LSU Eunice Strategic Planning

Updated March 13, 2025

Why Strategic Planning

LSU Eunice has engaged in strategic planning to:

  1. Respond to the changing higher education landscape and the needs of LSU Eunice’s various stakeholders,
  2. Provide future direction for LSU Eunice using improved decision making based on strategic thought, and
  3. Improve institutional performance and effectiveness.

The Chancellor’s Cabinet and Extended Cabinet are currently leading the Strategic Planning process.

Purpose

The purpose of this page is to provide LSU Eunice stakeholders information and to be transparent about the Strategic Planning Process currently underway. 

The LSU Eunice Community is welcome to offer opinions and suggestions by contacting Dr. Paul Fowler, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation at pfowler@lsue.edu or 337-550-1433.

Progress

  1. March 10, 2025:  Meetings resume with an updated committee.
  2. October 13 and 14, 2022:  Chancellor's Leadership Retreat took place (meeting minutes with tasks ahead).
  3. September 19, 2022:  Disaggregated Success Rates by Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status for Courses with the Highest Enrollment Academic Year 2021-2022
  4. September 6, 2022:  Achieving the Dream coaches gave two presentations as professional development to faculty and staff:
    1. The Digital Economy and Digital Literacy and
    2. A Discussion on Advising and Retention
  5. August 21, 2022:  An Investigation into the Longitudinal Success and Withdrawal Rates AY 2021-2022 was presented to the Chancellor's Extended Cabinet on August 23, 2022.
  6. June 15, 2022, The Integrated Learning Center Committee submitted a Proposed Plan for 
    1. Digital Literacy at LSU Eunice and
    2. the Ledoux Library Learning Commons.
  7. March 2, 2022:  The Achieving the Dream Action Plan was completed and sent to the coaches on February 16, 2022. The ATD coaches will be on-site on March 21 and 22, 2022 to discuss the plan.
  8. February 2, 2022:  The results of the Achieving the Dream Student Needs Assessment was presented to the Strategic Enrollment Management Committee with 391 (18.4%) of the 2,123 spring 2022 students age 18+ responding.
  9. December 17, 2021:  An Investigation into Longitudinal Retention Rates paper presented to Cabinet on December 14, 2021 and Academic Council December 16, 2021.
  10. December 1, 2021:  An Investigation into Success and Withdrawal Rates AY 2020-2021 paper presented to Cabinet on November 30, 2021 and Faculty Senate on November 29, 2021.
  11. October 26, 2021:  Disaggregated Success Rates by Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status for Courses with the Highest Enrollment Academic Year 2020-2021.
  12. October 6, 2021:  Achieving the Dream's Capacity Cafe was held at 9 am and 1 pm to discuss the results of the Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT).
    1. Results:  The preliminary report. 
    2. Achieving the Dream's Dr. Laurie Fladd's presentation on the ICAT Summary.
    3. Participation:  All full-time and part-time faculty and staff were asked to attend if time permitted.
      1. Overall:  74 (32.7%) of the 226 full-time and part-time employees.
      2. Faculty:  40 (30.8%) of the 130 full-time and adjunct faculty.
      3. Staff:  34 (35.4%) of the 96 full-time and part-time staff.
  13. September 21 - October 1, 2021:  Full-time faculty and staff took part in Achieving the Dream's Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT).
    1. ICAT Response Summary Results.
    2. ICAT Response Distribution Summary.
    3. Participation
      1. Overall:  126 (78.8%) of the 160 full-time employees.
      2. Staff:  58 (65.2%) of the 89 full-time staff.
      3. Faculty:  50 (70.4%) of the 71 full-time faculty.
      4. Administrators and other:  18.
  14. September 9, 2021:  Achieving the Dream report from the August 19, 2021 Convocation Small Group Meetings:  Sense-Making Meetings on Early Momentum Metrics.
  15. July 23, 2021:  Select members of LSU Eunice's Core Team responsible for data met virtually with the Achieving the Dream data coach to discuss focus groups on data and sense-making scheduled for August 17.
  16. July 20-21, 2021:  Members from SWIM Digital Media were on campus to conduct additional deep dives for strategic planning.
  17. July 14-15, 2021: Members of the LSU Eunice Core Team attended Achieving the Dream’s 2021 Summer Virtual Conference on Building Resiliency in Rural Communities for the Future of Work.
  18. June 24, 2021:  SWIM Digital Media presents their preliminary findings to the LSU Eunice Cabinet Members.
  19. June 10, 2021: Achieving the Dream Coaches are conducting monthly virtual meeting with LSU Eunice’s Core Team.
  20. June 7, 2021: Select members of LSU Eunice's Core Team responsible for data attended the Achieving the Dream and the Postsecondary Data Partnership’s Webinar on Data Informed Decision Making
  21. May 2021:  The Office of Information Technology worked with the Postsecondary Data Partnership to upload data to populate the dashboards.
  22. March 29-30, 2021:  SWIM Digital Group on campus for SWOT analysis and deep dives
  23. March 24, 2021:  Facility Services personnel examined and were asked to provide input on the progress to date.
  24. March 17, 2021:  Student Government Association examined and was asked to provide input on the progress to date.
  25. March 12, 2021:  Student Affairs personnel examined and were asked to offer input on the progress to date.
  26. March 9, 2021:  The Chancellor's Cabinet revised the draft language on the Strategic Goals and Campus Goal 2-B. Examples of Early Momentum Metrics (objectives) were incorporated into the document.
  27. March 4, 2021:  Business Office Personnel examined and offered input on the progress to date.
  28. March 3, 2021:  Staff Senate examined and offered input on the progress to date.
  29. March 2, 2021:  The Chancellor's Cabinet revised the draft mission and vision. Cabinet also worked with the SWIM Digital Group to create a list of Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis based on the following areas:
    1. College Identity
    2. Human Resources and Retention
    3. Academic Offerings
    4. Student Resources
    5. Success Preparation
    6. Student Experience
  30. March 1, 2021:  Faculty Senate examined and offered input on the progress to date.
  31. February 25, 2021:  Academic Council examined and offered input on the progress to date (updated document).
  32. February 16-19, 2021: Members of LSU Eunice's Core Team attended Achieving the Dream’s Dream 2021 Annual Convening held virtually.
  33. January 26, 2021:  Achieving the Dream's Learning Launch Kickoff Institute took place.
  34. January 8, 2021:  An internal email notified LSU Eunice personnel of that LSU Eunice was a participant in the Achieving the Dream's 
  35. October 20, 2020: LSU Eunice Values Drafted.
  36. April 20, 2020: LSU Eunice Vision and Mission Drafted.

 

Members of the Strategic Planning Team 2025
Ms. Catlyn Lauret, Student Life Coordinator, Staff Senate Chair
Ms. Kristie Broussard Leger, Interim Dean, Division of Health Sciences, Business, Technology, and Public Protection and Safety
Ms. Rachelle Brown, Instructor, Communications, Faculty Senate Chairperson
Ms. Melonie Ceaser, Interim Director of Facility Services and Safety Coordinator
Mr. Audwin Donatto, Associate Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs
Ms. Amanda Dunlap, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair, Mathematics
Ms. Alisha Fontenot, Director of Dual Enrollment and LSUE Academy
Dr. Billy Fontenot, Interim Dean, Division of Arts and Sciences
Mr. Gabriel Fontenot  President, Student Government Association
Ms. Courtney Fruge, Human Resources Manager
Ms. Jamie Funk, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor; Manager - Office of Business Affairs
Ms. Ashley Green, Clinical Coordinator of Radiologic Technology
Mr. Stephen Heyward, Director of Information Technology
Ms. Carey Lawson, Associate Vice Chancellor of University Advancement and Executive Director of the LSUE Foundation
Ms. Felicia “Nikki” May, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Dr. Douglas Narby, Associate Professor of Psychology & Coordinator of Online Education
Mr. Gary Reeves, Instructor of Communications
Mr. Donnie Thibodeaux, Registrar
Mr. Travis Webb, Director of Strategic Communication
Mr. Jeff Willis, Director of Athletics
 
Dr. Nancee Sorenson, Chancellor (Ex Officio)
Dr. John Hamlin, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost (Ex Officio)
Dr. Paul Fowler, Executive Director for Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation (Ex Officio)