▁acquired ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁a ▁grand ▁total ▁of ▁$ 2 5 6 , 9 2 2 , 5 5 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁F AM U ' s ▁operating ▁budget ▁was ▁only ▁$ 5 9 , 9 4 0 , 5 6 3 , ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁$ 2 4 9 , 9 5 1 , 7 8 8 , ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 4 1 6 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Hum ph ries ▁administration , ▁F AM U ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁" Col lege ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁by ▁the ▁T IME / Pr inc eton ▁Review ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁recognized ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁System ▁as ▁a ▁Com pre h ensive / Do ctor al ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁With ▁a ▁bro aden ed ▁institution al ▁mission ▁which ▁emphas izing ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁and ▁international ▁affairs , ▁the ▁University ▁can ▁now ▁offer ▁additional ▁master s ▁and ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁programs , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁perspective ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁programs . ▁Dist ance ▁learning ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁focus ▁as ▁F AM U ▁exp ands ▁its ▁services ▁and ▁academic ▁influence ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁nation ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁scenes . ▁ ▁Upon ▁appoint ing ▁Hum ph ries ▁as ▁the ▁e ighth ▁president ▁of ▁F AM U , ▁the ▁B OR ▁challeng ed ▁him ▁to