University of Massachusetts Lowell - Sojourn / Knoll Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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28 Academics During 1982 1983 the University revised its Long Range Plan to coincide with the 1982 1987 planning period recently established by the Massachusetts Board of Regents The new plan outlines the steps involved in what I regard to be the most signrficant development undertaken by the University since the merger in 1975 During the past decade the economy of the Commonwealth has shifted from a labor intensive industrial base to a knowledge oriented economy which emphasizes technological development production and services on the one hand and requires social, cultural, and health delivery systems on the other As financial and governmental leaders are keenly aware the emergence of new knowledge based industries within the Commonwealth has insulated our region from the mayor consequences of the prolonged national recession and grves unequivocal evidence that Massachusetts has finally overcome the locational economic disadvantages of high energy costs and inadequate natural resources This new found advantage can be preserved and nourished only if a critical mass of well educated and properly trained citizens is maintained the appropriate linkages between higher education and the technology industry are established and the quality of social delivery systems is ensured by vigorous and relevant programs of higher education As the Universrty looks forward to its second decade of operation and continued by the increased student demand for its program offerings by the substantial support evidenced by the private sector during the first institutional resource development campaign by the renewed support of alumni groups and by the recommendations the Board of Regents for increased state funding of the University during 1983 84 The new Long Range Plan outlines the steps by which the University plans to interact with the new knowledge based economy and seeks to contribute to the enhancement of both the economic and social vitality of the Commonwealth It also identifies a course of action for striking that balance between undergraduate and graduate education which is the hallmark of the mature American university and it implicitly acknowledges as the chief institutional priority the development and refinement of instructional programs As resources become available the University will also seek to enhance those community linkages which will enrich both university and non university communities including collegiate athletics, student based artistic performances cultural and scholarly exchanges and programs for visiting scholars scholars and artists William T Hogan President participation in the development of the new knowledge-based economy, it is encouraged . , . , . of