Search Committee Presentation

Search Committee PresentationSeptember 25, 2012

History1894 Act 68 creates a first-class Industrial Institute and College for the education of the children of the State of Louisiana in arts and sciences.1895 Classes begin at the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana with 6 faculty and 202 students1921 Became the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and offered its first Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering1970 Renamed Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University was founded in July of 1894 when Act Number 68 of the General Assembly of Louisiana was passed establishing a "first-class Industrial Institute and College for the education of the children of the State of Louisiana in arts and sciences." This would become the Industrial Institute and College of Louisiana with Col. Arthur T. Prescott presiding as the first president. A single building, known as Old Main, housed the institution on 20 acres of land donated by the city of Ruston. The two story brick building consisted of eight classrooms, two offices, one lab and an auditorium. Classes began on September 23, 1895 with six faculty members and 202 students each paying five dollars per semester for classes. Harry Howard was the first graduate in 1897 receiving a Bachelors of Industry degree.In 1921, Tech began offering its first Bachelors of Science degree in Engineering. That same year, the Constitutional Convention met to change the name of the college to Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. In 1922, L.P.I. began offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, Education, and Home Economics.On June 23, 1970, Governor John J. McKeithen signed a bill renaming the institution Louisiana Tech University in an effort to better reflect the University's mission and various academic programs.

Today$462 Billion annual economic impactOver 90,000 TECH graduatesCurrent enrollment of 11,360Tuition & Fees of $6,543 ($13,212 out-of-state) 1,127 faculty and staff employedAcademic Programs: 61 undergraduate; 41 graduateCarnegie Research University/High Activity

Budget2012/13State Appropriations$38,328,807Self-Generated Funds$58,315,999TOTAL BUDGET$96,644,806Public Support Per FTE (11/12)$4,492

4Campus1,780 Acres180 Buildings1 Active Capital Outlay Project Research Park

Tech is nestled among the piney woods of North Louisiana in Ruston, which is between Shreveport (65 miles to the west) and Monroe (30 miles to the east)

180 buildings spread over 1,780 acres at primarily three locations (one of the largest campus acreages in the UL System)

Only current Capital Outlay Project is Enterprise Campus Research Park, which will serve as a home for high-tech companies looking to capitalize on the intellectual, commercialization and research strengths of Louisiana Tech. It includes Tech Pointe, a multi-tenant building recently opened, that is connected to Louisianas information superhighway, LONI, and home to the Cyberspace Research Laboratory.5Enrollment History6Enrollment ProfileFall 2012 enrollment of 11,360 79% UG | 21% Graduate65% White | 14% Black52% Female | 48% Male84% In-State | 16% Out-of-State68% Full-time | 32% Part-time69% Under Age 24

Feeder ParishesParishFall 2011LA StudentsLincoln1,614Caddo1,352Ouachita1,091Bossier1,004Rapides471Webster333St. Tammany281East Baton Rouge263Livingston248TOTAL6,657 (69%)

8Performance Indicators24.1 ACT88% FTF on TOPS77.1% FTF Retention Rate (10 to 11)47.2% Same Institution Graduation Rate 54.2% Statewide Graduation Rate (2005 Cohort)1,893 Completers (2011/12)

9Academic CollegesApplied and Natural SciencesBusinessEducationEngineering and ScienceLiberal ArtsGraduate School

10Degree Programs (2011-12 Completers)TOP 5 UNDERGRADGeneral Studies (124)Biology (65)Kinesiology (61)Psychology (60)Sociology (59)TOP 5 GRADEngineering (60)Business Administration (52)Counselor Education (39)Industrial/Organizational Psychology (30)Secondary Education (23)

Other top undergraduate programs are business and mechanical engineering

11Academic AccoladesRecognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Tier One National UniversityRanked in the top ten in the nation for technology commercialization and #3 in the nation for nanotechnology education programs by Small Times Magazine90% of first-year and senior students rated their educational experience as good or excellent

Research16 research centers/institutesBetween 2006-2010:12 Start-up Companies22 Small Business Innovation Research Awards26 Licenses and Options Executed76 Patent Applications; 22 Patents Issued140 Reports of Invention (ROI)Average of 20 ROIs per $10 million research and development expenditures, approx. five times the national average

Student LifeOver 130 student organizationsStudent AmenitiesStudent CenterOn-Campus Housing optionsLambright Sports CenterBulldog Achievement Resource Center (BARC)

Athletics16 NCAA Division I TeamsWestern Athletics Conference (WAC) joining Conference USA in 2013Mascots: Bulldog & Lady Techsters8 programs recorded highest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores and 3 programs had a perfect 1,000Highest student-athlete graduation rate (71%) in state among schools with football programs

TENETS OF TECHConfidence | Excellence |Commitment | Knowledge | Integrity | Respect | Leadership Loyalty | Enthusiasm | Caring | Hope | Pridetenet (tn't) n. An opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by a person or especially by an organization.

Each year freshmen are welcomed to campus and given a medallion with the tenets inscribed. After convocation, the students walk to the Lady of the Mist and toss their medallion into her waters. They will get the medallion back upon graduation.www.ulsystem.edu/LATECHsearch