About 12 students participate in this program annually. Nine students who participated in the center's activities graduated from the University this year. In the 2000-2001 academic year, SOMD will continue to develop and refine our educational, research, and service initiatives. Our efforts will be tightly coupled to the AHC Strategic Vision. We will also begin in earnest our activities associated with Campaign Minnesota.
Private philanthropy can have a very large positive impact on our educational and research programs.
Finally, the School will continue to plan and partner with the UMD College of Science and Engineering in a campuswide initiative in cell and molecular biology. This developing research partnership has the potential to become both an educational and commercial success story for the campus, region, and state. The faculty and staff of SOMD look forward to the challenges of the year ahead.