University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green emphasized smart growth in his State of the University Address.
Green says he wants to increase enrollment by 35-percent in nine years.
Other goals include doubling of research expenditures to 600 million dollars per year and increasing diversity of students and faculty.

Green says he also wants first-year retention rates to grow from the current 83 percent to 90 percent.
Greem says UNL will emphasize student and faculty success in areas of excellence, including plant sciences, early childhood development, and food security.

He added that he will launch a new strategic plan in the coming year.