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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2009
Contact: Meg Casper, meg.casper@la.gov

Postsecondary Education Review Commission Meeting

BATON ROUGE, La. – Members of the Postsecondary Education Review Commission will meet Monday, September 28 and continue through Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in House Committee Room 1 of the Louisiana State Capitol beginning at 8:00 a.m. both days. The topic for the meetings will be Access, Success and Cost Reduction focusing specifically on the issue of Louisiana's enrollment mix among its 2-year and 4-year universities.

Those unable to attend the meetings in person can watch the proceedings live via the internet by logging onto the Postsecondary Education Review Commission’s website, www.laperc.org. Additionally, the public may provide input to the commission in two ways – by attending the meeting, or by clicking on the “Tell Us What You Think” section of the website.

The 2009 Louisiana Legislature, with strong support from Governor Jindal, passed legislation sponsored by House Speaker Jim Tucker (Act 309) creating the Postsecondary Education Review Commission to study the governance, facilities, funding, operations, and number and alignment of degree programs at Louisiana public colleges, and to provide a written report of findings and recommendations to the Board of Regents by February 12, 2009. The Board of Regents will review the report and submit comments to the Legislature no later than February 26, 2009.

The full agenda for the two-day meeting is below.

Monday

8:00 – 8:10	Call to Order
8:10 – 8:15	Roll Call – Ms. Carolyn Blanchard, Executive Assistant to the Board, Louisiana Board of Regents
8:15 – 8:30	Brief Meeting Recap
8:30 – 9:00	Election of Officers
9:00 – 9:15	Approval of Minutes – Chairman
9:15 – 11:00	SESSION 1 State and Regional Education and Workforce Needs – Mr. Patrick Kelly, Senior Associate & Director of the National Information Center for Higher Education, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS); – Mr. Curt Eysink, Executive Director, Louisiana Workforce Commission Louisiana’s Employment Forecast Through 2016 – Are We Ready? – Dr. Loren Scott, President, Loren C. Scott and Associates, Inc. Questions and Discussion
11:00 – 11:15	BREAK
11:15 – 12:30	SESSION 2 National and Regional Enrollment Mix of Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions: Student Access & Success Articulation – Dr. Joan Lord, Vice President for Education Policy, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Admissions Requirements – Ms. Theresa Hay, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives, Louisiana Board of Regents Questions and Discussion
12:30 – 1:15	LUNCH
1:15 – 3:15	SESSION 3 A 10 Year Analysis of the Development of Louisiana’s Two-Year System of Postsecondary Education with Accompanying Recommendations – Dr. Joe May, President, Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Questions and Discussion
3:15 – 3:30	BREAK
3:30 – 4:30	Commission Deliberations
4:30	Recess – Chairman

Tuesday

8:00 – 8:10	Call to Order – Chairman
8:10 – 8:15	Roll Call – Ms. Carolyn Blanchard, Executive Assistant to the Board, Louisiana Board of Regents
8:15 – 8:30	Announcements – Chairman
8:30 – 9:30	SESSION 4 Productivity and the Impact of Shifting Enrollments on Resources in Louisiana – Mr. Patrick Kelly, NCHEMS – Mr. Donald J. Vandal, Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration, Louisiana Board of Regents Questions and Discussion
9:30 – 10:30	Commission Deliberations
10:30 – 10:45	BREAK
10:45 – 11:15	Public Comments – Chairman
11:15 – 12:15	Discussion and Recommendations – Chairman
12:15 – 12:30	Calendar/Announcements – Chairman
12:30	Adjournment/LUNCH – Chairman ###