Why is the academic consolidation going slower?
A.) Academic programs have a cycle of four to seven years whereas administrative cycles occur annually. In addition, the two campuses used similar business systems and processes. Therefore our consolidation was determined to be relatively easy and quicker compared to academic programs. It is expected that the academic consolidation will take many more years. During the feasibility studies we learned from two other similar consolidations that the full academic consolidation may not be realized for 10 to 20 years.
