LSU 2015

The Research & Discovery Sub-Committee of the LSU Transition Advisory Team met this morning at the LSU AgCenter. The meeting featured presentations from James Duderstadt, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, on current trends in research at American universities; from Steven B. Heymsfield, the executive director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, on research; and on metrics on research and technology transfer within the LSU System from Nicole Honoree, the LSU System’s director of research and economic development initiatives.

The Transition Advisory Team’s Academic Sub-Committee meets at 1 p.m.

LSU’s Transition Advisory Team held their third meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Abell Board Room of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The meeting was focused on the academic and research elements of the university, which are two parts of the three-fold mission of LSU, with the third being public service.

LSU Transition Advisory Team Looks at the Academic and Research Elements of LSU at Feb. 19 Meeting The Transition Advisory Team heard a presentation from a panel of internal subject matter experts to provide a better understanding of the academic and research missions of the university.

LSU’s Transition Advisory Team, a 10-member panel tasked with providing information to the LSU Board of Supervisors to facilitate the reshaping of the LSU System, held an Immersion Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the LSU Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

LSU Transition Advisory Team Holds Immersion Workshop At the meeting, the team discussed the elements of a vision and basic tenets for LSU, which will form the foundation of the team’s first report to the Board of Supervisors in March.