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_________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 29 Priorities To understand the universities’ plans, each board’s top priorities are provided below. The priorities for both universities include growing enrollment which will require additional facilities. To build additional facilities, they both will need to raise significant resources and funds. Bethel stated that they can accommodate their growth expectations through new buildings on their campus and the expansion of the Anderson Center. However, they did state that they would like to be able to pursue opportunities for building new or acquiring existing buildings off of their campus as well. TOP PROIRTIES BETHEL UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN Raise $150,000,000 Fulfill Their Mission Increase Use of the Anderson Center by Adding Health Care Programs Enrollment Growth to 7,000 Students Build the Endowment Add Programs Grow College of Adult and Professional Studies to 4,000 Students Additional Resources and Money Northwestern stated they cannot meet their growth expectations on their current campus. Northwestern is looking for sites in Arden Hills, Roseville or Shoreview to build additional facilities which would be designed for STEM courses, adult and graduate students and would not include student housing. Costs During the Planning Commission’s review of the application from Northwestern regarding the Smiths Medical property on November 9, 2016, the President of Northwestern stated that it would cost about $150 per square foot to renovate the Smiths Medical buildings into a STEM facility while new construction would be closer to $400 per square foot. Staff at Bethel noted similar experiences with the cost savings associated with renovation versus new construction. Both universities stated that the cost savings outweighs the separation for their existing campus, particularly if they intend to use the facilities for adult or graduate courses in which the students typically would not live on campus. End of the Joint Engineering Program with the University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota recently ended its 3-2 engineering program with all of its partner colleges and universities. The 3-2 program allowed students to attend three years of college at their first college or university (including Bethel and Northwestern) and then transfer to the University of Minnesota for the final two years of the engineering program. The students would receive a bachelor of arts degree from the first college or university and bachelor of science degree in engineering from the University of Minnesota. The University of Minnesota has terminated this agreement with all colleges and universities, but has agreed to honor any students that have started the program before the agreement expired. Dr a f t 07 / 2 6 / 2 0 1 7