BATON ROUGE, La. — The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors will consider several items involving Northwestern State University and Louisiana Tech University when it meets Thursday, Aug. 27, in Baton Rouge.
The board meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. at 1201 North Third St.
For Northwestern State, the agenda includes approval of a contract for Jason Anderson as head softball coach.
NSU also has two items before the Facilities Planning Committee.
The university is asking the board to approve renaming the Health and Human Performance Building as the Kinesiology Building.
A second request would name a laboratory in that building the “Roper Biomechanics and Movement Analysis Lab.”
Louisiana Tech has several items on the agenda, including three athletic employment contracts. The university is seeking approval of contracts for Brooke Stoehr, head women’s basketball coach; Halle McClintock, assistant track and field/cross country coach; and Adam Schwartz, assistant men’s basketball coach.
Louisiana Tech also has three Facilities Planning Committee requests.
The university is seeking approval to name two laboratory spaces in Nethken Hall the “Gayle Magee Red Circuits Laboratory” and the “Smoak Power Laboratory.”
Another request would authorize Louisiana Tech to enter into a ground lease with the Louisiana Tech University Foundation for renovation of a vacant building at 818 California Ave.
Louisiana Tech is also asking for authorization to obtain an appraisal and pursue the sale of the university’s undivided one-half interest in certain real estate in Rayville.
Several systemwide issues on the agenda could also affect both Northwestern State and Louisiana Tech.
The Academic and Student Affairs Committee will consider system universities’ promotions in faculty rank and recommendations for tenure, as well as academic planning documents.
The board will also consider the UL System’s fiscal year 2027-28 capital outlay budget request and each institution’s five-year capital outlay plan. Those plans generally identify major construction, renovation and infrastructure priorities universities are seeking to advance through the state capital outlay process.
The Finance Committee will present the UL System’s proposed fiscal year 2026-27 operating budgets, including organizational charts, mandatory undergraduate and graduate attendance fees and scholarships.
The board is also scheduled to receive a report on internal and external audit activity covering June 2 through Aug. 5 and a recap of the 2026 regular legislative session.
The Aug. 27 agenda also includes personnel actions and reports from the UL System president and board chair.