alumni Digest, Vol 43, Issue 2

[patricia bennett]

Well, I guess that's why they say, "the good 'ol days".  
I already miss the ncssm that I went to (1992-94).

Patricia Bennett 1994
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>    1. Re: Planned NCSSM Expansion (Gray Kimbrough)
>    2. New Additions (Katie Tessier)
>    3. Re: Planned NCSSM Expansion (Colin Law)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:10:14 -0400
> From: "Gray Kimbrough" <gray.kimbrough at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Planned NCSSM Expansion
> To: "NCSSM Alumni" <alumni at ncssm.net>
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> Beyond that, where are they going to get qualified students to fill
> those spots?  After talking to faculty the past few years, I find it
> hard to believe the student body can be expanded any further without
> serious reductions in quality.  And beyond leaders' egos, I don't see
> any reason why we'd WANT to expand the school in that way.
> 
> 
> Gray Kimbrough
> '99
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> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Brian Pike <bapike at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Apparently, NCSSM is planning on building a 200,000-square foot
> >  expansion and expanding the student body by 280 students:
> >
> >  http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1295867/school_wont_expand_borders/
> >  http://www.thedurhamnews.com/class_time/story/130578.html
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> >  I don't know where they'll get the money for this.
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >  -Brian Pike, '01
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:13:58 -0400
> From: Katie Tessier <tessierk at email.unc.edu>
> Subject: New Additions
> To: alumni at ncssm.net
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> My question is "Where will they fit all of that?"  Even if they get rid 
> of the art studio, art garden, and assembly hall and fill in that whole 
> space, I still don't think it would be as much room as their talking 
> about.  That's significantly larger than Hunt.
> Katie Tessier
> c/o 2004
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:57:41 -0400
> From: Colin Law <colinlaw at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: Planned NCSSM Expansion
> To: alumni at ncssm.net
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> I participated in an on-campus meeting of alumni to learn about the  
> proposed expansion plans and can tell you that the money comes  
> primarily from NCSSM being a part of the UNC system now.  For the  
> school to grow to its intended size adding additional housing and lab  
> space, the school is in desperate need of a "master campus plan",  
> something it has never had.  One of the great ideas discussed is the  
> addition of central gathering spaces like an outdoor quad and a large  
> open student center.  Some buildings may be lost along the way (most  
> likely my old dorm Hill House), but the changes should really help to  
> update the aging and outdated infrastructure of the campus.
> 
> Colin Law '86
> Annual Fund National Chair
> 
> > Apparently, NCSSM is planning on building a 200,000-square foot
> > expansion and expanding the student body by 280 students:
> >
> > http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1295867/ 
> > school_wont_expand_borders/
> > http://www.thedurhamnews.com/class_time/story/130578.html
> >
> > I don't know where they'll get the money for this.
> 
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