All posts tagged "Joseph Lyell"

  • Brief: Trustees considering 5 percent university-wide funding cut

    By Joseph Lyell — President Neeli Bendapudi said trustees are considering increasing tuition 4 percent and slashing spending 5 percent across all university departments. The cuts, announced in an email blast, come after a year of financial...

    • Posted June 8, 2018
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  • Bendapudi assures trustees she’s set to fundraise

    By Joseph Lyell — Interim Executive Director of the U of L Foundation Keith Sherman presented trustees with grim details of the foundation’s fundraising woes at May 17’s board of trustees meeting. Sherman said the lack of...

    • Posted May 17, 2018
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  • Campus welcomes President Neeli Bendapudi

    By Joseph Lyell — On Tuesday morning, more than 200 people gathered on the steps of Grawemeyer Hall to welcome President Neeli Bendapudi on her first day at U of L. Bendapudi, named president April 3, is...

    • Posted May 15, 2018
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  • General counsel announces retirement, public budget forums coming

    By Joseph Lyell — April 19’s board of trustees meeting was the last full board meeting for both Interim President Greg Postel and Vice President for Strategy and General Counsel Leslie Strohm. Strohm is retiring effective May...

    • Posted April 19, 2018
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  • Outsourced: Canon takes over printing, postal services

    By Joseph Lyell — As the university continues to outsource operations, 19 employees of print, design and postal services got pink slips April 5. On March 15, U of L’s Board of Trustees approved outsourcing their work...

    • Posted April 9, 2018
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  • SGA president becomes first student director of U of L Foundation

    By Joseph Lyell — For the first time in the U of L Foundation’s 48-year history, a student will serve as an ex-officio director on the board. SGA President Vishnu Tirumala, faculty representative Enid Trucios-Haynes and staff representative Will...

    • Posted April 5, 2018
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  • U of L hires permanent president

    By Joseph Lyell — After nearly two years with an interim president, U of L named University of Kansas’s provost Neeli Bendapudi as the next president. The announcement came April 3, the 240th anniversary of U of L’s founding....

    • Posted April 3, 2018
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  • Brief: LMPD investigating armed robbery at University Park Apartments

    By Joseph Lyell — LMPD is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at University Park Apartments April 1 around 9:30 p.m. The suspect fled the scene in a white SUV. A Rave Alert notified students of the...

    • Posted April 2, 2018
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  • Schnatter Center panelists consider solutions to violent crime

    By Joseph Lyell — A panel of researchers and activists discussed issues related to local crime and justice at a March 28 forum sponsored by the John Schnatter Center. More than 200 people filled the College of...

    • Posted March 29, 2018
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  • SGA executive top four discuss accomplishments

    By Joseph Lyell — In the 2017-18 school year, SGA officers worked with a slew of interim administrators in an effort to improve student welfare at U of L. In interviews with The Cardinal, the top four...

    • Posted March 23, 2018
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