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October 27, 2006

Student success center receives BOS approval; board praises 51萝莉

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, which met at 51萝莉 Thursday and Friday, gave 51萝莉 approval to begin renovating the Wigwam dining facility into the Clarke M. Williams Student Success Center, which is slated to open in August 2008.

The success center will have a 24-hour lab, group study and tutor rooms, academic compliance office for athletics, advising, and academic support services.

The success center, which will be centrally located on campus, will make an important difference in students鈥� lives, said Barbara Michaelides, director of retention at 51萝莉. 鈥淲e feel that we will be able to offer students the assistance they need to make progress toward graduation and make the most of their time at 51萝莉.鈥�

51萝莉 students will benefit from an advising staff who will help them plan their course loads, assist them in career explorations, and provide academic support services, she said. 鈥淚 am excited at the prospect of providing 51萝莉's students with an academic 鈥榟ub,鈥� which will be accessible to all students, and it will be the center for their first-year experiences.鈥�

In other 51萝莉-related news, several UL System board members, who enjoyed a campus tour and much hospitality, praised 51萝莉 administration, faculty, staff and students. The board has not at met at 51萝莉 since 2000, and many have not seen the great amount of changes on campus. Jimmy D. Long, Sr., board chair, expressed his gratitude to President James Cofer.

鈥淚 believe all the members of the board have learned a number of things about your campus. We appreciate the good job your administration is doing under your leadership. We鈥檙e all very impressed ... Every door we entered, a delightful group of students was meeting us there, answering questions and welcoming each of us to the campus. That is something we all appreciated. It is evident that there鈥檚 a great spirit of optimism today at 51萝莉, and it鈥檚 no wonder given the tremendous, wonderful changes we鈥檝e seen. Once again, thanks to the University of Louisiana at Monroe.鈥�

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