Particular praise was given to the Presidential Scholars Program, honors housing, and the Renaissance Program. Participants in the Middle Earth program who assist students in dealing with a variety of issues gave high marks to that program. Cleanliness is a problem that has been recognized by the staff. To help to improve the cleanliness of the residence halls, the University might consider assigning adequate janitorial staff to Residential Life for their supervision. The University provides a variety of recreational facilities, classes, and competitions.
Intramural sports are very popular on campus.
The University will need even more recreational facilities if the student population increases. The campus has recently decided to participate in Division-I athletics. The administration, faculty, staff, and students all feel that this decision will serve the University well. Students appear to have embraced the idea and have voted to increase their fees to support intercollegiate athletics. The Self-Study recognizes the University's need to support this effort through the enhancement of facilities and staff increases.