Quote Originally Posted by GCWaters View Post
This fall looks pretty good to me--tons of students in the union, on the grounds, etc. With the two LLC's and the new Cater hall, we have plenty of really good dorm space for students. We could start looking at repurposing some of the older ones that don't have the amenities students want--could be good research space, especially with VPRC's push to expand funded research in the social/behavioral sciences and the humanities...

And that's big news....to quote:

"Researchers broke a 14 year-old record by earning $142.5M in external funding awards in FY24. Besides breaking that previous all-time high, they also surpassed FY23's awards total of $80.9M by 76%!
💫 All NDSU colleges experienced growth in awards received.
💫 The largest component of FY24 awards came from federal sources at $114.5 million or 79% of the total of all funding."
Hhmm ... lets see. 2024 - 14 = 2010

So if I am reading this correctly, we just beat the old earmarks of the Chapman era, but with competitive funding instead of pork. I would say that's pretty damn good

In response to your previous comment, so far the fall 25 cohort suggests that we are indeed turning it around, and with only modest growth in on-line programs