Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: March 14, 2008, 08:07:38 PM »Hopefully the move to D1 can help self fund itself with increases in attendance, merchandise sales, etc.
Posted by: Bison
« on: March 14, 2008, 07:54:58 PM »I'm not going to say athletic departments don't waste money, but I think the NDSU athletics department is just as fiscally responsible as any other department at the NDSU campus. My experience with athletics has been very positive in dealing with finances and they care a great deal about students. Maybe this is different at other campuses, I'd like to hear stories if anyone has any?
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: March 14, 2008, 07:37:08 PM »More alumni support to pay for all the money the DI athletics waste?
Posted by: Bison
« on: March 14, 2008, 07:03:33 PM »Don't forget alumni. UND has a great alumni foundation and NDSU has seen a jump in alumni activity since NDSU has gone DI. I think as UND continues the path to DI with the rest of their athletic programs with the possibility of NDSU and UND someday playing each other again both universities will continue to see more and more alumni support.
Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: March 13, 2008, 11:04:16 AM »Posted by: Red
« on: March 13, 2008, 09:12:36 AM »There are many things that can be improved by way of efficiency.
Also, while there may be a correlation between money and quality of education it is surely not an absolute correlation.
Glad to hear it.
Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: March 12, 2008, 11:25:18 PM »Well that cannot be said with certainty. There are other sources funding can come from besides tuition. There are many things that can be improved by way of efficiency.
Also, while there may be a correlation between money and quality of education it is surely not an absolute correlation.
Also, while there may be a correlation between money and quality of education it is surely not an absolute correlation.
Posted by: Red
« on: March 12, 2008, 11:01:06 AM »But with growth comes more cost. If NDSU expands and tuition stays the same, clearly education will be unfunded and the quality of your education will decrease.
Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: March 12, 2008, 01:20:12 AM »No that is not what I was saying, they were two separate points. I was saying that growth is ok as long as my education does not decrease in quality and as long as I dont have to pay a lot more money.
Posted by: Red
« on: March 11, 2008, 10:23:17 PM »
As long as tuition/fees dont go up and education/service dont go down I am all for more growth!
What are you talking about? The quality of the education depends solely on how much money is spent. At only $3000 a semester NDSU clearly has an inferior teacher base compared to UND.
Posted by: pmp6nl
« on: February 15, 2008, 08:25:44 PM »One thing to note is that I am positive NDSU is focusing on making sure education is not inhibited by growth. NDSU has grown 20% over the past 5 years and education has improved, at least in the stats I have seen as well as my experiences.
JakeJZG we havent seen a lot of bad administration in the last opinion, I am confident/hope that we wont see this happen over the next explosion.
mburtonk I am actually considering transportation relating to campus as a thesis topic. Additionally I dont think they are trying to expand to just expand for sheer numbers, they have been growing over the past years for various reasons and I take it they assume it will continue.
JakeJZG we havent seen a lot of bad administration in the last opinion, I am confident/hope that we wont see this happen over the next explosion.
mburtonk I am actually considering transportation relating to campus as a thesis topic. Additionally I dont think they are trying to expand to just expand for sheer numbers, they have been growing over the past years for various reasons and I take it they assume it will continue.
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: February 13, 2008, 07:09:29 PM »'Competent' and 'parking' together in a sentence?
I think not.
I think not.
Posted by: JakeJZG
« on: February 13, 2008, 05:26:15 PM »Why can't we just have competent managers of parking? Is that too much to ask?
Why all the hatin' on freshmen?
Why all the hatin' on freshmen?
Posted by: red hibiscus
« on: February 13, 2008, 01:48:49 PM »
Now the NDSU-haters are going to complain that this makes UND seem like it's giving up, and the people who don't care and would actually like an education (10% or so of the student body) are going to suffer because of the forced growth of both UND and NDSU.
I'd like to rant about the Division I move again, but that's for a different thread.
Exact-a-matact-ally.
Posted by: Sal Atticum
« on: February 13, 2008, 08:11:06 AM »Step 1: Don't let freshmen have cars.
Step 2: Don't expand just for the sake of expanding.
There was an editorial about this in the DS today, talking about how UND and NDSU need to stop competing. Now the NDSU-haters are going to complain that this makes UND seem like it's giving up, and the people who don't care and would actually like an education (10% or so of the student body) are going to suffer because of the forced growth of both UND and NDSU.
I'd like to rant about the Division I move again, but that's for a different thread.
Step 2: Don't expand just for the sake of expanding.
There was an editorial about this in the DS today, talking about how UND and NDSU need to stop competing. Now the NDSU-haters are going to complain that this makes UND seem like it's giving up, and the people who don't care and would actually like an education (10% or so of the student body) are going to suffer because of the forced growth of both UND and NDSU.
I'd like to rant about the Division I move again, but that's for a different thread.