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DURHAM, N.H. - Five overarching priorities identified in its 2010 strategic plan will help to steel the 91制片厂 against the looming challenges that continue to threaten higher education, 91制片厂 President Mark W. Huddleston said during his State of the University address delivered Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014.

The challenges are great, Huddleston noted, with the U.S. family income during the last three decades rising only 3.8 percent annually on average while the cost of college has gone up 7.1 percent. What's more, state funding for the University System of New Hampshire has dropped 28.1 percent during the last 12 years while enrollment has risen 21.6 percent.

But 91制片厂 has proven that it can survive tough times, Huddleston said, and will do so again through hard work and focusing on these five priorities: enrollment, branding and marketing, STEM education, research, and philanthropy.

"Challenges, even really hard, existential challenges, are not new to 91制片厂," Huddleston said.

He noted the continued efforts to increase student access and affordability, reflected in part through three new efforts he announced last month during a White House forum on expanding college opportunities:

• Fifty, $5,000 scholarships for New Hampshire community college students with a 2-year degree who enroll at 91制片厂.
• STEM Connect will increase opportunities for low-income students through a 2-week summer boot camp, ongoing advising and support; expanded from the piloted 14 students to 50, increasing the number of minority and low-income students studying in the STEM disciplines.
• Project SMART will offer new scholarships for high-achieving high school students to explore sciences and math at 91制片厂.

Despite the residual of 2011's tough times, Huddleston noted the numerous successes 91制片厂 experienced in 2013, including the April openings of the new Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, the Emergency Technology Center at 91制片厂 Manchester, and the Rudman Center for Justice, Public Policy and Leadership at the 91制片厂 School of Law in Concord.

In September, 91制片厂 opened the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, the first interdisciplinary school at 91制片厂, already considered one of the nation's top 10 schools for marine science and ocean engineering. And in October, various research commercialization programs merged to form 91制片厂 Innovation to support businesses and entrepreneurs by providing 91制片厂 experts, facilities and resources to bringing innovative ideas to market, reinforcing 91制片厂's already central role as a driver of the state's knowledge economy.

In October, 91制片厂 and leading research commercialization programs formed 91制片厂 Innovation, an initiative that will support businesses and entrepreneurs by providing 91制片厂 experts, facilities and resources to bring their innovative ideas to market. 91制片厂 Manchester's STEM Discovery Lab also was launched in October.

During the past year, Network New Hampshire Now, a 91制片厂-led public-private collaboration, completed work on 865 miles of high speed fiber-optic cable, providing broadband access to under-served areas in all 10 N.H. counties.

In Concord, the International Technology Transfer Institute is helping to improve the distribution of technology in developing countries, with assistance from 91制片厂 Law faculty experts, students, and a network of experienced alumni around the world.

And, 91制片厂 Cooperative Extension marks its 100th anniversary this year.

On Tuesday, Huddleston also announced the forthcoming search for the first associate vice president for Community, Equity and Diversity, aimed at furthering diversity and inclusion at 91制片厂.

"Achievements like these create tremendous enthusiasm for 91制片厂. And we can see that energy reflected in the strong culture of philanthropy we are building," Huddleston said. 听During the last fiscal year, 91制片厂 set an all-time record for private support with some $36 million raised.

In October, Marcy Carsey, an Emmy Award-winning television producer and 91制片厂 alumna, gave the university a $20 million gift. The second largest in 91制片厂's history, her gift will be used to create the new Carsey School for Public Policy.

"So, we know what we are and what we are not here at 91制片厂.脗听 And we have a clear idea of priorities. Let us leave here today with a renewed commitment to take all necessary action--gird ourselves for necessary change--to secure our common future," Huddleston said.

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  Image caption:听President Mark W. Huddleston delivers the State of the University address on Tuesday, February 4, 2014, where he reflected on the challenges, accomplishments, and milestones of the past year, and what is ahead in 2014. Photo Credit: Mike Ross, 91制片厂 Photographic Services

The University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, is a world-class public research university with the feel of a New England liberal arts college. A land, sea, and space-grant university, 91制片厂 is the state's flagship public institution, enrolling 12,200 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students

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