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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices10-11-2012UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012State of the University AddressJody RecordUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationRecord, Jody, "UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012 State of the University Address" (2012). UNH Today. 4065.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/4065University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston delivered his annual State of the University address Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Credit: Mike Ross, UNH Photographic ServicesOctober 11 2012 UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012 State of the University AddressDURHAM, N.H. – Four enduring campaigns will guide the University of New Hampshire into the future, President Mark W. Huddleston said during his State of the University address delivered today (Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012).Huddleston outlined the four campaigns during his talk: UNH 2020, the long­range strategic plan; a comprehensive fundraising campaign; UNH Works for New Hampshire, a bid to have state funding restored; and a campaign to restructure governance within the university system.Huddleston noted that in just two years, the strategic plan has inspired 142 program initiatives. Progress can be marked by efforts that are “bending the cost curve,” helping to make UNH more affordable and accessible through costs cuts whenever and wherever possible.Summer sessions, the January term and more than 100 online courses offered through eUNH allow students to graduate on time and start their careers with smaller student loans, he said. And a soon­to­be formed Presidential Commission will look at ways UNH can use emerging technologies and free courseware to enhance the quality and flexibility of its offerings. UNH 2020 called for an increased global reach; to that end, the university’s partnership with Navitas, a program that recruits and supports international students, has grown to almost 200 students from 12 countries in just two years.  And the Confucius Institute, a collaboration with Chengdu University in Sichuan Province, is bringing Chinese faculty to UNH while it also teaches the community about Chinese language, culture and economic issues, and invites UNH students to study in China. During the last fiscal year, UNH achieved $160 million in research expenditures and a doubling of invention disclosures. These grants will allow UNH researchers to explore energy from the ocean, manufacturing on a tiny scale, and speedier computer planning. Media RelationsPage 1 of 3UNH News: UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012 State of the University Addr...2/6/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2012/oct/jr11state.cfm.html“It’s not just the monetary reward we celebrate. These grants are independent validation of the creativity and accomplishment of our faculty,” Huddleston said.He cited manners in which the university is engaged as other hallmarks of the strategic plan’s success, praising the diverse work of UNH Cooperative Extension experts throughout the state and highlighting efforts to bring locally and sustainably caught fish to market.He also lauded UNH student groups for extending the university’s reach with dozens of community service projects such as Warmth from the Millyard, Trash 2 Treasure, Relay for Life, and Aspiring Hands. UNH’s entrepreneurial endeavors are most visible in the new Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics that will be a hub for business innovation and an incubator for new enterprises, Huddleston said. The UNH School of Law is also part of UNH’s entrepreneurial fabric. The new dual MBA/JD degree program is now entering its second year, and similar joint degrees with other colleges are in the works. This is a model for the kinds of interdisciplinary programs that are inspired by the strategic plan.In May, UNH joined with the Community College System of New Hampshire in a commitment to increase the number of graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math – the “STEM” disciplines – pledging to double the number of STEM graduates by 2025.  Lauding UNH’s commitment to sustainability, Huddleston called sustainability “part of our DNA….embodied in everything we do, from how we teach to how we take care of our campus, to how we conduct research and support businesses and technology.”Of the plan to launch a comprehensive fundraising campaign, Huddleston noted recent contributions, including a gift from Seacoast resident Jo Lamprey to support a Fellowship in Climate and Sustainability; a $1 million gift from Tom Haas to endow the Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems; and a generous bequest from the estate of Marilynn Rumney, Class of 1952. “Our ability to mobilize the support of our alumni, parents and friends in the ways I have cited is the reason why this past year was one of the best fundraising years in UNH history. Gifts and pledges were up more than 77 percent from the previous fiscal year, for a total of $22.5 million,” Huddleston said.And then there is UNH Works, a campaign to persuade the Legislature to restore the historic cut it made to higher education. People can sign up to be advocates for UNH Works (www.unh.edu/works), Huddleston said, adding, “With your help, we can carry a strong and unmissable message straight to the State House in Concord.”“This campaign is new ground for us. In fact, its scope and intensity is unprecedented for the University System – but our challenge in the Legislature is also unprecedented,” Huddleston said. In 2011, the New Hampshire Legislature cut public support for UNH by nearly 50 percent. “So, here’s the nub of our campaign in Concord:  If the Legislature restores the base funding of $100 million to Page 2 of 3UNH News: UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012 State of the University Addr...2/6/2018http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/releases/2012/oct/jr11state.cfm.htmlthe University System, we pledge to freeze in­state tuition for the next biennium, increase significantly scholarships and grants that attract and retain New Hampshire's best and brightest students, and ensure that they can graduate on time, with the skills necessary to work and contribute to the state’s future.” The final campaign is one for greater autonomy for UNH within the framework of the University System of New Hampshire. “We are on the cusp of realizing far greater autonomy in a system of far less central control. This will give us—and our sister institutions­­the ability to devise programs and make critical financial and human resource decisions in 21st century time,” Huddleston said.Full text of President Huddleston’s speech is available online at http://www.unh.edu/president/state­university­2012.Photograph available to download: http://www.unh.edu/news/releases/2012/oct/2012unhsou.jpgCaption: University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston delivered his annual State of the University address Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Credit: Mike Ross, UNH Photographic Services­30­Media Contact: Jody Record | 603­862­1462 | UNH Media Relations Secondary Contact: Beth Potier | 603­862­1566 | UNH Media Relations | @unhnewsCopyright © 2018, The University of New Hampshire  •  Durham, NH 03824  •  UNH main directory: (603) 862­1234. Media Relations is a unit of Communications & Public Affairs which is a division of University Advancement. 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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices9-15-2011President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2011 State OfThe University AddressJody RecordUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationRecord, Jody, "President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2011 State Of The University Address" (2011). 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President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2011 State Of The University Address

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UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012
State of the University Address
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University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston delivered 
his annual State of the University address Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Credit: 
Mike Ross, UNH Photographic Services
October 11 2012 
UNH President Mark Huddleston Delivers 2012 State of the University Address
DURHAM, N.H. – Four enduring 
campaigns will guide the 
University of New Hampshire 
into the future, President Mark 
W. Huddleston said during his 
State of the University address 
delivered today (Thursday, Oct. 
11, 2012).
Huddleston outlined the four 
campaigns during his talk: UNH 
2020, the long­range strategic 
plan; a comprehensive 
fundraising campaign; UNH 
Works for New Hampshire, a bid 
to have state funding restored; 
and a campaign to restructure 
governance within the university 
system.
Huddleston noted that in just two years, the strategic plan has inspired 142 program initiatives. 
Progress can be marked by efforts that are “bending the cost curve,” helping to make UNH more 
affordable and accessible through costs cuts whenever and wherever possible.
Summer sessions, the January term and more than 100 online courses offered through eUNH allow 
students to graduate on time and start their careers with smaller student loans, he said. And a soon­
to­be formed Presidential Commission will look at ways UNH can use emerging technologies and 
free courseware to enhance the quality and flexibility of its offerings. 
UNH 2020 called for an increased global reach; to that end, the university’s partnership with Navitas, 
a program that recruits and supports international students, has grown to almost 200 students from 
12 countries in just two years.  And the Confucius Institute, a collaboration with Chengdu University 
in Sichuan Province, is bringing Chinese faculty to UNH while it also teaches the community about 
Chinese language, culture and economic issues, and invites UNH students to study in China. 
During the last fiscal year, UNH achieved $160 million in research expenditures and a doubling of 
invention disclosures. These grants will allow UNH researchers to explore energy from the ocean, 
manufacturing on a tiny scale, and speedier computer planning. 
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“It’s not just the monetary reward we celebrate. These grants are independent validation of the 
creativity and accomplishment of our faculty,” Huddleston said.
He cited manners in which the university is engaged as other hallmarks of the strategic plan’s 
success, praising the diverse work of UNH Cooperative Extension experts throughout the state and 
highlighting efforts to bring locally and sustainably caught fish to market.
He also lauded UNH student groups for extending the university’s reach with dozens of community 
service projects such as Warmth from the Millyard, Trash 2 Treasure, Relay for Life, and Aspiring 
Hands. 
UNH’s entrepreneurial endeavors are most visible in the new Peter T. Paul College of Business and 
Economics that will be a hub for business innovation and an incubator for new enterprises, 
Huddleston said. 
The UNH School of Law is also part of UNH’s entrepreneurial fabric. The new dual MBA/JD degree 
program is now entering its second year, and similar joint degrees with other colleges are in the 
works. This is a model for the kinds of interdisciplinary programs that are inspired by the strategic 
plan.
In May, UNH joined with the Community College System of New Hampshire in a commitment to 
increase the number of graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math – the 
“STEM” disciplines – pledging to double the number of STEM graduates by 2025.  
Lauding UNH’s commitment to sustainability, Huddleston called sustainability “part of our 
DNA….embodied in everything we do, from how we teach to how we take care of our campus, to 
how we conduct research and support businesses and technology.”
Of the plan to launch a comprehensive fundraising campaign, Huddleston noted recent 
contributions, including a gift from Seacoast resident Jo Lamprey to support a Fellowship in Climate 
and Sustainability; a $1 million gift from Tom Haas to endow the Thomas W. Haas Professorship in 
Sustainable Food Systems; and a generous bequest from the estate of Marilynn Rumney, Class of 
1952. 
“Our ability to mobilize the support of our alumni, parents and friends in the ways I have cited is the 
reason why this past year was one of the best fundraising years in UNH history. Gifts and pledges 
were up more than 77 percent from the previous fiscal year, for a total of $22.5 million,” Huddleston 
said.
And then there is UNH Works, a campaign to persuade the Legislature to restore the historic cut it 
made to higher education. People can sign up to be advocates for UNH Works 
(www.unh.edu/works), Huddleston said, adding, “With your help, we can carry a strong and 
unmissable message straight to the State House in Concord.”
“This campaign is new ground for us. In fact, its scope and intensity is unprecedented for the 
University System – but our challenge in the Legislature is also unprecedented,” Huddleston said. In 
2011, the New Hampshire Legislature cut public support for UNH by nearly 50 percent. “So, here’s 
the nub of our campaign in Concord:  If the Legislature restores the base funding of $100 million to 
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the University System, we pledge to freeze in­state tuition for the next biennium, increase 
significantly scholarships and grants that attract and retain New Hampshire's best and brightest 
students, and ensure that they can graduate on time, with the skills necessary to work and 
contribute to the state’s future.” 
The final campaign is one for greater autonomy for UNH within the framework of the University 
System of New Hampshire. 
“We are on the cusp of realizing far greater autonomy in a system of far less central control. This will 
give us—and our sister institutions­­the ability to devise programs and make critical financial and 
human resource decisions in 21st century time,” Huddleston said.
Full text of President Huddleston’s speech is available online at 
http://www.unh.edu/president/state­university­2012.
Photograph available to download: http://www.unh.edu/news/releases/2012/oct/2012unhsou.jpg
Caption: University of New Hampshire President Mark W. Huddleston delivered his annual State of 
the University address Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. Credit: Mike Ross, UNH Photographic Services
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