State of the University address

[THEsocalledfan]

Now get back to your budget cuts. Chop-chop.

I had not seen that story. While I think he was just saying "we are looking at everything," no one would be this dumb. It is literally one of the biggest revenue streams they have and the face of the University. Now, cuts to other sport programs? Sadly, I could see it. Women's sports and non-rev men's sports should be shaking in their boots.

[Grizzled]

I had not seen that story. While I think he was just saying "we are looking at everything," no one would be this dumb. It is literally one of the biggest revenue streams they have and the face of the University. Now, cuts to other sport programs? Sadly, I could see it. Women's sports and non-rev men's sports should be shaking in their boots.

We already made big cuts to womens sports the last time that privately upset some people. Soccer and T&F saw the biggest cuts. It would make news this time around.

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

How about we just develop a funding model that doesn’t reward universities for becoming on-line schools, especially when their athletics programs are already heavily subsidized by the state (relatively speaking)?

You know, a model that places value on actually bringing kids on to campuses ...

Somebody got played here. I’ll let you guys guess who …

[Hammerhead]

He was just preventing Rob Port from ranting about higher education being more focused on athletics than education.

I had not seen that story. While I think he was just saying "we are looking at everything," no one would be this dumb. It is literally one of the biggest revenue streams they have and the face of the University. Now, cuts to other sport programs? Sadly, I could see it. Women's sports and non-rev men's sports should be shaking in their boots.

[The_Sicatoka]

How about we just develop a funding model that doesn’t reward universities for becoming on-line schools, especially when their athletics programs are already heavily subsidized by the state (relatively speaking)?

You know, a model that places value on actually bringing kids on to campuses ...

Somebody got played here. I’ll let you guys guess who …

The funding model was adjusted in 2013 and all (looking at NDSU) the institutions had input at the time and supported it. I'm sure it is somehow "unfair" again though.

I'd ask DB (NDSU president from 2010 to 2022) why he chose to cut your online presence in light of him being part of the funding model approval process. Yeah, someone got played, but by whom?

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

He was just preventing Rob Port from ranting about higher education being more focused on athletics than education.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/opi...us-bottom-line

Port hates NDSU. That's his bottom line. Must be something in the water out there ...

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

The funding model was adjusted in 2013 and all (looking at NDSU) the institutions had input at the time and supported it. I'm sure it is somehow "unfair" again though.

I'd ask DB (NDSU president from 2010 to 2022) why he chose to cut your online presence in light of him being part of the funding model approval process. Yeah, someone got played, but by whom?

You just answered your own question

But then again, nothing screams "pud" like half of a state of 700k rooting for the other school to fail ...

Good on you for wearing it so proudly, I guess

[El_Chapo]

isnt ndsu subsidized by the state like 31% and und 43% ? or was that just athletics.

[The_Sicatoka]

You just answered your own question

But then again, nothing screams "pud" like half of a state of 700k rooting for the other school to fail ...

Good on you for wearing it so proudly, I guess

NDSU and Bresciani supported the State funding model, and then did things, internally, contrary to it. I'd call that a self-inflicted wound.

And nobody is hoping for NDSU to fail because we'll all share the bill.

The NDSU enrollment trend has been in NDSU's own public data: https://www.ndsu.edu/data/enrollment/annual/

[WhoRepsTheLurker]

isnt ndsu subsidized by the state like 31% and und 43% ? or was that just athletics.

I believe that figure is just for athletics,* but with the new funding model, the overall ratio is probably much worse than that now, thanks to the lack of significant on-line presence at NDSU. I would assume they are currently trying to undo this error in vision as quickly as possible

*cuz you know, suzie has to have everything Thundar does