President's Breakfast Celebrates BSC Pride

Posted on November 8, 2009 - Permalink
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Among the highlights of this year's Family Day and Homecoming on Halloween was the annual President's Breakfast in the Flynn Dining Commons, attended by several hundred students, their parents and other family members.

Dr. David Ostroth, vice president for student affairs, offered welcoming remarks and told the audience that "despite the financial challenges that we're all facing, the college is moving forward on carefully selected strategic goals and if you've been to the campus over any period of time you can see how much we've changed and grown."

In his comments, President Dana Mohler-Faria told the students and their family members that the groundbreaking a day earlier of a new $98.7 million dollar math and science center "is one example of how Bridgewater's growth and development is focused on the success of our students - we want them to have access to the finest faculty, the finest learning experiences, the best support services and the most modern and up-to-date facilities."

He said he is "enormously proud" of the accomplishments of BSC students "while they are here and once they graduate. Academic excellence is at the heart of every discussion we have at this college, and we're inspired every day by the accomplishments and achievements of our students."

Dr. Mohler-Faria said that over the last six years the college has added 58 new faculty positions "and today our faculty is second to none - they come from all parts of the country and from all parts of the world, and they're dedicated to the highest levels of teaching and research."

He also expressed his thanks to the parents and family members.

"You are part of a very strong community and I thank each one of you for your ongoing support, which is truly vital to all of us," he said. (Story and photo by David K. Wilson, '71, Office of Institutional Communications)