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When I think back on all the time and energy that In closing, I am inspired and renewed by the
went into that 5 months, I am awed by what we commitment of our people, energized by our
accomplished. This is a testament to the hard outcomes, and humbled by how we have faced
work and dedication of a talented staff as well as our challenges together. The state of our
the commitment of the Southern University institution is strong, and it is well-positioned to
System and the State of Louisiana. advance its mission for generations to come.
Through amazing teamwork and inspired effort, Accomplishments:
we completely turned around our financial • Submitted of our SACSCOC Report and acceptance
position by balancing all of our accounts and with no recommendations from the SACSCOC Special
Committee
completely wiping out a deficit of $7.7 million, all
• Eliminated of the $7.7 million deficit
while protecting our academic core, ensuring that • Developed partnership (Oshner) to combat the risk of
teaching, research and related service were not COVID-19
negatively impacted. This extraordinary turn of • Created a Capacity Building Institute for Faculty,
events could not have happened without the Administrators and Staff to strengthen their delivery of
academic and administrative support to all our
direct engagement of our most valuable assets—
stakeholders. (60+number of faculty and 175
our faculty, staff, and students. It took a total effort administrators and staff )
on everyone’s part to realize the success that we • Balanced all University's financial funds
now enjoy. I am proud to proclaim that SUNO is • Created an University Budget Committee (UBC)
well-positioned to reclaim its role as one of the • Recovered over $4+ million in previously outdated
FEMA reimbursements
academic leaders in the state and to be
• Received $196k gift from the SUNO Foundation for
recognized as one of the best places to learn in scholarships
this nation. With a re-commitment to our • All 10 (100%) programs mandated for periodic
refocused strategic plan, we are poised for program reviewed
reaching even higher heights and to achieve at • Increased alumni database from 3,500 to
approximately 24,000
levels greater than any previously reached.
• Increased faculty participation by 50% in accreditation
planning efforts
While we have this extraordinary opportunity to
reengage the talents of all our people, we do so The pages that follow contain SUNO’s strategic
with the knowledge of and recommitment to accomplishments for Fiscal Year 2020. We
ensuring a solid financial base is maintained. We should all take a measure of pride in what we
have laid the groundwork for this stable financial have achieved together.
base by committing to embracing process
improvement methodologies, greater use of our
technology systems, and the imposition of Interim Chancellor
rigorous standards that allow us to account for all James H. Ammons, Jr., PhD
resources and accurately measure our progress.
Additionally, we have begun to build our
fundraising and institutional advancement
capacity.
