WINTER 2014 UMass Lowell MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS IS COLLEGE WORTH As more families question the value, UMass Lowell is IT? shaping itself into a top-notch return on investment. Page 26 WINTER 2014 A Message From WINTER 2014 The UMass Lowell Alumni Chancellor Martin T. Meehan ’78 Magazine is published by: Office of University Relations University of Massachusetts Lowell It’s been quite a year. One University Avenue Lowell, MA 01854 In just a little over 12 months, we opened or broke ground on six new 978-934-3223 buildings, moved all sports up to Division I and celebrated record enrollment VOLUME 17 NUMBER 1
[email protected] and graduation rates. We like to say that UMass Lowell is rising, and every- UMass Lowell where you look, that’s true. Our test scores, our endowment, our alumni Chancellor MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS Martin T. Meehan ’78 salaries—everything is up. Executive Vice Chancellor People outside of Lowell are noticing. National and international ranking experts are calling us a top Jacqueline Moloney ’75, ’92 value. They say we’re one of the best returns on investment in the country. In just one year, U.S. News & World Report moved us up 12 spots in its national ranking of top-tier universities; our rise over the Cover Story Vice Chancellor of 26 last three years is the second largest among all top-tier universities in the country. University Relations Nearly 90 percent of students say they Patricia McCafferty Recently, we celebrated with some ads (like the one below) in major publications.