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

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UMass fBoston quickly began to outgrow its quarters in Park Square. The construction of a new campus on Boston Harbor began in 19703 four years later, the Har- bor Campus was in full operation. This campus now houses two of the University's three colleges and most of the University's graduate and professional pro grams. The College of Public and Community Service remains In the orlglnal Downtown Center. The 1970's were also marked by the steady development of a group of Master's-level programs, both traditional and lnterdlsclplinary. By the end of the decade, UMassfBoston served a student population of more than 8,000, and offered undergraduate programs in more than 60 areas of study. Vi In 1982, consolidation with Boston State College dra- matically expanded the University's faculty and stu- dent populatlon and brought to the University estab llshed professional programs in education, physical education, nursing, and criminal justice, as well as a number of graduate programs. The same year also saw the Inauguration of the University's first doctoral program, the Environmental Science Program. This program reflects UMassfBoston's commitment to com- munlty service both through research and through Innovative, practically-oriented educational offer- lngs. As the Unlverslty enters its 23rd year, it enrolls a stu- dent population exceeding 12,000 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 100 areas of study. If has created a strong and varied curriculum, has assembled a faculty of distinction, and has sent its graduates into responsible positions in government, business, and the professions, as well as lnto the flnest law, medical, and graduate schools in the country. During its first two decades, the University of Massachusetts at Boston has achieved both the bf6Gdfh Gnd The excellence fhCIT pfOlTliSe HS COflTil'1- ued d6Vel0pl'T1eI'1T il'lfO G QFSOT UI'bC1l'1 UI'1iVefSiTY.

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UMASS BCDSTCDN A BRIEF HISTCRY ln the summer of 1964, the Governor and General Court of the Commonwealth authorized the establishment of the University of Masaschusetts at Boston. UMassfBoston's mission was then, as it is now, to serve the people of Eastern Massachusetts by pro- vldlng a full range of opportunities for post-secondary education of hlgh quality to students of all cultural and economic backgrounds. The new institution was planned, budgeted, housed downtown in Park Square, and staffed in less than a year. Many members of the original staff-a distinguished group-remain with the University. .af .., :ff . R X paul Two additional colleges were created during the 1970's. ln 1973, the College of Public and Community Service enrolled Its first students, serving a highly diverse older clientele by offering a competency- based curriculum combining preparation for public service careers lwlth liberal arts education. ln 1975, the College of Professional Studies opened its doors. From the beginning, programs ln the various fields of management were central in the curriculum of this college, which was to become the present College of Management. When lt opened, with 1,200 students, UMassfBoston was, ln effect, a university college of arts and sci ences offering a standard curriculum with substantial core requirements for general education. In 1971, the orlglnal faculty was divided into two separate col leges, designated I and ll, with somewhat different curricular patterns. During the following years, the tra dltlonal range of majors was firmly established in the two colleges: this frultful period also saw the growth of many innovative interdisciplinary programs. The present College of Arts and Sciences arose from the reunlflcatlon of Colleges I and ll in 1976.

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VITAL STATISTICS Total number ot students at UMassfBoston: 12,919 1 of full-time students: 53.9 1 ot part-time students: 46.1 1 ot students from Boston: 43.4 1 of students from Massachusetts outside Boston: 52.9 1 ot students from U.S.A. outside Massachusetts: 1.2 1 ot students from outside U.S.A.: 2.5 1 of students under age 25: 48 1 of students 25 or older: 52 1 of female students: 55 1 of male students: 45 1 of veteran students: 4.8 1 of black students: 9.5 1 of Hlspanic students: 3.2 1 of Aslan and Pacific Islander students: 4.2 1 of other minority students: 0.4 1 ot students employed 20 hours or more per week: 85 1 of students working in career-related positions: 35 1 of seniors happy to be graduating: 100!