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

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To the Graduating Class of 1987: Congratulations, and all the best wishes to you and yours as you graduate from UMassfBoston. Your achievements provide a solid foundation upon which to bulld your post-graduate studies and professional careers. I would like to share with you some thoughts about this speclal time in your lives. As you prepare to leave the Unlverslty, take a moment to reflect on your per- sonal growth and history, and how much you have achleved during your studies at UMassfBoston. Re member, too, that as a member of our alumni you can continue to participate in University special events and activities in a number ot ways-through the Clark Athletic Center, use of the Office of Career Services for job placement services and graduate study advising, use of the Healey Library, or through alumnl events and reunions. The University can contin ue to serve you as a public resource, and we are in- terested in your post-graduate pursuits and endeav- ors, so please stay in touch. xx X VICS CHCDCBIIOI' for Sflldehf AffClfS Charles F. DSSITIODG As you go forth upon graduation, do so with great prlde and an optlmistlc view toward the future. The education you have received at UMassfBoston has equipped you wlth the crltlcal skllls necessary to do research, analyze problems, and implement strategies for resolution of these problems. The appli- cation of your tralnlng can and wlll transform society, and your optimism wlll enhance your ablllty to see things through. Again, I would llke to extend congratulations to you upon your flne personal achievement In joining the community of scholars who are proud graduates of UMassfBoston. We encourage you to remain an ac- tlve member of the greater University community- Charles F. D6SfTIOl1d, Vlce CIWGDCBIIOI' fOl' Student Aftalrs

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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

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To the Graduates of 1987: This ls a time for congratulations and the recognltlon of achievement. Your graduation this year ls the result of your dedicated endeavor to reach this goal In your Ilves and careers. Only a relatively small percentage of those who begin unlverslty studies ac- tually complete thelr degrees. You who have done so have every reason to be proud of your accomplish ment. -11- Vlce Chancellor tor Academic Affairs and Provost Robert A, Greene lt ls also a time to pause and reflect on the fact that your education at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, lf it has had a measure of success, has com- mitted you to ideals and goals beyond yourself. Genuine learning and true knowledge always involve such a commitment. They make their bearers aware of their obligation to the common good and to the publlc interest: in so doing they dignity human action and justify human endeavor. The absence of these Ideals is always evident in the world: it is the special responsibility of the educated to reassert and pursue them. It is, therefore, renewal and rededication that we celebrate in your graduation. Remember that the privilege of your learning carries with it this obligation: that you have received a gift and inherited a responsibility. Cherishing that gift and meeting that responslblllty are what matter. Robert A. Greene Vlce Chancellor for Academic Alfalrs and Provost