First, our athletic director was named today as the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators 2015 administrator of the year. She's won numerous award this year, as well as completed a doctorate.
Last week our board chair was named HBCU alumnus of the year by HBCU Digest. Mike has been working on a landmark HBCU case in Maryland dealing with equitable funding.
Finally, Money Magazine unveiled their college rankings. I'm not a true rankings fan since most focus on inputs, but many say Money does a better job focusing on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Only 736 out of over 4,000 colleges and universities made the cut, so being #625 places us in the top 15% of all schools. Only 6 Louisiana schools made the list (out of 20+ 4 year schools). We were #4 in Louisiana right behind Tulane which came in at #620, and the only Louisiana school that got a grade of A for value-added, which assesses our performance with students from similar backgrounds nationally.
Which is something I've said all the while. We do a great job helping students perform beyond usual metrics.
