Originally posted by complaint_hopeful
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By right place, I refer to location. As we've seen the Butler County area within about a 25-mile radius of SRU is essentially the only growth area in terms of population and in-migration in western PA. Exactly in the same way that population has benefitted West Chester it has benefitted SRU. Couple the demographics with the timing of SRU growing academic areas e.g. healthcare (with direct help from IUP, I might add), and SRU has grown consistently (but not by leaps and bounds).
What if they've experienced their growth spurt? I do think they've had effective marketing and growth management; however, it's the two factors, 1) local demographics, and 2) the timeliness of the expansion of their academic offerings, that fueled the growth.
It's been fortuitous for SRU but I don't necessarily think they have some management acumen that can be transferred to other schools by placing them under the SRU wing. In fact, I think SRU might be getting ahead of itself in terms of expectations.
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