Posted 10/14/2005 at 4:00 PM
The LSUHSC School of Dentistry is only posting updated announcements on its website at www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu under the link “Hurricane Katrina Emergency Notices.”   Please visit the school’s website for the most updated information.

Kind regards,
The Administration

Posted 10/05/2005 at 9:30 PM

To all residents of the 1900 Perdido Residence hall and Sister Sister Stanislaus hall.

Due to a lack of electrical power in both dormitories for an extended period of time, many refrigerators contain badly spoiled foodstuffs. The refrigerators must be removed, so that repair and cleaning of the building may be completed. University owned property is currently being removed.

If you personally own a unit in your dorm room or apartment, we ask that you make arrangements to have it removed as soon as possible. At some point, the University will have to remove abandoned units.

We will attempt to contact each of you to clarify how you would like to handle the situation. We thank you for your cooperation and realize that you have many demands on your time right now.

Sonny Neville, Executive Director,  Auxiliary Enterprises

Posted 10/04/2005 at 10:00 PM
Student Access to Stanislaus

We were able to get lights on in Stanislaus today. Effective tomorrow morning, Wednesday September 5, 2005, both residence halls will be open for students to retrieve their personal property from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on  Monday through Friday and from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Appropriate ID is required. No further moving activity will take place for the present time. Please continue to monitor this site for updates.

Posted 10/03/2005 at 10:00 PM
Student Access to Residence Hall and Stanislaus

We were able to get lights back today in the Residence Hall on Perdido Street. General student access to that building will be permitted beginning, Tuesday morning, , October 3, 2005. Appropriate ID is required. No further moving activity will take place for the present time.

We are also hopeful that we might also get lights back in Stanislaus in the next couple of days at which time general access will also be permitted to that building. Please continue to monitor this site for updates.

Rooms from Tower A of the Residence Hall coming to Baton Rouge this evening include 1101, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1108, 1109, 1110 and 1111. Residents of these rooms may claim their property between 10:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. at the Laville Food Emporium.

Posted 9/30/2005 at 2:10 PM
Message from Dr. Jim Weir

The LSUHSC School of Dentistry has established a temporary Office of Admissions for undergraduate programs in Baton Rouge. Requests for application materials and information may be made to:

LSUHSC School of Dentistry
Office of Admissions
P. O. Box 98077
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(225) 408-4970
 

Again, I extend my thoughts and concern to our LSUSD family: faculty, students and staff.  I wish you well as you begin to re-build what was lost during Hurricane Katrina.  In order to keep you abreast of LSUSD activities, it is my intention to provide regular updates from this point forward to keep everyone informed. 

Plans and schedules are coming together nicely and a core group of faculty and staff are working to ensure the continued education of LSUSD students and residents.  Patient care is also a primary concern and we are addressing that issue in concert with our academic mission.  See the message to LSUSD patients which will be posted later today for further information.

Here is some key information to be aware of for the LSUSD Family:

Faculty orientation
Monday, October 3; 11:30 a.m.

Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center
Auditorium B & D
2323 Kenilworth Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA.  70808

For those that are able to attend, the LSUSD administration will provide updated information regarding current school activities, the condition of our school in New Orleans, and answer any questions.

Student Orientation
Dental Students

The academic lecture schedules are almost finalized for dental students.  Orientations for all dental students are scheduled for next week.
 

Dental Students I & II
Orientation, Monday, October 3; 1:00 p.m.

Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center
Auditorium B & D
2323 Kenilworth Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70808

Phone:  (225) 763-2836

Directions:  http://www.pbrc.edu/directions.htm

D1 classes begin at Pennington on Wednesday, October 5 (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.)

DII classes begin at Pennington on Tuesday, October 4 (10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)

Dental Students III
Orientation, Tuesday, October 4; 10:00 a.m.

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Skip Bertman Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
1^st Floor Auditorium

Phone:  (225) 578-9906

Directions:  www.vetmed.lsu.edu/map.htm

DIII classes begin at LSU School of Veterinary Medicine on Tuesday, October 4 (1:00 to 4:00 p.m.)

Dental Student IV
Orientation, Friday, September 30; 10:00 a.m.

Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center
Auditorium B & D
2323 Kenilworth Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Directions:  http://www.pbrc.edu/directions.htm

This orientation has been set-up at the request of the senior dental students.  If your circumstances and location prohibit you from attending, it is understood.  Please note that this orientation is not mandatory.  Senior students are starting rotations in satellite clinics and private practices this week to continue their clinical requirements. 

More information about the curriculum will be provided at the orientations and will be posted to this website as soon as possible.

Student Clinics

A 30-chair clinical facility is being established in Baton Rouge at the LSU South Campus Complex.  The complex is comprised of two buildings and will house a dental clinic, lecture rooms, and office space.  Junior dental students and dental hygiene students will continue their clinical education in the clinic building.  The building is comprehensive and will include laboratory technology, centralized sterilization, oral diagnosis and x-ray.  Pre-clinical facilities are being set-up for dental and dental laboratory technology students as well.  The clinic space is expected to be complete in three to five weeks.  Updates will be posted regularly on the LSUHSC and LSUSD website.  The address of the South Campus Complex is 8000 G.S.R.I. Ave., Baton Rouge, LA  70802.  Drs Randy Malloy and Michael O’Brien have been working tirelessly to set-up this site and I extend our sincerest thanks for their efforts. 

Dental Hygiene Orientation

Monday, October 3, Baton Rouge
DII 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
DI 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Location Pending

An orientation for dental hygiene students will be held on Monday, October 3 in Baton Rouge.  See above for times.  Administration is currently trying to locate a facility to hold the orientation.  Unfortunately, the LSU South Campus facility is not yet available for classes.  Please check the LSUHSC website tomorrow for where the orientation will be held.   

Dental Laboratory Technology

DLT faculty have identified a facility to continue the education of DLT students.  Please check the LSUHSC regularly for updated information and a start date for classes. 

Graduate Programs

The department heads of each resident and graduate program are working individually to address the educational and clinical needs for their respective participants.  If you have questions, it is recommended that you contact the department heads of those programs or the designated faculty member within those departments.  If you need contact information, please call LSUSD General Information at (225) 763-2840 or email at jfader@lsuhsc.edu.

Thank you all for your patience as we begin to re-establish the LSU Dental School in different parts of the state.  If you have any specific questions, please feel free to call LSUSD General Information at (225) 763-2840 or (225) 763-2842.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all,

Eric J. Hovland, DDS, MEd, MBA
Dean

• Orientation is scheduled for October 3, 2005 at 1:00 pm at the Pennington Center in Baton Rouge. Address: 2323 Kenilworth Dr, Baton Rouge; Phone: 225-763-2500

• Parking for Pennington is as follows:
  Enter through Kenilworth Pkwy. Onto the drive leading to the Conference Center
  Parking lots accessed from the drive by turning right are reserved for LSUHSC
  Overflow parking is found adjacent to Perkins Road
  Do not park in the lot reserved for volunteers
  Consider carpooling if possible.

• Classes will resume on Wed. Oct. 5th at 1:00 in Aud. B&D in the East Conference Center of the Pennington Center. Classes scheduled for Oct. 5th are Morphology and Fund. Of Operative Dentistry. Comprehensive schedules will be provided during orientation.

• Housing plans are in progress and will be communicated when finalized.

DENTAL II

• Orientation is scheduled for October 3, 2005 at 1:00 pm at the Pennington Center in Baton Rouge. Address: 2323 Kenilworth Dr, Baton Rouge; Phone: 225-763-2500

• Parking for Pennington is as follows:
  Enter through Kenilworth Pkwy. Onto the drive leading to the Conference Center
  Parking lots accessed from the drive by turning right are reserved for LSUHSC
  Overflow parking is found adjacent to Perkins Road
  Do not park in the lot reserved for volunteers
  Consider carpooling if possible

• Classes will resume on Wed. Oct. 4th at 8:00 am in Aud. B&D in the East Conference Center of the Pennington Center. Classes scheduled for Oct. 4th are Oral Diagnosis and Orthodontics. Comprehensive schedules will be provided during orientation.

• Housing plans are in progress and will be communicated when finalized.

DENTAL III

• Orientation is scheduled for October 4th at 10:00 am at the School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge. Address: Skip Bertman Drive. Baton Rouge; Phone: 225-578-9900

• Parking for the Vet School is as follows: Overflow parking can be accommodated in the parking lot across Skip Bertman Drive.
  Consider carpooling if possible

• Classes will resume on Wed. Oct. 4th at 1:00 pm in Aud. 1211 on the 1st floor at the School of Veterinary Medicine. Prosthodontics is scheduled for that afternoon. Comprehensive schedules will be provided during orientation.

• Housing plans are in progress and will be communicated when finalized.

DENTAL IV

• A message will be sent shortly via e-mail regarding clinical placement and other fourth year specifics.

Good afternoon. We have completed the clinic placement of our senior class. Students are being placed in our statewide clinics and in some of the most outstanding private offices in the state. The response of the Louisiana dental community has been exceptional in establishing these clinic sites.

We have lecture room facilities in the Pennington Biomedical Research Center for the first and second-year classes. The third-year lectures will be in the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Dental Hygiene and Laboratory Technology will be at the LSU South Campus.

We are developing a School of Dentistry campus in three buildings on LSU’s South Campus. Some cleaning and renovations must first be completed. Our plan is to establish a 30-chair dental clinic, some laboratory support, lecture facilities for all student classes, and faculty and administrative offices. This will take, we estimate, four to six weeks. The campus is small, a bit rustic, and we have cows as neighbors. We are so fortunate to have been provided the use of this campus.

Accommodations in Baton Rouge will be arriving next week with mobile homes and October 3^rd for the Baltic Ferry. Students have been on the internet viewing the rooms. We will provide specific details when they are complete.

Good afternoon. I took care of some personal things yesterday like retrieving my cars from the airport parking garage.

We continue to make progress in obtaining housing accommodations. Hope to have specific information by Wednesday.

We are working with many generous people and companies to establish a clinic on our new “LSU South Campus” home away from home. We will have a lot of people to thank.

The classrooms and preclinical space is coming together nicely. We are also identifying faculty offices on the LSU South campus.

Some things are still moving and when we have the final plan I will share it with you.

We still have not been able to visit the dental school as the water is still too high on the campus. 

LSU and the Saints victories this weekend were nice!

I continue to be optimistic that we will be fine. This tragedy also brings us many opportunities.

Posted 09/12/2005 at 3:35 PM
Message from Dr. Hovland

Good afternoon. I took care of some personal things yesterday like retrieving my cars from the airport parking garage.

We continue to make progress in obtaining housing accommodations. Hope to have specific information by Wednesday.

We are working with many generous people and companies to establish a clinic on our new “LSU South Campus” home away from home. We will have a lot of people to thank.

The classrooms and preclinical space is coming together nicely. We are also identifying faculty offices on the LSU South campus.

Some things are still moving and when we have the final plan I will share it with you.

We still have not been able to visit the dental school as the water is still too high on the campus.

LSU and the Saints victories this weekend were nice!

I continue to be optimistic that we will be fine. This tragedy also brings us many opportunities.
 

Posted 09/09/2005 at 6:15 PM
Message from Dr. Hovland

Good afternoon. We continue to work and prepare for our students and programs. More faculty keep stopping by our “headquarters” at the LSU System Office on the LSU campus. It is great to see those familiar faces.

We will inform you as details emerge. Tomorrow night we will be watching LSU football. Geaux Tigers!
 

Good afternoon. We are continuing to develop facilities and curriculum. We have made some great progress today, and I am more confident than ever that we will work through this setback successfully.

We are also actively addressing the housing problem. Our goal is to have housing for faculty, students, and staff in the near future.

We have communicated with or located most of our students and much of our faculty.

I have not mentioned in my messages the hurt that all of us in the LSU family feel. Many have lost their homes, and our school has suffered damage from wind and flooding. I cannot express how deeply I feel for our students, faculty and staff. However, we are a school that will reopen in September. Our faculty are committed to continuing an excellent educational program. I am so proud of the resolve and commitment of our students, faculty and staff.

Posted 09/05/2005 at 5:15 PM
Message from Dr. Hovland

Good afternoon. This morning we visited the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in order to see their classroom and lecture facilities. It is a beautiful and large facility that will definitely meet our needs. We will be sharing the facilities with other schools of the HSC.

I also met with the student leadership this morning. We had a good meeting and addressed their questions. I requested their help and advice as we prepare our plans and move forward. They have done a wonderful job in communicating with their classes and providing assistance to myself and others.

I have been in contact with the Dental Hygiene faculty and they are finalizing their plans. Dental Laboratory Technology is also planning their programs.

I have been in contact with most of the residency program directors and we have had discussions regarding their plans.

I will keep you updated daily on progress. Thanks for your patience.

Posted 09/05/2005 at 6:20 PM
Message from Dr. Hovland

Good afternoon. We have developed a plan for our DDS, Dental Hygiene, and Laboratory Technology programs.

First, it is our expectation to be back in our school in New Orleans by January. In the interim, we will continue our educational programs at various sites starting Monday, September 26.

For our senior dental students, we are identifying clinic sites in various areas of the state including our clinics in Alexandria, Lafayette, and Independence, as well as other clinics in Baton Rouge and Monroe. All seniors will receive excellent clinical experiences and it is our expectation they will graduate on time.

We are basing our first, second, and third year dental programs in Baton Rouge. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center will be a major teaching facility. Other locations such as the Veterinary School at LSU may be utilized for lectures.

Dental Hygiene and Laboratory Technology plans are being developed for clinic and educational instruction. Final plans will be shared soon.

The LSU System is making good progress in finding housing in Baton Rouge for students and faculty. We plan to have specific information for you before the end of the week.

To summarize, our School will resume operations on September 26. We will share more detailed information as we proceed.

Posted 09/04/2005 at 10:15 PM
Message: Dr. Hovland
(225) 578-4033,  email: DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu

We ask that all students, staff, and faculty continue to exercise patience.  There will be more information concerning the start of classes by next week.  Today, progress was made with location of faculty and students.  Work has begun on curriculum changes.  Attempts to locate housing is the most difficult problem.  More later…

Posted 09/03/2005 at 5:15 PM
Message: Dr. Hovland (225) 578-4033,  email: DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu

Good afternoon. One of the questions many have is will we continue to have jobs. The answer is a big yes. Our plans are to continue the operation of the Dental School from Baton Rouge most likely the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. We will establish clinic sites throughout the State until we can return to New Orleans. We will continue to be a functioning dental school and will continue all our programs. It will be a challenge that I know our faculty, staff, and students will meet this challenge. The excellence we established at our school will continue and grow.

Posted 09/02/2005 at 6:40 PM
Message: Dr. Hovland (225) 578-4033,  email: DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu

We have received many emails regarding the transfer of our students to other schools.  It is not our intent to transfer our DDS, Dental Hygiene, or Laboratory Technology students to other schools.  It is our goal to continue our LSU programs in temporary facilities or clinics in Louisiana.  We will be creative and flexible.  We will stay together.  When the situation allows, we will then move back to our home in New Orleans.  At this time, as best we know, the only flooded areas of the dental school are the basement and the first floor.  We can repair our facility, move forward, and continue to provide the best dental education in the world.

On another subject, students have begun a discussion board at www.est1982.com.  All students and dental faculty can use that site as a board to communicate with each other as they wish. 

Posted 09/02/2005 at 12:10 PM
Message: Dr. Hovland (225) 578-4033,  email: DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu

Joining me at the LSU Systems Office today are several faculty members, department heads, and students.  A top priority is to locate students, faculty, and staff and determine where they are and how we can contact them.  On the right side of the LSUHSC homepage is a “Register Online” section.  Please register and provide the information requested.  You can update the information if you move. 

It is my understanding the school of dentistry took water in the basement and first floor. 

We are actively developing plans for our students to continue their education.  As you can imagine, housing is a primary concern and problem.

Many faculty and staff have inquired about future pay issues.  On this website, the LSU System will provide information on pay issues sometime this afternoon.

Again, my thoughts are with all of you.

Posted 09/01/2005 at 12:45 PM
Message: Dr. Hovland (225) 578-4033,  email: DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu

We have established a logistics center in Baton Rouge. We are committed to making arrangements so all of our students will complete their education in a timely manner. Various options are being discussed. Please be patient until we are able to work out some more details. Decisions on the various options will be made from this location only.

As decisions are reached and plans are finalized, updated information will be posted on this web site. Please keep checking this site. Should you have questions in the meantime, you may call (225) 578-4033 or email at DentalSchoolContact911@lsuhsc.edu.

Again, at this time, please be patient as we move forward.

My heart goes out to everyone who is suffering from this catastrophe.