State of the University address

[GCWaters]

So NDSU departments with high service-course loads that are also very research/grant active (chemistry, biology, physics, ...) would seem to be well positioned

Is that accurate?

Departments that serve large numbers of students, either as majors or through gen ed courses, are going to be very well positioned, with or without the big research grants. The research grants will sweeten the pot for those departments, and they can also save low SCH departments if the grants are big enough. Does that make sense?