The more people we help to educate, the more we are doing our job as a state institution. By getting as many introductory courses as possible taught at the community college level, that significantly reduces tuition costs and student debt overall. That in turn results in higher retention and completion and graduation rates. It also means that our faculty can focus on teaching higher-level courses.
That effectively doubles the capacity of the institution in terms of instructors. In addition, it creates a funnel system, where these community colleges feed students directly into our university. In Rowan officially became an R2 research institution. How have you prioritized research to earn this designation? We invested heavily in research and faculty. We have been able to hire faculty who are much more qualified and dedicated to research than in the past, we added new Ph.
We put research at the forefront. What are your plans for the future? I can sum up my strategic plan in one sentence: make Rowan University a proactive institution, rather than a reactive one. Our plan is to continue this trajectory; significantly growing fundraising, investing aggressively in research so that we become an R1 research institution, and continuing to grow through partnerships or acquiring other institutions. We intend to move into online programs in a massive way.
Our strategy is a cycle, where we grow revenue, then reinvest those funds to increase the quality and prestige of the university, which grows revenue further. The future is bright! To learn more, visit www.
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Sign in. Remember me. The college was one of the first in the country to recognize these needs and was in the forefront of the special education movement. Rowan's second president, Dr. In the s, Dr. Thomas Robinson, the University's third president, expanded the curriculum, increased enrollment and added several buildings to the campus. In , the school's name was changed to Glassboro State College to better reflect its mission.
The University received worldwide attention when it hosted a historic summit conference between President Lyndon Johnson and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin in Hollybush. The University was chosen because of its strategic location midway between Washington, D.
The meetings between the two leaders, held June , , presaged a thaw in the Cold War and eased world tensions. The University's fourth president, Dr. Mark Chamberlain, guided the college through its next phase of growth as enrollment doubled and G. As new majors and a Business Administration Division were added, four divisions grew into schools and a board of trustees was formed. In , the University opened a campus in Camden to expand its educational services. With a Division III National Championship in baseball, the first of 11 national championships for the institution, the athletic program established itself as one of the premier athletic programs in the country.
Herman James, assumed the leadership of the institution in Under his direction, Rowan expanded by establishing the first doctoral program among the state's public institutions and adding the Colleges of Engineering and Communication.
The college achieved University status in and changed its name to Rowan University under Dr. The College of Engineering quickly earned national accolades for its successful new curriculum.
Donald J. Under his leadership, the University implemented an aggressive improvement plan that addressed academic and student support initiatives as well as campus construction and renovation projects. Work is underway on other facilities. The medical school welcomed its first class in the summer of into a new, six-story building adjacent to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
Close to 3, students applied for 50 spots in the medical school's charter class, which graduated in May The Board of Trustees named then-Provost Dr. Ali A. As provost, Dr. As president, he dramatically reduced institutional expenses and increased revenue while expanding enrollment and academic programs.
In , the University opened Holly Pointe Commons, freshman and sophomore housing strategically located on Rt. Rohrer College of Business and Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, which will enable the high-demand programs to double their enrollment. Rowan became the second institution in the nation to have both a D.
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