Students are offered a full range of academic programs to pursue, but effective general education remains a hallmark of the undergraduate curriculum and students are actively encouraged to follow their interests across disciplinary lines. Graduate education is expanding, not into esoteric specialties, but in new, interdisciplinary directions. The ideal of teaching that has evolved in this context is powerfully attractive to students because it is practical. Pursuing this ideal, the University of New Hampshire has over this decade become a public university of choice for top students. High quality co-curricular experiences are an important component of a UNH education.
Athletic experiences are no exception.
She is a strong leader with a firm commitment to shaping a vision and mission for the university which includes the maintenance of high quality academic programs, identification and support of areas of excellence in research and graduate study, provision of service to the state, and assurance that the University is an effective and efficient business organization. On multiple fronts she has seized the opportunities created by change, some of which began before her arrival, and used the moment to bring clarity and a new vision. For athletics, this clarity is reflected in her unswerving attention to issues of quality in athletics. In January 1997 the President acted upon the recommendations of the Athletics Advisory Committee to eliminate baseball, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's golf. While the AAC had recommended eliminating men's and women's skiing, the President retained these teams with reduced financial support from the University.