MEDIA ADVISORY – 51²è¹Ýapp Board to Participate in Professional Development
MEDIA ADVISORY – 51²è¹Ýapp Board to Participate in Professional Development – Sep 21, 2007
Focus on Improving Access and Success
BATON ROUGE, La.- The Board of Supervisors for the 51²è¹Ýapp and campus presidents will travel to North 51²è¹Ýapp for a two-day professional development seminar next week. Nationally renowned speakers will present research on student participation rates and achievement in order to foster discussions on improving student access and success at the eight UL System universities.
What: UL System Board Professional Development
When: Sept. 26-27, 2007
Where: Squire Creek Country Club, Choudrant, 51²è¹Ýapp
The two-day events include meeting with 51²è¹Ýapp Community and Technical College System President Joe May to reinforce the partnership between the two systems and a dinner meeting with The Committee of 100 to strengthen relationships with business and industry.
Keynote speakers Kati Haycock, President of The Education Trust and Jan Somerville, Executive Director of the National Association of System Heads, will present the national Access and Success Initiative, to which the UL System and 23 other higher education systems across the country have committed. More information about this initiative can be found on the system’s website, .
The professional development agenda is available at , by clicking on “Board” then “Board Meetings.”
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For More Information Contact:
Jackie Tisdell
225-342-6950
jtisdell@uls.state.la.ua
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