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Summer 2002 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis UniversityT H E M AG A Z I N E O F S A I N T L O U I S U N I V E R S I T Y SS UMMEE R 22 00 00 22 By Lawrence Biondi, S.J. Saint Louis University President Saint Louis University has come a long way since I came on board as president 15 years ago this August. SLU’s enrollment, curricula and campus have grown steadily. Every year, we continue to welcome our biggest and brightest freshman class and our strongest faculty researchers and grants. Indeed, we get better at doing what we do best — preparing women and men for others in the Jesuit tradition. But there is so much more to do. That’s why on June 26 we launched a comprehen-sive campaign to ensure that rigorous scholarship integrated with community outreach and character-building education remain the hall-marks of a SLU education. “The Campaign for Saint Louis University: Where Knowledge Touches Lives” is more than our campaign theme. At Saint Louis University, it sums up our mission, our work and our future. (For more about the campaign, please see page 14.) A successful campaign will strengthen scholarships, increase research activity, establish Centers of Excellence, expand technology, attract more top-notch faculty and better serve our local, national and global communities. It will make certain that our nearly two-century-old traditions remain a vibrant part of our day-to-day endeavors. These campaign goals are...
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