Will be curious to see how all these satellite campus projects work out (e.g., Vandy in NYC and PBI)

I think ND tends toward consistency, which can bite you on the butt if you become stagnant, BUT I also think that these satellite campus projects are a money grab, and may fizzle out or blow up, in worse cases. UM is planning a West Coast campus. Not sure how that fits with your land grant U directive of serving the people of Michigan, but ok.