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From
the President...
Neil Albert Salonen - UB President |
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year, the university marks its 75th year. It is a proud
past, one that will open the way to a bold future. I
want you, the university's alumni and friends, to be
a part of it.
This is my second year as president.
We have made significant commitments to a strong academic
program. The professional schools and programs are solid
- business, education, science and engineering, chiropractic
and naturopathic, industrial design, dental hygiene
and fashion merchandising, among many others. So are
the arts and humanities, much of which is now part of
the International College. Our graduate program thrives
here on campus and at facilities in Stamford and Waterbury.
We have become truly an international
college in our student demographics. And we're international
in the classroom. The issues that we face - economics,
human rights, poverty, pollution and others - are not
isolated to the United States. They are concerns all
over the world. So in the classroom they are covered
from a global perspective.
The Internet has opened all campuses,
including ours, to the world. A number of courses are
offered over the Internet through our UB Online Distance
Learning program. You can study the economic issues
of Latin America or get yourself certified as a Microsoft
systems engineer through courses you can sign up for
on our Web site, www.bridgeport.edu.
We have taken big steps towards improving
facilities, particularly in the mall and library areas
and campus core.
Now we're committed to rebuilding
our base, which is you - our alumni and friends - and
our enrollments.
This newsletter is one way we can
tell you what's going on. We'll be having alumni receptions
to do more. We'll be in Boston Oct. 25. Other dates
will be announced on the Web site and you'll get mailings
when one is in your area.
We need your help and support. We
need to make everyone aware of the "new UB"
and to rebuild the fiscal strength of the university,
particularly in increasing scholarship funds. We have
been steadly increasing enrollment. It would be even
more if only we could offer enough need-based financial
aid to all the students who apply.
Remember how much your college experience
and degree has meant to you - and help us offer that
same opportunity to as many other worthy students as
possible.
You are an important part of UB. We
want and need your input and feedback.
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