Laserfiche WebLink
_________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 8 of 26 <br />Priorities <br /> <br />To understand the universities’ plans, each board’s top priorities are provided below. The <br />priorities for both universities include growing enrollment which will require additional <br />facilities. To build additional facilities, they both will need to raise significant resources and <br />funds. Bethel stated that they can accommodate their growth expectations through new buildings <br />on their campus and the expansion of the Anderson Center. However, they did state that they <br />would like to be able to pursue opportunities for building new or acquiring existing buildings off <br />of their campus as well. <br /> <br />TOP PROIRTIES <br />BETHEL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN <br />Raise $150,000,000 Fulfill Their Mission <br />Increase Use of the Anderson Center by <br />Adding Health Care Programs Enrollment Growth to 7,000 Students <br />Build the Endowment Add Programs <br />Grow College of Adult and Professional <br />Studies to 4,000 Students Additional Resources and Money <br /> <br />Northwestern stated they cannot meet their growth expectations on their current campus. <br />Northwestern is looking for sites in Arden Hills, Roseville or Shoreview to build additional <br />facilities which would be designed for STEM courses, adult and graduate students and would not <br />include student housing. <br /> <br />Costs <br /> <br />During the Planning Commission’s review of the application from Northwestern regarding the <br />Smiths Medical property on November 9, 2016, the President of Northwestern stated that it <br />would cost about $150 per square foot to renovate the Smiths Medical buildings into a STEM <br />facility while new construction would be closer to $400 per square foot. Staff at Bethel noted <br />similar experiences with the cost savings associated with renovation versus new construction. <br />Both universities stated that the cost savings outweighs the separation for their existing campus, <br />particularly if they intend to use the facilities for adult or graduate courses in which the students <br />typically would not live on campus. <br /> <br />End of the Joint Engineering Program with the University of Minnesota <br /> <br />The University of Minnesota recently ended its 3-2 engineering program with all of its partner <br />colleges and universities. The 3-2 program allowed students to attend three years of college at <br />their first college or university (including Bethel and Northwestern) and then transfer to the <br />University of Minnesota for the final two years of the engineering program. The students would <br />receive a bachelor of arts degree from the first college or university and bachelor of science <br />degree in engineering from the University of Minnesota. <br /> <br />The University of Minnesota has terminated this agreement with all colleges and universities, but <br />has agreed to honor any students that have started the program before the agreement expired. <br />Dr <br />a <br />f <br />t <br /> <br />06 <br />\ <br />2 <br />1 <br />\ <br />2 <br />0 <br />1 <br />7