the right ‘connection’ SU’s plan to bolster enrollment
SU Shreveport students (left-right) Jakarta Titus, Breyona LeBlanc and Jaccari Marshall are pictured on the Baton Rouge campus where they attend classes through the SUSLA Connect program which allows students who are unable to meet admissions requirements at the Baton Rouge or New Orleans campuses to be admitted through Southern University Shreveport.
at the Baton Rouge or New Orleans campuses to be admitted through Southern University Shreveport. The program comes at a crucial time as SU campuses face more stringent state imposed admissions requirements and ends its policy of open enrollment.
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he Southern University System is expanding college access to new incoming freshmen through its SUSLA Connect program. A partnership between the campuses in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Shreveport, SUSLA Connect allows students who are unable to meet admissions requirements
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“The new program is part of a larger strategic plan that focuses on increasing enrollment,” says Albert Tezano, associate vice chancellor for student success, SUBR--Chancellor James Llorens created the new position prior to the Fall 2012 semester to take the lead in enrollment management initiatives.
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