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Cha«celloi^s Annual Report for 1996-1997 ^ . . . ; Sherry H. Penney, Chancellor . University ofMassachusetts Boston .. , 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... — 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; — • The Urban Collaborative our |)artnership with fourCommonwealth com- — 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? e 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 Tetininhothenhaepbnrycmeedsastenivyrgeielfosoiuepesailrdnfcsgehlonlfioneewwedsdhutuicapcala-e-nt ersbkaeeirse'lusnlytwAnoomarfekmrP,eirdocUfaMtenahsessaorsctruirfBMaaorctstootsrzodooniwfs--halals fspUortSroajnHeDccieetgp.haAeHrbretumEsIdeesunactPlarstoeofivoevEnnidtcuaeicnopandrt,eiSsaouinb-- AtPomonetcrheie,cPaPosuneicnretWoAarsRthiciMonu.gstoenu,mDiCn, 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. fl 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. o 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 $ha7s00b,r0o0u0ghitneinxtmeornraeltshuapnport B"oexscteopnt)iorneaclogpnrizoimnigsehifsor cshoinpfeinrecnacmepounsfsaucublsttyanlecaeder- 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- I ments. LMass Boston produces the future leaders of local business, I j I labor, government, and the arts. It also forges that leadership from a student body of unparalleled diversity. The average age ofour stu- I dents is 27. Many are the first in their families to attend college. I More than 90 percent work to sup{)ort thetnselves and finance their I 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. I 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- — sion ofdoctoral study at UMass Boston from one program with a handful ofstudents in 1989 to nine programs with nearly .400 stu- — 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. I

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