The NC State community has studied the issue of distance education in formal and informal ways over the past few years. In the meantime, faculty proceeded to teach more effectively by utilizing established and evolving information technologies. Additionally, policy-makers are paying close attention to distance education as an effective means of extending access to our citizens. NC State has the intellectual capacity needed for, and is charged in its mission to be the state-wide leader in, the expansion of access to higher education. Provide an elaboration on the vision and communicate it widely and repeatedly.
Emphasis is to be placed on the benefits for students on campus and elsewhere.