Chancellor seems to be against NDSU growth...

[WYOBISONMAN]

I read this in the Forum and was not impressed with the Chancellor.

http://www.inforum.com/news/3873680-...ment-plan-ndsu

It seems he would like to see NDSU grow via online students. What bullshit. I think there is a ton of demand for NDSU to grow in Fargo with real students.

[THEsocalledfan]

I read this in the Forum and was not impressed with the Chancellor.

http://www.inforum.com/news/3873680-...ment-plan-ndsu

It seems he would like to see NDSU grow via online students. What bullshit. I think there is a ton of demand for NDSU to grow in Fargo with real students.

Classic anti-NDSU BS.

[GRAFTONBISON]

I read this in the Forum and was not impressed with the Chancellor.

http://www.inforum.com/news/3873680-...ment-plan-ndsu

It seems he would like to see NDSU grow via online students. What bullshit. I think there is a ton of demand for NDSU to grow in Fargo with real students.

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[PattyBison]

I read this in the Forum and was not impressed with the Chancellor.

http://www.inforum.com/news/3873680-...ment-plan-ndsu

It seems he would like to see NDSU grow via online students. What bullshit. I think there is a ton of demand for NDSU to grow in Fargo with real students.

I am no expert in this, but it also doesn't feel correct to compare retention rates at the service academies to NDSU and UND or any non-service academy.

[tony]

I am no expert in this, but it also doesn't feel correct to compare retention rates at the service academies to NDSU and UND or any non-service academy.

Unless the plan is to provide full scholarships to everybody who attends.

[td577]

I am no expert in this, but it also doesn't feel correct to compare retention rates at the service academies to NDSU and UND or any non-service academy.

You are right. The service academies have a caveat if you drop out. You still have a service commitment. So unless NDSU or any other institution attaches a service commitment of 6 years to their attendance, they will never meet the retention rates of the service academies. It is admirable they want to build on the 20% advantage they have over the national average, but there are not many, if any, institutions meeting the same 9 out of 10 retained students as the Naval Academy or the other service academies. Completely different animals.

[Hansel]

"Part of it is, how much can the NDSU existing infrastructure take?" Hagerott said. "I will say that coming to ask for more dorm rooms and more bricks and mortar, that would not be something I'd support, but I haven't heard that from NDSU's president."

Hagerott said he'd be hesitant to request state funds for new buildings as long as oil prices are low and other campuses have "excess capacity."

That is a scary comment.

[CAS4127]

That is a scary comment.

No shit. The guy has barely been on the job and he is saying things like this!? It's almost like he came in with a anti-NDSU bias, or has already been wood-shedded.

[StL Bison Fan]

That is a scary comment.

Couldnt we move some of the unused buildings from the north into ndsu?

[bisonaudit]

Completely ridiculous position taken by the new chancellor. The retention rate is not a problem and the comparison to the Naval Academy is completely specious. There's a faculty member for every 9 students at the Naval Academy and they accept less than 8% of their applicants.