1 00:00:05,267 --> 00:00:06,067 >>> SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS 2 00:00:06,067 --> 00:00:09,800 PROVIDED BY THE FRED B. AND RUTH 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:12,833 B. ZIEGLER FOUNDATION FOR 4 00:00:12,833 --> 00:00:14,567 SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FEATURING 5 00:00:14,567 --> 00:00:15,733 EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ARTISTS 6 00:00:15,733 --> 00:00:19,667 AND WILDLIFE DIORAMAS. 7 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:20,667 ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS PROVIDE 8 00:00:20,667 --> 00:00:22,433 THE BY THE FOUNDATION FOR 9 00:00:22,433 --> 00:00:25,133 EXCELLENCE IN LOUISIANA PUBLIC 10 00:00:25,133 --> 00:00:25,567 BROADCASTING. 11 00:00:25,567 --> 00:00:51,533 AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU. 12 00:00:51,533 --> 00:00:52,300 >>> HELLO, EVERYONE. 13 00:00:52,300 --> 00:00:53,067 I'M SHAWNDZ. 14 00:00:53,067 --> 00:00:54,033 >> I'M CHARLIE WHINHAM. 15 00:00:54,033 --> 00:00:57,267 WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION 16 00:00:57,267 --> 00:00:58,000 OF "LOUISIANA, THE STATE WE'RE 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:58,267 IN." 18 00:00:58,267 --> 00:00:59,633 TONIGHT WE'RE MAINLY FOCUSED ON 19 00:00:59,633 --> 00:01:02,000 THE PROPOSED BIG CUTS TO HIGHER 20 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,233 KED CASE DURING THE UPCOMING 21 00:01:04,233 --> 00:01:06,133 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 22 00:01:06,133 --> 00:01:07,000 >> DR. SANDRA WOODLEY, PRESIDENT 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,400 OF THE LOUISIANA SYSTEM, 24 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,400 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM 25 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,300 PRESIDENT DR. RONALD MASON, AND 26 00:01:13,300 --> 00:01:16,700 LSU SYSTEM VICE CHANCELLOR 27 00:01:16,700 --> 00:01:17,900 DR. STUART BELL WILL TALK IN A 28 00:01:17,900 --> 00:01:18,833 FEW MOMENTS. 29 00:01:18,833 --> 00:01:20,467 FIRST THE HEADLINES OF STATEWIDE 30 00:01:20,467 --> 00:01:21,033 INTEREST. 31 00:01:21,033 --> 00:01:22,167 >>> THERE'S GREAT SADNESS AS THE 32 00:01:22,167 --> 00:01:24,000 BODIES OF TWO LOUISIANA SOLDIERS 33 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,533 WERE FOUND AFTER A HAWPPED CRASH 34 00:01:27,533 --> 00:01:28,733 TUESDAY NIGHT OFF THE COAST OF 35 00:01:28,733 --> 00:01:29,067 FLORIDA. 36 00:01:29,067 --> 00:01:30,900 A COMMAND WERE EGG LEN AIR FORCE 37 00:01:30,900 --> 00:01:33,333 BASE TELLS THE ADVOCATE THAT THE 38 00:01:33,333 --> 00:01:35,500 WRECK WAS LIKELY A HIGH EXPWACT 39 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:36,733 CRASH THAT CAUSED THE BLACKHAWK 40 00:01:36,733 --> 00:01:38,800 TO BREAK INTO SEVERAL PIECES 41 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,433 WHEN IT HIT THE WATER. 42 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:41,733 PENTAGON OFFICIALS ARE NOT 43 00:01:41,733 --> 00:01:43,000 HOPEFUL FOR SURVIVORS. 44 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,000 IT WAS CARRYING FOUR LOUISIANA 45 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,433 GUARDSMEN AND SEVEN MARINES A 46 00:01:47,433 --> 00:01:49,200 SPECIAL SERVICE WAS HELD TO 47 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,500 HONOR THE MEN. 48 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:53,133 SHE SERVED IN IRAQ AND AFTER 49 00:01:53,133 --> 00:01:55,000 RESCUE MISSIONS AFTER HURRICANE 50 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,300 AND THE B.P. OIL SPILL. 51 00:01:57,300 --> 00:01:59,133 THE NATIONAL GUARD SAYS WORDS 52 00:01:59,133 --> 00:01:59,933 OFFER LITTLE COMFORT. 53 00:01:59,933 --> 00:02:01,033 WE ARE HEARTBROKEN. 54 00:02:01,033 --> 00:02:02,333 WE ARE SHOCKED, STANDING 55 00:02:02,333 --> 00:02:03,633 TOGETHER FOR THE FAMILIES AND 56 00:02:03,633 --> 00:02:06,500 FOR EACH OTHER. 57 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:08,067 >>> MARCH 16 BEGINS THE START OF 58 00:02:08,067 --> 00:02:11,367 COMMON CORE TEST WEEK FOR 59 00:02:11,367 --> 00:02:13,333 320,000 STUDENTS IN THIRD 60 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:15,233 THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES STATEWIDE. 61 00:02:15,233 --> 00:02:17,267 SPECIFICALLY THEY WILL BE TESTED 62 00:02:17,267 --> 00:02:21,567 IN ENGLISH AND MATH, RELAYING 63 00:02:21,567 --> 00:02:23,533 THE LEAP. 64 00:02:23,533 --> 00:02:26,300 AT THIS POINT 700 CHILDREN HAVE 65 00:02:26,300 --> 00:02:27,700 OPTED OUT OF TAKING THE TEST. 66 00:02:27,700 --> 00:02:30,500 THE PARENTS DON'T BELIEVE IT 67 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:32,167 WILL PROVIDE AN ACCURATE GAUGE 68 00:02:32,167 --> 00:02:34,300 OF LEARNING AND ARE UNSURE HOW 69 00:02:34,300 --> 00:02:35,933 THE DATA WILL BED. 70 00:02:35,933 --> 00:02:42,967 >> A GROUP OPPOSED OOPENLY 71 00:02:42,967 --> 00:02:44,933 BURNING M6 HAS PUT TOGETHER 72 00:02:44,933 --> 00:02:47,000 ABOUT 20 SUGGESTIONS INCLUDING 73 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,767 CONTAINED BURN INDOORS. 74 00:02:49,767 --> 00:02:51,300 THEY PLAN TO PRESENT THOSE TO 75 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:52,000 THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 76 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,633 AGENCY ON FRIDAY. 77 00:02:53,633 --> 00:02:55,400 >>> OFFICIALS IN ALEXANDRIA ARE 78 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,633 LOOKING FOR IDEAS ON HOW TO 79 00:02:56,633 --> 00:02:58,633 DEVELOP ITS DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT. 80 00:02:58,633 --> 00:03:00,467 THEY HOPE TO GET FEEDBACK FROM 81 00:03:00,467 --> 00:03:01,567 STAKEHOLDERS BEFORE THE END OF 82 00:03:01,567 --> 00:03:04,100 THE MONTH. 83 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:06,067 ALEXANDRIA TOWN TALK REPORTS THE 84 00:03:06,067 --> 00:03:08,633 CITY ENVISIONS SPENDING $8 85 00:03:08,633 --> 00:03:11,867 MILLION OVER SEVERAL YEARS TO 86 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:15,467 JEN B 32 MILLION IN PRIVATE 87 00:03:15,467 --> 00:03:16,300 INVESTMENT. 88 00:03:16,300 --> 00:03:17,700 >>> WELL, THE LEGISLATIVE 89 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:19,233 SESSION HAS NOT STARTED BUT 90 00:03:19,233 --> 00:03:21,700 ALREADY PREDICTED TO BE TOUGH AS 91 00:03:21,700 --> 00:03:23,433 DRASTIC CUTS ARE PROPOSED 92 00:03:23,433 --> 00:03:25,133 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 93 00:03:25,133 --> 00:03:27,967 IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, CHARLIE 94 00:03:27,967 --> 00:03:29,533 HAS GREAT CONVERSATION WITH SOME 95 00:03:29,533 --> 00:03:31,267 HIGH STAKE LEADERS ABOUT THE 96 00:03:31,267 --> 00:03:32,133 SPHX FUNDING. 97 00:03:32,133 --> 00:03:35,667 >> THE STATE HAS CUT FUNDING FOR 98 00:03:35,667 --> 00:03:38,900 4 PERCENT PER STUDENT SINCE 99 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:39,200 2008. 100 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,433 MORE COULD BE ON THE WAY. 101 00:03:40,433 --> 00:03:43,133 IN JUST A MOMENT AS SHAWNA SAID 102 00:03:43,133 --> 00:03:45,700 WE'LL HEAR FROM LEADERS OF THREE 103 00:03:45,700 --> 00:03:48,700 OF THE STATE'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 104 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:49,167 SYSTEMS. 105 00:03:49,167 --> 00:03:50,600 FIRST, HOW WE GOT HERE. 106 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,367 WITH THE STATE FACING DID 1.6 107 00:03:53,367 --> 00:03:56,367 BILLION DEFICIT HIGHER EDUCATION 108 00:03:56,367 --> 00:03:58,400 FUNDING IS POISED FOR ANOTHER 109 00:03:58,400 --> 00:03:59,300 YEAR OF BUDGET CUTS. 110 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:00,333 HOW MUCH? 111 00:04:00,333 --> 00:04:03,633 GOVERNOR JINDAL'S PROPOSED 112 00:04:03,633 --> 00:04:06,067 BUDGET INCLUDES $581 MILLION IN 113 00:04:06,067 --> 00:04:07,633 REDUCTIONS BUT THE GOVERNOR'S 114 00:04:07,633 --> 00:04:08,800 OFFICE INCLUDES PROPOSED 115 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,067 BUSINESS TAX CREDIT CHANGES OF 116 00:04:11,067 --> 00:04:13,200 $372 MILLION TO HELP OFFSET THE 117 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:13,500 CUTS. 118 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:15,467 S THAT IDEA COULD BE CHALLENGED 119 00:04:15,467 --> 00:04:17,467 STRONGLY BY STATE BUSINESS 120 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:17,867 INTERESTS. 121 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:19,233 THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS FAR FROM 122 00:04:19,233 --> 00:04:21,033 CERTAIN AND WOULD STILL LEAVE A 123 00:04:21,033 --> 00:04:23,567 HIGHER EDUCATION GAP OF ROUGHLY 124 00:04:23,567 --> 00:04:26,433 $200 MILLION COMPARED TO A YEARS 125 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:26,900 AGO. 126 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:29,667 COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION 127 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:31,800 DR. JOSEPH ROLL LO REMAINS 128 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:32,167 OPTIMISTIC. 129 00:04:32,167 --> 00:04:34,467 >> WE'RE LOOKING AT A GUGHT 130 00:04:34,467 --> 00:04:35,533 WHICH CONTAINS A SIGNIFICANT 131 00:04:35,533 --> 00:04:37,167 AMOUNT OF MONEY CONTINGENT, 132 00:04:37,167 --> 00:04:39,567 WHICH IS NEITHER IDENTIFIED AS A 133 00:04:39,567 --> 00:04:42,700 REVENUE STREAM YET OR IDENTIFIED 134 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:43,867 AS A GUARANTEE. 135 00:04:43,867 --> 00:04:45,900 WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE THERE BUT 136 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:47,467 RIGHT NOW IT'S BASICALLY PART OF 137 00:04:47,467 --> 00:04:50,167 THE PLANNING PROCESS. 138 00:04:50,167 --> 00:04:51,233 >> LAWMAKERS THEN HIGHER 139 00:04:51,233 --> 00:04:54,200 EDUCATION LEADERS METH AT THE 140 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:54,933 TRUSTEESHIP CONFERENCE AT THE 141 00:04:54,933 --> 00:04:55,900 BOARD OF REGENTS. 142 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:59,567 >> THE ANSWER IS GIVEN 143 00:04:59,567 --> 00:05:00,800 UNPREDICTABLE AND STABLE SOURCE 144 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:01,533 OF FUNDING. 145 00:05:01,533 --> 00:05:03,767 DO WE HAVE A STRUCTURAL BUDGET 146 00:05:03,767 --> 00:05:04,433 PROBLEM? 147 00:05:04,433 --> 00:05:08,200 WE HAVE EXEMPTIONS, TAX CREDITS, 148 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:09,733 EXCLUSIONS, REBATES PASSED YEAR 149 00:05:09,733 --> 00:05:11,833 AFTER YEAR THAT HAVE PILED UP SO 150 00:05:11,833 --> 00:05:14,300 MUCH NOW THAT WE HAVE LOST COUNT 151 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:15,767 OF WHAT WE HAVE. 152 00:05:15,767 --> 00:05:19,833 >> SHORT TERM SAVINGS IN HIGHER 153 00:05:19,833 --> 00:05:21,300 EDUCATION ARE GOING TO TRY TO 154 00:05:21,300 --> 00:05:23,867 GET SOME BY CHOPPING THEIR STATE 155 00:05:23,867 --> 00:05:26,600 GENERAL FUND SUP POVERTY AND THE 156 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,133 SCHOOLS WILL TRY TO MAKE IT UP 157 00:05:28,133 --> 00:05:30,133 WITH SOME FEES AND TUITION 158 00:05:30,133 --> 00:05:31,733 INCREASES BUT THERE'S A LEMON ON 159 00:05:31,733 --> 00:05:33,900 HOW MUCH FURTHER THEY CAN GO. 160 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:34,833 >> ROBERT TRAVIS SCOTT IS 161 00:05:34,833 --> 00:05:36,833 PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS 162 00:05:36,833 --> 00:05:39,200 RESEARCH COUNCIL OF LOUISIANA. 163 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,733 >> WE WE HAVE SEEN HAPPIES THAT 164 00:05:41,733 --> 00:05:43,333 STATE APPROPRIATION HAS BEEN 165 00:05:43,333 --> 00:05:44,733 GOING DOWN AND TUITION AND FEES 166 00:05:44,733 --> 00:05:46,000 HAVE BEEN GOING UP. 167 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,333 THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO TRY TO KEEP 168 00:05:49,333 --> 00:05:51,433 HIGHER EDUCATION MOSTLY WHOLE 169 00:05:51,433 --> 00:05:54,967 AND THAT HAS BEEN THE PHILOSOPHY 170 00:05:54,967 --> 00:05:57,733 THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN 171 00:05:57,733 --> 00:05:58,867 PURSUING SINCE IT'S BEEN IN 172 00:05:58,867 --> 00:05:59,667 OFFICE. 173 00:05:59,667 --> 00:06:00,900 >> NOW WE'RE REACHING A POINT 174 00:06:00,900 --> 00:06:02,100 WHERE FOR SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, 175 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:04,833 THEY HAVE READY REACH THEIR 176 00:06:04,833 --> 00:06:06,333 CAPACITY FOR INCREASING THOSE 177 00:06:06,333 --> 00:06:09,167 FEES AND FOR INCREASING THOSE 178 00:06:09,167 --> 00:06:09,533 TUITIONS. 179 00:06:09,533 --> 00:06:11,067 SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE STARTING 180 00:06:11,067 --> 00:06:13,067 TO LOSE STUDENTS. 181 00:06:13,067 --> 00:06:15,500 THAT MEANS LESS REVENUE. 182 00:06:15,500 --> 00:06:17,967 THEY HAVE MAY HAVE MAXED OUT ON 183 00:06:17,967 --> 00:06:20,467 HOW MUCH THEY CAN COMPENSATE 184 00:06:20,467 --> 00:06:22,400 WITH HIGHER CHARGES TO PARENTS 185 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,700 AND THE STUDENTS. 186 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:26,367 >> WHEN I STARTED IN 2007 IN 187 00:06:26,367 --> 00:06:27,400 TEXAS AS A UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 188 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,400 ONE OF THE CAMPUSES THERE, I 189 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,200 RECEIVED ABOUT $7 -- ABOUT 74% 190 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,133 OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE. 191 00:06:34,133 --> 00:06:36,467 WHEN I LEFT IN 2012 THAT WAS 192 00:06:36,467 --> 00:06:37,667 LESS THAN 28%. 193 00:06:37,667 --> 00:06:40,400 THIS IS A NATIONAL PHENOMENON. 194 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,567 PUBLIC FUNDING FOR HIGHER 195 00:06:42,567 --> 00:06:43,967 EDUCATION NATIONALLY IS ON THE 196 00:06:43,967 --> 00:06:44,500 DECLINE. 197 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:45,700 PERSONALLY I DON'T THINK IT WILL 198 00:06:45,700 --> 00:06:47,467 EVER GO BACK TO WHERE IT WAS 199 00:06:47,467 --> 00:06:48,800 WHICH MEANS WE NEED TO BE 200 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,433 THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO AVOID 201 00:06:50,433 --> 00:06:50,867 DUPLICATION. 202 00:06:50,867 --> 00:06:53,200 >> HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE 203 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,667 CHAIR STEVE CARTER SUGGESTS 204 00:06:56,667 --> 00:06:58,233 MERGING SOME STATE INSTITUTIONS. 205 00:06:58,233 --> 00:06:59,633 >> I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER. 206 00:06:59,633 --> 00:07:01,267 I KNOW SOME THINGS WE HAVE 207 00:07:01,267 --> 00:07:02,867 TALKED ABOUT WE HAVE MET BUT WE 208 00:07:02,867 --> 00:07:05,900 REALLY NEED TO TAKE A HARD, LONG 209 00:07:05,900 --> 00:07:07,733 LOOK, THINK OUT OF THE BOX, AND 210 00:07:07,733 --> 00:07:09,633 TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO 211 00:07:09,633 --> 00:07:11,367 DO AND QUIT PROTECTING OUR OWN 212 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:11,733 TURF. 213 00:07:11,733 --> 00:07:13,467 >> SOME CRITICS SAY LOUISIANA 214 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:16,800 DOES NOT NEED 14 FOUR-YEAR 215 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:17,667 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 216 00:07:17,667 --> 00:07:20,267 A LARGER STATE LIKE FLORIDA HAS 217 00:07:20,267 --> 00:07:21,800 12, TENNESSEE HAS 10. 218 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,300 >> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, WHY 219 00:07:23,300 --> 00:07:26,633 DON'T WE JUST CLOSE SOME 220 00:07:26,633 --> 00:07:28,100 UNIVERSITIES AND SAVE MONEY. 221 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:29,633 WELL, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T SAVE 222 00:07:29,633 --> 00:07:31,133 MONEY IN THE SHORT TERM IF YOU 223 00:07:31,133 --> 00:07:31,833 DID THAT. 224 00:07:31,833 --> 00:07:33,433 I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. 225 00:07:33,433 --> 00:07:36,267 SAY YOU WANTED TO CLOSE 226 00:07:36,267 --> 00:07:36,633 GRAMBLING. 227 00:07:36,633 --> 00:07:39,400 THEY ONLY GET ABOUT 12 MILLION 228 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,167 IN STATE DIRECT GENERAL SUPPORT 229 00:07:41,167 --> 00:07:42,667 ANYWAY, SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO 230 00:07:42,667 --> 00:07:46,367 CLOSE YOUR $ $1.6 BRILLION 231 00:07:46,367 --> 00:07:46,700 PROBLEM. 232 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,133 NOT ONLY THAT IF YOU CLOSE THE 233 00:07:48,133 --> 00:07:49,133 UNIVERSITY YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE 234 00:07:49,133 --> 00:07:50,967 TO BUY OUT SOME OF THE FACULTY, 235 00:07:50,967 --> 00:07:52,367 YOU STILL HAVE PENSION COSTS 236 00:07:52,367 --> 00:07:54,467 THAT YOU HAVE TO PICK UP. 237 00:07:54,467 --> 00:07:56,600 THERE WILL BE INFRASTRUCTURE AND 238 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:57,667 BUILDINGS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE 239 00:07:57,667 --> 00:07:59,367 PAID FOR THAT ARE BONDED OUT. 240 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:01,867 THERE WILL BE DORMITORIES THAT 241 00:08:01,867 --> 00:08:04,000 WERE PAID FOR -- YOU HAVE 242 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,833 PROBABLY AN IMMEDIATE COST MIGHT 243 00:08:05,833 --> 00:08:07,567 BE MORE TALIBAN WHAT YOUR STATE 244 00:08:07,567 --> 00:08:08,967 GENERAL SUPPORT IS. 245 00:08:08,967 --> 00:08:10,533 THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF 246 00:08:10,533 --> 00:08:12,967 EMPHASIS TO TRY TO KEEP THOSE 247 00:08:12,967 --> 00:08:14,367 UNIVERSITIES OPEN AND TO KEEP 248 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:15,967 THEM GENERATING REVENUE SO THEY 249 00:08:15,967 --> 00:08:17,267 CAN PAY THEIR BILLS. 250 00:08:17,267 --> 00:08:19,067 WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO END UP 251 00:08:19,067 --> 00:08:21,000 WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY REAL 252 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,300 STATE SUPPORT FOR THESE 253 00:08:22,300 --> 00:08:23,433 UNIVERSITIES IN THE LONG RUN. 254 00:08:23,433 --> 00:08:25,133 I'M NOT SAYING THIS SHOULD 255 00:08:25,133 --> 00:08:26,933 HAPPEN, I'M JUST OBSERVING THIS. 256 00:08:26,933 --> 00:08:30,267 BUT IN THE LONG RUN WITH SO 257 00:08:30,267 --> 00:08:32,267 LITTLE STATE SUPPORT OR NO STATE 258 00:08:32,267 --> 00:08:33,833 SUPPORT YOU'RE BASICALLY GOING 259 00:08:33,833 --> 00:08:36,600 TO BECOME REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES. 260 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,867 THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE 261 00:08:38,867 --> 00:08:40,100 SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITIES 262 00:08:40,100 --> 00:08:41,533 THAT SURROUND THEM. 263 00:08:41,533 --> 00:08:43,733 AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE 264 00:08:43,733 --> 00:08:45,433 SUPPORTED THROUGH SELF-GENERATED 265 00:08:45,433 --> 00:08:47,133 REVENUE THROUGH TUITION AND FEES 266 00:08:47,133 --> 00:08:49,933 TO MAKE THINGS WORK. 267 00:08:49,933 --> 00:08:51,900 >> JOINING ME NOW IN THE STUDIO 268 00:08:51,900 --> 00:08:53,367 TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE TOPIC 269 00:08:53,367 --> 00:08:55,000 BETTER, SOME OF THE STATE'S TOP 270 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,533 EDUCATION OFFICIALS. 271 00:08:56,533 --> 00:08:57,933 DR. STUART BELL IS EXECUTIVE 272 00:08:57,933 --> 00:09:00,567 VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST OF 273 00:09:00,567 --> 00:09:01,000 LSU. 274 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,733 DRP RONALD MASON, PRESIDENT OF 275 00:09:02,733 --> 00:09:04,600 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, AND 276 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:05,933 DR. SANDRA WOODLEY, PRESIDENT OF 277 00:09:05,933 --> 00:09:07,300 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 278 00:09:07,300 --> 00:09:07,633 SYSTEM. 279 00:09:07,633 --> 00:09:11,067 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING ON 280 00:09:11,067 --> 00:09:13,000 LPB ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. 281 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,233 ONLY GETTING MORE IMPORTANT AS 282 00:09:15,233 --> 00:09:16,567 THE LEGISLATIVE CENTER BEGINS. 283 00:09:16,567 --> 00:09:17,300 >> PLEASURE. 284 00:09:17,300 --> 00:09:19,267 >> IF I LOOK AT THE NUMBERS 285 00:09:19,267 --> 00:09:20,833 CORRECTLY THERE'S BEEN BUDGET 286 00:09:20,833 --> 00:09:22,467 CUTS SINCE 2008 TOTALING CLOSE 287 00:09:22,467 --> 00:09:26,833 TO OR OVER $700 MILLION. 288 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:28,600 WE'RE MAYBE FLIRTING WITH $1 289 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:29,500 BILLION DEPENDING HOW THE 290 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:30,867 SESSION GOES. 291 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:32,633 DR. WOODLEY, ARE WE IN A CRISIS 292 00:09:32,633 --> 00:09:34,367 IN HIGHER EDUCATION ?R WE ARE. 293 00:09:34,367 --> 00:09:36,633 TO PUT THE CRISIS IN PERSPECTIVE 294 00:09:36,633 --> 00:09:38,467 WE SPENT THE SESSION LAST TIME 295 00:09:38,467 --> 00:09:40,600 TRYING TO GET ADDITIONAL 296 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,300 TARGETED FUNDS TO DOUBLE OUR 297 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:43,633 NUMBERS OF DEGREE PRODUCTION IN 298 00:09:43,633 --> 00:09:44,900 AREAS OF HIGH DEMAND. 299 00:09:44,900 --> 00:09:46,800 WE KNOW WE HAVE HUGE WORK FORCE 300 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:47,133 GAPS. 301 00:09:47,133 --> 00:09:49,500 THAT A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF OUR 302 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:52,333 POPULATION IS ACTUALLY ACHIEVING 303 00:09:52,333 --> 00:09:53,933 A DEGREE FROM ONE OF OUR 304 00:09:53,933 --> 00:09:57,333 COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR HIGHER ED 305 00:09:57,333 --> 00:09:57,767 INSTITUTIONS. 306 00:09:57,767 --> 00:09:59,267 WE NEED MORE EDUCATION, NOT 307 00:09:59,267 --> 00:09:59,567 LESS. 308 00:09:59,567 --> 00:10:01,267 WE HAVE TO FINDS A WAY TO RAMP 309 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:03,767 UP OUR PRODUCTION AND THESE CUTS 310 00:10:03,767 --> 00:10:05,300 MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DO 311 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:07,233 THAT. 312 00:10:07,233 --> 00:10:08,667 >> DR. MASON, ARE WE IN A 313 00:10:08,667 --> 00:10:09,067 CRISIS? 314 00:10:09,067 --> 00:10:11,100 WOULD YOU CALL THIS CRISIS MODE? 315 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:13,267 SHOULD WE PANIC? 316 00:10:13,267 --> 00:10:14,867 >> I THINK WE PASSED CRISIS A 317 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:15,400 WHILE AGO. 318 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,100 WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S 319 00:10:17,100 --> 00:10:18,767 HAPPENING IN OUR EDUCATION OVER 320 00:10:18,767 --> 00:10:22,233 THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE SORT OF 321 00:10:22,233 --> 00:10:23,267 FLIPPED THE SCRIPT ON THE 322 00:10:23,267 --> 00:10:24,033 FUNDING FORMULA. 323 00:10:24,033 --> 00:10:26,100 WE USED TO GET MOST OF OUR MONEY 324 00:10:26,100 --> 00:10:28,133 FROM TUITION, NOW WE GET MOST 325 00:10:28,133 --> 00:10:29,600 FROM TUITION. 326 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,067 YOU KNOW, THE STATE SUPPORTED 327 00:10:32,067 --> 00:10:33,367 INSTITUTION IN A STATE THAT 328 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:35,533 NEEDS HIGHER EDUCATION GRAVELY, 329 00:10:35,533 --> 00:10:37,000 IT'S A DIFFICULT TRANSITION TO 330 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,900 MAKE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF 331 00:10:38,900 --> 00:10:39,367 TIME. 332 00:10:39,367 --> 00:10:41,133 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSALS 333 00:10:41,133 --> 00:10:42,467 IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET THIS 334 00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:44,533 YEAR, WE WILL HAVE LESS THAN 30% 335 00:10:44,533 --> 00:10:46,533 OF OUR FUNDS COME FROM STATE OF 336 00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:46,933 LOUISIANA. 337 00:10:46,933 --> 00:10:47,967 WHICH IS A BIG DIFFERENCE FROM 338 00:10:47,967 --> 00:10:49,800 WHAT IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. 339 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:50,900 >> DR. BELL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT 340 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:52,467 THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION 341 00:10:52,467 --> 00:10:56,033 AND THE PROPOSED WAYS TO GET 342 00:10:56,033 --> 00:10:58,200 MONEY BACK TO HIGHER EDUCATION, 343 00:10:58,200 --> 00:10:59,800 THROUGH THE BUSINESS TAX CREDIT 344 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,733 CHANGES, IS THIS GOING TO PIT 345 00:11:01,733 --> 00:11:03,100 BUSINESSES AGAINST HIGHER 346 00:11:03,100 --> 00:11:04,800 EDUCATION POSSIBLY OR HAVE HOW 347 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,167 DO YOU SEE THIS LOOKING? 348 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,567 >> WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS A 349 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:09,267 STARTING POINT. 350 00:11:09,267 --> 00:11:12,733 WE HAVE THIS 581 NUMBER AS WHERE 351 00:11:12,733 --> 00:11:14,467 WE ARE TODAY. 352 00:11:14,467 --> 00:11:16,467 WE HAVE SOME POSSIBLE WAYS OF 353 00:11:16,467 --> 00:11:18,667 GETTING TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE, 354 00:11:18,667 --> 00:11:20,500 WHICH IS HELD HARMLESS. 355 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:22,767 WE WANT TO HAVE OUR STATE 356 00:11:22,767 --> 00:11:23,733 GENERAL FUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT 357 00:11:23,733 --> 00:11:24,267 THEY WERE. 358 00:11:24,267 --> 00:11:25,867 I THINK THE PATH OF HOW WE GET 359 00:11:25,867 --> 00:11:28,033 THERE SORT OF LIKE A GPS ON YOUR 360 00:11:28,033 --> 00:11:28,400 CAR. 361 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,200 YOU HAVE TO HAVE A START POINT 362 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,733 AND END POINT, SO THE BUDGET I 363 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:35,400 THINK WHAT HAS DONE IT'S 364 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,733 PROVIDED US PARTIAL PATHS. 365 00:11:36,733 --> 00:11:39,033 NONE OF THESE ARE GUARANTEED, SO 366 00:11:39,033 --> 00:11:41,633 EVEN IF ALL OF THESE POTENTIAL 367 00:11:41,633 --> 00:11:43,133 SOLUTIONS COME TO PASS, WE'RE 368 00:11:43,133 --> 00:11:44,833 STILL -- WE KNOW WE'RE STILL 369 00:11:44,833 --> 00:11:47,700 SHORT OF REALLY THE HARMLESS 370 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:48,067 SITUATION. 371 00:11:48,067 --> 00:11:50,733 SO ON MY GPS THERE'S A NOTE THAT 372 00:11:50,733 --> 00:11:52,267 COMES UP WHEN YOU SORT OF GET 373 00:11:52,267 --> 00:11:55,033 OFF PATH AND IT SAYS WARNING, 374 00:11:55,033 --> 00:11:57,100 YOU'VE ENTERED UNCHARTED, 375 00:11:57,100 --> 00:11:57,733 UNMAPPED AREA. 376 00:11:57,733 --> 00:11:58,533 THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. 377 00:11:58,533 --> 00:12:00,567 WE HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO. 378 00:12:00,567 --> 00:12:03,133 >> WHICH COMES WITH AN ALARM? 379 00:12:03,133 --> 00:12:03,633 >> ABSOLUTELY. 380 00:12:03,633 --> 00:12:05,067 >> IT'S RINGING. 381 00:12:05,067 --> 00:12:06,867 >> WHAT DO YOU DO INDIVIDUALLY 382 00:12:06,867 --> 00:12:08,333 FOR EACH OF YOUR SYSTEMS? 383 00:12:08,333 --> 00:12:11,500 YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO IF I 384 00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:12,700 UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY TALKING 385 00:12:12,700 --> 00:12:15,500 WAYS TO FIND SELF-GENERATED 386 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:15,833 FUNDS. 387 00:12:15,833 --> 00:12:17,333 WHAT'S GOING ON, SAY, AT THE 388 00:12:17,333 --> 00:12:18,667 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEMS? 389 00:12:18,667 --> 00:12:20,233 >> WE HAVE INCREASED OUR TUITION 390 00:12:20,233 --> 00:12:22,767 OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS MORE 391 00:12:22,767 --> 00:12:23,600 THAN 60%. 392 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,333 EACH OF THE INSTITUTIONS SERVES 393 00:12:25,333 --> 00:12:27,333 A DIFFERENT INCOME PROFILE 394 00:12:27,333 --> 00:12:27,633 STUDENT. 395 00:12:27,633 --> 00:12:29,400 SO FOR MANY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS 396 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,900 WE'RE ALMOST TAPPED OUT ON THE 397 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:32,467 AFFORDABILITY SIDE. 398 00:12:32,467 --> 00:12:34,333 I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, SOME OF 399 00:12:34,333 --> 00:12:35,600 WHAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE 400 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,967 SEGMENT IS ABOUT INSTITUTIONS 401 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,333 BASICALLY BECOMING PRIVATIZED. 402 00:12:40,333 --> 00:12:44,167 THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS IF YOU 403 00:12:44,167 --> 00:12:45,333 PRIVATIZE EDUCATION NOT ENOUGH 404 00:12:45,333 --> 00:12:46,700 OF IT WILL BE PRODUCED. 405 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:48,667 WE LIVE IN A RELATIVELY LOW 406 00:12:48,667 --> 00:12:49,867 INCOME STATE. 407 00:12:49,867 --> 00:12:52,033 IF THE STATE DOESN'T INVEST IN 408 00:12:52,033 --> 00:12:53,767 PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION THEN 409 00:12:53,767 --> 00:12:55,333 ONLY THE RELATIVELY WEALTHY WILL 410 00:12:55,333 --> 00:12:56,733 BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. 411 00:12:56,733 --> 00:12:58,000 THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS THAT WE 412 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,333 HAVE MADE IN THE STATE WILL 413 00:12:59,333 --> 00:13:00,333 TRACK BACKWARDS. 414 00:13:00,333 --> 00:13:01,767 REALLY I SEE THIS PROBLEM AS 415 00:13:01,767 --> 00:13:03,333 LESS OF A HIGHER EDUCATION 416 00:13:03,333 --> 00:13:05,067 PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS A HIGHER 417 00:13:05,067 --> 00:13:06,467 EDUCATION PROBLEM, AND MORE OF A 418 00:13:06,467 --> 00:13:08,033 PROBLEM FOR LOUISIANA. 419 00:13:08,033 --> 00:13:11,767 OUR ECONOMY WILL NOT CONTINUE TO 420 00:13:11,767 --> 00:13:13,267 PROGRESS IF WE PARTIALLY 421 00:13:13,267 --> 00:13:14,733 COLLAPSE THE HIGHER EDUCATION 422 00:13:14,733 --> 00:13:16,500 SYSTEM AND MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE 423 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:18,000 FOR OUR CITIES TO AFFORD THE 424 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,333 BILL. 425 00:13:19,333 --> 00:13:20,133 >> DR. MASON, WHAT THINGS ARE 426 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:21,600 GOING ON WITHIN THE SOUTHERN 427 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,567 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO COMBAT YOUR 428 00:13:23,567 --> 00:13:24,067 CONCERNS? 429 00:13:24,067 --> 00:13:24,467 >> SURE. 430 00:13:24,467 --> 00:13:26,267 WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR A 431 00:13:26,267 --> 00:13:26,533 WHILE. 432 00:13:26,533 --> 00:13:27,800 EVERYBODY LIKES THE WORD 433 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:28,267 EFFICIENCY. 434 00:13:28,267 --> 00:13:30,300 WE HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE AND 435 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:31,633 MORE EFFICIENT OVER THE LAST 436 00:13:31,633 --> 00:13:32,867 FIVE YEARS. 437 00:13:32,867 --> 00:13:34,467 CENTRALIZED SERVICES, CREATE NEW 438 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:37,433 REVENUE STREAMS, DOWN SIZE 439 00:13:37,433 --> 00:13:39,433 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, 440 00:13:39,433 --> 00:13:40,867 BUT AFTER THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT 441 00:13:40,867 --> 00:13:42,867 THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE CUTS 442 00:13:42,867 --> 00:13:43,167 NOW. 443 00:13:43,167 --> 00:13:45,533 WHILE THERE IS -- THERE ARE A 444 00:13:45,533 --> 00:13:46,867 LOT OF THINGS ON THE TABLE TO 445 00:13:46,867 --> 00:13:48,267 SOLVE THE CAP THAT WE'RE LOOKING 446 00:13:48,267 --> 00:13:49,567 AT WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING 447 00:13:49,567 --> 00:13:50,133 TO HAPPEN. 448 00:13:50,133 --> 00:13:53,600 AT THE ENDS THE DAY TO BE CANDID 449 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:54,433 IN THE SOUTHERN SYSTEM SINCE 450 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:56,400 WE'RE THE CA THEIR YAYYY IN THE 451 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:57,867 COAL MINE IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME 452 00:13:57,867 --> 00:14:01,067 TO SEE HOW WE CAN MANAGE ANY 453 00:14:01,067 --> 00:14:01,367 CUTS. 454 00:14:01,367 --> 00:14:03,433 THROUGH THE COMBINATION OF HIGH 455 00:14:03,433 --> 00:14:04,667 ADMISSION STANDARDS AND LOWER 456 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:06,400 STATE FUNDING WE'RE SORT OF 457 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,500 CAUGHT IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL THAT 458 00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:09,667 MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR MANAGE 459 00:14:09,667 --> 00:14:11,567 OUR WAY OUT OF THIS IF THERE ARE 460 00:14:11,567 --> 00:14:13,500 ANY MORE CUTS COMING. 461 00:14:13,500 --> 00:14:15,833 >> I'LL ASK THE SAME OF YOU, 462 00:14:15,833 --> 00:14:16,200 DR. BELL. 463 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:17,833 >> I THINK IT'S A SIMILAR 464 00:14:17,833 --> 00:14:18,800 ANSWER. 465 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,633 IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY FOR 466 00:14:22,633 --> 00:14:24,367 SAVINGS ANDRES DUCKS OF COSTS WE 467 00:14:24,367 --> 00:14:26,333 HAVE ELIMINATED STAFF POSITIONS, 468 00:14:26,333 --> 00:14:27,967 WE HAVE LOOKED TO WHERE WE CAN 469 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,267 CONSOLIDATE AND ELIMINATE 470 00:14:29,267 --> 00:14:29,700 PROGRAMS. 471 00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:31,200 THAT'S CERTAINLY TAKEN A LOT OUT 472 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:32,933 OF OUR COST BITE. 473 00:14:32,933 --> 00:14:35,633 WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY REALIGNED, 474 00:14:35,633 --> 00:14:38,200 IF YOU WILL, THE MAIN CAMPUS 475 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:39,700 APPEARED THE SYSTEM, WE HAVE 476 00:14:39,700 --> 00:14:41,767 ELIMINATED OR CONSOLIDATED 10 OF 477 00:14:41,767 --> 00:14:44,400 OUR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS DOWN TO 478 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:44,700 FIVE. 479 00:14:44,700 --> 00:14:45,867 SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT 480 00:14:45,867 --> 00:14:48,667 HOW DO WE SAVE COSTS BUT 481 00:14:48,667 --> 00:14:49,567 CERTAINLY THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH 482 00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:51,567 THAT YOU CAN DO THROUGH THOSE 483 00:14:51,567 --> 00:14:51,967 PROCESS. 484 00:14:51,967 --> 00:14:52,967 BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO 485 00:14:52,967 --> 00:14:53,533 LOOK AT THOSE. 486 00:14:53,533 --> 00:14:56,500 >> DOES IT TAKE ITS POLL OVER 487 00:14:56,500 --> 00:14:58,533 THE YEARS -- TOLL OVER THE YEARS 488 00:14:58,533 --> 00:15:00,267 WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO SECURE 489 00:15:00,267 --> 00:15:03,400 FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS? 490 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:04,033 >> CERTAINLY IT DOES. 491 00:15:04,033 --> 00:15:06,367 I THINK WHEN YOU'RE TALKING 492 00:15:06,367 --> 00:15:09,433 ABOUT IMPACTS AND IF YOU LOOK AT 493 00:15:09,433 --> 00:15:10,900 LOUISIANA, DURING THE TIME THAT 494 00:15:10,900 --> 00:15:15,633 THIS SHOW IS ON WE'LL LOSE ONE 495 00:15:15,633 --> 00:15:17,600 FOOTBALL FIELD AREA-WISE OF OUR 496 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:18,367 COASTAL AREAS. 497 00:15:18,367 --> 00:15:20,000 WE KNOW LOUISIANA HAS THE 498 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,133 HIGHEST RATES OF HIV, OBESITY 499 00:15:22,133 --> 00:15:24,767 AND DIABETES THAT ALL OF OUR 500 00:15:24,767 --> 00:15:26,300 INSTITUTIONS TRY TO ADDRESS 501 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:28,800 THOSE ISSUES, WE'RE THE LARGEST 502 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,700 CRUDE PRODUCER, SECOND LARGEST 503 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:31,767 REFINER OF CRUDE AND WE HAVE 504 00:15:31,767 --> 00:15:33,733 COMPANIES WHO ARE MOVING IN 505 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,000 CLAMOURING FOR OUR GRADUATES. 506 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,600 WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT 507 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,133 OUR CONCERNS IS THAT ARE WE 508 00:15:38,133 --> 00:15:39,767 GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP 509 00:15:39,767 --> 00:15:41,300 OURSELVES OUT OF THIS SPIRAL 510 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:43,133 THAT DR. MASON TALKS ABOUT. 511 00:15:43,133 --> 00:15:44,567 IF WE CUT BACK ON EDUCATION THAT 512 00:15:44,567 --> 00:15:46,000 IS NOT THE LONG TERM SOLUTION 513 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,200 FOR WHAT WE SEE IN LOUISIANA. 514 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,700 WE NEED TO FEED THESE 515 00:15:50,700 --> 00:15:51,133 INDUSTRIES. 516 00:15:51,133 --> 00:15:54,133 >> WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S 517 00:15:54,133 --> 00:15:55,333 DIFFICULT OR MAYBE IMPOSSIBLE TO 518 00:15:55,333 --> 00:15:58,000 PLAN FOR YOUR FALL WHEN YOU HAVE 519 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:58,933 A LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT'S 520 00:15:58,933 --> 00:16:00,500 GOING TO TELL YOU WHETHER YOU 521 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:02,067 HAVE A DOLLAR OR TWO DOLLARS IN 522 00:16:02,067 --> 00:16:02,733 THE BANK. 523 00:16:02,733 --> 00:16:07,267 HOW DIFFICULT IS PLANNING FOR 524 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:08,967 FUTURE, JUST NEXT YEAR AT THE 525 00:16:08,967 --> 00:16:09,967 U.L. SYSTEM? 526 00:16:09,967 --> 00:16:10,667 >> IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. 527 00:16:10,667 --> 00:16:13,267 I THINK ALL OF OUR PRESIDENTS 528 00:16:13,267 --> 00:16:15,067 AND OUR INSTITUTIONS ARE FOCUSED 529 00:16:15,067 --> 00:16:16,433 ON THE THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO 530 00:16:16,433 --> 00:16:19,100 TO BE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER 531 00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:20,067 SCENARIO ROLLS IN. 532 00:16:20,067 --> 00:16:21,433 I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING 533 00:16:21,433 --> 00:16:24,433 FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO AND WE 534 00:16:24,433 --> 00:16:25,967 HAVE HAD LOTS OF COST 535 00:16:25,967 --> 00:16:27,467 EFFICIENCIES AS THE OTHER 536 00:16:27,467 --> 00:16:30,067 CAMPUSES HAVE, TO PUT OURSELVES 537 00:16:30,067 --> 00:16:31,067 IN THE BEST POSITION TO TALK 538 00:16:31,067 --> 00:16:32,233 WITH OUR FRIENDS IN THE 539 00:16:32,233 --> 00:16:34,200 LEGISLATURE AND IN THE 540 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:35,267 GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO AVOID WHAT 541 00:16:35,267 --> 00:16:37,267 I THINK IS A CRISIS FOR 542 00:16:37,267 --> 00:16:37,833 LOUISIANA'S ECONOMY. 543 00:16:37,833 --> 00:16:39,533 I THINK IT'S ABOUT STUDENTS AND 544 00:16:39,533 --> 00:16:42,500 ABOUT WORK FORCE. 545 00:16:42,500 --> 00:16:44,400 HIGHER EDUCATION IS WORK FORCE. 546 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,233 IF WE CAN'T PRODUCE THE 547 00:16:46,233 --> 00:16:47,400 GRADUATES, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY 548 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,467 TO BE ON CAMPUSES WE'RE GOING TO 549 00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:50,300 GO BACKWARDS. 550 00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:51,967 WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. 551 00:16:51,967 --> 00:16:52,800 >> SPECIFICALLY WHAT ARE WE 552 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:53,667 GOING TO DO? 553 00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:55,667 HOW DO WE MAKE SCHOOLS LEANER 554 00:16:55,667 --> 00:16:57,600 AND MEANER AND HAVE YOU ALREADY 555 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,500 DONE IT AND YOU'VE HIT THE 556 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:00,200 FINISH LINE? 557 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:01,800 >> AS AN EXAMPLE OVER EIGHT 558 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,033 YEARS WE HAVE DROPPED 25% OF OUR 559 00:17:04,033 --> 00:17:06,033 ADMIN STRAIFTIVE COSTS. 560 00:17:06,033 --> 00:17:09,133 WE HAVE CLOSED 335 PROGRAMS AND 561 00:17:09,133 --> 00:17:10,733 CONSOLIDATED ANOTHER 225. 562 00:17:10,733 --> 00:17:13,200 WHEN YOU LOOK -- I WAS CHIEF 563 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:14,500 FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS 564 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:16,000 IN HIGHER EDUCATION, SO I HAVE 565 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,167 TOO MUCH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW THE 566 00:17:17,167 --> 00:17:18,900 COST DRIVERS ARE, BUT THE COST 567 00:17:18,900 --> 00:17:20,867 DRIVERS ARE STUDENTS. 568 00:17:20,867 --> 00:17:22,400 THE DILEMMA IS THAT YOU HAVE TO 569 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,100 HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDING 570 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:25,500 PER STUDENT TO HIRE THE FACULTY, 571 00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:27,267 TO HAVE THE CLASSROOMS FOR THEM 572 00:17:27,267 --> 00:17:29,200 AND THE FACILITIES AND THE 573 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:30,333 WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. 574 00:17:30,333 --> 00:17:33,800 WE NEED MORE STUDENTS ON OUR 575 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,000 CAMPUSES, NOT FEWER. 576 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,200 CUTTING ANY IN OUR HIGHER 577 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,400 EDUCATION WOULD CAUSE US TO BE 578 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,633 ABLE ERV FEWER PEOPLE. 579 00:17:41,633 --> 00:17:44,533 >> I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH 580 00:17:44,533 --> 00:17:46,000 DR. MASON, HOW ENGAGED ARE 581 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,167 STUDENTS AND STAFF? 582 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:50,267 >> I THINK IT'S VERY MUCH ON THE 583 00:17:50,267 --> 00:17:50,600 RADAR. 584 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,100 DON'T EXCLUDE ALUMNI. 585 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:55,067 I THINK ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT 586 00:17:55,067 --> 00:17:56,533 WE SERVE, ALL OF THE COMMUNITY 587 00:17:56,533 --> 00:17:58,333 MEMBERS THAT WE SERVE, THE 588 00:17:58,333 --> 00:17:59,633 COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE 589 00:17:59,633 --> 00:18:01,133 UNDERSTAND THE REAL IMPACT OF 590 00:18:01,133 --> 00:18:03,500 THESE POTENTIAL CUTS ON HIGHER 591 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:03,933 EDUCATION. 592 00:18:03,933 --> 00:18:05,133 THEY ARE NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT 593 00:18:05,133 --> 00:18:06,100 TO BE CANDID. 594 00:18:06,100 --> 00:18:08,300 WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY 595 00:18:08,300 --> 00:18:10,400 WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND 596 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:12,000 LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP TO FIND 597 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,833 ANSWERS BUT EVEN LEGISLATORS 598 00:18:13,833 --> 00:18:16,433 NEED FUEL IN AT THE FIRE THAT 599 00:18:16,433 --> 00:18:18,467 THEY ARE GOING TO BURN DUG THE 600 00:18:18,467 --> 00:18:18,800 SESSION. 601 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:20,767 THE FUEL IS THE TAXPAYERS THAT 602 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,333 SUPPORT THEM AND ALL OF THE 603 00:18:22,333 --> 00:18:24,133 TAXPAYERS THAT ARE TIED TO 604 00:18:24,133 --> 00:18:26,100 SOUTHERN OR FULLY ENGAGED IN 605 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:26,933 HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE 606 00:18:26,933 --> 00:18:28,167 IMPACT ON OUR INSTITUTION IN 607 00:18:28,167 --> 00:18:29,667 THIS PROCESS. 608 00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:30,833 >> DR. BELL? 609 00:18:30,833 --> 00:18:32,800 >> ABSOLUTELY FACULTY, STAFF ARE 610 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:33,200 CONCERNED. 611 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,367 CERTAINLY AS THEY LOOK AT THEIR 612 00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:36,567 ABILITY TO IMPACT THE STUDENTS 613 00:18:36,567 --> 00:18:38,200 AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 614 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,033 NORTHBOUND STUDENTS' LIVES -- 615 00:18:40,033 --> 00:18:41,233 STUDENTS ARE THERE FOR A REASON, 616 00:18:41,233 --> 00:18:43,733 TO GET A CREDENTIAL, A DEGREE. 617 00:18:43,733 --> 00:18:45,400 OUR SUCCESS RATE WITH OUR 618 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:46,700 STUDENTS HAS GOTTEN TO A POINT 619 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:50,833 WHERE WE REALLY CAN'T CUT BACK 620 00:18:50,833 --> 00:18:52,000 RESOURCES AND EXPECT THE NUMBERS 621 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,233 TO DO ANYTHING BUT FALL. 622 00:18:53,233 --> 00:18:56,567 WE NEED TO HAVE A PATH FORWARD 623 00:18:56,567 --> 00:18:57,833 THAT IS STABLE, CERTAINLY THIS 624 00:18:57,833 --> 00:19:01,733 YEAR I THINK IS A SHORT TERM 625 00:19:01,733 --> 00:19:02,100 SOLUTION. 626 00:19:02,100 --> 00:19:03,867 WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO A 627 00:19:03,867 --> 00:19:04,567 LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR 628 00:19:04,567 --> 00:19:06,200 LOUISIANA, BUT WE NEED A 629 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:07,200 SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOR THIS 630 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,600 YEAR, THEN A VERY PROLONGED 631 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:11,867 CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DO WE 632 00:19:11,867 --> 00:19:13,367 MAKE SURE THERE'S A SOLUTION 633 00:19:13,367 --> 00:19:15,200 PATH THAT WILL SERVE LOUISIANA 634 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:16,700 HIGHER EDUCATION. 635 00:19:16,700 --> 00:19:18,467 >> AT LSU IS IT CALLED TIGER 636 00:19:18,467 --> 00:19:18,867 ADVOCATES? 637 00:19:18,867 --> 00:19:19,300 >> YES. 638 00:19:19,300 --> 00:19:20,567 >> WHAT IS THAT? 639 00:19:20,567 --> 00:19:22,867 >> THAT'S AN ALUMNI GROUP THAT 640 00:19:22,867 --> 00:19:24,867 HAS REALLY GONE OFF AND 641 00:19:24,867 --> 00:19:26,567 IDENTIFIED A WAY THAT THEY CAN 642 00:19:26,567 --> 00:19:29,433 SHARE INFORMATION, BECOME 643 00:19:29,433 --> 00:19:31,867 ENGAGED, AND HELP THE UNIVERSITY 644 00:19:31,867 --> 00:19:33,700 GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. 645 00:19:33,700 --> 00:19:35,467 I THINK WHERE WE NEED TO BE IS 646 00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:37,200 THAT FINISH LINE OF HOLDING 647 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:38,400 HIGHER EDUCATION HARMLESS THIS 648 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:38,700 YEAR. 649 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:40,967 THEY SEE THE GREAT STRIDES THAT 650 00:19:40,967 --> 00:19:42,433 HIGHER EDUCATION HAS MADE IN 651 00:19:42,433 --> 00:19:44,233 LOUISIANA OVER THE LAST 10, 15 652 00:19:44,233 --> 00:19:48,000 YEARS, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO AS 653 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,133 DR. WOODLEY SAYS WANT US TO FALL 654 00:19:50,133 --> 00:19:51,500 BACK AND NOT BE PRODUCTIVE. 655 00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:52,867 WE HAVE TO TOUCH THOSE STUDENTS 656 00:19:52,867 --> 00:19:54,367 IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES THEM THE 657 00:19:54,367 --> 00:19:57,067 ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND 658 00:19:57,067 --> 00:19:59,033 THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE 659 00:19:59,033 --> 00:20:01,333 FOCUSED ON. 660 00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:02,267 >> DR. WOODLEY, WHERE DO THE 661 00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:05,333 STUDENTS, THE STAFF, THE ALUMNI 662 00:20:05,333 --> 00:20:07,300 STAND IN THE SYSTEM? 663 00:20:07,300 --> 00:20:09,267 >> AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, 664 00:20:09,267 --> 00:20:11,233 OUR STUDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS 665 00:20:11,233 --> 00:20:13,500 AND FACULTY AND STAFF ARE VERY 666 00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:14,000 ENGAGED. 667 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,333 WE'RE HAVING WEBINARS AND 668 00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:17,967 CONFERENCE CALLS WITH OUR ENTIRE 669 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:19,433 COMMUNITY EVERY FRIDAY TO MAKE 670 00:20:19,433 --> 00:20:20,533 SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES. 671 00:20:20,533 --> 00:20:21,733 THEY ARE ENGAGED. 672 00:20:21,733 --> 00:20:23,000 THE STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT 673 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,433 THEIR ABILITY TO PAY THE BILL. 674 00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:25,267 THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE 675 00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:26,700 QUALITY OF THEIR EDUCATION. 676 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:28,633 OF COURSE OUR FACULTY ARE 677 00:20:28,633 --> 00:20:29,833 CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO 678 00:20:29,833 --> 00:20:31,900 CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON 679 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:33,433 AREAS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. 680 00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:35,167 YES, WE HAVE A LOT OF 681 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:36,167 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND WE 682 00:20:36,167 --> 00:20:37,733 PLAN TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON 683 00:20:37,733 --> 00:20:38,367 THAT. 684 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:39,200 >> CERTAINLY WE'LL BE FOLLOWING 685 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,800 THAT THROUGHOUT THE SESSION TOO. 686 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:42,767 WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME. 687 00:20:42,767 --> 00:20:44,900 I'M GOING TO START WITH 688 00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:46,433 DR. MASON AND WORK MY WAY 689 00:20:46,433 --> 00:20:46,767 AROUND. 690 00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:49,000 YOU GOT A FEW SECONDS TO BEND A 691 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,600 LAWMAKER'S EAR WHO CAN DO 692 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,200 SOMETHING, IN A FEW SENTENCES 693 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,433 HOW WOULD YOU CONVINCE HIM -- 694 00:20:54,433 --> 00:20:56,233 WHAT'S THE MAIN THING YOU WANT 695 00:20:56,233 --> 00:20:58,133 SOMEONE TO KNOW ABOUT MAKING 696 00:20:58,133 --> 00:20:58,533 DECISIONS? 697 00:20:58,533 --> 00:20:59,800 >> THIS IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF 698 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:00,867 THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND WHAT 699 00:21:00,867 --> 00:21:03,100 WE DO TODAY TO ENSURE THE KINDS 700 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:05,100 OF FUTURE WE WANT FIVE OR TEN 701 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:05,833 YEARS FROM NOW. 702 00:21:05,833 --> 00:21:07,100 IT'S ABOUT WORK FORCE, ABOUT 703 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:08,500 STUDENTS, ABOUT THE QUALITY OF 704 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:08,900 INSTRUCTION. 705 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:12,100 IT'S ABOUT RAISING THE LEVEL OF 706 00:21:12,100 --> 00:21:14,800 EDUCATION FOR OUR STATE THAT 707 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:15,900 DESPERATELY NEEDS TO DO THAT TO 708 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,433 HAVE THE KIND OF FUTURE I THINK 709 00:21:17,433 --> 00:21:19,700 WE ALL INENVISION FOR OUR STATE. 710 00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:20,167 >> DR. BELL? 711 00:21:20,167 --> 00:21:22,000 >> I THINK LOUISIANA IS A GREAT 712 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:22,567 STATE. 713 00:21:22,567 --> 00:21:24,400 THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, BUT WE 714 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,133 HAVE GOT TO INVEST IN OUR YOUNG 715 00:21:26,133 --> 00:21:26,467 PEOPLE. 716 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:28,900 THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE ASSETS 717 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:30,167 THAT SAVES THE STATE. 718 00:21:30,167 --> 00:21:31,467 CUTTING BACK ON INVESTMENT IN 719 00:21:31,467 --> 00:21:32,900 THAT ASSET IS NOT THE THING TO 720 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:33,700 DO. 721 00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:36,033 >> YOUR GPS IS RINGING TOO. 722 00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:37,233 >> IT'S GOING OFF. 723 00:21:37,233 --> 00:21:37,967 >> I ECHO THAT. 724 00:21:37,967 --> 00:21:39,500 WE NEED MORE EDUCATION, NOT 725 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:39,800 LESS. 726 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:41,800 WE NEED TO RAMP UP OUR 727 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,100 PRODUCTION AND GIVE THE VALUE TO 728 00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:44,500 LOUISIANA THAT IT DESERVES. 729 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,067 I WANT OUR CHILDREN AND 730 00:21:46,067 --> 00:21:48,200 GRANDCHILDREN TO HAVE A BETTER 731 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,367 LOUISIANA TOMORROW THAN WE HAVE 732 00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:49,667 TODAY. 733 00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:51,567 WE NEED EDUCATION TO DO THAT. 734 00:21:51,567 --> 00:21:52,800 >> WELL, I CAN'T THANK YOU 735 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,433 ENOUGH FOR HAVING SOME OF THE 736 00:21:54,433 --> 00:21:55,600 TOP EDUCATION LEADERS IN THE 737 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,033 STATE JOIN US TO SHARE WITH OUR 738 00:21:58,033 --> 00:21:59,633 VIEWERS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC, 739 00:21:59,633 --> 00:22:01,000 ONE WE WILL CONTINUE TO TALK 740 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,433 THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND THE 741 00:22:03,433 --> 00:22:04,000 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 742 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:04,933 THANKS SO MUCH. 743 00:22:04,933 --> 00:22:06,133 >>> THAT'S IT FOR OUR SHOW. 744 00:22:06,133 --> 00:22:07,433 BEFORE WE LEAVE YOU HERE'S 745 00:22:07,433 --> 00:22:09,367 SOMETHING YOU MIGHT ENJOY FORT 746 00:22:09,367 --> 00:22:10,500 ST. 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