state's growing reliance on tuition and fees and said statewide higher education funding has shifted such that tuition/fees now represent roughly 60–65% of operating budgets, with state support near 30%.

Regents and thresholds
Board leadership told legislators that staff needed explicit dollar estimates to run the funding formula if additional appropriations become available. The board chair and staff reported that a minimal additional allocation of about $5,000,000 would prevent negative distributional impacts across systems; larger amounts would enable larger formula adjustments.

Board action
Regent Hixson moved and Regent Creed seconded approval of the preliminary FY26 funding recommendations; the motion passed on a voice vote. Staff said they will continue advocating for increased legislative funding, provide formula scenarios tied to different appropriations, and run the formula if lawmakers secure additional dollars.

Ending
With the board’s approval, staff will submit the preliminary formula distribution to the House and Senate education and appropriations committees as required by statute and will present updated formula runs if and when additional legislative funding becomes available.","The Board of Regents approved the FY 2025-26 preliminary funding distribution based on the governor’s standstill executive budget and staff briefed Regents on specific program adjustments and advocacy priorities to seek added funding during the legislative session.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6031478,"Board of Regents votes to transmit study recommending transfer of University of New Orleans to LSU system",3103,5220000,8323000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e&start=5220&end=8323","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5480002-03f8dbb6280cdf564f1e69c1f27d484e/thumbnail_5220000.jpg","/articles/6031478/Louisiana/Board-of-Regents-votes-to-transmit-study-recommending-transfer-of-University-of-New-Orleans-to-LSU-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6031478-9aa93bb5dcb95137e8cd1aa59ec4c350/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184883&Signature=HQPJJDv5PawBEIS8P9ybRIHz0Xo-hoH8jElcDE58U19Ke5m~l7F9ciWIXTmpAKKNIjcymuBADRe0zGGeudRitfAFexpUg356e-PZLavJ5l3k1RXS50Njev5U0LYgarBKdpraDOfFzAzIBPIq35B1-2xIaBVnJ221-U9zT7M5gL9B5fJZdGD9yqxuhKmFO4kJvWeKnxT1jBo0-IkbLWPkNgs-7RFHrvmA0IsTdlDxD863-XjbU~NTY31KfY8Q22ZCbYyrtPdlxqiZSrl5bmXlL3I7qYF7BheLkY0wYm~BAAYh5DOPeCjfjKh2zsB1ayC0OUbSt~-U6X~yiu2NTr23MA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Louisiana Board of Regents voted March [date not specified] to transmit a study and staff recommendations on the potential transfer of the University of New Orleans from the University of Louisiana System to the Louisiana State University System.

The study, prepared at the board’s request and presented by Board staff, documents long-term enrollment decline, program and staffing trends, and a fiscal gap at UNO that staff estimated at roughly $30,000,000. \"We will be talking about the transfer of, the potential transfer of the University of New Orleans from the UL system back to the LSU system,\" said Tristan (Board of Regents staff), who summarized the analysis for the Regents.

Why it matters: the change would shift governance and management of an urban public research university and is explicitly contingent on action by the state legislature and on accreditation approval. The Board voted to forward the report so lawmakers can consider legislative action in the 2025 regular session.

Key findings and context
Board staff told Regents that UNO’s full-time-equivalent enrollment was roughly 14,000 before Hurricane Katrina, dropped substantially after the storm and has fallen over the past decade to current levels described in the study. Staff described staffing declines and program-wide enrollment decreases across undergraduate and graduate programs.

Elizabeth (Board of Regents staff) summarized UNO’s fiscal picture: \"At present, UNO is working with a potential $30,000,000 shortfall,\" citing reduced state support, lower tuition revenue, contractual obligations (bookstore, grounds, dining and facilities), athletics costs and deferred maintenance. The report shows tuition and fees at UNO currently make up under 45% of its operating budget while state support was described around 18% of UNO's budget.

Accreditation and next steps
Board staff and attendees emphasized the transfer would require several formal approvals. The legislature must authorize the change; staff noted the 2011 transfer was effected via legislation (Act 419 of the 2011 regular session). The regional accreditor (SACSCOC) must also sign off on a substantive change in governance. Board staff said materials to SACSCOC would be due by Sept. 1 if the legislature acts, with a possible accreditor decision by year's end.

LSU and UL system reactions
President Rick Gallo of the University of Louisiana System, who was at the meeting, told Regents the UL System administration was \"diligently\" reviewing the study and was \"looking for ways to make it work.\" He said he was \"very confident that we'll come to the right result and in the right ways.\" LSU representatives present also expressed conditional support and urged that any transition include business and community leaders from New Orleans.

Board action and what it does not do
Regent Creed moved and Regent Hixson seconded a motion to approve transmitting the study and recommendations to the legislature; the motion passed on a voice vote. The board's vote was to transmit the staff study and recommendations; it did not itself effect a transfer. Actual transfer would require legislative enactment and SACSCOC accreditation approvals.

What Regents asked for next
Regents and system representatives pressed for specific follow-up: a transition team with New Orleans business leaders, a third-party financial and facilities review, regular reporting (quarterly updates) to the legislature, and clarity about how costs and responsibilities would shift between systems. Staff said they would include those steps and recommended benchmarks in follow-up work.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: \"Approve the Board of Regents study and staff recommendations regarding the potential transfer of the University of New Orleans from the UL System to the LSU System and transmit the report to the legislature.\" Moved by Regent Creed; seconded by Regent Hixson. Outcome: approved by voice vote; recorded as \"motion passes.\" (No roll-call tally in the transcript.)

Ending
The Board will transmit the study to the legislature for consideration during the 2025 regular session; any legal change would be effective only after legislative action and the accreditor's substantive-change approval. Board staff said they will work with campus leadership, both systems, SACSCOC and local business leaders to develop a transition framework and regular reporting if the legislature acts.","The Board of Regents approved a staff study and its recommendations on a potential transfer of the University of New Orleans (UNO) from the University of Louisiana (UL) system back to the Louisiana State University (LSU) system and agreed to transmit the report to the legislature for consideration.","actionData","errors"]

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