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Chancellor and system staff outline budget priorities, AI and national security initiatives
Summary
Chancellor Mark Hagerott and North Dakota University System staff briefed appropriators on systemwide enrollment gains, funding formula mechanics, and priorities including AI, high‑performance computing and a National Security Crossroads initiative funded by the Senate.
Chancellor Mark Hagerott told the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division that the North Dakota University System (NDUS) has seen broad enrollment gains and that the board is prioritizing workforce‑focused initiatives, artificial intelligence and national security partnerships as part of its biennial budget request.
Hagerott said the system reported the highest overall enrollment in nine years and the highest graduation rate in a decade, and he credited system flexibility and shared services for helping smaller campuses run essential operations (payroll, procurement, financial controls). “The campuses are adapting. Some are growing impressively,” he told the committee.
Why it matters: System staff presented the board’s budget request and noted changes proposed in the Senate engrossment of the omnibus bill that affect the funding formula, capital tiers and one‑time innovation grants. The system’s…
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