President’s meeting celebrates university’s 125th anniversary
St. Edward’s University President George Martin held his bi-annual president’s meeting that was unlike previous years.
The spring semester’s president’s meeting, held Feb. 24, was used to continue the celebration of the university’s 125th anniversary. The meeting also signaled the conclusion of the 10-year strategic plan enacted in Martin’s first year on campus.
The meeting was the second to celebrate an anniversary this academic year. The Fall 2009 meeting celebrated Martin’s 10-year tenure at the university.
In the hour and a half long meeting Martin highlighted both the accomplishments of the previous 10 years as well as described his vision through the year 2015. Martin listed improvements such as increasing the school’s level of technology with smart classrooms and continually raising national awareness of St. Edward’s presence.
The university created a nine-minute video that described the goals of the 10-year strategic plan and broke down how the university achieved them. The video included interviews with some of St. Edward’s most prominent personalities.
Martin then made a brief presentation thanking all of the faculty and students for their help over the last ten years.
Martin also presented the winners of the 2010 Eddie Awards, which are given to campus offices. This year’s Eddie Award winners included Hilltopper Health Quest, Bridge to College Success, Upost and First Year in France Week in Austin.
After the presentation guests were invited to celebrate the school’s success with free food and an open bar at the post-meeting reception.
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Corrections from Feb. 24, 2010