Roughly 300 new and transfer students who were expected to enroll never did, said Charles N. Davis, S.C. State's vice president for student affairs. Another 900 full-time and part-time students - including 118 seniors - who were expected to return to school did not, David said.
University officials scrambled to figure out why. Employees from various university offices - admissions, registrar's, financial aid, business and finance - worked in what Cooper called a "triage unit" to call students who had not completed the enrollment process.
