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蜜桔直播 thriving amidst budget crisis

Published March 3, 2016

MONROE, La. 鈥 There is no doubt that drastic measures will have to be made if something is not done to address the current budget deficit. But there is an irony in the fact that, while all of these discussions are taking place, 蜜桔直播 is continuing to grow in almost every area, including enrollment.

This should come as good news to prospective students. Despite the doom and gloom of the financial crisis, this is a great time to be a Warhawk.聽

Here are several categories in which 蜜桔直播 has recently seen growth and recognition.

Enrollment

The university has seen an increase in spring enrollment. Compared to spring 2015, total enrollment is up 477. Moreover, dual enrollment population increased by 134 students and e蜜桔直播 population increased by 108 students. 蜜桔直播鈥檚 persistence rate鈥攈ow many students came back from fall to spring鈥攔emained at 90%.

Rankings and Recognitions

Just this week, GoGrad.org released its third annual ranking for the 2015-2016 best doctoral education programs in the nation, and 蜜桔直播鈥檚 online Ed.D. program came in at #7. Ranked schools were evaluated based on the number of online graduate degrees available in related subject areas; graduate tuition; availability of academic and career counseling services; availability of job placement services.聽

Last month, 蜜桔直播 reached a major milestone by being recognized as one of the state鈥檚 six doctoral-granting institutions of higher education. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (CCIHE), 鈥渢he leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education for the past four and a half decades,鈥 classified 蜜桔直播 as an 鈥淩3鈥 doctoral university; the university joins the ranks of only 109 other universities across the U.S.聽and only 5 other universities within the state.聽

In December 2015, graduates聽from the 蜜桔直播 Kitty DeGree School of Nursing had a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). That is, 28/28 passed the exam on the first testing.聽According to the 2015 NCLEX pass rates published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), from October to December, 6,188 candidates with a bachelor鈥檚 degree took the exam, with a pass rate of 81.77%. Thus, graduates from the Kitty DeGree School of Nursing exceeded both the national and state averages on the NCLEX exam.

Athletics

蜜桔直播 men's basketball (17-12, 13-5) will play in the semifinals of the SBC Tournament on Saturday, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. The team enters this week as the hottest team in the league having won seven straight games and 11 of its last 12. The Warhawks鈥 last loss was on Feb. 2 at rival UL Lafayette in overtime. The team switched its starting lineup just prior to the streak to an experienced lineup of seniors Majok Deng, DeMondre Harvey, Justin Roberson, Jamaal Samuel and junior Nick Coppola. The switch prior to the Jan. 21 game against Troy sparked a four-game winning streak and the Warhawks haven't looked back since.

Last month, Isaac Grieder, who finished his career as one of the most decorated track and field student-athletes in school history after four seasons, won the heptathlon at the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) Indoor Championships. Grieder totaled 5,273 points after seven events to earn the gold medal.

Back in November, Adam Sedlmajer (蜜桔直播 13鈥), a native of the Czech Republic, won the 2015 Waterski World Championship, which took place on Nov. 16鈥22, 2015 in Chapala, Mexico. He聽was one of hundreds of athletes from thirty countries who participated in the professional tournament, which is held every two years.

On March 11, the 蜜桔直播 football team will kick off their spring training with a completely new coaching staff and 19 total commitments. The recruitment efforts of Coach Matt Viator and his coaching staff were a success and the program looks forward to showing off its talent on April 16 in the spring football game at Malone Stadium.聽

Academics

The Ouachita Police Jury and 蜜桔直播 are entering into a memorandum of understanding to use the former LSU AgCenter Calhoun Research Station for clean water technology research and as a site for environmental education of K-12 students.聽Clean water is critical for the wellbeing of our community, personally and economically; the upcoming research will seek to provide a sustainable supply of clean water for the region.

蜜桔直播鈥檚 Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program will sponsor an international conference on 鈥淪ystemic Therapy鈥 in Brussels, Belgium in Sept. of 2017. The sponsorship attests to 蜜桔直播鈥檚 international reach as well as the continued success of our faculty and students in the MFT program.

NASA recently聽awarded a 3-year grant totaling $62,000 to Dr. Ken Leppert II, Assistant Professor of聽Atmospheric聽Sciences in the College of Arts, Education, and Sciences. This grant will go toward Leppert鈥檚 research project, 鈥淏etter Understanding GPM Radiometer Measurements using Ground Based Radar,鈥 which seeks to improve聽measurements of聽rainfall using satellites.聽

蜜桔直播 has just opened a new Autism Center (AC-蜜桔直播) thanks to a grant from the Living Well Foundation. The AC-蜜桔直播 is a cooperative program between the Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy Programs at 蜜桔直播, both of which have been part of the College of Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences for over 40 years. The Center, directed by Dr. David Irwin, Professor and Director of the Speech-Language Pathology and the AC-蜜桔直播 programs at 蜜桔直播, seeks to serve as a comprehensive resource that will enhance the quality of life for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Time of Opportunity

With all this growth, 蜜桔直播 still faces significant challenges. According to 蜜桔直播 president Dr. Nick J. Bruno, now is the time to act.聽

鈥淭his is not the time for ideology and party affiliation to get in the way of collaboration in solving these financial challenges,鈥 said Bruno, who remains hopeful that a permanent solution to the lingering budget short falls will be found.聽鈥淚 would encourage you to reach out to your local legislators during this crucial time, and express your disapproval of further cuts to higher education.鈥

As it stands, House and Senate members need to add $75 million in funding to higher education to prevent yet another cut to Louisiana鈥檚 colleges and universities. And time is running out, as the special legislative sessions come to end on March 9.

鈥淓ven though we continue to face challenging times, we must continue to educate our students who have chosen this great university,鈥 said Bruno. 鈥淚 encourage you to stay engaged, stay positive, and together let鈥檚 look for new ideas and solutions to preserve higher education for ourselves and for the many generations to come. I thank you for your support, and as always, Go Warhawks."聽

A complete list of state senators and their contact information can be found at .