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THE OPPORTUNITY

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>> ABSOLUTELY.

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GERRY, BACK TO YOU.

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>> ALL RIGHT.

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KYLIE.

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THANK YOU.

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WHEN DAN ELSENER ARRIVED ON THE

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MARIAN CAMPUS 20 YEARS AGO IT

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WAS A SMALL, PRIVATE COLLEGE, ON

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THE BRINK OF GOING OUT OF

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BUSINESS.

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ELSENER'S VISION, LEADERSHIP

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AND FUNDRAISING SKILLS ARE

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CREDITED WITH TRANSFORMING

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MARIAN INTO ONE THE MIDWEST'S

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PREMIERE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITIES.

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THERE WERE ONLY 1,000 STUDENTS

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ENROLLED AT WHAT WAS THEN MARIAN

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COLLEGE WHEN DAN ELSENER ARRIVED

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ON CAMPUS IN 2001. TODAY, MORE

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THAN SIX-THOUSAND CALL

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THEMSELVES MARIAN KNIGHTS AND

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FOR MORE ON THE TRANSFORMATION

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AT MARIAN UNIVERSITY, I'M

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PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY MARIAN

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PRESIDENT, DAN ELSENER.

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AS ALWAYS, DAN, WELCOME TO THE

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SHOW.

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>> THANK YOU, GERRY.

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GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU

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>> CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS.

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SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME OR NOT

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THAT LONG AT ALL, MUCH HAS

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CERTAINLY CHANGED OVER THESE 20

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YEARS.

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AS I MENTIONED, AND LOT OF

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PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW, WHEN YOU

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CAME ONBOARD TO LEAD THEN MARIAN

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COLLEGE, THE COLLEGE WAS REALLY

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IN JEOPARDY OF GOING AWAY.

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>> YEAH, YOU COULD VISUALIZE A

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COLLEGE WITH ONE FOOT IN THE

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FINANCIAL GRAVE AND THE OTHER ON

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A BANANA PEEL.

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WE WERE IN SOME PRECARIOUS

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SITUATION

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>> WHAT SAVED THINGS, IN YOUR

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VIEW, KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY, HOW

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DID THINGS TURN AROUND?

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>> YOU KNOW, WE FOUND A FOCUS,

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CLARIFIED WHAT WE WANTED TO

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ACCOMPLISH.

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AND RECRUITED GREAT LEADERS TO

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THE BOARD, ADMINISTRATION,

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FACULTY.

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PEOPLE HAD A LARGE PASSION AND

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VISION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOT

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ONLY FOR OUR STUDENTS, BUT IN

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THE IMPORTANT PROFESSIONS THAT

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ARE KEY TO HUMAN FLOURISHING,

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AND EVERYTHING A UNIVERSITY CAN

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DO TO ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC,

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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING

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OF COMMUNITY.

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ONCE YOU GET PURPOSE THINGS TAKE

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OFF

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>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN MY

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BUSINESS AND BEYOND PODCAST,

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WILL BE RELEASED IN A COUPLE

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WEEKS.

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TRANSFORMATIVE IS SOMETIMES

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OVERUSED, I THINK IT IS A GOOD

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DESCRIPTION WHAT HAS HAPPENED AT

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MARIAN ON SO MANY LEVELS, NEW

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PROGRAMS, AMONG THEM, A NEW

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MEDICAL SCHOOL, THE SECOND

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MEDICAL SCHOOL.

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THAT WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING.

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>> THAT WAS A BIG PIVOT.

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THERE'S A CERTAIN HALO, ACADEMIC

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HALO, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

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HALO THAT COMES WITH A MEDICAL

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SCHOOL, THE DEAN, THE FAMILITY,

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AND STAFF AND HIGH QUALITY

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STUDENTS, GARY, WE HAD OVER

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5,000 APPLICANTS FOR 150 SEATS

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IN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL LAST YEAR,

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WE'RE ON THE SAME PACE TO DO IT

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AND COME FROM GREAT INSTITUTIONS

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FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

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THAT WAS A BIG PIVOT IN GOING

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FROM MARIAN COLLEGE TO MARIAN

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UNIVERSITY, AND NOW THE RESEARCH

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ACTIVITY, THE SPACE WE HAVE

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MOVING DOWN AT 16 TECH WITH THE

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MED SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE

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PROGRAM.

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THAT WAS WHAT THEY CALL A PIVOT

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WITH LEVERAGE

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>> YEAH.

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INTERESTING.

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ALSO THE EDUCATORS COLLEGE, YOU

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PRODUCE A LOT OF TEACHERS AND

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EDUCATORS.

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THE EDUCATORS' COLLEGE HAS A

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VERY INTENTIONAL FOCUS THAT'S

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MAYBE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER

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SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION.

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>> YEAH.

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WHEN, YOU KNOW, FRED CLIFFS IS

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ON OUR BOARD, AND JUDY HIS WIFE,

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BIG PASSION ABOUT EVERY KID,

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REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODE,

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BACKGROUND, DESERVES AN

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EXCELLENT EDUCATION, AND SCHOOLS

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CAN'T DO IT ON THEIR OWN.

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WE HAD A BIG IDEA AND VISION TO

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RECRUIT EXCELLENT, DIVERSE

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STUDENTS FOR EDUCATION, TEACHING

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AND PRINCIPLE.

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THEN THE GOAL REALLY EMERGED TO

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HAVE EVERY SCHOOL, REGARDLESS OF

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ZIP CODE BEING A SCHOOL, OFF AND

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RUNNING, RAISED ALMOST

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$60 MILLION FOR OUR EDUCATORS

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COLLEGE, AND WE'RE ENGAGED WITH

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SCHOOLS IN UNIQUE WAYS.

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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WAYS.

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AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT AND

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HAPPY FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR

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YOUNG PEOPLE

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>> GOT TO ASK YOU ABOUT

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FOOTBALL, TOO.

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THAT WAS A BIG ENDEAVOR THAT YOU

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HAD.

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I THINK YOU BROKE THE STORY ON

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OUR SHOW A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

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NOT EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS A

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GOOD IDEA TO LAUNCH A FOOTBALL

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PROGRAM, BUT IT HAS PAID OFF IN

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A NUMBER OF WAYS.

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>> IT REALLY HAS, I USED TO PRAY

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WE WIN, NOW I PRAY FOR THE OTHER

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TEAM.

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BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY ROUGH.

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WE'RE GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYERS,

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WE'RE IN THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

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AGAIN THIS YEAR.

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LAST WEEK WE WON OUR FIRST

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PLAYOFF GAME, NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE

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IN IOWA.

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IT'S BEEN TREMENDOUS.

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WE'VE BEEN IN THE NATIONAL

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CHAMPIONSHIP FOUR YEARS, WE

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PLAYED FOOTBALL 13.

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THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD RATE.

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WE WON A COUPLE OF THEM.

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AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A FUN

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THING.

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STIMULATE A LOT OF ACTIVITY ON

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CAMPUS AND CHANGED HOW PEOPLE

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VIEWED US AND WHAT WE COULD GET

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DONE TOGETHER.

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>> I KNOW YOUR FOOTPRINT IS

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EXTENDING, EXPANDING THROUGH THE

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STATE OF INDIANA,

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COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS,

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ST. JOE, A NUMBER OF

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PARTNERSHIPS DIFFERENT PLACES

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WITH A COMBINATION OF ONLINE AND

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ON THE GROUND, SOLID

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PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE'RE GOING

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TO BE IN A LOT OF PLACES WITH

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MARIAN UNIVERSITY

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MARIAN UNIVERSITY IN A HIGHLY

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EFFECTIVE MANNER.

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>> MUCH HAPPENING.

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DAN ELSENER, 20 YEARS LEADING

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THE SCHOOL.