UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION/FACULTY INSTITUTE AGENDA

Fall 2026  •  Wednesday, August 12, 2026 •  Peltier Auditorium  •  8:30 a.m.

8 – 8:30 a.m.

Coffee and Refreshments

Session I

 
8:30 a.m.


Master of Ceremonies
Dr. Todd Keller, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

The State of the University

Dr. Jay Clune, President

9 a.m.


New Faculty Announcements

Faculty Promotion and Tenure
Presentation of Awards
Dr. Todd Keller

Student Affairs “Apple” Awards
Dr. Janice Lyn, Dean of Students

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Cost of each Student
Terry Braud, Executive VP of Finance & Administration

Strategic Enrollment Plan Update & Rollout
Renee Hicks, Associate Vice President for Strategy and Analytics
University of Louisiana System

Slate
Garrett Clement, director of Enrollment Operations

Navigate/EdSights
Dr. Amy Hebert, director of Student Success & Retention

Career Ready Colonels
Katherine Mabile, director of Career Services

LASTEM Region 3 STEM Center
Dr. Christie Landry, director of Bayou Stem

Accessible Information Management (AIM)
Casie Oncale, director of Student Access Center

Academic Policy on AI
Dr. Todd Keller, Provost/VPAA
Dr. Kaisa Young, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

LUNCH BREAK
(own your own) The Galliano Dining Hall is open.

Session II

 

College and Institute Faculty Meetings

 

Al Danos College of Business Administration1:30 p.m., Powell 113

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences1:30 p.m., Hill Hall 125

College of Liberal Arts & Chef John Folse Culinary Institute1:30 p.m., Danos Theater

College of Sciences and Technology1:15 p.m., Peltier Auditorium

Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing1:30 p.m., Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi Auditorium (152 Ayo Hall)

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