Harold J. Raveche

Welcome to Castle Point on Hudson:

Per aspera ad astra – ‘Through adversity to the stars’ – is the motto shared by Stevens Institute of Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, an agency whose Manned Spaceflight Center in Houston was once directed by a Stevens graduate, Aaron B. Cohen.

The Latin phrase could also serve as a secondary motto for the entire American enterprise, from the nation’s founding (in which the “first family of invention in the US” – the Stevenses – played a pivotal role), through territorial expansion, civil war, world war, nuclear standoff, the race to the moon, global engagement and the vexing struggle with global terrorism.

In all phases of the American story, historic outcomes were shaped first by the Stevens family, later by countless direct beneficiaries of their philanthropic legacy, affecting millions of lives for the better. And with each May Commencement, the Institute graduates those knowledgeable and skillful leaders who are capable of reaching the stars signified by our motto.

With engineering, science and technology management having a profound and growing impact in every area of modern life – business, medicine, academe, politics, the arts, law and homeland security – the national leadership role of Stevens Institute of Technology is more important and more challenging than ever.

America’s global industrial competitiveness now rests on cultivating engineers and scientists who advance the frontiers of their fields with the highest levels of creative inventiveness, and on managers who understand how to reap the full potential of technology for the growth of their business. Stevens is well prepared to help our nation meet these challenges with its rich legacy of broad-based education and the distinctive approach of Technogenesis®, which integrates education, research and the launching of new businesses based on the intellectual property of the Institute, in concert with external partners.

I welcome your interest, your communication and your partnership in our endeavors.

Sincerely,

Hal Raveche

President
Stevens Institute of Technology