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Hello and welcome

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to "On The Green with Alan."

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On February 7, I gave my annual
State of the University Address,

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called "A Dream for Gallaudet."

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
and his "I Have a Dream" speech

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inspired my address.

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Students at Gallaudet
dream of a world

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where there are no limits
on what they can achieve.

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Gallaudet educates deaf and
hard of hearing students

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and shows the world
what Gallaudet students can do.

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Gallaudet has made great
improvements this year.

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Enrollment is up.

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Graduation rates are up.

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We have more work to do -
but we are on the right path.

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I am excited to continue
our progress in 2012.

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Last week we launched a
new recruitment campaign

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with a TV ad.

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The ad premiered on the popular
ABC Family program,

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"Switched at Birth."

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The show features
several prominent deaf

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and hard of hearing actors in
main and supporting roles.

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The ad was
shown in eight cities

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with large deaf
and hard of hearing populations.

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And promoted two upcoming
Open Houses on campus -

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on March 23 and
April 20, 2012.

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Recently, Gallaudet
University re-launched

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its official Facebook
fan page!

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Join the nearly 11,000
people who "like" Gallaudet!

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You can also connect
with Gallaudet

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on Twitter @GallaudetU.

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Be a part of our
growing community!

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Gallaudet University was
privileged to host

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the Israeli Ambassador to the
United States, Dr. Michael Oren.

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Dr. Oren came to Gallaudet
to speak about the relationship

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between the U.S. and Israel.

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100 students, staff, and faculty
attended the presentation.

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Dr. Oren discussed the
strategic, democratic,

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spiritual, and
humanitarian connections

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between Israel and U.S.

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Dr. Oren also spoke about
the deaf community in Israel

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who use
Israeli Sign Language

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and Al-Sayyid
Bedouin Sign Language.

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Many resources are
available to the deaf

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and hard of hearing
population in Israel.

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Interpreter training programs,
sign language courses,

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and classroom support.

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Dr. Oren said he wants to
work with Gallaudet

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to find ways to connect
the university

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to the Israeli deaf community.

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We welcome the opportunity!

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The winter meeting of
the Gallaudet University

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Board of Trustees happened
in February.

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We welcomed new trustee
Claudia Gordon

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and thanked
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey

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who attended
part of the meeting.

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She is retiring from
public office this year

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and will be leaving
the board of trustees.

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She said Gallaudet University has strong support in Congress.

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The Board of Trustees made
several decisions

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to guide Gallaudet's
future success.

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First, it approved a new
master's degree program

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in public administration.

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Second, a new non-tenure
track classification

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of faculty was approved.

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This will help
us attract and retain

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qualified faculty
to the university.

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And finally, it approved a
resolution demonstrating

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its commitment
to diversity.

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This will help us to attract a
diverse student population.

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The next Board of
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will be in May
before graduation.

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Thank you for watching
On the Green with Alan.