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>> IT IS THE HIGHEST AND MOST

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HUMBLING HONOR TO BE SELECTED BY

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS THE

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NEXT PRESIDENT OF PURDUE

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UNIVERSITY.

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>> GERRY: THAT IS THE NEXT

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LEADER AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY,

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DR. MUNG CHIANG.

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AS WE TAKE OVER OR AS WE

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CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATION WITH

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MITCH DANIELS FROM THE PURDUE

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CAMPUS IN WEST LAFAYETTE.

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MITCH, I KNOW YOU'RE A STRONG

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SUPPORTER OF YOUR SUCCESSOR,

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WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT

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HIM?

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>> HE'S BRILLIANT.

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HE WON THE MAXWELL PRIZE A FEW

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YEARS AGO AS THE BEST AMERICAN

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SCIENTIST UNDER THE AGE OF 40.

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>> GERRY: WOW.

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>> HE IS A REFUGEE FROM

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COMMUNISM.

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HE WAS BORN ON MAINLAND CHINA

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AND THE FAMILY ESCAPED.

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HE KNOWS BETTER THAN MANY

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AMERICANS THE VALUE OF FREEDOM

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AND THE VALUE OF OUR FREE

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INSTITUTIONS.

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HE IS, I THINK IDEALLY SUITED

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FOR THE PURDUE OF TODAY, THE

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PURDUE THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO

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BUILD FOR 10 YEARS, A NATIONAL

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STEM POWERHOUSE, NOW ATTRACTING

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BRILLIANT STUDENTS IN ERROR

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NUMBERS -- IN RECORD NUMBERS, I

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THINK HE IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED

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TO LEAD PURDUE UNIVERSITY.

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>> GERRY: HE WILL BEGIN LEADING

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JANUARY 1 OF NEXT YEAR.

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YOU TALK ABOUT PURDUE OF TODAY

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AND IT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY

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DURING YOUR TENURE.

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A LOT OF THINGS WE CAN

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APPOINTMENT TO IN TERMS OF

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

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GOT A LOT COMPLIMENTS FOR

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FREEZING TUITION AND FUNDRAISING

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AND INNOVATION AND

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COMMERCIALIZATION, NOT TO

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MENTION THE MAKEUP OF THE CAMPUS

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HAS CHANGED.

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AS YOU REFLECT BACK, IS THERE

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ONE THING OR ONE OR TWO THINGS

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FROM A LEGACY STANDPOINT YOU CAN

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POINT TO REALLY SAY HEY, I'M

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PROUD OF THAT THING?

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>> LIKE ASKING ME TO CHOOSE

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AMONG MY FOUR DAUGHTERS, GERRY.

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I SUPPOSE ONE DIFFERENCE THAT

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SUMS UP OR AGGREGATES MANY OF

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THE OTHER CHANGES IS WE DOUBLED

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APPLICATIONS HERE IN 10 YEARS.

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AND IT WAS ONCE THOUGHT, AND WE%

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HAVE GROWN THE STUDENT BODY BY A

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THIRD OR MORE.

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IT WAS ONCE THOUGHT IF YOU DID

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THAT YOU HAVE TO TRADE OFF

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QUANTITY FOR QUALITY AND THE

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OPPOSITE HAS HAPPENED.

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WE HAVE MORE HOOSIERS ON CAMPUS

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THAN WE'VE EVER HAD DUE TO OUR

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GROWTH, BUT ALSO BRILLIANT

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STUDENTS FROM ELSEWHERE.

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THEIR ACADEMIC PROFILE, THE

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OVERALL ACADEMIC PROFILE HAS

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RISEN YEAR AFTER YEAR.

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A GREAT ASSIGNMENT FOR US ALL TO

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CAPTURE MORE AND MORE OF THIS

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TALENT AND KEEP THEM HERE IN

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INDIANA IN A BRAIN GAIN FASHION.

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IT ONLY HAPPENED BECAUSE SO MANY

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PEOPLE HAVE DONE SO MANY -- SO

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MUCH GOOD WORK TO MAKE THIS A

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MORE EXCITING, ATTRACTIVE AND

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HIGHER VISIBILITY PURDUE.

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>> GERRY: YOU TALK ABOUT THE

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BRAIN GAIN.

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INTERESTING TO ME ARE THE

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PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE

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CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH WITH

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HIGH-PROFILE COMPANIES, ROLLS

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ROYCE, SAAB, IS THAT A BIGGER

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PART OF THE FUTURE, CONNECTION

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TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND

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THE ACADEMIC WORLD?

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>> YES, EXACTLY.

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YOU AND I DISCUSSED YEARS AGO

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THAT I FOUND THIS JOB ATTRACTIVE

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IS A HIGH-TECH CENTER OF

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EXCELLENCE LIKE PURDUE IN

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TODAY'S ECONOMY IS AN ECONOMIC

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MAGNET, CAN BE AN ACADEMIC

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ENGINE.

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WE HAVE DONE THAT CONSCIOUSLY.

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NUMBER ONE, TO PROVIDE A SERVICE

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TO INDIANA AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

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IT HAS THE FASTEST GROWING

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INCOME PER CAPITA A COUPLE OF

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YEARS AGO.

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PRESIDENT REAGAN USED TO SAY,

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YOU AIN'T SEE NOTHING YET.

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WE HAVE TREMENDOUS NEW

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INVESTMENTS, BUSINESS

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INVESTMENTS IN PROSPECT, BY THE

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WAY, PART OF HIS GROWTH AND

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PREPARATION FOR THIS GROWTH IS

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WE HAVE HAD MONK MONG INVOLVED

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WITH ME IN THIS WITH ME.

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THE CAMPUS IS BECOMING MORE AND

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MORE VIBRANT, MORE AND MORE

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APPEALING TO THE FACULTY AND THE

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STUDENTS THAT WE WANT IN OUR

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FUTURE.

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>> GERRY: WELL, YOU HAVE A FEW

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MORE MONTHS ON THE JOB, I'M SURE

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I WILL BE TALKING TO YOU BETWEEN

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NOW AND THEN TO FIND OUT WHAT IS

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NEXT.