The University President, Dr. E. Joseph Savoie, periodically posts blogs and email messages to the University community and the public about important University relations, developments, and updates.
Read his most recent blogs below and subscribe to receive all updates.
Dear Students,
Now that finals are complete, I’d like to thank you for making this past year a great one. At every level, you moved UL Lafayette forward by big leaps.
We started the year by welcoming the most academically talented freshman class ever to enter the University. We also opened the newest residence halls in the Rose Garden, enhancing the physical space of our campus.
I would like to thank Dr. Carolyn Bruder for her dedication as an exceptional Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. She is retiring this summer after leading our academic affairs division for nearly three years, longer than she first intended.
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: We’ve reached a greatly anticipated milestone—the University has launched a new website. It features an easy-to-use content management system. More importantly, our new website better conveys who we are and reflects the dynamic people, programs and places that make up our university.
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students:
Last week we welcomed a special guest to our University, Dr. Sandra Woodley, who became president of the University of Louisiana System earlier this month. Dr. Woodley has a background to which many hard-working students can relate. She married at 18 and had two small children in her early 20s. Her path to a college degree included concurrently juggling work, changing diapers, and trying to study. And, she admits, it was a struggle.
