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哔咔漫画 is recruiting outstanding students during a period of growth, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Donald Nieman told the University Council during its Oct. 16 meeting.

鈥淓nrollment is the lifeblood of the University,鈥� Nieman said. 鈥淲ith NYSUNY 2020, we鈥檝e committed to grow by 2,000 students. It鈥檚 an ambitious goal. We not only set our goal to grow by 2,000 students, but to grow with quality.鈥�

In a report on admissions and enrollment, Nieman said that the University has reached its goal a year ahead of schedule. 哔咔漫画 has 16,896 students (13,490 undergraduate and 3,406 graduate) in the fall of 2015, compared to 14,746 (11,861 undergraduate and 2,885 graduate) in the fall of 2011.

A 鈥渞obust pool of applicants鈥� has helped the University surpass its enrollment goal, Nieman said. Freshman applications were up 7 percent to 30,565 in the fall of 2015, while graduate applications have doubled over the past four years to 7,792 in 2014-15.

Statistics displayed by Nieman reveal the high quality of 哔咔漫画 students: The average SAT score for new freshmen rose to 1,304 in the fall of 2015, while the high school mean GPA rose a point to 95. The transfer student mean GPA also rose to 3.5.

鈥淭his is the work of a talented group of people in admissions,鈥� Nieman said. 鈥�(Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Admissions) Randall Edouard has done a terrific job over the past two years. Don Loewen, vice provost for undergraduate education and enrollment, has also done a wonderful job in giving strategic focus to this area.鈥�

The Council also:
鈥� Heard a report from Brian Rose, vice president for student affairs, highlighting significant accomplishments in the division. The accomplishments include the construction of a turf field for campus recreation; completing cultural competency training for the division staff in one year; and adopting revisions for new sexual assault policies.
鈥� Received a report from Valerie Hampton, chief diversity officer in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, providing an overview of the division. Major projects for the upcoming year include diversity training for faculty and hiring a director for the LGBTQ Resource Center.
鈥� Observed a moment of silence for Dr. John Spring, a former University Council member and chair who died in late September.
鈥� Honored Thomas Doty, who announced he is leaving the council after serving as a member for 15 years. Doty received a certificate of appreciation for his service.