As NYU President John Sexton often reminds us, education is the driving force in New York City’s role as the world’s capital city. “It is imperative,” he has said, “that New York and other great world cities thrive as robust arenas for learning, as ‘idea capitals’ that advance not only our achievement, economy, and specific professions, but the character of civilization.” This view inspires us at the College of Nursing to learn and participate in the life of this great city.
On September 1, 2007, we entered a new chapter in our history, with the appointment of Dr. Charles Bertolami as the 14th dean of the New York University College of Dentistry. Previously dean of the University Of California San Francisco College Of Dentistry, Dr. Bertolami brings outstanding interdisciplinary experience and an impressive depth of knowledge of our profession. We look forward to his captivating ideas and his enthusiasm for our partnership.
Our next horizon: a new building for the College, which will be located in the heart of NYU’s health-science corridor on First Avenue. It seems only fitting that we keep our goals at the highest level, and to achieve this goal, we will need help from each and every one of you. Our building campaign is the most ambitious campaign our College has to date. We will strive to raise $25 million to help construct our new home, and break ground in the near future and will be communicating with our community throughout the process to keep you updated.
It is due to your extraordinary commitment and generosity that the University is confident that we will be able to raise the funds to complete a state-of-the-art facility that can take us well into the future. We will be reaching out to each of you for your participation and good advice as we raise these funds for the future of our College and the profession.
For those of you who were able to join us at our 75th anniversary celebration, thank you. For those who would like to participate more closely with our College, we welcome you. Our goal is to embrace our remarkable alumni in a way that ensures that we benefit from their knowledge and talent and create an even more exciting atmosphere for graduates of the future.
And finally, to those of you who make up our fabulous student body, I ask that you reflect for a moment on the legacy you are soon to join. In setting your goals for the year ahead, I urge you to be ambitious, to take strong steps early on toward reaching those goals, and to keep in mind the great public service the College of Nursing offers through all of its programs. I wish you the very best the year can bring and welcome you to my office any time. I want to hear your ideas!
Sincerely,
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, College of Nursing , and Erline Perkins McGriff Professor
New York University
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