These things are all important to us. Clearly, economic diversity and service is one of the priorities at the University.

It's a great honor for Terry Belanger, but it's also an honor for the University. It shows the caliber of the faculty of the University.

A public university is part of the state system and dependent on not only the governor to appoint our boards and the General Assembly to approve them, but we are also dependent on the General Assembly and the governor for the budget every year.

Expanding bulky-item pickup service has been one of my priorities,

Our university sits in a most unique position because we have a long history of accepting and promoting diversity in our system. I don't want us to lose that mission, because that's our roots, our history.

I had other priorities in the 60's than military service