Kegel focuses on retention, recruitment in State Of The University address

Montana State University-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel touched on the impact of state cuts to higher education, Northern's efforts to increase recruitment and retention and the long-awaited completion of the new Diesel Technology Center in his State of the University Address Wednesday.

People packed into Hensler Auditorium in Northern's Applied Technology Center to hear the 45-minute speech from Kegel about the current status of the University and his plans for it moving forward.

The last year, Kegel said, has been challenging, after a summer plagued by drought and a historically bad...