The biggest decision that young people make is where they go to college,” noted University of Montana Director of Strategic Communications Dave Kuntz, who added enrollment at UM is continuing to move in the right direction. But according to Kuntz, one thing prospective students point out is the dated architecture, “a lot of these buildings have been around for over 100 years.”
Kuntz says student surveys show they want to see updates on the Missoula campus, “this is their home for four and five years, so we want to make sure our residence halls are up to date, our dining halls are places people want to hang out, eat and feel welcome,” Kuntz said. “So we’re making these investments to ensure that that’s the case.”