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Office of the PresidentPRESIDENTIALPERSPECTIVEGreetings:Welcome to the Spring, 2004 issue of Morgan Magazine.The past few months have been busy times here on the campus. Several new projects are now underway andwe are generally pleased with the enhancements we have been able to make to some of our programs.The long-awaited new, five-story library that is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2006, promises tobe a showcase facility. It will contain study areas, classrooms, computer labs, and meeting rooms with stillenough space to add 5,000 volumes each year for the next twenty years.Also under construction are the new student center and parking garage with a capacity of over 500 cars, alongwith the new communications building that will include a footbridge connecting the north and south campusesfor the first time. Located on the site where Soldier’s Armory once stood, the new student center will be home toa cyber café, retail shops with a bookstore, 800-seat theatre and ballroom, a food court and meeting rooms. Ofcourse, I hope all of you are as proud as I am about the renovations recently completed to Alumni House. It isyet another must-see for those visiting the campus.You should know how proud I am to announce to many of you that we have added another arm to our alreadydistinguished School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences. We are calling it the Morgan State UniversityEstuarine Research Center. It is a research laboratory located on the banks of the Patuxent River in SouthernMaryland. This new extension of the university is going to help us to have an even greater impact on diversity inthe field of science.I believe you will enjoy reading in this issue about the successes of Morgan’s School of Engineering, preparingstudents to meet the challenges of their profession across the globe. Even in Afghanistan, these young engineersare carrying the Morgan banner to new heights.Yes, we have been very busy here on the campus, and so, too, have Dr. Nathan Carter and the Morgan StateUniversity Choir. They are back from a history-making visit to St. Petersburg, Russia where they wowed audienceswith two performances. It was, we are told, the first time an African American choir has ever performed in Russia.You will read more about the choir and their performances in this issue. However, I wanted to be the first to tellyou of some more exciting news – Reader’s Digest, in its May, 2004 issue, names the Morgan State UniversityChoir the “Best College Choir in America.” It is a distinction they deserve by their hard work and I know you willwant to join me in offering congratulations.And finally, our capital campaign, New Horizons: The Campaign for Morgan State University, is doing verywell after only two years. In fact, we are closing in on our goal of $25 million each and every day. Let me say‘thank you’ to those who have already given to vital fund-raising effort and ask those who have not yet done so,to please help a deserving young student to achieve his or her dream of a college education. In the process, youwill be helping Morgan to do more of the great things you will read about in this issue of Morgan Magazine.Enjoy!Sincerely,Earl S. RichardsonPresident1700 E. Cold Spring Lane • Truth Hall, Room 403 • Baltimore, MD 21251(443) 885-3200 • Fax (443) 885-3107MORGAN MAGAZINE 2
Dear Alumni, Friends and Supporters:The enthusiasm begins to build each year at about this time and this year is no exception.The campus is in full bloom, Commencement is just around the corner and we are lookingforward to some very exciting events here at Morgan in the next several weeks.One of the most anticipated will be a visit to the campus in September, October andNovember of “Something All Our Own: the Grant Hill Collection of African American Art.” Thisis a major exhibit of the art in the collection of Mr. Grant Hill of the NBA’s Orlando Magicbasketball team. It is a wonderful collection of works by some of the best-known and mosttalented African American artists of our time.Also this fall, several major football games are lined up for each Saturday in September,beginning on the 4th with the Labor Day Classic, featuring the Morgan State Bears againstBowie State in Hughes Stadium. The following week, the Bears take on Gardner-WebbUniversity in the Prince Hall Masonic Classic, again in Hughes Stadium. On September 18th,our Bears travel to San Jose, California to battle San Jose Sate University in the Martin LutherKing Literacy Classic. And finally, we are off again to the Meadowlands in New Jersey for arevenge match against Hampton University in the Whitney Young Classic.I am excited, too, about the October visit to Morgan by entertainer Bill Cosby for a GilliamConcert Hall performance in support of our capital campaign, New Horizons. We are, at thesame time, launching a new scholarship program for future teachers in Baltimore City PublicSchools. The scholarship is named in honor of Morgan alumnus and famed major leaguebaseball pitcher and former Greyhound executive, Joe Black, Jr., who was a personal friend ofMr. Cosby.Each of these events is significant by itself. Taken together, however, they are reasons to beexcited about Morgan and its future. On behalf of President Richardson, I invite you to comeand experience the vibrant life on the campus, as well as the numerous activities available toour current and prospective students, parents, alumni and the community. You will see firsthand why we are a dynamic university – on the move!Sincerely,Bernard L. Jennings, Vice PresidentUniversity AdvancementSPRING 20043
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