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Unless forced to, I can't see a scenario where CMU, WMU, GVSU, Oakland or EMU, merge with anyone. I could see Ferris and SVSU joining up, maybe pulling in LSSU as well. Tech and Northern could be an option, but that seems unlikely as well.

As for CMU, I think our enrollment problem is because of a couple of issues. I think the main issue has been poor leadership over the last decade and the belief that students from the Metro Detroit area would continue to come regardless of how much recruitment we did. With the growth of GVSU and OU, there is simply more options for our largest recruitment area and we didn't give it enough focus. I've been impressed with President Davies, but things will not correct themselves quickly and I don't anticipate we'll ever get back to where we were 10ish years ago.

The other issue I think is the location, Mt. Pleasant isn't for everyone. I absolutely loved it, but can understand why people may not. I was accepted to WMU, planned to attend, took a visit and knew afterwards that it wouldn't be a good fit for me. You have to go to a place that makes you comfortable and location plays a role into that. WMU is in an urban area. GVSU, not far from Grand Rapids and the lake. Oakland in an Urban area, etc. CMU is a college town, but outside of Mt. Pleasant there's not much around. That's not going to change so it's up to the leadership to determine how to overcome that issue.