University of Massachusetts Boston - Beacon Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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David C. Knapp President To the Class ot 1987: You are the elghteenth graduatlng class ot the Unlverslty ot Massachusetts at Boston. A young lnstltutlon, the Boston Campus already has attalned natlonal recognltlon as an urban unlverslty. As alumnl, you can teel a great sense ot prlde In your alma mater. Now you can begln your careers-or further develop your current careers-wlth a new sense of selt- prlde. Your class, composed ot both tradltlonal and nontradltlonal students, has completed an arduous whlle enllghtenlng perlod. I urge you to pursue your goals with the same vltallty, splrlt and prlde that you experlenced at the Unlverslty of Massachusetts at Boston. Davld C. Knapp Presldent Unlverslty of Massachusetts Boston-Amherst-Worchester 5 1

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To the Graduatlng Class of 1987: As members of the class of 1987, you are graduatlng from an Instltutlon that ls enjoy- lng exceptlonal prosperlty and publlc recognltlon. You have contrlbuted ln no small part to that good fortune by your collectlve and lndlvldual achlevements. Your school, now your alma mafer, has been recelvlng excellent coverage ln the local and natlonal press, lncludlng a feature story In Time magazlne, In whlch UMasslBoston was ldentlfled as one of nlne hot colleges and unlversltles, offerlng great value for the educatlonal dollar. And your unlverslty was noted In a New York Times Magazine artlcle as one of the few unlversltles natlonwlde that ls able to attract and retaln mlnor- lty faculty. Of Importance equal to the content of partlcular storles are the credlblllty and legltlmacy we have galned through as well as wlfh the medla. UMasslBoston ls now perceived as a flrst-rate unlverslty, somethlng that It In fact has been for many years- as you have dlscovered over the course of your stay wlfh us. I know you wlll be glad to hear that the Board of Regents of Hlgher Educatlon recently approved S36 mllllon ln recommendations for caplfal constructlon at the Boston campus of the Unlverslty of Massachusetts. Thls Includes a S12 mllllon package for a Student Unlon on the I-larbor Campus-a long needed faclllty that many of you hoped to see constructed whlle you were stlll actlve on campus. Fortunately, It wlll be avall- able to you when you return to vlslt as alumnae. Your unlverslty contlnues to expand and strengthen Its graduate degree offerlngs. The same felt need for undergraduate educatlon that gave rlse to the Boston campus of the Unlverslty In the 1960's Is now belng expressed for graduate educatlon at a publlc unl- verslty ln the Boston metropolltan area. The Board of Regents recently approved our new Master of Sclence In Nurslng Program. And last year we awarded our flrst masters degrees In Human Servlces, BloMedlBIoTech, and Publlc Affalrs-a slgnlflcant forerunner of thlngs to come. We expect that a falr share of you wlll be returnlng to UMasslBoston at some polnt for advanced study, especlally glven the nature and the needs of the reglon's knowledge-based economy. The space that you make by graduatlng Is qulckly belng fllled. For entrance In the Fall of 1986, for example, UMasslBoston recelved more than 6,400 appllcatlons-a twenty- two year hlgh-and we enrolled more than 12,700 students-also a record. Thls ls elo- quent testlmony to the Increaslng vlslblllty and reputatlon of your alma mafer and Its programs. Scholarshlp ald for merltorlous students has Inceased dramaflcally. The Mlchael Venfresca Scholarshlp Fund-named for a deceased UMasslBoston gradu- ate-ralsed more than S160,000, maklng It the largest endowment of Its type ln the Unlverslty system. The Bosfon Globe Foundatlon commltted S200,000 to fund two full four-year scholarshlps for graduates of the seventeen Boston Publlc Hlgh SchooIs-thlr- ty-four awards ln all. And the flrst Foster Furcolo Scholarships were recently awarded to deservlng graduates of the CommonweaIth's communlty college system. Some of these programs come too late to asslst you, but lf Is gratlfylng to know that they wlll be avall- able to your sons and daughters, when they reach unlverslty age. I offer my personal congratulatlons to the Class of 1987. I urge each and every mem- ber to become an ambassador of good wlll for UMasslBosfon, to spread the good news about your unlverslty, and to malntaln hls or her tles wlfh the alma mafer. ROBERT A. CORRIGAN Chancellor