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Dr. Jamie Taylor's 1 Year Anniversary

Dr. Jaime Taylor's Anniversary
2021
1
YEAR
2022

Jaime R. Taylor assumed Â鶹ÊÓƵ presidency on July 12, 2021, and the Texas State University System formally installed Taylor as the 16th president of Â鶹ÊÓƵ at the Presidential Investiture Ceremony on Nov. 11. As president, Taylor has focused his efforts on enrollment, student success, community collaboration and pushing Â鶹ÊÓƵ forward as a preeminent institution in Southeast Texas.

Under Taylor’s one year of leadership, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has already obtained a remarkable number of accomplishments. 

Rankings

  • LU Engineering graduates are named No.1 in the state and No.3 in the country for 20-year net income by Payscale.com.
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ is listed in the top 10 best public universities in Texas by U.S. News & World Report.
  • LU’s online RN to MSN program ranked No. 2 in the nation by EduMed.org
  • Nursing Schools Almanac ranks Â鶹ÊÓƵ No.22 among best prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in the state.
  • LU Doctoral program listed among nation’s best by the Princeton Review
  • LU residence halls ranked No.3 in state by Niche.com.
  • Master of Public Health program ranked No.6 most affordable program in the nation by EduRef.net.
  • LU ranked No.4 in nation for best probation officer degree program by Intelligent.com

Enrollment and Student Success

  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ hosted more than 500 students on campus for the Spring 2022 Cardinal View open house event.
  • The Welcome Center has hosted more than 3,100 potential LU students on campus tours this year, which is 1000 students more than pre-COVID tours.
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ has awarded more than 5,500 degrees and certificates over the past year.
  • Dann Brown is named universities next Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at LU.
  • LU College of Education & Human Development is accepted into Cohort V of the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation.
  • Nursing graduates boast 98.18% pass rate on NCLEX-RN licensure exam.
  • Texas Academy is reimagined into the top choice for high achieving high school students
  • On the heels of an athletics conference realignment to the Southland Conference, Â鶹ÊÓƵ welcomed Jeff O’Malley as the new Director of Athletics.
  • Men’s tennis team secured its first WAC regular season championship title in the program’s history.

Fundraising and Grants

  • Speaker Dade Phelan secures millions in new revenue to increase per-student funding at LU and to mitigate the impact of recent tropical storms.
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated LU Red Day –– the first inaugural 24-hour celebration of giving –– raising $124,029 with more than 474 donors.
  • LU was received a donation from AT&T Texas to support the university’s efforts to tackle learning loss in Southeast Texas Schools.
  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ Athletics basketball teams partner with local non-profit organization Some Other Place to host annual Teddy Bear Toss fundraiser.

Faculty Achievements and Research

  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ establishes the Center for Resiliency to focus on research, community outreach, mitigation and recovery following major storm events.
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency awards Qin Qian, professor of civil and environmental engineering, a total of $448,625 to use in the improvement of water quality in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Cynthia Stinson and Ruthie Robinson named the 2022 recipients of the State Research Award by the TOBGNE for their research focusing on “Compassion Fatigue and Resiliency During the COVID-19 Pandemic”
  • The National Science Foundation has awarded Dr. Zhe Fan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, a total of $177,460 for his engineering research initiative in complex concentrated alloys.

Facilities and Campus Enhancements

  • Â鶹ÊÓƵ is awarded $44.9 million in capital construction assistance by the Texas Legislature to support the renovation of the Mary & John Gray Library.
  • Opened the Emerson Advanced Technology Center to help train engineering students on the cutting-edge process systems that they will encounter on the job.
  • Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum awarded $387,000 from Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage and various foundations to support renovations.