The Chancellor's Annual Report, University of Massachusetts Boston, 1996-1997

28 Pages·1996·2 MB·English

by  University of Massachusetts Boston

Cha«celloi^s Annual Report for 1996-1997
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Sherry H. Penney, Chancellor
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University ofMassachusetts Boston
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A Messaj2;e from Chancellor Penney
will long 1k‘ rtMiiomluMod as a yearof“firsls” al IMass Boston: onr
lirst Prt'sidenlial visit, onr lirst ( aj)ital campaign, onr first patent ap|)lications,
our first All-America athletes in two sports, the dehiits ofthe Forum for the 21st
Century and the Learning Center, first-time olferings in new imdergradnate and
graduate programs, our first visit from royalty...
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The list go—es on and on. 1 am |)leased to re|)ort that 1W6-07 L'Mass Boston's
.i2nd year was one ol the most exciting and successful years in recent memo-
n. 1 believe that it will also he remembered as the year in which UMass Boston
entered its maturity. The painful restructuringofthe early '90’s has paid off: in
1990-97, UMass Boston showed what it could do. It proved itselfone of
Boston’s most valuable resourc'es, educating the city’s workforce, <-onducting
research lor the city’s luture, providing countless services to the city’s govern-
ment, schools, businesses, unions, and civic groups.
On nearly eveiw front, we can report great successes and great progress. Our
condition is excellent, and ourprospects for the future exhilarating. At UMass
Boston, we are endowed with:
• facultyofthe highest caliber;
• students ofboundless potential and motivation;
• substantialgrowth and progress in our briefhistory; and
• a development vision and initiative that merits the Commonw'ealth’s full
attention.
As a result, this report presents a picture ofhealth. At the halfway point ofour
five-yearstrategic plan, we are meetingand surpassingourscheduled goals.
• Ourenrollment figures are growing toward our target for the year2000;
• Ourgeneral education curricularre-design, grant and contract funding, new
Learning Center, and planned Campus Centerare all signs ofre-invigorated
undergraduate andgraduateprograms andservices;
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• The Urban Collaborative our |)artnership with fourCommonwealth com-
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munity colleges is an example ofourcreativity in providingaccess to
highereducation to all worthy candidates in Eastern Massachusetts;
• financially, ourbudget re-allocations, the stability ofourstate funding, and
the early successes ofour$50 million UMass Boston First capital campaign
all give us grounds foroptimism. Thanks particularly to the wisdom and
leadership ofthe Legislature, our Board ofTrustees, and President Bulger,
UMass Boston is on a solid footing.
Stable faith in UMass Boston has produced “Boston’s brain trust,” a world-
class university, think tank, and research facility right here on Boston Harbor.
This annual report summarizes an extraordinaiy year. 1 offer it to you with
pride, and I believe that you will read it with interest. It comes to you with the
best wishes ofall ofus at UMass Boston.
Sherry H. Penney
Chancellor
Table of Contents
2 About Boston’s Public University
3 The Heart and Mind ofUMass Boston: The Faculty
4 On the Cutting Edge: UMass Boston Research
6 Future Leaders for the Region: Undergraduate Education
8 Researchers and Professionals for the 21st Century:
Graduate Edueation
10 Public-Private Partnerships: UMass Boston Works for Business
11 At the Serviee ofthe City: UMass Boston’s Urban Mission
12 Bringing Expertise to the Table: The Forum for the 21st Century
14 Education from Day One: UMass Boston’s K-12 Collahoratives
16 Life Beyond the Classroom: A Strong Tradition
17 UMass Boston at 32: Commeneement 1997
18 A UMass Boston First: President Clinton’s Visit
19 Beaeons First on the Field: UMass Boston Athleties
20 UMass Boston’s Changing Landscape: New Developments Inside
and Out
21 A Solid Foundation: UMass Boston’s Finaneial Pieture
22 Seeuring the Future: The UMass Boston First Camj)aign
24 Strategizing for the 21st Century: The University’s Five-Year Plan
25 Administrative Officers and Trustees
About Boston’s I^iihlio University
some
Fartsami Fifiurrs
During I Mass H(i>i()n's.'i2n(l \ear:
• Kull-tiim-annual liiilionand f«*<‘slorMassarliuscllsresi-
denlslolalirdSl.dlHlorundorgraduatrs,andSo.017for
graduatestudents.
• 1 I.T.SOstudentsenrolled lorthefallsemester: 8.0IH
undergraduateand2.818graduate.
• foreignstudentsfrom 71countriesmade up1..")|)ereent
ofthestudent |)opulation.
• Thetotal numheroi alumni andalumna*approached
•oO.OOO.
• 95percentofthestudetitsalsoheldjobs.50percent
worked50ormorehours|>erweek.
• .52.9percent ofthestudentswerei)eopleofcolor(.Asian.
Black.CapeVerdean. Hispanic. Native.American).
.Aeadeinie Programs
PileLniversityoffers57 undergraduatemajors.20i7ias-
ter’sdegree|)rogramsand tracks,and9doctoral |)rograms
andtracks. Fivecollegesadministerthese|)rograms:
• PheCollegeof .ArtsandSciences
• 'PheCollegeofManagement
• PheCollegeofNursing
• PheCollegeofI’uhlicandCommunityService
• PheGraduateCollegeofeducation
A First Choice for Students
Infall, 1996,at UMass Boston:
• Totalenrollmentrose 11,7.56.
• Applicationsro5e 13percent.
• Yield (studentsacceptingtheofferofmatriculation)
rose 7.5percent.
• Doctoralprogramenrollmentrose 10percent. Did you know tliut...
• ThenumherofnewMB.Astudentsrose 11 percent. • UMass Boston |jrovidesconsultingservicestomore
than 1,()()()areahusinessesy
• UMass Boston’sfaculty includesrecognized national
leaders in fieldsrangingfromgeographicsciencesto
theartofClaudeMonet'y
• Womencomprise55percent ofourundergraduate
biology majors,72percentofourdoctoralcandidatesin
clinical |)sychology,and81 |)ercentofourdoctoral
candidatesingerontology^
• UMass Boston isthealma materofBoston’s mayorand
[)olicecommissioner,ofamend)erofthestate’scongres-
sional delegation,andofarts,business,and community
leadersacrossthecountry'y
• .Almost90|)crcetitof L'Mass Boston’sstudentsstay in
Fiastern Massachusettstowork aftergraduation?
• UMass Boston’sengineeringstudentsare.50percent
peopleofcolor,asare3I percentofourundergraduate
biologymajors,44percent ofourundergraduatechem
istry majors,and47|)ercentofall technology majors.
• Without UMass Boston,fully.50[)ercenl ofourunder-
graduateswould not havebeenabletoafford higher
educationat all?
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The Heart and Mind of UMass Boston
The
Facnlty
riie 735 meml)ers of the UMass Boston lacully are a imi(|iie eoinmu-
nily of sehofars. Extraordinary teachers, noted researchers, awani-
winning writers and thinkers: tliey luive chosen to he at UMass
Boston heeanse ofwhat they can eontrihnte at an urban pid)fie uni- some
l^ghiights
versity. The faculty’s commitment to the University’s urban mission
(see page 1 1) means that, as well as having an effect in the class-
Fiilltriglil S«’lic»lars
room, in the laboratories, and in scholarlyjournals, these scholars t^iiglisti ProfessorsCliarlesSliivelyand I.ouiseSmith,and
'VlarketingProfessorPeterMeCInre,weretherecipientsof
have an immediate and vital effect on the region’s public schools, its Fnihriglitgrants,wliichsii|jported lecturingand research
at universitiesin Fapiador(Shively),Germany (Smith),
environment, its politics, and its economy. and China (McClure).
Well-Deserved Reeognitioii
.\l Commencement 1997,ChancellorPenneyannounced
fourhonors: History ProfessorSpencerDiScalaandPsy-
chology ProfessorHelenTager-F'lushergwerenamed
Research Professorsfor1997-99; PoliticalScienceProfes-
sorVivienSchmidtwasgiventheChancellor’sAwardfor
DistinguishedScholarshi]); and Biology ProfessorRobert
Guiniondol the Biology DepartmentwasgiventheChan-
cellor’sAwardforDistinguishedTeaching. InApril,the
Univer—sity bestowedLifetime Distinguished Professor-
shi[)s thehigh—est honorthat UMass Bostoncangivetoa
facultymemher u[)on BiologyProfessorKamaljit Bawa
and PhilosophyProfessorLawrenceBlum.
Stiulent .Appreciation
Inasurvey91 percentofUMass Bostonstudentsgavethe
highest possibleratingtotheirfaculty.TheSecondAnnual
Faculty Ap[)reciation Dinnershowedyetagaintherespect
UMass Bostonstudentsholdfortheirinstructors. Over70
(acuitymemberswereinvited bvgraduatingstudents.
Eachstudentnominatedafaculty memberforhaving
madeasignificantdifferenceinthestudent’slife.
ProfessorSpencerDl Scala's
HistoryofModernItalywasa
Otheranthropologyfirsts: History BookClubAlternate
ProfessorSteveMrozowski's Selection. Hewasalso
establishmentoftheCenter namedaCommanderofthe
GraduateCollegeofEduca- forCulturaland Environmen- RepublicofItaly. Art ProfessorWilfredoChiesa
..and more twaliaoAsncPnaradomefeemsdysoaorf1PE9ed9tu7ec-ra9t8KiioNanantgion- ttBahulecHkCilseetnyot'rseyr,esfaotnradbNlPairtsoihfveemseAsnmoterroTfii-m aPprpoofeisnstoerdGteortahledRGearvrieetwtwas thiinaocdnlsuadnaillnagcotvaievsrehtyohewearntahotafitoentx,rhaivbei-led
SpencerPostdoctoral Fellow. canCultural Resources.Asa Groupofthe NationalCenter fromtheArtMuseumofthe
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tionscholarship. coveredinthecourseofthe dentofthe Northeastern Morethan250collegesand
BigDig. AssociationofCriminalJus- universitieshaveadopted Pro-
AnthropologyProfessorBar- ticeSciences. fessorRussellSchutt'ssociol-
bUaMraasLsueBdotskteonisftahceulftiyrstmem- wProonfeassgorranMtifcrhaoemlthCehesson oIngvyesrteisgeaatricnhgmtheethSoocdisaltext
berinvitedtoworkonacol- Louisiana Endowmentforthe World: TheProcessandPrac-
lMeuctsieonuamtotfheNaAtmuerralicFalinstory. oHfumtahneietdiietsedfoCrivhiilsWpaurblidicaartiieosn ticeofResearch.
ofHenri Garidel.
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On
the Cuttinji; Edge:
UMass Boston Research
TIu* same faculty that wins praise* Imm uii(U*rgra(luates, gradu-
ate students, and p(*ers across the nation is also deeply involve*d in
wrestling with the most vital (juestions ofour times. I’aramount in
their research is the idea of the urhan public university, an institu-
tioti at the service of its city. In science and environmental studies,
economies, policy studies, management, sociology, psychology,
gerontology, and countless other fields, the UMass lioston faculty
[)roduces research that serves the greater lioston community. Time
and again, government, business, labor, and environmental groups
have found the answers they need right here on the harbor.
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some highlights
Tin- l{«‘porl**r'!t(Fiiiiit*
TheOfficeofF.xlernal Relationsliaspre|)are(l“A
Reporter's(iiiidetoL'Mass Boston”fornational and local Iiislitiites lor Research aii<l Service
newsmediarepresentativeswhowish tolocateUMass UMass Bostonservesitshomecityand regionthrough a
Bostonex[)crtiseontopicsrangingfrom“Accounting”to niimherofinstitutesandcentersthat snjiport r<-search,
“Women in(iinema.” Foraco|)y,jileasecall017-287- disseminateresearch lindings,and lind waystoafiplynew
A.UK). knowledgeinsuchareasastheconcernsofoldercitizens;
African American,Latino,and Asian Ameri(,-an issues; the
labormovement; therolesol women in [lolitics;and the
Sponsored l’r«»jecls coastalenvironment.
Thelifehloodofanyresearch program (andonenu-asiire
ofitscurrent importance) ismoney,themoney that arrives
assu|)port forfacultyresearch. Fachyear, UMass Boston’s
achievementsbythismeasuregrow moreand more
imjir—essive.(.irant incomein 1000-07was$1.5.0mil-
lion representingathree-fold increaseoverthelastten
years.
ProfessorRobertChen
TheNational Instituteof
Mental Healthawarded Pro-
fessorSusanGoreandcol-
leaguesattheUMassBoston
and more CenterforSurveyResearcha
$2 million,five-yeargrantto
studythetransitionofhigh
schoolgraduatestowork.
PhysicsProfessorD.V.G.L.N.
Raoandthreeothercampus
EnvironmentalSciencesPro-
physicistshavesubmittedthe
fpiartstenktnaopwpnlicUaMtaiosnssoBnosttwoon tfherseseorgrRaonbtesrttoCtahlelinngremcoerieved ProfessorManickamSitgumaran
than$700,000:twoMITSea
inventionsthatmayturnout
Grants,anda Naval Research attractingmajorscholarsand
tobethebasicbuilding
berlso.ckPsrooffeaslslo-roptRiacoa'lscoremspeuatr-ch Yawoaurndg(IanvfeirssttigfoartoUrMParsosgram aCcetnitviesrtsalosnotchoe-sspuobjnescotr.eTdhae
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doingcreativeresearch," abuseprevention.
overthelastfiveyears.
TheLaborResourceCenter BiologyProfessorManickam
ChemistryProfessorJohn
Warnerhasreceiveda wasformedthisyearunder Sugumaranwona$750,000
$Su3s5t0a,i0n0a0blTeecEhnnvoilroognymefnotra JthaemegusidGarneecne.ofPaPtrriocfieassRoereve gturtaentoffrAollmertghieesNaatnidonIanlfeIcn-sti-
grantfromtheNational Sci- oftheCollegeofPublicand tiousDiseasesforhis
enceFoundationandthe CommunityServicedirects research intothemechanisms
theCenter,whichencom- whichcontrolthehardeningof
Environmental Protection
AcUhgMeeamnsicsyst.rByIot"sitsgortnah,netafniardwstawir"ldglersedpeotnno- paeandsdusneeixtst.ernessieaornchin,oendeucianttieognr,at- wwinoosrnekc,thswi'mheinxceohasrkhleaylse$tp3ornemsivli.loiuHosinslyin
sorhisresearchonwaysto similargrants, iscitedforits
preventpollutionatits ProfessorSylvia Mignonof originality, importance,and
theCriminalJusticeCenter thoroughness.
source.
convenedaregionalconfer-
enceonthedeath penalty. I
Future Leaders for the Region:
Undergraduate Education
(Central to I -Mass Boston's mission is providing an affordahlo edu-
cation ofthe highest (|iiality. Considering tliat nearly 90 percent of
our graduates remain nearl)\ to work and live, it is no exaggeration
to say that UMass Boston educates the region’s workforce. It does so
with a ven careful eye on current needs and likely future recjuire-
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ments. LMass Boston produces the future leaders of local business, I
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labor, government, and the arts. It also forges that leadership from a
student body of unparalleled diversity. The average age ofour stu-
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dents is 27. Many are the first in their families to attend college.
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More than 90 percent work to sup{)ort thetnselves and finance their
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own educations. Many are simultaneously raising families. In view
ofthis, we are especially glad that for the last two years we have
been able to lower our in-state tuition.
some hi^liahts
Honors Work for Kxrt'plioiial Sliidents
TheHonors f’rogramofferseligiblestudentsinthe(College
ofArtsandSciencesanaccelerated,enhanced,and more
rigorouscourseolstiuly involvingspecial interdisciplinary
coursesand independentresearch|)rojects. Honorsstu-
dentsworkcloselywithsomeot finestscholar-teachersin
theCollege.
INew Areas «>f.Study
In 1996-97wefinishedplanslorseveral new utidergradu-
ateprograms,tohelaunched infall 1997.Theyare:
• amajorinAmericanstudies,
• acriminalstudiesmajor(offeredJointly hy ourCollege Project Kaleidoscope
of.ArtsandSciencesandCollegeofPublicand(Commu- Inrecognitionofitsleadershij)in mathandscience
nityService), instruction,UMassBostonwasinvitedtoparticipatein
• anenvironmentalstudiesprogramtoprepareunder- Phase 111ofProject Kaleidoscope,anational f)iogram to
graduatesforenvironmentalprofessionsorgraduate ensuresustainedreform inmathandscienceeducation.
study,and
• anewcareercertificateprogramincommunityadvocacy. B
Super-Students
BiochemistrymajorandRoxburyresidentChukwuka
Okaforwasawardeda.S20,000National Institutesof
HealthScholarsbip,oneofoidy20nationwide. Heplans
toearnacombined Ml)/PhDandbecomeaprofessorof
medicine. AnthropologymajorMarcusAurinofAllston
won theSocietyforMedicalAnthropology’snational
awardforbest undergraduateessayintbefield. His
paper,“CbasingtheDragon:The(iiultural Metamorphosis
ofOpiuminAmerica, 182.5-19T.5”isbeingconsideredfor
publication intbeMedicalAnthropologyQuarterly.
150newstudents tookpartin
DirectionsforStudentPoten-
tial, UMass Boston'ssummer
pre-collegeprogram,which MaryLee King,chiefpolicy
leadstoadmissiontotheUni- advisortoformerGovernor
versity. Eventsthissummer WeldandActingGovernor
includedapublicspeaking Cellucci, receivedherBSin
competition. 1997. Shegraduatedsumma
In keepingwitha longtradi- cumlaudeingeography.
O Uj m UAk ^“ tdiaotni,onthperoBvoisdteodnUGMlaobsesFoun- wBiatrhbaaraBASulalnidvaanBgSr,adwuiatthedhon- PoratSaar,asophomorehon-
11 I Bostonscholarshipstofour- orsinbothsociologyand orsstudent, helpedtoorga-
teengraduatesofthe Boston anthropology.Thefirststudent nizetheinauguralluncheonof
publicschoolsthroughthe toaccomplishthisfeat, she theCenterforHigherEduca-
TaylorOutstandingScholars planstocontinueherstudies tionintheMiddleEast,for
Program. intheGerontologyPhD Pro- whichsheisalsowebmaster
gram, andeditorofaninternal
TheLeadershipDevelopment newsletter.
Programhaditslargestnew PsychologystudentLynn
cohortyet:24studentscho- Parzialeservedaspresidentof
senforextraclasswork, PsiChi,thenational psycholo-
mentorships, internships, gyhonorssociety, andwas
andguestspeakerstodevel- instrumentalinthatorganiza-
optheirleadershipskillsin tion'sfundraisingforCasa
theclassroom, inthework- MyrnaVasquez,ashelterfor
place,andinlife. batteredwomenandchildren.
Lynn,whograduatedin 1997,
isthedaughteroftwoUMass
Bostonalumni.
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Researchers and Professionals for the 21st Century
Graduate Education
111 1W7-98, UMass Roslon will enroll 2,948 <ira(liiule sludeiils, an
increase of nearly 50 percent over the past ten years. The expan-
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sion ofdoctoral study at UMass Boston from one program with a
handful ofstudents in 1989 to nine programs with nearly .400 stu-
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dents today has Been especially remarkable. Kven during periods
ofeconomic uncertainty, this growth has been seen as an absolutely
essential part of the University’s effort to fulfill its mission. All new
programs have been crafted with two goals in mind: first, to address
problems faced by urban populations and governments, and, sec-
ond, to jirofluce researchers and professionals in fields not ade-
quatelv represented by otber local universities. UMass Boston’s
graduate programs are producing tbe research, the teachers, and
the professionals that the region needs.
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