July 23, 2010
Marshall President Kopp Delivers State of University Address in DC
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp updated the state’s Washington, D.C. Congressional delegation by delivering a State of the University address at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
About 150 people, including Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Senator Carte Goodwin, Representative Nick Joe Rahall II, and Representative Shelley Moore Capito attended Wednesday’s event.
“This visit to the Nation’s Capital is always an exceptional opportunity to thank the members of West Virginia’s Congressional delegation and their many hard-working staff members, as well as our many friends and faithful alumni from the Washington, D.C., area and showcase the impressive progress and developments that underscore and affirm the benefits of our collective efforts,” Kopp said. “It’s a chance to talk in concrete terms about our exciting new programs and projects and share with our elected officials the positive and extensive economic and societal impact that Marshall University has on the City of Huntington and the region as well our beloved state and nation.”
Some of the highlights from the past five years included more than $190 million in new capital projects; the founding of Marshall’s Honors College; construction or completion of 12 new facilities; the doubling of research grant funding; significant increases in non-resident student enrollment and full-time freshman enrollment; 10 new, high-demand degree majors; and the implementation of the new core general education program.
Kopp said higher education is an economic multiplier and needs to be recognized as such. Marshall University is an enterprise that multiplies and returns to the State more than 20 times the State’s investment each year in terms of economic impact. He cited Marshall’s $1.5 billion total economic impact and noted that the university’s annual economic impact has tripled since 2005.
These developments are the product of fiscally responsible decision-making and priority initiatives that have placed Marshall University in a position to fulfill its mission worldwide. For every state dollar invested in Marshall, Kopp said, the University returned more than $20 to West Virginia’s economy. He also said Marshall has a total employment impact of more than 6,000 jobs.
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Marshall President Kopp Delivers State of University Address in DC
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Huntington, WV (HNN) – Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp updated the state’s Washington, D.C. Congressional delegation by delivering a State of the University address at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue.
About 150 people, including Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, Senator Carte Goodwin, Representative Nick Joe Rahall II, and Representative Shelley Moore Capito attended Wednesday’s event.
“This visit to the Nation’s Capital is always an exceptional opportunity to thank the members of West Virginia’s Congressional delegation and their many hard-working staff members, as well as our many friends and faithful alumni from the Washington, D.C., area and showcase the impressive progress and developments that underscore and affirm the benefits of our collective efforts,” Kopp said. “It’s a chance to talk in concrete terms about our exciting new programs and projects and share with our elected officials the positive and extensive economic and societal impact that Marshall University has on the City of Huntington and the region as well our beloved state and nation.”
Some of the highlights from the past five years included more than $190 million in new capital projects; the founding of Marshall’s Honors College; construction or completion of 12 new facilities; the doubling of research grant funding; significant increases in non-resident student enrollment and full-time freshman enrollment; 10 new, high-demand degree majors; and the implementation of the new core general education program.
Kopp said higher education is an economic multiplier and needs to be recognized as such. Marshall University is an enterprise that multiplies and returns to the State more than 20 times the State’s investment each year in terms of economic impact. He cited Marshall’s $1.5 billion total economic impact and noted that the university’s annual economic impact has tripled since 2005.
These developments are the product of fiscally responsible decision-making and priority initiatives that have placed Marshall University in a position to fulfill its mission worldwide. For every state dollar invested in Marshall, Kopp said, the University returned more than $20 to West Virginia’s economy. He also said Marshall has a total employment impact of more than 6,000 jobs.
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