January 29, 2013

President search funded with private foundation money
Daily Reveille
The LSU Foundation is paying for R. William Funk and Associates to conduct the search for a permanent LSU System president and chancellor, rendering the contract and its financing unavailable to the public. ...

LSU foundation should disclose contract for president search
Daily Reveille
The Board of Supervisors’ decision to let the LSU Foundation pay for the search for our next system president and chancellor makes us awfully suspicious that the Board does not want the public to know how much money LSU is spending on the search. ...

Students looking to help University through subcommittees
Daily Reveille
Students selected to serve on the Transition Advisory Team’s academic and finance and revenue subcommittees range from Ph.D. candidates to members of the Greek community, and each student will help his or her assigned subcommittee advise the board at large. ...

Letter: ‘Flagship’ must be protected
The Advocate
The LSU main campus in Baton Rouge claimed title to “flagship” of higher education in the state in the course of conversation with Jim Wharton in his office while he was chancellor. Coined casually in passing, the term caught on and is widely used. ...

New bill could raise tuition at University
Daily Reveille
Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell’s suggestion to allow universities tuition control would mean students pay tuition based on the cost of programs, said University Director of External Affairs Jason Droddy. ...

Regulations could affect natural gas production
The Advocate
State and federal policies, including environmental regulations, are one of the big uncertainties that could affect the continuing production of low-priced natural gas from massive shale formations and the accompanying benefits to manufacturers and consumers, an LSU energy expert said Monday. ...

State, federal policy changes could create 'uncertainty' in Louisiana natural gas industry: LSU expert
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Louisiana's natural gas industry is booming. With prices at new lows, more than $60 billion in manufacturing investments are planned over the next four years, an LSU study released last week said. ...