Potsdam College - 2000 
    vision statement by President Merwin (Oct.'93)



SUNY Potsdam is a                                    [BACK]

  diverse, 
     1. Differing one from another.
     2. Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements.

  thriving, 
     1. To make steady progress; prosper.
     2. To grow vigorously; flourish.  

  vital force,
     1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life.
     2. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining.
     3. Full of life; animated.
     4. Imparting life or animation; invigorating.
     5. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness; essential.
     6. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives.
     7. Biology. Used or done on a living cell or tissue.
     8. Destructive to life; fatal.

  enriching the lives of thousands of citizens in New York State.  
     1. To make rich or richer.
     2. To make fuller, more meaningful, or more rewarding.
     3. To add fertilizer to.
     4. To add nutrients to.
     5. To add to the beauty or character of; adorn.
     6. Physics. To increase the amount of one or more radioactive isotopes in 
        (a material, especially a nuclear fuel).