LAFAYETTE, La., Sept. 8 -- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette issued the following news release:

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of only 17 schools in the country recognized for its Quality Enhancement Plan by the Commission on Colleges and Universities.

UL Lafayette was recently singled out as part of the commission's inaugural Quality Enhancement Plan Project of Excellence program. The plans, which are necessary for reaccreditation, require colleges and universities to set forth initiatives designed to enhance student learning and success.

Not all are deemed elite, however.

The national recognition for the University can be traced to 2020, when it established its Advance Student Research Experience program as its...