Flexible curriculums and episodic degree programs are desired. An older, experienced student body demands relevance in education. With students as customers, affordability has become a focus. Distributed education and networked information have created invisible users. Digital, electronic, and virtual libraries are now being realized.
Information technology requires the modernization of physical and human resources.
We are all scrambling to re-conceive space and support continual learning for our staff. Bricks and mortar are becoming an unfunded liability. Federal research and development funds are being awarded with different emphasis. Our institutions are looking beyond geographic borders for export opportunities. There is a call for better value in education.