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Dear Faculty and Staff, I hope that your semester is off to a good start. Many new faces are on campus this spring. In particular, I would like to welcome Dr. Taniecea Arceneaux Mallery, our director of equity, diversity and community engagement, who is the newest member of the University Council...

Dear Faculty and Staff, I am pleased to announce that John Blohm (pronounced bloom) is our new Vice President for University Advancement. John is interim Vice President for Advancement at the University of New Haven. He will join us in January, and his official appointment is subject to approval by...

Dear Faculty and Staff Members, Welcome back! I hope that your semester is off to a good start. I’m delighted to see so many returning faces and new colleagues this fall. Yesterday, I was invited to a meeting that the Provost held with our faculty. I shared that the University’s growth is strong in...

Dear Students, With finals over, I'd like to share my gratitude with you for another great year. Across the University, you've made us proud. Really, we are a happy bunch. And that sentiment is portrayed in this video of with you, and our faculty and staff members: http://youtu.be/6mt3EMiDM_k You...

We look forward to your return on Monday after the Spring break. As we enter the final part of the Spring 2014 semester, it’s my pleasure to let you know that I have named Patricia Frilot Cottonham as the University’s vice president for Student Affairs. Ms. Cottonham has been associated with the...

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, Our search for a Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the 91³Ô¹Ï is complete, thanks to input from so many of you. Our search process was thorough. It yielded two outstanding finalists, Dr. Paula Carson and Dr. James...

Dear Faculty and Staff, Now that everyone has settled into the fall semester, I’d like to share some news about the progress the University has made in a couple of crucial areas. First, a search committee is narrowing down the list of finalists for the combined positions of provost and vice...

Dear Students, Welcome! Whether you are a first-time freshman or a returning student, I hope the semester is off to an excellent start. I enjoyed addressing our Class of 2017 at the third annual New Student Convocation, which was held on Sunday. And, I had a great time greeting students at Cajun...

Dear Faculty and Staff, I’d like to thank you for making this academic year a great one. In recent days, I've attended several events with graduating seniors. In offering their parting thoughts, a common theme has persisted. Many soon-to-be grads mentioned professors by name who they noted as...

Dear Students, Now that finals are complete, I’d like to thank you for making this past year a great one. At every level, you moved UL Lafayette forward by big leaps. We started the year by welcoming the most academically talented freshman class ever to enter the University. We also opened the...