Why Give?

DIRECTION 1:

Strengthen Core Programs

1. CONNECT GLOBALLY

• Study-abroad programs propel the University into one of the top study-abroad providers in the nation.  Twelve freshmen christen the ground-breaking Freshman Study Abroad initiative this past September, traveling to Britain’s Roehampton University for their first semester of college.  Next in-line: spring-break study-abroad programs.
• Italy’s University of Verona and UNH continue a successful study-abroad collaboration for students and faculty.  Two students studies there this past semester, two more will arrive in summer 2008.
• Professor Ben Judd escorts 24 students to China this past summer for an unmatched experiential learning opportunity.
• Fire Science students study in Australia and England; Criminal Justice students study in Ireland and Australia.  Forensic Science students will travel to Israel to study in summer 2008.
• UNH students are learning languages like never before: Arabic, Chinese, French, Italian, Russian and Spanish draw crowds to classes.
• Community and campus interest in the University’s nascent Theatre program rises exponentially.  The Theatre’s latest work, “columbinus,” draws standing-room-only audiences to Dodds Theatre this fall.

2. TRAIN FOR THE MILLENIUM

• The University embarks upon a feasibility study to create a law school.
• The Tagliatela College of Engineering’s innovative Spiral Curriculum, a multi-disciplinary approach to engineering education, trains the engineer of the future.
• The new University College caters to adult learners requiring programs that include accelerated, part-time, day and evening courses.
• The University College’s Center for Corporate Education coordinated cohort graduate programs in the four colleges.  It also provides customized corporate training for business and industry.
• Accelerated-degree programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration and Liberal Studies begin.
• The Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences offers a B.S. in International Justice and Security, one of the first programs of its kind in the nation.

DIRECTION 2:

Lead in Experiential Learning

THE UNIVERSITY:

• Is recognized as the Northeast Center for National Society of Experiential Learning, with larger number of faculty certified in Experiential Education by the Society than any other university in the nation.
• Starts Summer Undergraduate Research Program, funding 11 student-faculty research collaborations this past summer.
• Builds leaders: 40 students participate in Fall Leadership Education Program, 62 in First-Year Student Leader Training Program.
• Trains tomorrow’s business owners at the on-campus Hazell Nut Café, names for Jeffery Hazell ’83 B.S., University alumnus who established Hazell Center for Hospitality Sales and Event Management.
• Sends Dental Hygiene students to Romania, Honduras and South Dakota to work with impoverished children, and to New Orleans to provide services as city rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina.
• Sponsors Small Business Days in New Haven’s West River community, engaging residents in local economic initiatives
• Places 186 students in service opportunities throughout Greater New Haven.
• Elects 14 students as Public Service Fellows, who then work at community, and public-service agencies throughout the area.
• Completes a student-run survey and market analysis for West River that identifies potential small business and entrepreneurs within the community.

DIRECTION 3:

Develop the Whole Student

• Faculty and students interact outside classroom through Faculty And Students Together (F.A.S.T.).
• Students who share majors also share living quarters, off campus trips, and custom advising in Living and Learning Communities (L.L.C.).
• Academic Peer Mentors program begins; peer mentors move into residence halls.
• Common Read program selects one book for entire campus to read, to encourage critical thought and community.
• UNH makes a slam-dunk for school spirit with acceptance into the Northeast-10 Conference: football to return in 2009.
• University develops orientation program for parents of incoming students with disabilities; Disability Resources Office receives gift to buy technology that provides access for students with disabilities.
• Freshman Honors Program begins; elicits tremendous response.
• First-year Music majors lean on-site about careers in their chosen fields
• In concert with the New Haven Symphony, now housed at UNH, the University showcases classical artists on campus through its Arts@Night program.

DIRECTION 4:

Invest in Facilities and Technology to Support Growth

• The $15.5 million David A. Beckerman Recreation Center opens.  A glass-enclosed running track, multi-use athletic courts, state-of-the-art exercise machines, student lounges and a juice bar are part of the experience.
• A $40 million suite-style residence hall equipped with 400 beds is slated to open in fall 2009.
• Architectural designs, are complete for the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, to be built on campus in 2008.
• Smart Classrooms appear throughout campus, with the Samuel S. Bergami, Jr. Learning Center for Finance and Technology simulating a trading-room floor as the showcase.
• UNH teams begin to use new $1.3 million turf field behind New Hall.
• Additions and renovation to Buckman Hall include new laboratories, office suites, classrooms and a new microscope for nanotechnology research.
• New Arson Burn Lab, to enhance Fire Science program, built in Echlin barn.
• University opens extended campus at Saw Mill Road in West haven to house graduate classrooms and faculty offices.
• UNH renovates second floor of Echlin Hall to further enhance services to graduate and evening students.
• Concept of a University of New Haven Magnet School for Science and Engineering takes shape; federal money allocated for school to accommodate grades six through twelve, beginning in fall 2008 with a sixth-grade class.