What I Learned Working with an OPMAcross campus leadership circles, I hear the same concerns repeated again and again: enrollment pressures , federal funding uncertainty , and ongoing skepticism about the value of a college degree . Why outsource something as critical as student recruitment and program support? How We Built Sustainable Online Growth with an OPM PartnerA decade ago, online learning was an experiment. At Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), our own journey with online learning reflects that evolution. About seven years ago, our central administration began exploring what it would mean to scale online learning beyond one-off faculty efforts.