A WORD
from the President

Curry College has become known as one of the “hottest small Colleges in New England.” This is a tribute to our mission and to our people. Each year, our College increases in prominence and stature, prestige and service. Day by day, the members of our great community work as a team to take our shared mission and vision, and through strategic planning and practical implementation, make that vision reality.

Together, we have accomplished a great deal already in the 2004-2005 academic year.

In the fall semester, our College hosted a number of high caliber visiting speakers – including Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright, novelist Sue Miller and civil rights leader D r. Bernard Lafayette – and the Curry Colonels’ Football Team became the Division III New England Football Conference Champions for a second year in a row.

At its December 7, 2004 meeting, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education officially approved Curry College’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The inaugural class will begin in Milton in Fall 2005, followed by classes in Plymouth and Worcester in Spring 2006.

Mastering the plan to implement the Curry MBA program is a significant achievement for our College. We are grateful to Deans David Fedo and Judy Stoessel, Professor Ernie Silver, and their colleagues who worked so hard through the extensive application and review process to achieve this wonderful outcome.

Over the Winter Intersession, Associate Professor Jerry Gibbs, Director of Television at the Hirsh Communication Center, aided by alums Mark Biase ’83 and John Wolk ’92 in Los Angeles, launched the latest communication course offering, Hollywood Productions: UP CLOSE. This new course evidences the type of continuous program enhancements that alumni and parent involvement, and philanthropy, make possible.

On February 9, 2005 the Curry faculty voted to approve a new undergraduate concentration and parallel continuing education certificate program in Residential Property Management (RPM).

Significant interest in this program has already been expressed by numerous local and regional leaders in the property management industry and we expect a wealth of new opportunities for our graduates.

During its February 10, 2005 meeting, the Curry College Board of Trustees unanimously voted to proceed with the construction of a new residence hall to be located at 886 Brush Hill Road, planned to accommodate approximately 170 students and open in Fall 2005.

It is the outstanding results being achieved by our College – the discharge of our academic mission and the service that we render to our students and the community in so many ways – that makes the construction of this residence hall, and the plans developing for a new Student Center both necessary and appropriate, as Curry continues to attract a growing population of new students.

We expect more good news to develop as this edition of Curry Magazine goes to press, and hope you will visit the Curry website often for the latest news and event information.

We’re glad you are a part of our community during these exciting times at Curry College.