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President Says Fund-raising Key to SFA II
Highlighting the University's improved ranking as a Tier II institution, the construction of the Health Sciences and Law School libraries, and the wireless technology on campus, Swygert said, "We've come a far distance in the last six years," he said. "And there are many more opportunities available to us." What's Included in SFA II Swygert discussed the construction of the Interdisciplinary Science Center, new facilities for the schools of Communications and Education, a new Burr Gymnasium, the formation of the Metropolitan College, and the renovation of the Miner building, a hold over from SFA I. "As ambitious as the capital projects agenda is, we can't get to everything simultaneously," he said, adding that the University's Beltsville campus also requires some attention. Source of Funds Swygert said the funds for the University's capital projects will be raised through external sources, the private sector and fund-raising. He said he will spend more time on external fund-raising when A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert assumes her position as the new provost. Applauding the $5 million pledge of Chairman Frank Savage, Swygert announced that the University's Capital Campaign will be launched during the March 2002 Charter Day. "It is a very ambitious agenda, that will require a great deal of work," he said. "We can be a Tier I institution. We should be a Tier I institution. But it's going to take fund-raising." Click here, to read Strategic Framework for Action II |
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University
President H. Patrick Swygert held a town hall
meeting for the faculty and student body, April 3
and 4 respectively, to discuss the status of
Strategic Framework for Action II. In response to
e-mails he received regarding aspects of SFA II,
Swygert gave more specificity to the items that
were included, explaining the need to identify
resources to accomplish the agenda.
