{"id":12128,"date":"2017-08-28T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/?p=12128"},"modified":"2017-11-28T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T21:36:43","slug":"president-unveils-10-goals-at-fall-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/2017\/08\/28\/president-unveils-10-goals-at-fall-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"President Unveils 10 Goals at Fall Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A \u00a0more-than-full house welcomed President Nader at<a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmingdale.edu\/administration\/president\/pdf\/convocation-8-24-17.pdf\"><strong> Fall Convocation <\/strong><\/a>last Thursday, as the campus community came out to hear about everything from new faculty hires to the president&#8217;s vision for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nader opened the event with tongue-in-cheek remarks about &#8220;Powered by Optimism,&#8221; the slogan he launched when he joined the College last year. He tested &#8220;Exhausted by Optimism,&#8221; but not a person in the room voted for the revision. Instead, &#8220;Selective + Inclusive + Thriving&#8221; won the day.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12184 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/campus-times\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/08\/Convocation-2017-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After recognizing new faculty and staff and announcing promotions and new appointments, Dr. Nader covered a wide range of subjects,, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A look back at 2016-2017 initiatives, such as campus-wide aesthetic improvements and residence hall upgrades. He also mentioned plans to increase student engagement, including a 9\/28 Pep Rally and the launch of a student newspaper.<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Changes, such as the transfer of responsibility for Athletics to Institutional Advancement, and the Alumni Affairs Office to the Office for Development and Philanthropy.<\/li>\n<li>Academic Initiatives, including the development of six new BS degrees, and the launch of the BT in Interaction and FSC&#8217;s first Master&#8217;s degree in Technology Management.<\/li>\n<li>Enrollment, including news that fall numbers have exceeded those of Fall &#8217;16 and that 300 Excelsior awards are anticipated this semester.<\/li>\n<li>Athletics, whose teams won seven conference championships last season.<\/li>\n<li>College Rankings, including a spot in the top 35% of a\u00a0 <em>New York Times&#8217; <\/em>list of America&#8217;s Great Working Class Colleges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>President Nader concluded his remarks with a look at FSC&#8217;s &#8220;10 for &#8217;20&#8221; goals. They are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sustain enrollment growth, and increase selectivity and diversity<\/li>\n<li>Increase the number of full-time faculty<\/li>\n<li>Add &#8220;niche&#8221; programs at the graduate, undergraduate and certificate levels<\/li>\n<li>Promote FSC as integral to LI&#8217;s future<\/li>\n<li>Increase student engagement in campus life, applied research, and service learning<\/li>\n<li>Earn recognition of applied and experiential learning programs<\/li>\n<li>Aggressively increase external support<\/li>\n<li>Increase campus aesthetics<\/li>\n<li>Expand facilities, and upgrade technology and infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Address space constraints through partnerships and online\/hybrid opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Convocation came to a close with recognition of FSC&#8217;s most recent Chancellor&#8217;s Award and CARES winners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A \u00a0more-than-full house welcomed President Nader at Fall Convocation last Thursday, as the campus community came out to hear about everything from new faculty hires to the president&#8217;s vision for the future. 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