The goal is to understand what's going on in terms of competition and then carefully assess what you do well and what you're not as good at and put together a set of plans.

There hasn't been a comprehensive strategic plan ever in place at the University. It's a major new initiative, and simply getting many different people onto the same page about what we need to do and how we're going to do it is all work that needs to get done.

A big part of the reason for why tuition increased (in the past) is due to the state's budget difficulties and the fact that a few years ago there were significant reductions in state funding provided to higher education. Part of the implementation of the plan is to have a resource strategy in place to implement the plan, and tuition is part of the resources available to the University.

It's not a serious competition thing, it's just something we do to hang out during our free time.

It's everyone's job. It's a competition. B.C. is going to want to win it. Chase is going to want to win it, and I'm going to want to win it. Whoever goes out there and does the best during the spring and does the best during scrimmages will win the job.

After examining the growth of the market and the status of the competition, we've decided to build a facility that is significant in both scope and quality. We intend to lead the currently underserved downtown gaming and entertainment market and today's announcement reflects that commitment.