construction, and expansion on the campus, the addition of a number of academic majors and programs. During Father Byron’s tenure as President, total enrollment grew from 3,954 in the 1974-1975 academic year to 4,196 by the time of his departure in 1980-1981. The applicant pool, the total students applying for admission to the institution, was enlarged under Father Byron. Additionally, the acceptance ratio, the percentage of individuals accepted for admission to the University from the total percentage of applicants, fell from seventy-three percent to sixty percent. As Scranton became more selective during the admission process, it indicated the rising academic quality of the University. Byron also doubled the operating budget while also maintaining a positive balance in that budget each year and enhanced the administrative efficiency and ability to properly plan by introducing a computer-based Management Information System. While president, Father Byron led the university through a successful three million capital fundraising campaign and then through a five-year, six million capital development program, which doubled the University’s endowment. One of the components of the development program, called “Commitments to Excellence,” was targeted at improving the physical plant of the campus as well as the greater Scranton/Wilkes-Barre community. In addition to Father Byron’s work to receive approval to build the Linden Street Commons, Byron accomplished this project by organizing a number of other projects aimed at improving and expanding the physical campus, which included the purchase of a number of buildings, including Jefferson Hall to serve as an additional residence hall and center for student activities and “The Gallery” to house classrooms, offices, and study spaces. The University also created the Galvin Terrace, an athletic and recreational outdoor complex which contained six tennis courts, two combination basketball and volleyball courts, and recreational areas. Additionally, there were renovations on many of the residence halls. The development program also included plans to establish the School of Management and to extend the Office of Continuing Education to meet the needs of those in the greater community who want to continue their post-secondary education by offering a range of associate degrees and opportunities for local employers and employees to train at the corporate site or at the University. In addition to accomplishing these goals to expand the University’s colleges, new academic programs were created under Father Byron, including international studies, nursing, physical therapy, law enforcement, public administration, family studies, and Byzantine studies. In 1981, Father