Benedictine University to lay off 75, end undergraduate program for traditional students - John Reynolds, State JournalRegister

Benedictine University at Springfield will be laying off about 75 of its 100 full-time employees next year when it ends its undergraduate program for students who are just out of high school. Michael Bromberg, president of the Catholic university, said Benedictine will be focusing on programs for nontraditional students. He added that the decision to end the traditional program came after it was determined that it would cost the university about $40 million in capital improvements to stay competitive. “If we did nothing and ignored the tea leaves, at some point down the road, maybe two years or five years, we would be at a point where the traditional program was draining so many resources we would find ourselves in a crisis as to whether we should stay in Springfield,” Bromberg said. http://www.sj-r.com/article/20141023/NEWS/141029758