Building in some areas meant cutting in others, he said. Closing the Waseca campus was the most painful recommendation in 1991. The great achievement of the Hasselmo administration was improving undergraduate education. In his State of the University address in 1993, Hasselmo gave the name University 2000 to his strategic vision for the University, and shaping the undergraduate experience on the Twin Cities campus was the cornerstone of the plan. The efforts have paid off.
Class sizes are smaller.
More introductory classes are taught by senior faculty. Students are arriving at the University better prepared, and more are from the top 25 percent of their high school classes. Graduation rates are improved. Registration lines have disappeared as students register online. The improvements have continued under President Mark Yudof.