Progress is being made and we are pulling together on behalf of this great institution. We had record interest in SSU this year. Many of the students did not have the resources to pay for their education and some did not meet the admission standards set by the university system. Also, we suspended a good number of students whose academic progress fell below that permitted by institutional policy. Rather, it is an institution that has decided to take the reins of its destiny and put them in the hands of those who mean well by this institution.
Enrollment is down across the system and there are many reasons for that.
In fact, a more careful analysis of the data that was reported on, concerning area institutions, would have been much more constructive and revealing. This is a residential campus and is home to many of our students. Therefore, after classes and after studying they sometimes go to the student center to relax, just as most people do in the comfort of their recreation room or den at home. We have a great student body. We love each and every one of them, but they do other things than shoot pool all day.