With budget reductions from the state, the university and college faces many challenges related to resources needed to support teaching, research, and service activities. Thanks to research funding from local, state, and federal agencies and support from donors and friends of the college, faculty and staff are still able to expand research and service activities locally and globally.
Technology use in the classroom skyrockets. Podcasting, SMART Boards, Second Life, Facebook and Skype become part of the everyday curriculum on campus. These new technologies inspire faculty and staff develop programs centered around the increasing globalization of society. Online degree program options also expand in response to the growing popularity and success of online education.
In September 2013, G.Rollie White Coliseum and Read Building are demolished as part of the renovation of Kyle Field. Faculty and staff in the Department of Health and Kinesiology are relocated into various buildings around campus. The Physical Education Activity Program moves into a new facility on west campus.