Companies can move. Our advantage of being a commuter school can change if corporations move out of the area, etc. A. Federici spoke in support of a liberal arts education. Employers can t just hire a technician. They need to hire someone with flexibility, innovation and communication skills.
Narrow training is short term.
Other skills are needed, which may include a liberal arts education. UM-D has a set of comparative advantages. UM-D has the third highest tuition rate in the state. The issue of adjuncts was also raised. R. Roehl noted that the campus has been turned down several times for a Phi Beta Kappa chapter because of the number of adjuncts on campus.