The UL Board took action at the October board meeting to update the name change rules, but nothing else was mentioned about what was changing in the minutes and the change was not on the initial agenda.
They changed this...
The use of the two-letter University of Louisiana abbreviation, “UL,” and/or the
phrase “U of L” are prohibited by the university or any of its affiliated organizations
(alumni associations, development foundations, bookstores, etc.). For academic,
public relations, athletic, as well as other purposes not specified, the use of the
University of Louisiana abbreviation must always include the abbreviation for the
municipal location of the institution. For example, ULR is appropriate for University
of Louisiana at Rayne.
All uses of the name “University of Louisiana” must be followed by the word “at”
and the institution’s geographic location. No typographic variations within the name
are permitted. The word “at” must be no less than 50% and the geographic location
must not exceed 100% nor be less than 80% of the University of Louisiana name.
Any institutional use of “University of Louisiana” without the “at” and geographic
location is prohibited.
To this...
All formal uses of the name “University of Louisiana” or “UL” must be followed
by the institution’s geographic location. This requirement is applicable to the
university and any of its affiliated organizations (alumni associations, development
foundations, bookstores, etc.)
So basically ULL never followed the rules and did so until the rules were changed so that they were no longer out of compliance.
They changed this...
The use of the two-letter University of Louisiana abbreviation, “UL,” and/or the
phrase “U of L” are prohibited by the university or any of its affiliated organizations
(alumni associations, development foundations, bookstores, etc.). For academic,
public relations, athletic, as well as other purposes not specified, the use of the
University of Louisiana abbreviation must always include the abbreviation for the
municipal location of the institution. For example, ULR is appropriate for University
of Louisiana at Rayne.
All uses of the name “University of Louisiana” must be followed by the word “at”
and the institution’s geographic location. No typographic variations within the name
are permitted. The word “at” must be no less than 50% and the geographic location
must not exceed 100% nor be less than 80% of the University of Louisiana name.
Any institutional use of “University of Louisiana” without the “at” and geographic
location is prohibited.
To this...
All formal uses of the name “University of Louisiana” or “UL” must be followed
by the institution’s geographic location. This requirement is applicable to the
university and any of its affiliated organizations (alumni associations, development
foundations, bookstores, etc.)
So basically ULL never followed the rules and did so until the rules were changed so that they were no longer out of compliance.
