BOSTON - ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº President Jack M. Wilson announced today, March 1, that he will conclude his presidency when his current term ends on June 30, 2011. "It has been an honor and…, Governor Deval Patrick cites a tenure of success:, Governor Deval Patrick said that UMass has made great progress under President Wilson's leadership. "By any measure -- enrollment, endowment, test scores or capital improvements -- Jack Wilson's…, Chairman Robert J. Manning on Jack Wilson's presidency:, Manning, chairman of the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº Board of Trustees, called the Wilson presidency "a period of growth and achievement." "President Wilson has put his heart and soul into leading…, Jack Wilson's career at UMass:, A physicist and career educator, President Wilson joined the University in 2001, after having been selected through a national search to become the founding CEO of UMassOnline, the University's…, About Jack Wilson:, Prior to arriving at UMass, President Wilson was the J. Erik Jonsson '22 Distinguished Professor of Physics, Engineering Science, Information Technology and Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic…, Jack M. Wilson Presidency:, Student Enrollment:, Fall 2003: 57,853 Fall 2009: 65,923 (+14.5 percent), Degrees Conferred:, Academic Year 2002-2003: 10,701 Academic Year 2008-2009: 12,630 (+18 percent), SAT/GPA (UMass Amherst):, Fall 2003: 1,137; 3.28 Fall 2009: 1,169; 3.60 (GPA +9.8 percent, SAT +2.8 percent), UMass Spending On Financial Aid:, FY 2003: $36 million FY 2010: $138 million (+283 percent), Research Funding:, FY 2003: $320 million FY 2008: $435.2 million (+36 percent), Intellectual Property Income:, FY 2003: $20 million FY 2009: $73 million (+265 percent), Total University Budget:, FY 2003: $1.5 billion FY 2010: $2.7 billion (+80 percent), UMassOnline, : Fiscal Year 2001: 5,009 course enrollments, $3 million in revenue FY 2009: 40,020 course enrollments, $47 million in revenue (Course enrollments +699 percent and revenue +1466 percent), Endowment, : June 30, 2003: $146 million December 31, 2009: $454 million (+211 percent), Major Capital Projects Completed FY 2004-FY2010:, Amherst: Integrated Sciences Building, Student Recreation Center, Central Heating Plant, North Apartments (864-bed, apartment-style student housing) Boston: Campus Center, Venture Development Center…, UMass System: UMass Club, Major Capital Projects Launched:, Amherst: Integrated Science Center, Phase II Boston: Integrated Science Center, Bayside Expo Center Dartmouth: Library renovation Lowell: Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center (first new…, Capital Spending:, Fiscal Year 2004-Fiscal Year 2009: $1.23 billion Fiscal Year 2010-Fiscal Year 2014 (projected): $2.63 billion Contact: Robert P. Connolly, 617-548-0238
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BOSTON -- March 11, 2010:Research expenditures at the ³È×ÓÓ°Ôº reached a record $489.1 million in Fiscal Year 2009, President Jack M. Wilson announced today. Research spending…, Amherst, : Leading large research centers in key technology areas, such as lower-atmosphere weather radar, materials for solar energy and nanomanufacturing, Boston, : Life sciences research and health care collaborations with major Boston institutions, including Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Dartmouth, : New initiative in marine renewable energy, including a regional university-industry research consortium and proposed technology demonstration site in Muskegat Channel, Lowell, : Partnering with other local universities and industry on a nanomanufacturing research center; expansion of biomanufacturing research and industry services program, Worcester, : Major initiative for translating research to improved clinical outcomes, with an emphasis on gene therapy, stem cell therapy and RNAi therapeutics Research expenditures at UMass have increased by…, Amherst, , $160.7 million, Boston, , $47 million, Dartmouth, , $20.7 million, Lowell, , $56.7 million, Worcester, , $204 million Calling research "rocket fuel for the state's innovation economy," President Wilson early in his tenure created the, President's Science and Technology Fund, , which seeds promising research projects on all five campuses. The President's Science and Technology Fund has provided about $1 million in project funding since it was created in 2004. The 43…
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