2:09 p.m., April 15, 2009----Members of the University of Delaware Board of Trustees spent Wednesday, April 8, becoming better acquainted with facilities and programs in Southern Delaware. They also were briefed on the University's initiative to expand programming in Southern Delaware.

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“The University of Delaware has important educational, research and outreach facilities, both in Lewes and in Georgetown, and the trustees expressed an interest in getting a first-hand look at UD's presence in Southern Delaware,” said Provost Dan Rich, who led the day-long program.

Expansion of programming in Southern Delaware is an important part of the University's Path to Prominence strategic plan, Rich said.

As part of the April 8 program, the Trustee Committee on Academic Affairs conducted its spring meeting at the Virden Center on the University's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes.

That was followed by a luncheon that also included members of the Ad Hoc Trustee Committee on Southern Delaware.

During the luncheon, there was a presentation by Nancy Targett, dean of the College of Marine and Earth Studies, on the college and its work in Southern Delaware.

Rich made a presentation on the University's Southern Delaware initiative that was followed by discussion with the trustees. The primary limiting factor to providing increased programming is not need, desire or financial viability but space, he said.

Among the options under consideration, UD has expressed interest in additional space at the former Lewes High School, where it could offer undergraduate and graduate level programs in agriculture and natural resources, nursing, elementary and secondary education, human services, liberal studies and educational leadership, among others.

After the luncheon, the trustees took a tour of University facilities in Lewes.

The group then traveled to Georgetown where Robin Morgan, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, led a tour of the Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education Center and the Lasher Laboratory.

Article by Neil Thomas
Photos by Mike Baker