<p>Class of 2012 update</p>
<p>Lou Hirsh: It is a joy to represent a university that engenders so much passionate enthusiasm among the students who attend and among the faculty and staff who work here.</p>
<p>2:01 p.m., July 11, 2008--While area colleges and universities are wondering how the current economic downturn will affect their fall freshman enrollment figures, the projected numbers for new students arriving at UD's Newark campus on Aug. 31 for the start of the 2008-09 academic year remain steady.
The Class of 2012, 3,891 freshmen, is comprised of 2,601 nonresidents and 1290 Delawareans, Among the Delawareans are 329 students in the Associate in Arts Program who will begin their fall semesters at the UD Academic Centers on Delaware Technical and Community College campuses in Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown, Del. Students who complete the two-year associate's degree have the option of transitioning to the Newark campus to complete a four-year degree.</p>
<p>See Class</a> of 2012 update for the rest of the article.</p>