As part of the
NCSSM-Morganton public unveiling event on Thursday, September 28, 2017, the audience was invited to submit questions to the presentation team. Many of the questions were addressed but the program concluded with several unanswered due to time constraints.
In an effort to respond to these unanswered questions, we will feature several in each of our upcoming newsletters. Additionally, we welcome new questions from any interested reader. Please find the first several questions to be featured in the space below:
Q: Is there sufficient housing in the area for facility and staff and if not is there a plan to address?
A:
A housing summit was held on August 30 by Burke Development, Inc. with local city and county officials, realtors, builders and other vested interests present. Lengthy discussion occurred to include breakout group sessions, and plans will continue to evolve such that sufficient housing inventory exists for those relocating to the region over the next several years. This remains a priority of the NCSSM-Morganton planning office, the regional governments, and partners in the public and private sector.
Q: Do you envision students being accepted to one campus and remaining at that same campus through graduation? Or would you envision students bouncing between campuses for various reasons perhaps that haven't even arisen yet?
A: Consistent with current practice, applicants will be invited to apply to NCSSM and to identify his or her specific preferences as it pertains to their ranked choices among all NCSSM programs (Durham, Morganton, Online, Summer Ventures). Students will only be considered for admission if they have included a specific program among their ranked choices. With regard to the second question, the planning process has not yet explored this level of detail as it pertains to the student experience. The opportunity for students to transition among programs during their experience will be something that is actively investigated during a later stage of the planning process and may extend to an analysis of mini-term experiences, summer mentorship experiences, and hybrid exchange programs.
Please continue to submit any questions you may have for the NCSSM-Morganton Mail Bag to Kelly Lookadoo at
kelly.lookadoo@ncssm.edu.
