Decline of undergraduate students expected for Fall 2009 - Jesper Bekkers, Bowling Green News

The number of new undergraduate students will decline by 9 percent in fall 2009, said Alberto Colom, the vice provost for enrollment management, yesterday during a Provost meeting with about 100 faculty and staff in the Union Ballroom. This semester there are about 18,000 students at the University, including Firelands. Colom isn't very optimistic about the numbers for the upcoming years.... A 3 percent decline in students is expected for the 2010-2011 academic year, said Interim Provost Mark Gromko. He hopes for an increase in enrollment in 2011-2012.