Original sentence: Goodwin University began as Data Institute Business School in 1962.In 2004, the college transitioned to not-for-profit status and was granted accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).In 2008, the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education authorized Goodwin University to offer baccalaureate programs
Edited sentence: Goodwin University was founded in 1999 with the goal of transforming the former Data Institute, a small business technology training center, into a regional force for economic development and educational access.In the years that followed, founder Mark Scheinberg led the nonprofit college as it earned accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), formerly known as the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).That campus, built on a remediated brownfield, is often cited as the standard for smart growth and has won a host of design and environmental awards, including Project of the Year from the Northeastern Economic Developers Association (NEDA), the leading economic development organization in the northeast.Within its first ten years, Goodwin University garnered an impressive list of milestones, including the development of one of Connecticut’s leading nursing programs, approval to offer bachelor’s degrees, and the construction of a new campus on the Connecticut River in East Hartford