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As promised, I spoke yesterday with Jeannine Kahn with the UL System about the transcript proposal and the idea of bringing the 3MT statewide competition to the next UL System meeting.
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On the transcripts, she said we should move forward and get a proposed policy drafted along with a justification. She appreciated our concerns about the timing this request alongside the various concerns about transfer student transcripts, but agrees that we
should put forth a good argument and a revised policy that the UL System grad deans agree upon. Perhaps we can gather a small ad hoc group UL System folks to meet soon by Zoom to mockup a revised policy and justification? Once we have that drafted, we could
then bring it to the group by email. What do you think? Sushma and Nancy, I know that you both have been doing a good bit of research on this topic too. Shall we take the lead? Anyone else?<br>
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On the 3MT, she wants to talk with Jim and a few others at the System office but her initial response was absolutely. That is good! Next year, the UL System Conference is set for February in NOLA. I think that could work really well. I've requested dates and
will follow up with her again in mid-April after Jim is back in the office. (He is headed to France with the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Program students.)
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All in all, I'd say this is good news and, especially on the transcript question, better than we expected!</div>
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Have a great weekend.</div>
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<p><b><span style="color: black;">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, PhD</span></b><span style="color: black;"><br>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">University of Louisiana at Lafayette</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">337-482-6965</span><br>
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