July 1 - Moving Day 2023

[D2Rover]

Yep, you're getting up there. UC Merced is doing well, both academically and athletically. VERY good for them!

I remember there being talk that D2 was the long term plan back when I was there. Always figured that would mean a better basketball gym, but I don't see any indication that is the case. All 5 local public high schools in Merced/Atwater have significantly nicer gyms than UC Merced does. Soccer field is pretty nice.

Academics always seemed to be heading in the right direction. Crazy how much campus has grown since I left in 2020.

[Predatory Primates]

And yet the NSIC is adding a school with less than 1200 students....so dumb

Lenoir rhyne and Ouachita Baptist are around that size.

[zimmy21]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

And yet the NSIC is adding a school with less than 1200 students....so dumb

[crixus]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

I always feel bad when I hear about any college shutting down. I have family members that went to Alderson Broaddus University and when they closed it hit hard. Fortunately the former AB campus was purchased and has reopened as Battlers Knob. It will be used for office space, assisted living facility, wedding chapel, conventions, concerts, youth sports and semi-pro football. That's great news for the Philippi, WV economy.

[TheBigCat2192]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

Just wait until “student-athletes” are deemed employees. Can’t use sports as enrollment/revenue boosters when you have to pay the players.

[crixus]

They were founded when I was in middle school. Good for them.

Yep, you're getting up there. UC Merced is doing well, both academically and athletically. VERY good for them!

[SW_Mustang]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

Yup... it's already begun with small liberal arts colleges closing and clusters of small public schools consolidating. Just another domino falling.

Gonna be curious who stays and who goes in the big shakeout.

[SW_Mustang]

Yeah, Men's and Women's for many years. CalPac Conference (NAIA).

They were founded when I was in middle school. Good for them.

[crixus]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

The Mountain East Conference is taking a considerable hit (Alderson Broaddus closed, affiliate UNC Pembroke football is moving to another conference in 2025 and now Notre Dame College is closing). They're adding Point Park, but they don't have football.

[Argonut]

The enrollment cliff is real and unfortunately there will be many more schools joining Notre Dame over the next decade.

[crixus]

Massive news out tonight in the D2 Football World. Notre Dame College is shutting down.

https://footballscoop.com/news/divis...e-to-shut-down

Back when Alderson Broaddus closed I remember reading rumors on this board that Notre Dame College was in trouble. Turns out they were true.

[crixus]

Didn't realize Merced had sports.

Yeah, Men's and Women's for many years. CalPac Conference (NAIA).

[ctrabs74]

As posted in the GSC forum, Delta State University may be considered for closure in the near future. Along with a few other small Mississippi colleges. Just a situation to keep an eye on.

Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure
https://www.insightintodiversity.com...s-for-closure/
Mississippi senator wants to close 3 state universities by 2028.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...s/72763752007/

"The bill would also designate IHL to use factors such as enrollment data, degrees offered, economic impact, services offered, and any research that schools conduct serving the state to determine which schools would close."

"Of them, the least three attended according to IHL data from the fall are Delta State University with 2,716, the Mississippi University for Women, which has 2,227 students and Mississippi Valley State University, which reported 2,196."

"Here is a look of fall 2023 enrollment figures by school, according to the IHL:"

• Mississippi State University — 22,657
• University of Mississippi (Oxford) — 21,596
• University of Southern Mississippi — 13,110
• Jackson State University — 6,564
• UMMC (Jackson) — 3,114
• Alcorn State University — 2,894
• Delta State University — 2,716
• Mississippi University for Women — 2,227
• Mississippi Valley State University — 2,196

Somehow, Alcorn and MVSU might hang on because of their status as HBCUs, but I know MUW has been attempting to change the name of their school, presumably to make it more marketable to prospective students.

[cwfenn]

As posted in the GSC forum, Delta State University may be considered for closure in the near future. Along with a few other small Mississippi colleges. Just a situation to keep an eye on.

Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure
https://www.insightintodiversity.com...s-for-closure/

Mississippi senator wants to close 3 state universities by 2028.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...s/72763752007/

"The bill would also designate IHL to use factors such as enrollment data, degrees offered, economic impact, services offered, and any research that schools conduct serving the state to determine which schools would close."

"Of them, the least three attended according to IHL data from the fall are Delta State University with 2,716, the Mississippi University for Women, which has 2,227 students and Mississippi Valley State University, which reported 2,196."

"Here is a look of fall 2023 enrollment figures by school, according to the IHL:"

• Mississippi State University — 22,657
• University of Mississippi (Oxford) — 21,596
• University of Southern Mississippi — 13,110
• Jackson State University — 6,564
• UMMC (Jackson) — 3,114
• Alcorn State University — 2,894
• Delta State University — 2,716
• Mississippi University for Women — 2,227
• Mississippi Valley State University — 2,196

According to this article, the Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball team played 13 “buy” games this season alone. They currently have a record of 1-27, having won their first game this past Monday.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...vory-first-win

[CalifOKRA]

As posted in the GSC forum, Delta State University may be considered for closure in the near future. Along with a few other small Mississippi colleges. Just a situation to keep an eye on.

Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure
https://www.insightintodiversity.com...s-for-closure/

Mississippi senator wants to close 3 state universities by 2028.
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...s/72763752007/

"The bill would also designate IHL to use factors such as enrollment data, degrees offered, economic impact, services offered, and any research that schools conduct serving the state to determine which schools would close."

"Of them, the least three attended according to IHL data from the fall are Delta State University with 2,716, the Mississippi University for Women, which has 2,227 students and Mississippi Valley State University, which reported 2,196."

"Here is a look of fall 2023 enrollment figures by school, according to the IHL:"

• Mississippi State University — 22,657
• University of Mississippi (Oxford) — 21,596
• University of Southern Mississippi — 13,110
• Jackson State University — 6,564
• UMMC (Jackson) — 3,114
• Alcorn State University — 2,894
• Delta State University — 2,716
• Mississippi University for Women — 2,227
• Mississippi Valley State University — 2,196