University of Louisiana System
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The University of Louisiana System (UL System) is a public university system in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It enrolls more students than the other three public university systems in the state;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as of October 2023, it claims more than 91,500 students throughout its institutions.<ref name="student°">Template:Cite web</ref> Its headquarters are in the Claiborne Building in Baton Rouge.<ref>"Quick Facts." University of Louisiana System. Retrieved on October 24, 2011. "1201 North Third Street, Suite 7-300 Baton Rouge, LA 70802"</ref><ref>"Claiborne Conference Center Template:Webarchive." State of Louisiana Division of Administration. Retrieved on October 24, 2011. "Claiborne Building 1201 North Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802"</ref>
History
The UL System began operating under its new name in 1996, and was founded in 1975 as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Member institutions
Template:Location map+The University of Louisiana System has nine member institutions:
- Grambling State University main campus
- Louisiana Tech University main campus
- McNeese State University main campus
- Nicholls State University main campus
- Northwestern State University main campus
- Southeastern Louisiana University main campus
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette main campus
- University of Louisiana at Monroe main campus
- University of New Orleans main campus
Administration
The system's president and CEO is Rick Gallot,<ref name="ULSPres">Template:Cite web</ref> replacing Jim Henderson in October 2023. Henderson was hired as president in 2016.
Past presidents
- William "Bill" Junkin (1975–1986, as Executive Director)
- J. Larry Crain (1986–1988)
- David C. McCormick (1989–1991)
- James A. Caillier (1992–1999)
- Carroll Falcon (acting) (1998–1999, 2001)
- Bobby Jindal (1999–2001)<ref name="esquire.comPage4">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Sally Clausen (2001–2008)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Randy Moffett (2008–2012)<ref>Moffett biosketch on the ULS web site. Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Sandra Woodley (2013–2015).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dan Reneau (acting) (2015–2016)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jim Henderson (2016-2023)
Crain, Clausen, and Moffett had previously been president of Southeastern Louisiana University. Jindal, a future Louisiana governor, was the youngest president of the University of Louisiana system at age 28.
Naming conventions
In 1999, the University of Southwestern Louisiana became the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Northeast Louisiana University became the University of Louisiana at Monroe, based on legislation passed in 1995.<ref name="nola">Template:Cite web</ref> ULS policy requires both school's abbreviated names to include the municipality, precluding the use of "UL" alone.<ref name="nola" /> In 2013, then-president Woodley stated that the policy does not address stand-alone usage of "Louisiana" including within athletics, where usage of particular monikers and acronyms became a point of contention.<ref name="nola" /> Soon after, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's athletic moniker became the "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
- Louisiana State University, the flagship university of Louisiana
- University of Louisiana (disambiguation)
- List of colleges and universities in Louisiana
- Harvey Peltier Jr.