Re: Summit Expansion?
Originally Posted by
WhoRepsTheLurker
The two moderators are correct. Research stature matters.
It generates local commerce (see Aldevron), it attracts undergraduates and tuition $$ (see UG enrollment back when we were R1),* and it attracts move-up invites in athletics.
It’s debatable whether NDSU is interested in the latter, but to be fair, much of that is beyond NDSU’s control, being more dependent on the dismal state of ND higher ed.
For the record (I’ve said this many times, so I apologize) I’ve come to view NDSU’s current position as equivalent, if not better than, most G5 possibilities.
*NDSU is currently getting fined big bucks for every drop in enrollment. I don't know what genius came up with that model, but they should be fired ASAP.
Ndsu enrollment is dropping???
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