LSUNO is looking to carve its own unique path

UNO officially becomes part of the LSU system on July 1^st when it rebrands as LSUNO, and the school will be getting a new leader as well. Jeanette Weiland, incoming interim chancellor for LSUNO says there are lofty goals for the New Orleans campus.

Weiland is a graduate of UNO herself, earning her master's degree there while working nights in the area. She believes the university has had a huge hand in building the middle class of New Orleans and wants to see LSUNO shine in its own right. "Retaining the faculty we have, hiring new faculty, being very strategic about what academic programs we focus on ... I think we're set up for success. We're going to grow and grow fast," Weiland emphasizes.

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She says New Orleans offers a unique experience unlike any other and she thinks the Crescent City is a major selling point when drawing students to the area from across the country. "We offer things in this, the most populated city in the state, that are unmatched. We're going to strengthen the LSU system. That's our role as Privateers," Weiland went on to say.

Weiland does note that LSU does not have a magical flow of cash that can save the LSUNO system if it begins to falter and says every LSU satellite campus must be self-sustaining. She expects the structural and strategic changes made during the reorganization to be successful and says she has high hopes for continued growth of LSUNO moving forward.