Marshall Receives Significant Gift To Build Engineering Complex.



When Marshall took over WV Tech's engineering school I said that a good engineering building could completly transform Marshall University. Once the building is complete we can start to get accreted with more engineering degrees, hopefully some MD and PhD programs.

(06-11-2012 02:48 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  Marshall Receives Significant Gift To Build Engineering Complex.



When Marshall took over WV Tech's engineering school I said that a good engineering building could completly transform Marshall University. Once the building is complete we can start to get accreted with more engineering degrees, hopefully some MD and PhD programs.

WVU took over Tech's engineering program. We just stole all the good professors.

That thing is huuuuge. Really impressive building.

(06-11-2012 05:57 PM)Blade Wrote:  

(06-11-2012 02:48 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  Marshall Receives Significant Gift To Build Engineering Complex.



When Marshall took over WV Tech's engineering school I said that a good engineering building could completly transform Marshall University. Once the building is complete we can start to get accreted with more engineering degrees, hopefully some MD and PhD programs.

WVU took over Tech's engineering program. We just stole all the good professors.

It should be stated that there is still an engineering program at Tech.

Their decline has been rather sad to watch.

(06-12-2012 11:14 AM)mufanatehc Wrote:  Their decline has been rather sad to watch.

There are 18 4 year colleges in the state of WV.

Marshall University
West Virginia University
Mountian State University
Alderson–Broaddus College
Bluefield State College
University of Charleston
Concord University
Davis & Elkins College
Fairmont State University
Glenville State College
Ohio Valley University
Shepherd University
West Liberty University
West Virginia State University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wheeling Jesuit University
West Virgina Tech
Salem International University

With that many universities in a small compact area sooner or later one or more are going to fail. Im suprised that 2-4 WVIAC schools haven't failed. Especially OVU, D&E, and Tech. Before Shephard and West Liberty started winning in football and started going to the DII playoffs regularly they were both ready to go down too.

D&E has a strong endowment for their size and is one of the top LA colleges in the state.

And Shepherd could be nearly as large as Marshall in 20yrs because of their location.

Athletic success has little to do with institutional success, especially at the lower levels. See MSU.


You also forgot Bethany.

If I had to pick colleges in danger of folding, I'd pick BSC, WVUTech, MSU, Salem Int. (which is actually a for profit institution), and maybe OVU.

(06-12-2012 02:32 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  D&E has a strong endowment for their size and is one of the top LA colleges in the state.

And Shepherd could be nearly as large as Marshall in 20yrs because of their location.

Athletic success has little to do with institutional success, especially at the lower levels. See MSU.


You also forgot Bethany.

D&E is back up to about 750 students. About 5-7 years ago they were down to about 300 enrollment and 20-25 in staff, Some how they have doubled the staff and enrollment.

(06-12-2012 02:40 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  If I had to pick colleges in danger of folding, I'd pick BSC, WVUTech, MSU, Salem Int. (which is actually a for profit institution), and maybe OVU.

Bluefield State will gain university status in the coming months and has some of the largest enrollment numbers its seen in years and is also an HBCU and MSU is slowly getting its act back together. Have family that work at both, neither are in danger of folding.

(06-12-2012 11:14 AM)mufanatehc Wrote:  

(06-11-2012 05:57 PM)Blade Wrote:  

(06-11-2012 02:48 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  Marshall Receives Significant Gift To Build Engineering Complex.



When Marshall took over WV Tech's engineering school I said that a good engineering building could completly transform Marshall University. Once the building is complete we can start to get accreted with more engineering degrees, hopefully some MD and PhD programs.

WVU took over Tech's engineering program. We just stole all the good professors.

It should be stated that there is still an engineering program at Tech.

Their decline has been rather sad to watch.

Yes. It's called WVU-Tech. The legislature gave the college to WVU even though Marshall wanted it as their extension. WVU took and cut all the funding so it wouldn't compete with their Eng school. Played right into Marshall's hands. Marshall stole all the good profs 2-3 years ago and now with a new building, will take all the southern WV kids.

(06-12-2012 08:53 PM)Herdthedrums1 Wrote:  

(06-12-2012 02:40 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  If I had to pick colleges in danger of folding, I'd pick BSC, WVUTech, MSU, Salem Int. (which is actually a for profit institution), and maybe OVU.

Bluefield State will gain university status in the coming months and has some of the largest enrollment numbers its seen in years and is also an HBCU and MSU is slowly getting its act back together. Have family that work at both, neither are in danger of folding.

If MSU loses accreditation, it could be a killer blow, especially since they don't really have a tradition, nor an endowment. Even if they hold on to accreditation, their already weak reputation in the area has further been lowered.

Also, my list was rather arbitrary; I don't think any of WV's colleges will fold in the near or medium future. Its more of a worst case type of thing.

(06-12-2012 03:46 PM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(06-12-2012 02:32 PM)mufanatehc Wrote:  D&E has a strong endowment for their size and is one of the top LA colleges in the state.

And Shepherd could be nearly as large as Marshall in 20yrs because of their location.

Athletic success has little to do with institutional success, especially at the lower levels. See MSU.


You also forgot Bethany.

D&E is back up to about 750 students. About 5-7 years ago they were down to about 300 enrollment and 20-25 in staff, Some how they have doubled the staff and enrollment.

hmm...

http://theintermountain.com/page/content...21994.html

According to the article, it looks like they lowered tuition and increased their advertising.