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.
Marketing is key to the campus success, since the bottom line is money.
Graduate programs are growing. Next Steps P. Jones volunteered to work on refining the list of comparative advantages before the next meeting. It was agreed that the Team needs to discuss the first four areas listed in the charge more thoroughly before refining the list of driving forces. It was suggested that the discussion of political trends not occur until after the November 3 elections. 1420 CCPD Overview M. DeCamp asked Team members to continue reviewing the lists, discuss them with colleagues, and provide him with any information that might be relevant to the Team s discussions.