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[music playing] Please be seated.

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On behalf of the University
of North Florida,

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I wish to thank everyone for joining us
to be part of

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a very special day
in the history of the university.

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We are gathered to mark the inauguration
of Dr Anne H.

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Hopkins as the fourth president of UNF.

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I'd like to as father
Neil Gray, adjunct professor

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in the Department of Philosophy,
to give the invocation.

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Pause for a moment

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of reflection.

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Father of all

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beginnings, present in all the earth,

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you grace the hopes

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and visions of those
who have looked to this moment.

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You are grateful for their dedication

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and give thanks for the gifts of memory,

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reasoning, imagination and skill,

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this university is founded to further.

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We give
thanks for those endowed with these gifts,

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the students,

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the teaching faculty,

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the administrative staff.

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We give thanks for the

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resources and facilities

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made available to this end in

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the buildings and roads.

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And for those who maintain
good care of them.

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We give thanks for the person chosen

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to lead and guide us, Anne Hopkins

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Doctor of Philosophy

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soon to be formally charged

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with the Office of the President

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of the University of North Florida.

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[inaudible]
With the courage to serve wisely

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and well.

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It is good to be here.

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To this let us say, amen.

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Inaugurations

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for university
presidents are rich in tradition.

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It's customary to invite delegates
from across the country

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to represent their university.

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Joined by many members of the faculty,

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these delegates constitute
the first group that marched in.

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They marched in the order of
when their Alma Maters were founded.

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The order is listed in your program.

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That first group was followed
by additional members of our UNF faculty.

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They are the scholars and teachers
who are responsible

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for the high quality education
which UNF provides.

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And finally, we have a platform guest
that represent the various university

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associations, our local and state
legislative delegations,

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Board of Regents
and our community leaders and partners.

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We believe that

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education is a group endeavor
and our institutions of higher education

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must reach out to their community
to be part of its working life.

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Alumni, friends and our government must
and do support our mission.

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We have come together to celebrate
and show our commitment

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to UNF, our president and our region.

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For the next few minutes, you will hear
from our community leaders and partners.

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Please hold your applause
until all have been introduced.

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To my right.

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The honorable

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John Thrasher, speaker of the Florida
House of Representatives.

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The honorable Jim Horne of the Florida

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Senate District six,

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the mayor of Jacksonville,

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the honorable John Delaney.

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To my left, the honorable Thomas F.

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Petway III, chair of the Board of Regents,

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and on the second row, Dr.

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Steven Shapiro,
president of the Faculty Association.

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Mr. Rickey Arjune,
president of the Administration

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and Professional Association. Ms.

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Linda Wilson, president
of the University's Support Personnel

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Association.

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Mr. Alexander Diaz,

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president of Student Government
Association.

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Mr. Donald Poag,

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president of the United National
Alumni Association.

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And Mr. Robert H.

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Paul III, President of the UNF Foundation.

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[audience clapping].

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At this time,
I would like to invite these persons

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to give welcome
and congratulatory remarks,

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beginning with
Representative John Thrasher.

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Good morning,

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Dr. Hopkins.

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On behalf of the 160 members
of the Florida Legislature,

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120 members of the House, 20 members
of the Senate, I extend the warmest

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and best greetings for a successful tenure

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as president of this great university.

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I tell folks around the state of Florida

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that the University of North
Florida has a president

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that has the greatest smile of any
of the presidents, and university system.

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Always smiling,
always appearing, always upbeat.

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But behind that smile, I tell them also,

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she has a sense of purpose,

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a sense of caring, a sense of working
toward making this university

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the very best it can be
on behalf of the students that they serve.

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In addition to that,
she has a sense of dignity that I think

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is so appropriate for a university
president.

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I'm proud to be her friend.

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I look forward to working for her
and with her during the next session

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of the Florida Legislature
to ensure that this university

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gets its ample rewards

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from the Florida Legislature.

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God bless you, President Hopkins,
and I wish you the very best of success

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in your tenure.

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[audience clapping].

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Good morning.

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I am Tom Petway and I'm here representing
the Board of Regents this morning

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as the chair of the Board of Regents
of your State University system,

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and I would like to acknowledge
my fellow regents, Rita Macklin,

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who is chairman of the selection committee
that brought us President Hopkins

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and we also have [inaudible] with us today

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to share this experience with us.

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I am excited about today.

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I served on the committee
that selected Anne the fourth

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president of University of North Florida.

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I am privileged to be here.

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I have the privilege to tell you
that I believe she will become

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one of the great presidents
of the State University system.

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I know that the process works.

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I know that the process has brought her
to this university for the right reasons.

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I can tell you Anne, I think you know
this already involved in the campus.

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It was quite an experience to walk through
and see the love and friendship

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that she has created
already on this campus.

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But I can tell you that
the university family will support you

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and tell you that we expect this
to be a better place that you are here,

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and I know the students who we all serve

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will agree with that and we can be better
advocates because of that.

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The Board of Regents support you.

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Chancellor, a good chancellor [inaudible]
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of North Florida, supports
you and I can assure you

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that together
we will make this a great university.

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Good luck to you guys.

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[audience clapping].

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On behalf of the Duval delegation,
the Florida Senate,

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the governor of the state of Florida,
we want to welcome, a warm welcome

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and enthusiastic greetings to Dr Hopkins.

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Following in a long list of fine
leadership, Dr.

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Hopkins will make a big difference
in our community.

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Leadership is often defined in many ways.

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The great leaders generally possess
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characteristic
that sets them apart from all the rest.

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Rare is it that you have
an individual breadth of experience,

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the natural ability,
the vision and compassion

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that was possessed
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Much like the

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post WWII era, when the dream
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of a college education
led this nation to its greatness

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as we enter the next millennium, likewise,

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it will be the dreams and attainment
of an education at the University

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of North Florida that will once again
lead this nation to greatness.

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We are very fortunate
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of our next president of the University
of North Florida, and it's

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with a very warm and fond feelings
that we look forward to the future.

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I personally look forward
to working with you.

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Congratulations. God bless you.

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[audience clapping]

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I am John Delaney,
the mayor of Jacksonville,

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and on behalf of the million
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Florida area,
we welcome you to our community.

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We know that our future
Jacksonville is inextricably linked

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and tied to the progress of the University
of North Florida, and we look forward

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to the journey over the next few years,
as you, madam president, lead us.

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I think as a standard, all you have to do
is a little better than the last guy

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was here.

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[audience laughing].

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And that obviously is a high standard.

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I joke
but it's a high standard to achieve.

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And certainly the fact that the immediate
past president is also the chancellor,

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that our legislative delegation
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that the governor and the Board of Regents
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as someone that was an entity
that will lead our state into the future.

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It's an exciting time to be here.

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We welcome you to our community.

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Congratulations.

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[audience

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clapping].

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Good morning,

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I'm Steve Shapiro, professor of economics,
president of the faculty association.

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It is my honor and pleasure
to bring you greetings from your faculty

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colleagues
here at the University of North Florida.

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Today, we celebrate the inauguration
for our fourth president.

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Today is also the 28th anniversary of the
first classes ever held on this campus.

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We opened in 1972

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with approximately 2,000
students and 100 faculty.

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Today, 28 years later,
we have over 12,000 students,

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about 350 faculty, and courses
significantly larger in [inaudible].

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I would like to take this opportunity
to thank the Board of Regents

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and chancellor Herbert for choosing Dr.

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Hopkins as our fourth president.

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Having worked [inaudible]
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presidents, we're [inaduible]
UNF this today.

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Oh, [inaudible] will be chosen.

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Speaking for myself, [inaudible]
I do not believe they could have chosen

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a better person than you, Dr.

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Hopkins. Again, welcome to UNF President
Hopkins. [inaudible].

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To make the University of North Florida

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an even better place than it already is.

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[audience clapping].

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Good morning.

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On behalf of the 240 members of the
Administration and Professional Employees

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Association of the University
of North Florida I bring you greetings.

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We are proud to be a part of this
historic moment and welcoming Dr.

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Anne Hopkins as our fourth president.

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Those of you who have had the opportunity
to meet and talk directly with Dr.

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Hopkins

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would attest to her openness, wisdom,

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wonderful sense of humor,

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dedication
and aspiration to build a stronger

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and more vibrant
and comprehensive university.

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Dr. Hopkins,
we welcome you to the UNF family,

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and we look forward to your fine
leadership

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in moving us forward
into the next millennium.

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The members of the Association
would like you to know that we are ready,

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able and willing

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to join you in your quest for excellence.

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You can count on us.

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We love you.

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[inaudible] [audience clapping].

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Good morning.

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It's an honor for me to represent the men
and women of the University Sport

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Personnel Association in the springtime
of this university's history.

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[inaudible] Dr.

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Hopkins, we're very aptly named university
support personnel

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because we support faculty,
staff, and students in a variety of ways

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to numerous to mention here, [inaudible].

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We are dedicated
men and women who strive to continuously

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go an extra mile for this university.

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We do this because we know our jobs
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and they want the best
for our students here in at UNF.

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Thank you for including in the festivities
today.

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Thank you for including our association
with various decision making processes,

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[inaudible] important steps
since your arrival here in February.

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We have
a lot to offer you and this institution,

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and we pledge to work closely with you
to achieve your aspirations for us.

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On a more personal note, [inaudible]
that I served on the search committee

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that played a role

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in bringing me here to win,
and it was a wonderful experience for me.

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It provided an opportunity to meet
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family friends that I wouldn't have had
the privilege of meeting otherwise.

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I'm very happy to be able to accommodate
that experience by welcoming to UNF.

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I wish you all the best in your tenure.

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[audience

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clapping].

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This morning, we're here today

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to celebrate the inauguration of UNF's
fourth president.

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This event

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in many ways represents a new beginning
for our university and community.

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During the past 27
and a half years, UNF has served

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the North Florida community
and the people who reside here.

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These individuals,
to some on the platform today [inaudible].

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But for you, Dr.

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Hopkins, these individuals are considered
your students.

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The reason we are all here.

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These students come to UNF each day
for our hunger for knowledge.

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During your tenure as president,
we'll count on you

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to provide a strong vision
for the institution.

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I stand here before you today
serving as your voice.

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We ask that as you take your oath today,
dedicate yourself

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to serving our best interests
and the best interest of our institution.

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There will be many times
when you'll be asked to make decisions

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and take a position
on a particular issue, i.e.

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tuition increases and other issues.

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During your deliberation process,
take a few minutes

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and place yourself
in the shoes of many of our students.

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UNF serves a wide demographic.

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Think about a single mother
seeking her degree or the 20 year

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old student with no parental support
and then form and calculate your decision.

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Regardless of the outcome
of that decision Dr. Hopkins,

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we as the

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student body will be here to support you
100%.

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As students, we recognize your devotion
towards elevating our institution.

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We look forward to working with you
and not against you.

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During the past nine months, you have
proven to be a advocate for students.

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Your efforts have not gone unrecognized.

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As you take your role as UNF's fourth
president, let it be clear to you, Dr.

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Hopkins, that the students
of this institution are here to assist you

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with your vision and are here to serve
as a pillar of support

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in an institution with a sense of family
where the students are like children.

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We welcome you with open arms
and to our family, as our new mother.

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Thank you.

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[audience clapping].

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Good morning.

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My name is Don Poag, president of the
university's National Alumni Association.

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On behalf of all our constituent chapters,
our colleges,

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our regional folks, we'd like to wish you
a warm welcome to Dr.

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Anne Hopkins.

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I'm a

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native of Jacksonville
and I can speak for our entire association

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of over 32,000 when I say
I'm proud to be a part of the university.

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I'm honored to be here.

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I would like to thank

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all of the distinguished guests
we have as leaders here on this podium

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for making this a fine university
in the finest city.

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To take pride in a university like this
and see my hometown know what

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it has only goes further to the honor

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of selecting such a fine new president.

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President Hopkins will lead us
like other leaders have

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and hopefully develop this university

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up and beyond in the next millennium
to great heights.

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And as a native, again, I must say we've
got to be proud for something like that.

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At a more appropriate time,
we will present Dr.

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Hopkins with a pen
handcrafted by one of our own.

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We want to thank her for being here.

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We want to thank you for being here.

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And also we pledge our full support

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and our recognition to president Hopkins.

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[audience

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clapping].

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Good morning, I'm Bobby Paul.

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I'm president of the foundation
board of the University of North Florida.

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It's very appropriate that we have
a beautiful, sunny day, one of the few

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we've had recently, which confirms
that good things happen to good people.

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It is my privilege

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and the distinct honor to [inaudible]
in this program

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and express greetings to Anne Hopkins
on this wonderful occasion of

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her inauguration as the fourth president
of the University of North Florida.

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I can assure you Anne,
you have pledged support

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and the full cooperation
of the foundation,

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and we look forward to working with you
to further your initiatives.

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On this day
when you formally become leader of this

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young and vibrant university
and the foundation welcomes you,

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but eagerly anticipates your presidency
with the certainty that she will lead us

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to distinction,
to greater accomplishements in the future.

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[audience

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clapping].

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We have an extremely talented faculty
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breadth of skills and knowledge

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among them is Professor Brown,

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who you heard singing the national anthem.

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He will now sing two special songs,

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which express our feelings for Anne
and for UNF.

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He is accompanied by Olga [inaudible].

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So as they comes to the stage,
I would like to explain

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how these two particular selections
were chosen.

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When I first met

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Dr. Hopkins,

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we were talking about music.

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I heard that she was an absolute fan

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of Jussi Bjorling.

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You all know that, right?

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[audience laughing].

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But Jussi Bjorling happens to be perhaps

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Pavarotti of the 1940's
and to for her to know

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Jussi Bjorling, of course, just stunning.

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And not only did she know him,
she knew his repertoire.

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And so that really spoke
really dearly to me

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because one was the music and here is
a president who knew Jussi Bjorling, my

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favorite tenor.

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So I said, Well,

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would you mind, she asked if I'd sing

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and I said I'm going to sing something
that I think that you would love.

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And it just so happens now that everybody
in the world knows this piece.

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Nonetheless, I chose to, not because it's
well known, but because of this reason.

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The title is Nessun Dorma, No One Sleeps,

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and it is about an ice princess.

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No offense.

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[audience laughing].

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But this particular princess,

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she decided on three riddles,
and if any suitor

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could answer these riddles,

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they would have her hand.

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Well, thousands of suitors
come and try to answer them,

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the riddle and no one could answer it.

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And when they did not answer the riddle,
they were beheaded.

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But that didn't matter
because she was so beautiful.

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So one got off, that's me,

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OK, and answered the riddle.

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And when he answered the riddle,

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the whole town couldn't sleep.

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So when she was chosen, the entire faculty
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Florida community didn't sleep.

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[person singing].

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[audience

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clapping].

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I have the distinct pleasure
of introducing

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one of the truly outstanding leaders
of higher education in this country.

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Molly Corbett Broad studied

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economics as an undergraduate
at Syracuse University,

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her graduate studies at Ohio
State University

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and Syracuse were also economics.

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Her early administrative posts

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were as budget analyst at Ohio State

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and the director of institutional research
at Syracuse.

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Later,
she was the vice president for government

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and corporate relations at Syracuse.

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More recently,

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she's held system level positions
including executive director

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and chief operating officer
of the California State University.

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Her present system position

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is president of the University
of North Carolina.

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President Broad
sits on the board of numerous foundations

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both academic and civic,
including the National Humanities Center

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and the North Carolina
Biotechnology Center.

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While the record of important posts
that I have chronicled

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establishes President Broad
as one of the most accomplished

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and influential academic leaders
in higher education,

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It tells us a little about how she leads,
the style and texture of leadership.

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I contacted several people

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that worked for Molly Broad
over the course of her career.

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They provided a clear and consistent
answer to the how question.

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I want
to give you a quote from an interview

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with a colleague of President Broad
during her tenure in Arizona.

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"Molly built teams.

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We worked hard, had fun

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and celebrated its successes
in the university system.

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Molly saw the big picture and shared it,
but she also knew that

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the devil is in the details
and paid attention to the details as well.

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Molly delegated
and trusted her staff to do the job,

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and the staff knew
that they were accountable and respected.

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The trust given them.

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Molly ran a tight ship,
but we always knew where we were going,

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why we were going there,
and how much time we had to get there.

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And when a

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milestone was met or a task
completed, Molly led the celebration

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with wonderful wit, good humor and energy.

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Molly was always positive
and focused on the future

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and saw it supported and respected.

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Good policies, good programs,
good for seniors and good people.

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Molly was our boss,
but she also was our teacher, our mentor,

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our role model, our leader and our friend.

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Molly brought her training
as an economist, a strategic planner,

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to bear on directing
Higher Education in Arizona.

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But she also brought incredible energy,
high standards and concerns

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for societal welfare and fiscal
and social responsibility

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to the task as well."

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This person concludes, "What more
can I say?

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She didn't want the whole world,

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but then we don't have much here
in Arizona, so I can't even be sure that

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I have offended one bit of information.

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Well, Molly
Brown was an undergraduate at Syracuse,

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and she had a classmate
and friend named Anne Hopkins.

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I suspect that Molly Broad
can give us some new into Anne

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Hopkins, the political scientist
and university president.

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But she also knows Anne Hopkins,
the Syracuse undergraduate.

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What she doesn't tell us in public,
perhaps she would be willing to reveal

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in private
after Anne is officially installed.

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Please welcome President Molly Broad.

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[audience clapping].

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For regents
and other members of the platform party,

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faculty, staff, students,
alumni and friends of the University

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of North Florida, this is a great day

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and I am so pleased to join you
in celebrating the inauguration

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of Anne Hopkins as the fourth president
of the University of North Florida.

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I am honored to bring

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greetings from sister institutions
across the nation

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and around the world, as President Hopkins

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takes the public oath of office.

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She takes the helm at UNF at a time

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when the responsibilities of leadership
have never been greater,

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when the tasks
have never been more challenging,

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when the obstacles
have never been more formidable.

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But by the same token,

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the needs and the opportunities
within higher education

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have never been greater
and in Anne Hopkins, you have a leader

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with personal traits
and professional skills

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to excel under these circumstances.

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There's a widely held belief today

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that leadership is a vanishing commodity
in the world of higher education.

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Not too long ago
in an article on the Harvard presidency,

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the article carried
the headline "Wanted: a Miracle Worker"

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and other was titled "Mission Impossible."

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Yet a third was headed

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"The Toughest Job in the World."

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But boards of trustees know better.

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Faculty and students know better, too.

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They continue to look for
and to demand a remarkable degree

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of perfection
in their presidents and chancellors.

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A couple of months ago, I delivered
the charge to the search committee, now

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seeking a new chancellor at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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I advised only partly in jest

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that they could probably distill

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the job description down to one phrase

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"Walks on water,

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doesn't disturb the fish." [audience
laughing].

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The expectations for college presidents
and chancellors have always been

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very high.

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More than a century ago,
when Yale was looking for a new president

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and inevitably in those days
a man, the search committee

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pondered the qualities of their leader
and what he should embody.

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He had to be a
great scholar and a Yale man.

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He had to be a person of

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endless stamina, with an iron
constitution, a social philosopher

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with answers to all the nation's
challenges at his fingertips,

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a great public orator

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and a gracious and persuasive writer

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married to a woman who was herself

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a paragon of virtue.

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But then the report continued,
as we listed all these qualities,

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a dark thought crossed our minds.

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There was clearly only one
such individual,

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but we had to ask ourselves,

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is the guy a Yale man?

496
00:41:03,553 --> 00:41:05,993
Well, Anne Hopkins is not a Yale man.

497
00:41:06,896 --> 00:41:11,544
She is a Syracuse woman who came to
the University of North Florida

498
00:41:12,045 --> 00:41:16,927
by the way of Miami of Ohio and the
universities of Tennessee and Minnesota.

499
00:41:18,198 --> 00:41:21,408
And now that she is about to be invested

500
00:41:22,244 --> 00:41:26,222
as an UNF woman, the tasks that lie before

501
00:41:26,222 --> 00:41:30,402
her will challenge
all of the qualities that she possesses.

502
00:41:31,907 --> 00:41:33,812
She has now arrived at the

503
00:41:33,812 --> 00:41:36,655
place that will finally define her.

504
00:41:37,825 --> 00:41:42,004
And at the place where the benefits
of her enormous dedication,

505
00:41:42,673 --> 00:41:45,616
knowledge and passion for higher education

506
00:41:46,251 --> 00:41:49,260
will be fully realized.

507
00:41:49,461 --> 00:41:51,066
I've had the privilege of knowing

508
00:41:51,066 --> 00:41:53,406
Anne Hopkins for more than 35 years.

509
00:41:54,342 --> 00:41:58,121
As you heard, we met as undergraduates
at Syracuse University,

510
00:41:58,890 --> 00:42:01,264
and I am certain that the common

511
00:42:01,264 --> 00:42:04,139
transforming experience as students

512
00:42:05,510 --> 00:42:08,921
that we had at Syracuse
helped to shape our career paths

513
00:42:09,422 --> 00:42:12,231
and the fact that we chose a university

514
00:42:12,231 --> 00:42:14,571
as our life's work.

515
00:42:15,407 --> 00:42:19,152
Like her colleagues across the nation,
I know her as a person

516
00:42:19,152 --> 00:42:23,164
of great intelligence and wit, as someone

517
00:42:23,399 --> 00:42:26,709
of surpassing integrity,

518
00:42:26,709 --> 00:42:29,083
as an intensely curious individual

519
00:42:29,083 --> 00:42:31,590
who was always probing beneath the surface

520
00:42:32,493 --> 00:42:34,667
and who is not afraid to take a fresh

521
00:42:34,934 --> 00:42:38,478
perspective or ask what if

522
00:42:39,983 --> 00:42:43,360
her style is direct and straightforward?

523
00:42:44,932 --> 00:42:47,606
Perhaps not a nice clean,

524
00:42:49,144 --> 00:42:52,221
but a strong hand in a velvet glove.

525
00:42:54,294 --> 00:42:57,403
She wears her academic values on her
sleeve.

526
00:42:58,774 --> 00:43:01,382
She's a strong but compassionate person,

527
00:43:02,753 --> 00:43:05,428
a leader who doesn't take herself too
seriously.

528
00:43:06,665 --> 00:43:08,571
A gentle person, but

529
00:43:08,571 --> 00:43:10,878
one with the inner strength and resilience

530
00:43:11,580 --> 00:43:14,824
to carry on and carry through.

531
00:43:14,824 --> 00:43:18,167
Anne's leadership
qualities have been wonderfully

532
00:43:18,167 --> 00:43:20,742
demonstrated
during these early months in office.

533
00:43:21,544 --> 00:43:25,791
She's already working on many fronts
to foster interaction and collaboration

534
00:43:25,791 --> 00:43:28,733
among administrators, faculty,
staff and students.

535
00:43:29,870 --> 00:43:34,651
She has put in place
a comprehensive review of UNF's academic

536
00:43:34,685 --> 00:43:38,998
mission and curriculum,
as well as a consultative process

537
00:43:38,998 --> 00:43:42,977
for clarifying the institution's long term
goals and aspirations.

538
00:43:44,548 --> 00:43:46,688
She has established the vision

539
00:43:47,123 --> 00:43:52,673
for a responsible, sustainable budget
and is taking steps to strengthen

540
00:43:52,673 --> 00:43:57,722
the important linkages between academic
planning and physical budgeting.

541
00:43:59,260 --> 00:43:59,896
And she is

542
00:43:59,896 --> 00:44:03,473
working to extend UNF's community ties

543
00:44:03,774 --> 00:44:06,850
with the people of Jacksonville
and the surrounding region.

544
00:44:07,553 --> 00:44:11,565
I am so impressed with this area
with this university,

545
00:44:11,565 --> 00:44:14,206
and it is a great learning experience
for me

546
00:44:14,808 --> 00:44:17,049
to visit your wonderful campus and city.

547
00:44:18,486 --> 00:44:22,465
The steps that Anne Hopkins is taking
can transform

548
00:44:22,465 --> 00:44:27,882
not only the University of North Florida
as it matures and reaches for greatness,

549
00:44:28,718 --> 00:44:32,429
but also the state
and the people of Florida

550
00:44:32,429 --> 00:44:37,578
for the rising importance
of higher education to economic vitality,

551
00:44:37,846 --> 00:44:40,889
not just of individuals
but of the entire nation,

552
00:44:41,658 --> 00:44:44,533
clearly stands
as one of the great pressures

553
00:44:44,533 --> 00:44:48,679
driving change within American colleges
and universities.

554
00:44:49,950 --> 00:44:51,087
As the U.S.

555
00:44:51,087 --> 00:44:56,336
leads the world from the industrial
revolution to the knowledge revolution,

556
00:44:57,172 --> 00:45:02,221
institutions of higher education
are being viewed as major economic

557
00:45:02,221 --> 00:45:07,170
resources, generators
of productive capacity in their own right

558
00:45:08,039 --> 00:45:12,687
to an extent we have never before
witnessed during our professional lives.

559
00:45:14,024 --> 00:45:15,060
Alan Greenspan

560
00:45:15,060 --> 00:45:17,134
calls it the conceptual economy

561
00:45:18,304 --> 00:45:23,152
or as Peter Drucker notes
the global economy in which the U.S.

562
00:45:23,152 --> 00:45:26,395
must compete is rapidly
evolving to the point

563
00:45:26,930 --> 00:45:29,605
where knowledge is the primary source

564
00:45:30,241 --> 00:45:32,447
of comparative economic advantage

565
00:45:32,815 --> 00:45:35,189
between companies and countries.

566
00:45:36,593 --> 00:45:41,509
Advantages in terms of land, labor
and physical capital at once

567
00:45:41,509 --> 00:45:45,053
determined
economic prosperity are receding

568
00:45:45,287 --> 00:45:49,500
in relative importance
to the advantage of knowing and knowing

569
00:45:49,767 --> 00:45:53,111
how to put those resources
into their most productive

570
00:45:53,111 --> 00:45:55,151
uses, at the least cost.

571
00:45:56,321 --> 00:45:58,361
And since the knowledge explosion

572
00:45:58,595 --> 00:46:02,640
causes the knowledge
domain to change ever more rapidly,

573
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:06,017
this comparative advantage
must continually

574
00:46:06,017 --> 00:46:09,461
be updated and refreshed.

575
00:46:09,461 --> 00:46:12,638
The partnership between UNF
and the surrounding region

576
00:46:13,173 --> 00:46:18,456
will be increasingly critical if Florida
is to prosper in this knowledge era.

577
00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:22,736
That puts a premium all the qualities

578
00:46:23,137 --> 00:46:28,721
and skills that Anne Hopkins
brings to the University of North Florida.

579
00:46:28,721 --> 00:46:33,268
Anne is the leader who knows
the difference between leadership

580
00:46:34,137 --> 00:46:35,943
and management.

581
00:46:35,943 --> 00:46:40,891
Of course, universities need
good management that involves attending

582
00:46:40,891 --> 00:46:44,837
to details and coordinating processes
in achieving economies,

583
00:46:45,673 --> 00:46:49,685
but much more so, universities
need leaders,

584
00:46:50,555 --> 00:46:54,600
a visionary capacity
who can establish goals

585
00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:59,047
and who can rally the people
and the resources needed to achieve them.

586
00:47:00,452 --> 00:47:01,221
As Cornell

587
00:47:01,221 --> 00:47:03,327
historian Maurice Bishop once observed,

588
00:47:04,330 --> 00:47:08,042
"There is no great achievement
without a dream.

589
00:47:09,312 --> 00:47:12,790
Giant towers rest on a foundation

590
00:47:13,392 --> 00:47:16,200
of visionary purpose."

591
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,073
It is this sort of visionary purpose

592
00:47:18,073 --> 00:47:20,213
that Anne Hopkins brings to UNF.

593
00:47:21,517 --> 00:47:26,265
Her expertise,
her devotion, her enthusiasm

594
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:30,946
and her commitment
have all been clearly established.

595
00:47:31,715 --> 00:47:34,256
But even a leader of Anne Hopkins caliber

596
00:47:34,256 --> 00:47:36,496
cannot do the job alone.

597
00:47:37,466 --> 00:47:39,572
Today's ceremony represents

598
00:47:40,141 --> 00:47:42,782
a symbolic compact

599
00:47:42,782 --> 00:47:45,022
between you, the faculty and staff,

600
00:47:45,457 --> 00:47:48,834
students, alumni, regents, visitors

601
00:47:49,336 --> 00:47:52,846
and the state legislature,
and your new president.

602
00:47:52,846 --> 00:47:53,381
President

603
00:47:55,655 --> 00:47:58,531
Hopkins
needs your support for the long haul

604
00:47:59,534 --> 00:48:01,874
because of the compact you entered today

605
00:48:02,443 --> 00:48:07,993
is one that makes UNF to the men and women
across the centuries

606
00:48:07,993 --> 00:48:12,641
who've loved learning,
who have created and nourished it,

607
00:48:13,945 --> 00:48:16,686
who have applied it wisely and humanely,

608
00:48:17,522 --> 00:48:19,763
and who have defended it well.

609
00:48:20,732 --> 00:48:21,267
I thought the

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00:48:21,267 --> 00:48:24,310
music selections
were absolutely magnificent.

611
00:48:25,112 --> 00:48:28,590
One of the scarcest commodities
you will find is sweet.

612
00:48:30,830 --> 00:48:32,970
And when you grab a tiger by the tail,

613
00:48:35,478 --> 00:48:37,919
you had better learn to hold on.

614
00:48:37,919 --> 00:48:42,700
In Anne Hopkins, you have a gem.

615
00:48:42,700 --> 00:48:46,879
You have a leader of surpassing qualities
and a capacity.

616
00:48:47,849 --> 00:48:50,290
A wonderful and rare human being.

617
00:48:51,360 --> 00:48:53,935
She will be doing well,

618
00:48:53,935 --> 00:48:57,111
but she will be best in partnership.

619
00:48:58,181 --> 00:49:01,157
Alfred North Whitehead once declared, The

620
00:49:01,157 --> 00:49:04,233
task of the university
is the creation of the future.

621
00:49:05,236 --> 00:49:09,115
So far, as rational discourse
and civilized means of appreciation

622
00:49:09,115 --> 00:49:12,826
can effect the issue." The inauguration

623
00:49:12,926 --> 00:49:17,541
we celebrate
today is of immense importance

624
00:49:18,310 --> 00:49:21,219
to the University of North Florida.

625
00:49:21,219 --> 00:49:24,629
It is of immense significance
to all of the people of this state,

626
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:30,280
but it concerns to the whole
Commonwealth of learning

627
00:49:31,584 --> 00:49:32,420
because today

628
00:49:32,420 --> 00:49:35,329
begins the official journey
for the creation

629
00:49:35,830 --> 00:49:40,511
not just of the university's future,
but of the whole future.

630
00:49:40,511 --> 00:49:43,654
To that great journey on which you

631
00:49:43,989 --> 00:49:48,904
and Ann Hopkins
embark today, I bring you from your sister

632
00:49:48,904 --> 00:49:53,551
institutions across the land
our sense of immense pride.

633
00:49:54,989 --> 00:49:56,995
Our proudest congratulations

634
00:49:57,764 --> 00:50:00,306
and our heartfelt wishes and our hope

635
00:50:01,242 --> 00:50:06,123
for godspeed.

636
00:50:06,123 --> 00:50:15,519
Thank you.

637
00:50:15,519 --> 00:50:20,234
[audience

638
00:50:20,234 --> 00:50:24,915
clapping].

639
00:50:24,915 --> 00:50:29,027
The university has been fortunate

640
00:50:29,027 --> 00:50:32,338
in many ways since its opening in 1972.

641
00:50:32,338 --> 00:50:36,049
Three presidents have provided
the leadership necessary

642
00:50:36,049 --> 00:50:38,791
to create an outstanding institution
of higher learning.

643
00:50:39,426 --> 00:50:41,666
All three presidents are with us today.

644
00:50:42,602 --> 00:50:43,806
First, Dr.

645
00:50:43,806 --> 00:50:46,849
Thomas Carpenter and his wife Oneida. Dr.

646
00:50:46,849 --> 00:50:50,728
Carpenter, was president from 1969
to 1980.

647
00:50:50,728 --> 00:50:54,706
Dr. Carpenter, would you please stand?

648
00:50:54,706 --> 00:51:02,363
So we can recognize you.

649
00:51:02,363 --> 00:51:04,069
[audience clapping].

650
00:51:04,069 --> 00:51:06,409
In 1983, Dr.

651
00:51:06,409 --> 00:51:10,187
Curtis McCray and his wife, Mary, arrived
in Jacksonville, and they continued

652
00:51:10,187 --> 00:51:19,817
the positive development at UNF. Dr.

653
00:51:19,817 --> 00:51:22,425
McCray,
would you please stand and be recognized?

654
00:51:22,425 --> 00:51:27,173
[audience clapping].Our third president
began his presidential tenure in 1989. Dr.

655
00:51:27,741 --> 00:51:30,751
Adam Herbert and his wife
Karen, have left a permanent mark

656
00:51:31,219 --> 00:51:32,857
on a university in Jacksonville.

657
00:51:32,857 --> 00:51:37,271
Dr. Herbert, more than any other person
established enduring

658
00:51:37,271 --> 00:51:41,417
and reciprocal relationship
between UNF and the community.

659
00:51:42,286 --> 00:51:46,533
After nine years of UNF, he was selected
to lead the State University system.

660
00:51:46,533 --> 00:51:49,743
In just a brief time
he's been in Tallahassee,

661
00:51:49,743 --> 00:51:52,785
he has had a very positive effect
on higher education.

662
00:51:53,487 --> 00:51:55,293
Adam, would you please stand
and be recognized? [audience clapping].

663
00:52:05,825 --> 00:52:09,570
From February 1997 to December 1998,

664
00:52:10,139 --> 00:52:13,449
the university was most fortunate
to have the leadership of Dr. E.K.

665
00:52:13,449 --> 00:52:15,589
Fretwell as interim president.

666
00:52:16,391 --> 00:52:17,227
Dr. Fretwell

667
00:52:17,227 --> 00:52:20,972
is Chancellor Emeritus of the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte. E.K.

668
00:52:20,972 --> 00:52:22,176
will you please stand?

669
00:52:22,176 --> 00:52:22,911
[audience clapping].

670
00:52:30,535 --> 00:52:31,672
E.K. has a reputation

671
00:52:31,672 --> 00:52:35,684
as a peripatetic president,
and he's sticking with that.

672
00:52:35,684 --> 00:52:40,332
Five other presidents
from other SUS institutions

673
00:52:40,332 --> 00:52:42,906
and regional universities are here today
as well.

674
00:52:43,642 --> 00:52:45,615
Want to announce that Dr.

675
00:52:45,615 --> 00:52:49,092
Anthony Catanese of Florida
Atlantic University.

676
00:52:49,092 --> 00:52:52,001
Sandy D’Alemberte of Florida State
University.

677
00:52:52,369 --> 00:52:55,278
Dr. William Irwin,
Florida Gulf Coast University.

678
00:52:55,779 --> 00:52:57,819
Paul Tipton of Jacksonville University.

679
00:52:58,086 --> 00:52:58,521
And Dr.

680
00:52:58,521 --> 00:53:01,664
Steven Wallace of Florida
Community College in Jacksonville.

681
00:53:01,965 --> 00:53:05,743
Would you all please stand?

682
00:53:05,743 --> 00:53:11,595
[audience clapping].

683
00:53:11,595 --> 00:53:14,637
Also on

684
00:53:14,637 --> 00:53:18,315
the platform are three members
of the Board of Regents, Mr.

685
00:53:18,315 --> 00:53:20,522
Stephen [inaudible]
from Tallahassee. [audience clapping].

686
00:53:26,240 --> 00:53:26,641
Mr. Elton Watson of Ft.

687
00:53:26,641 --> 00:53:29,216
Lauderdale. [audience clapping].

688
00:53:29,216 --> 00:53:36,037
Ms. [inaudible],
the vice chair of [inaudible] Florida.

689
00:53:36,037 --> 00:53:36,872
[audience clapping].

690
00:53:36,872 --> 00:53:39,280
Now it is my pleasure to present Thomas F.

691
00:53:39,280 --> 00:53:42,657
Petway II, chairman
of the Board of Regents, who will conduct

692
00:53:42,657 --> 00:53:45,098
the investiture ceremony.

693
00:53:48,207 --> 00:53:48,976
Thank you, Dr.

694
00:53:48,976 --> 00:53:49,511
Kline.

695
00:53:49,511 --> 00:53:52,086
It is now my pleasure

696
00:53:52,822 --> 00:53:55,831
to introduce our good friend to you,

697
00:53:55,831 --> 00:54:00,111
Chancellor Adam Herbert, and ask him
to come and introduce President Hopkins.

698
00:54:00,111 --> 00:54:02,251
[audience clapping].

699
00:54:07,801 --> 00:54:08,771
Thank you very much, Mr.

700
00:54:08,771 --> 00:54:13,084
Chairman, members of the Board of Regents,
President Broad.

701
00:54:13,318 --> 00:54:14,455
Mr. Speaker, Mr.

702
00:54:14,455 --> 00:54:19,805
Chairman, Mayor,
other distinguished members of platform

703
00:54:19,805 --> 00:54:23,951
party and former presidents, particularly
of the University of North Florida,

704
00:54:24,519 --> 00:54:28,799
to a group of faculty
that I am very proud of all colleagues.

705
00:54:28,799 --> 00:54:31,641
In fact, the University of North Florida.
Ladies and gentlemen,

706
00:54:32,811 --> 00:54:33,748
beginning with

707
00:54:33,748 --> 00:54:38,629
the appointment of its first leader
30 years ago, the University of North

708
00:54:38,629 --> 00:54:43,009
Florida has installed only three
presidents throughout its history.

709
00:54:43,812 --> 00:54:45,985
Today, we have gathered to welcome

710
00:54:46,687 --> 00:54:51,703
and install the fourth president
of the University of North Florida, Dr.

711
00:54:51,703 --> 00:54:53,408
Anne H. Hopkins.

712
00:54:53,542 --> 00:54:58,591
Dr. Hopkins has already demonstrated
that she will serve

713
00:54:58,591 --> 00:55:03,272
the University of North Florida
and this community with great distinction.

714
00:55:04,141 --> 00:55:07,284
She is a scholar
whose academic values reflect

715
00:55:07,552 --> 00:55:10,260
the highest ideals of this university.

716
00:55:11,163 --> 00:55:14,674
She is a teacher with a strong commitment
to students

717
00:55:15,175 --> 00:55:17,516
and also quality instruction.

718
00:55:18,285 --> 00:55:22,531
She is a colleague who understands
the importance of teamwork.

719
00:55:23,300 --> 00:55:26,711
She is a concerned citizen
who will be actively

720
00:55:26,711 --> 00:55:29,854
involved in the life of this community.

721
00:55:29,854 --> 00:55:36,006
She is a dynamic, mission focused leader
who will mobilize the university

722
00:55:36,508 --> 00:55:38,982
to achieve the highest aspirations

723
00:55:39,283 --> 00:55:42,058
we all have for this institution.

724
00:55:42,860 --> 00:55:47,575
She is a visionary with a blueprint
for the future of the university.

725
00:55:47,575 --> 00:55:51,888
Anne Hopkins
brings to the University of North Florida,

726
00:55:52,390 --> 00:55:56,402
the skills necessary
to guide this growing institution

727
00:55:57,372 --> 00:55:59,612
into the next millennium. Dr.

728
00:55:59,612 --> 00:56:02,387
Hopkins, will you please
join Chairman Pettway at the podium.

729
00:56:05,397 --> 00:56:05,764
Chairman

730
00:56:05,764 --> 00:56:09,175
Pettway, members of the Board of Regents,
Ladies and gentlemen,

731
00:56:09,175 --> 00:56:14,157
it is with great pride,
I present to you, Doctor Anne H.

732
00:56:14,157 --> 00:56:17,500
Hopkins, the fourth
president of the University

733
00:56:17,500 --> 00:56:24,723
of North Florida.

734
00:56:24,723 --> 00:56:31,510
[audience

735
00:56:31,510 --> 00:56:36,124
clapping].

736
00:56:36,124 --> 00:56:41,240
Anne H.

737
00:56:41,240 --> 00:56:47,727
Hopkins, you have been duly selected

738
00:56:47,727 --> 00:56:50,435
for the Office of President
of the University of North Florida.

739
00:56:51,438 --> 00:56:54,414
It therefore becomes my privilege
as chairman of Board of Regents

740
00:56:54,414 --> 00:56:57,524
of the State of Florida,
to install you in office.

741
00:56:57,524 --> 00:57:01,870
In accepting this office, I charge you
to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly

742
00:57:02,272 --> 00:57:06,317
and unreservedly to those ideals
for which this university stands,

743
00:57:07,421 --> 00:57:10,530
the education of students in body,
mind and spirit

744
00:57:11,032 --> 00:57:14,844
to prepare them for their opportunities
and responsibilities both public

745
00:57:15,111 --> 00:57:19,491
and private in a world
that grows more complex [inaudible].

746
00:57:19,491 --> 00:57:23,604
The provision of services
is both informative and interpretive

747
00:57:24,172 --> 00:57:28,452
that will aid the citizens of our state
and make a judgment and wise decisions

748
00:57:28,820 --> 00:57:32,766
concerning the problems confronting them
and the advancement of knowledge

749
00:57:32,766 --> 00:57:36,276
through the encouragement
of research and artistic creation.

750
00:57:36,878 --> 00:57:39,888
To help make the unknown known,
the uncertain

751
00:57:39,888 --> 00:57:43,097
certain
and to banish ignorance with truth.

752
00:57:44,435 --> 00:57:47,210
I charge you to dedicate yourself
to building the University

753
00:57:47,210 --> 00:57:51,691
of North Florida into an ever
greater university founded upon truth

754
00:57:51,691 --> 00:57:55,669
such as about freedom
and crowned by wisdom. Dr.

755
00:57:55,669 --> 00:57:56,806
Anne H.

756
00:57:56,806 --> 00:58:01,220
Hopkins, by virtue of the power
and authority vested in me as chairman

757
00:58:01,220 --> 00:58:04,564
of the Board of Regents
of the State of Florida, I hereby install

758
00:58:04,564 --> 00:58:08,108
you in the Office of the President
of the University of North Florida

759
00:58:08,743 --> 00:58:12,187
with all its rights and privileges
herein to have retained.

760
00:58:13,424 --> 00:58:15,497
I am also pleased to present to you

761
00:58:15,932 --> 00:58:18,573
the presidential medallion
of the University of North Florida,

762
00:58:18,874 --> 00:58:21,415
which is symbolic of the high office
you hold.

763
00:58:21,783 --> 00:58:30,744
Congratulations.

764
00:58:30,744 --> 00:58:39,672
[audience

765
00:58:39,672 --> 00:58:48,633
clapping].

766
00:58:48,633 --> 00:58:58,931
Thank you all very, very much.

767
00:59:00,168 --> 00:59:03,813
To our honored
guests, Regent Peckway and Chacellor

768
00:59:03,813 --> 00:59:07,557
Herbert and President Broad, members
of the Florida Board of Regents.

769
00:59:07,557 --> 00:59:09,898
Regents Macklin, Felder and Watson,

770
00:59:10,701 --> 00:59:14,479
former presidents Carpenter, McCray
and former interim president Fretwell

771
00:59:15,214 --> 00:59:20,531
Speaker Thrasher, Senator Horne and
other members of the Florida Legislature.

772
00:59:20,531 --> 00:59:24,777
Mayor Delaney
and members of the City Council, delegates

773
00:59:24,777 --> 00:59:29,124
of other institutions of higher learning,
fellow SUS presidents, president

774
00:59:30,461 --> 00:59:32,936
of our
sister institutions in Jacksonville.

775
00:59:33,537 --> 00:59:35,577
Members of the Jacksonville community.

776
00:59:36,212 --> 00:59:40,292
My good friends who have traveled
from Ohio, Minnesota,

777
00:59:40,593 --> 00:59:46,410
North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware,
Georgia, Iowa,

778
00:59:46,410 --> 00:59:51,225
California, Texas, Wisconsin
and other parts of Florida.

779
00:59:51,225 --> 00:59:53,332
Sorry, but thank you for coming

780
00:59:54,669 --> 00:59:57,311
and to members of the UNF community,

781
00:59:57,311 --> 01:00:00,353
my new family,
faculty, staff and students.

782
01:00:00,688 --> 01:00:05,034
I thank you for attending this celebration
of the University of North Florida.

783
01:00:06,104 --> 01:00:09,515
I am deeply honored to be entrusted
with the presidency

784
01:00:09,515 --> 01:00:13,460
of this wonderful institution,
the University of North Florida.

785
01:00:14,196 --> 01:00:19,211
I promise you, I will carry out
my responsibilities with passion,

786
01:00:19,813 --> 01:00:24,494
intelligence, an abiding commitment
to our collective future.

787
01:00:25,297 --> 01:00:28,340
With your help, advice and support,

788
01:00:28,841 --> 01:00:32,920
I look forward with great excitement
to the realization

789
01:00:33,221 --> 01:00:36,431
of the enormous potential
of our university.

790
01:00:36,431 --> 01:00:41,045
In its relatively short history,
a great deal has been accomplished

791
01:00:41,045 --> 01:00:42,617
at the University of North Florida.

792
01:00:42,617 --> 01:00:46,228
UNF is a very strong institution today,

793
01:00:46,763 --> 01:00:51,678
thanks to the outstanding leadership
of our former president Carpenter, McCray,

794
01:00:51,912 --> 01:00:56,560
and Herbert and interim presidents
Robinson, McTarnaghan, and Fretwell.

795
01:00:57,864 --> 01:00:58,432
The State of

796
01:00:58,432 --> 01:01:03,180
Florida through its various governors
and legislators over the past 27 years

797
01:01:03,715 --> 01:01:07,661
has been very generous
with and supportive of UNF.

798
01:01:07,661 --> 01:01:11,171
As a result we, as we approach

799
01:01:11,171 --> 01:01:15,752
our 27th anniversary tomorrow,
we will have a strong

800
01:01:15,752 --> 01:01:21,002
and vibrant faculty and staff,
excellent albeit stretched facilities,

801
01:01:21,470 --> 01:01:24,011
a strong and diverse student body

802
01:01:24,011 --> 01:01:26,552
and unparalleled community support.

803
01:01:27,522 --> 01:01:30,799
The fundamental soundness
which characterizes UNF

804
01:01:31,033 --> 01:01:34,911
is a testimony to the fact
that our growth and development

805
01:01:34,911 --> 01:01:38,054
have been guided by a clear
and focused mission.

806
01:01:38,054 --> 01:01:42,267
My vision for the University
of North Florida of the future

807
01:01:42,735 --> 01:01:45,945
is of an institution
that will be nationally known,

808
01:01:46,480 --> 01:01:49,924
first rate,
strategically comprehensive university

809
01:01:49,924 --> 01:01:53,602
whose inhabited centers
strong and carefully

810
01:01:54,003 --> 01:01:58,751
developed sets of undergraduate programs
and select graduate programs.

811
01:01:59,253 --> 01:02:03,399
It will be the university
whose campuse will provide a caring place

812
01:02:03,399 --> 01:02:06,542
for all people of whatever age,

813
01:02:06,676 --> 01:02:11,892
religion, gender, ethnicity
or race to learn, to work

814
01:02:12,427 --> 01:02:15,704
and to live
and it will be an essential partner

815
01:02:15,704 --> 01:02:20,920
with a local extended community
and adhere to the social, cultural,

816
01:02:20,920 --> 01:02:25,367
political and economic well-being
of the community, region and state.

817
01:02:26,771 --> 01:02:27,874
Before focusing

818
01:02:27,874 --> 01:02:30,215
on what we need to do
to accomplish this vision,

819
01:02:30,951 --> 01:02:34,896
I want to frame
my consideration of UNF's future

820
01:02:35,398 --> 01:02:40,012
by considering what being a comprehensive
university means to me.

821
01:02:41,048 --> 01:02:44,258
First, I want us to reflect upon breadth
and depth.

822
01:02:45,127 --> 01:02:48,103
Like most high quality,
comprehensive universities,

823
01:02:48,538 --> 01:02:51,113
we have a broad
range of undergraduate programs

824
01:02:52,383 --> 01:02:55,727
and especially with the addition of civil
and mechanical engineering

825
01:02:55,961 --> 01:02:58,301
and a selection of graduate programs.

826
01:02:58,736 --> 01:03:03,685
Comprehensive does not mean, however,
offering all programs of study

827
01:03:04,119 --> 01:03:07,195
but rather a range
that is sufficiently broad

828
01:03:07,195 --> 01:03:10,807
to encompass
the major fields of intellectual inquiry.

829
01:03:10,807 --> 01:03:15,187
By its nature
intellectual breath is dynamic in nature.

830
01:03:15,588 --> 01:03:18,564
Thus, we will need to continue to explore
new fields of inquiry

831
01:03:19,600 --> 01:03:21,640
and also the fit among societal

832
01:03:21,640 --> 01:03:25,552
needs, student interest
and our capacity to serve.

833
01:03:26,655 --> 01:03:27,190
It would be a

834
01:03:27,190 --> 01:03:31,704
mistake, however, to pursue program breath
at the price of program depth,

835
01:03:32,373 --> 01:03:35,750
which is so obviously critical
to program quality.

836
01:03:36,385 --> 01:03:41,133
We must ensure that each of our programs
has sufficient depth intellectually.

837
01:03:41,133 --> 01:03:45,213
In practical terms,
this means that we must work to increase

838
01:03:45,213 --> 01:03:49,927
depth through expanding faculty expertise
and the relevant curriculum

839
01:03:50,328 --> 01:03:53,170
and design with each program which areas

840
01:03:53,204 --> 01:03:55,578
deserve the most expertise and focus?

841
01:03:56,380 --> 01:04:01,162
Put simply, comprehensive does not mean
being all things to all people.

842
01:04:01,496 --> 01:04:03,368
This is the road to mediocrity.

843
01:04:03,368 --> 01:04:08,986
Rather, it means offering relatively broad
range of programs, each with sufficient

844
01:04:08,986 --> 01:04:14,603
depth and focus to well serve
the educational needs of our students.

845
01:04:14,603 --> 01:04:16,676
Second, let us consider

846
01:04:16,676 --> 01:04:20,421
what being a comprehensive university
means for graduate education at UNF.

847
01:04:20,454 --> 01:04:26,607
Select graduate programs at the Masters
or doctoral levels must complement

848
01:04:26,607 --> 01:04:31,488
our undergraduate programs and must serve
the real needs and demands of our region

849
01:04:31,488 --> 01:04:35,200
and state, as well as be consistent
with our capacity.

850
01:04:35,935 --> 01:04:40,784
As we refine the meaning of comprehensive,
we will need to reconsider the shape

851
01:04:41,051 --> 01:04:44,261
and scope
and level of our graduate programs.

852
01:04:44,562 --> 01:04:48,775
We should not I think, be trying to train
University Faculty of the future.

853
01:04:49,343 --> 01:04:53,790
However, with an increasingly complex
and technologically based society,

854
01:04:54,258 --> 01:04:57,870
and enormous equity issues
in our social and economic environment,

855
01:04:58,304 --> 01:05:02,384
we have an obligation to expand
our graduate offerings at the Masters

856
01:05:02,384 --> 01:05:06,362
and doctoral levels
as our abilities and circumstances allow.

857
01:05:06,831 --> 01:05:10,375
Such changes,
however, should absolutely never occur

858
01:05:10,375 --> 01:05:13,919
by reducing the quality
of our undergraduate programs.

859
01:05:15,123 --> 01:05:15,825
Third, let

860
01:05:15,825 --> 01:05:18,399
us consider size, access and quality.

861
01:05:19,035 --> 01:05:21,710
This fall, UNF surpassed enrollment

862
01:05:21,710 --> 01:05:25,521
of 12,000 students
for the first time in its history.

863
01:05:25,521 --> 01:05:29,734
To best serve the needs of the First Coast
region and Florida as a whole,

864
01:05:30,102 --> 01:05:33,412
The University of North Florida
must grow in science.

865
01:05:33,412 --> 01:05:38,361
Science is important because it's related
to access and to quality.

866
01:05:38,361 --> 01:05:43,477
It is central to our mission
and to my vision that we provide access

867
01:05:43,477 --> 01:05:48,592
to appropriately prepare women and men
to those enrolling for the first time

868
01:05:48,592 --> 01:05:52,538
in college to transfer students
to non-traditional students

869
01:05:52,538 --> 01:05:56,316
returning to complete their degrees
after varying periods of absence.

870
01:05:56,651 --> 01:05:59,560
Whether at the undergraduate
or graduate levels.

871
01:05:59,560 --> 01:06:04,742
One of our most profound strengths
is the broad diversity of our students.

872
01:06:04,742 --> 01:06:08,186
With regard to quality,
the growth of the university

873
01:06:08,186 --> 01:06:11,931
will bring with it a greater numbers
of the faculty who are crucial

874
01:06:11,931 --> 01:06:14,840
to understanding the depth
of our academic programs.

875
01:06:15,408 --> 01:06:19,755
Thus, the comprehensive university
for us means an expansion

876
01:06:20,223 --> 01:06:23,801
and numbers and kinds of students
served while doing so,

877
01:06:23,901 --> 01:06:28,549
careful planning and a continuing
and unrelenting focus on quality.

878
01:06:29,585 --> 01:06:32,160
In summary,
being a comprehensive university

879
01:06:32,160 --> 01:06:36,039
at UNF means maintaining
sufficient breadth of academic programs,

880
01:06:36,373 --> 01:06:39,884
yet having a primary focus
on depth and quality.

881
01:06:39,884 --> 01:06:43,829
It means continually
considering the programs we do offer

882
01:06:43,930 --> 01:06:48,276
and should offer at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels.

883
01:06:48,276 --> 01:06:52,088
Comprehensiveness
also means we will expand gradually,

884
01:06:52,255 --> 01:06:55,131
ever mindful of both the need for access

885
01:06:55,465 --> 01:06:59,745
and the imperative of maintaining
high quality in all that we do.

886
01:06:59,745 --> 01:07:03,891
In order to accomplish my vision
for UNF of the future,

887
01:07:03,891 --> 01:07:06,031
I would like to turn my attention now

888
01:07:06,365 --> 01:07:09,709
to a number of initiatives
that we will need to undertake over time.

889
01:07:10,210 --> 01:07:12,785
These initiatives focus on four different

890
01:07:12,785 --> 01:07:16,864
aspects of that vision,
but taken together, they should result

891
01:07:16,931 --> 01:07:20,007
in a significant enhancement
of the quality of UNF.

892
01:07:21,077 --> 01:07:25,524
The first aspect of the vision in the area
initiatives is undergraduate education.

893
01:07:26,494 --> 01:07:28,032
Our primary mission

894
01:07:28,032 --> 01:07:31,242
is to provide high quality
undergraduate education.

895
01:07:31,810 --> 01:07:36,558
If we do not excel in this area,
we undermine all else that we seek

896
01:07:36,558 --> 01:07:37,963
to accomplish.

897
01:07:37,963 --> 01:07:41,574
Therefore, several key initiatives
focus on improving the quality

898
01:07:41,574 --> 01:07:44,850
of our undergraduate education.

899
01:07:44,850 --> 01:07:46,489
Although UNF did not begin

900
01:07:46,489 --> 01:07:49,732
its journey with lower division
students, this fall

901
01:07:49,732 --> 01:07:52,842
we enrolled over 1300 students for whom

902
01:07:52,842 --> 01:07:55,216
this is their first time in college.

903
01:07:56,052 --> 01:07:58,894
The students who began their education
at UNF

904
01:07:59,161 --> 01:08:05,514
have been gradually increasing over time
and today represent approximately 45%

905
01:08:05,681 --> 01:08:08,423
of all UNF undergraduate students.

906
01:08:09,292 --> 01:08:12,469
Therefore,
it is imperative that we focus significant

907
01:08:12,469 --> 01:08:17,417
attention on the quality of education
provided to our lower division students.

908
01:08:18,220 --> 01:08:21,764
There are three key elements in
providing quality in the lower division.

909
01:08:21,764 --> 01:08:24,941
First it is critical that our full time

910
01:08:24,941 --> 01:08:29,053
faculty are valued for their contributions
in both teaching

911
01:08:29,053 --> 01:08:32,598
and curriculum development
for lower division students.

912
01:08:33,199 --> 01:08:35,774
Second, it is essential that we ensure

913
01:08:36,108 --> 01:08:39,954
that the lower division curriculum itself
be as sound as it can be.

914
01:08:39,954 --> 01:08:43,765
General liberal education
must be the foundation

915
01:08:43,765 --> 01:08:45,939
of all of our undergraduate programs.

916
01:08:47,075 --> 01:08:47,778
Despite our

917
01:08:47,778 --> 01:08:51,790
increasing number of lower division
students, UNF will continue

918
01:08:51,790 --> 01:08:55,735
to enroll a large numbers of students
who began their college careers elsewhere.

919
01:08:56,404 --> 01:08:59,681
The State University system,
in collaboration with the Florida

920
01:08:59,681 --> 01:09:04,462
community colleges, have a unique
commitment to the two plus two system.

921
01:09:05,131 --> 01:09:09,511
It is essential that we continue to work
closely with our sister institutions

922
01:09:09,946 --> 01:09:14,761
to ensure that students coming to us
have a smooth transfer experience

923
01:09:15,162 --> 01:09:19,743
culminating in a successful
and successful baccalaureate completion.

924
01:09:20,278 --> 01:09:23,421
We must also be open to new kinds
of collaborations.

925
01:09:24,357 --> 01:09:28,001
In addition,
many of our students are neither

926
01:09:28,236 --> 01:09:32,749
enrolling directly from high school
nor transferring from community colleges.

927
01:09:32,749 --> 01:09:35,692
They are rather returning to school

928
01:09:36,427 --> 01:09:39,403
after absence of a few or even many years.

929
01:09:39,938 --> 01:09:44,419
We must be accommodating as we can be
to these non-traditional students

930
01:09:44,853 --> 01:09:49,066
sensitive to the fact that they are
transitioning back into the university

931
01:09:49,501 --> 01:09:53,747
can be as challenging as it is for those
who are going for the first time.

932
01:09:54,884 --> 01:09:56,523
There are additional steps we must take

933
01:09:56,523 --> 01:09:59,733
if we are to achieve undergraduate
programs of high distinction.

934
01:10:00,334 --> 01:10:03,277
We must continue to find ways
to provide our students

935
01:10:03,277 --> 01:10:07,356
with even more opportunities
to significantly individualize,

936
01:10:07,891 --> 01:10:11,201
offer individualized and specialized
educational programs.

937
01:10:12,071 --> 01:10:15,046
This requires us
to continue to offer classes

938
01:10:15,046 --> 01:10:18,791
which are small enough in size
to admit the kind of

939
01:10:18,791 --> 01:10:22,001
interpersonal interactions
that are essential to learning.

940
01:10:22,001 --> 01:10:26,080
Thus, we'll need to match the growth
of our student population

941
01:10:26,381 --> 01:10:30,828
with a commensurate growth in our faculty,
and we must continue to hire faculty

942
01:10:30,828 --> 01:10:35,041
who are committed to teaching
and learning, as well as to research.

943
01:10:35,041 --> 01:10:40,558
Beyond formal classroom instruction,
we must also offer additional special

944
01:10:40,558 --> 01:10:42,865
educational opportunities
for our students.

945
01:10:42,865 --> 01:10:46,844
Three kinds
of special educational opportunities seem

946
01:10:46,844 --> 01:10:48,817
especially compelling to me.

947
01:10:48,817 --> 01:10:52,629
First, in our increasingly global society
it is critical

948
01:10:52,629 --> 01:10:55,805
to provide our students
with opportunities to study abroad.

949
01:10:56,641 --> 01:11:00,486
I would like to see hundreds of students
a year have such an opportunity.

950
01:11:00,988 --> 01:11:04,566
The College of Business and the Arts
program have already started down

951
01:11:04,566 --> 01:11:05,502
this road.

952
01:11:05,502 --> 01:11:09,079
Second, one of the best ways
for undergraduate students

953
01:11:09,079 --> 01:11:12,456
to come to understand
the nature of intellectual inquiry

954
01:11:12,925 --> 01:11:16,469
and the joy of discovery of new knowledge
is to engage

955
01:11:16,469 --> 01:11:20,080
in meaningful, collaborative research
with faculty mentors.

956
01:11:20,648 --> 01:11:24,193
Our new physics program with the support
of the National Science Foundation,

957
01:11:24,594 --> 01:11:27,603
provides an excellent
example of this kind of experience.

958
01:11:28,305 --> 01:11:32,150
Third, we need to develop
substantive internship service learning

959
01:11:32,150 --> 01:11:35,795
and co-op opportunities for our students
that build upon

960
01:11:35,795 --> 01:11:38,671
and extend their more traditional
classroom experiences.

961
01:11:39,339 --> 01:11:43,452
The excellent Pre-Law Internship program,
developed with Mayor Delaney

962
01:11:43,452 --> 01:11:47,698
and General Counsel Rick Mulvaney's office
is the best I've ever seen.

963
01:11:49,571 --> 01:11:51,677
The second aspect of our vision area

964
01:11:51,677 --> 01:11:54,252
for new initiatives is in graduate
education.

965
01:11:54,921 --> 01:11:57,228
Beyond quality undergraduate programs,

966
01:11:57,228 --> 01:12:00,204
we want to offer selected high quality
graduate programs.

967
01:12:00,571 --> 01:12:04,517
We now offer twenty-four master's programs
and one doctoral program.

968
01:12:04,517 --> 01:12:08,395
To ensure excellence in all that we do,
we need to regularly review

969
01:12:08,663 --> 01:12:13,444
these programs; improve, consolidate
or abandon programs as appropriate.

970
01:12:14,046 --> 01:12:17,223
My own sense is that we should expand
to several a number

971
01:12:17,223 --> 01:12:21,569
of our doctoral programs,
and that we should consider programs

972
01:12:21,569 --> 01:12:23,876
that are primarily applied in nature.

973
01:12:24,278 --> 01:12:27,722
I will initiate a discussion
of appropriate additional doctorate

974
01:12:27,822 --> 01:12:30,129
programs shortly.

975
01:12:30,296 --> 01:12:32,737
A third aspect of UNF that will

976
01:12:32,737 --> 01:12:36,716
significantly affect its future
is its physical and social environment.

977
01:12:37,385 --> 01:12:41,330
We're enormously fortunate
to have a beautifully designed campus

978
01:12:41,330 --> 01:12:44,808
that is set in a magnificent natural
and diverse environment.

979
01:12:45,376 --> 01:12:48,954
One of our major challenges in the future
will be expanding

980
01:12:48,954 --> 01:12:52,331
the use of our space
in response to our growing size,

981
01:12:52,832 --> 01:12:57,346
but in ways that are appropriate, tasteful
and environmentally sensitive.

982
01:12:57,346 --> 01:13:01,225
It is clear that our campus
will be transformed by the greater

983
01:13:01,225 --> 01:13:04,468
number of students that we anticipating
enrolling in the future.

984
01:13:05,036 --> 01:13:08,882
It is just as clear
that we must be vigorous in preserving

985
01:13:09,283 --> 01:13:13,262
major areas of the campus
in their natural state as a reflection

986
01:13:13,262 --> 01:13:18,679
both of our values and concerns
about the quality of our environment.

987
01:13:18,679 --> 01:13:23,025
Our physical plan is essential
to the effective and smooth operation

988
01:13:23,025 --> 01:13:24,965
of our educational programs.

989
01:13:24,965 --> 01:13:29,077
University of North Florida has done
a fine job of maintaining its facilities,

990
01:13:29,445 --> 01:13:33,156
but as our buildings age,
we will need to keep these facilities

991
01:13:33,156 --> 01:13:37,336
at the level of quality necessary
to appropriately support our programs.

992
01:13:37,336 --> 01:13:41,683
Such efforts are not as exciting
to academic communities

993
01:13:41,683 --> 01:13:44,859
as new programs and new buildings
but are equally essential.

994
01:13:45,728 --> 01:13:49,206
We also need to be attentive
to the social environment of our campus.

995
01:13:49,641 --> 01:13:52,850
Our campus must become more sensitive

996
01:13:52,850 --> 01:13:55,726
to all our diverse members
of the student body.

997
01:13:56,127 --> 01:14:00,641
Not only those of traditional college age
who both live on and off campus,

998
01:14:01,209 --> 01:14:04,152
but to those non-traditional students
who come to class

999
01:14:04,754 --> 01:14:07,964
campus
less often with more focused agendas.

1000
01:14:08,565 --> 01:14:12,009
The enhancement of our student
services is already underway

1001
01:14:12,344 --> 01:14:16,590
in the form of late hours for services
and significantly enhanced

1002
01:14:16,590 --> 01:14:20,770
support services offered through the web,
and for our students

1003
01:14:20,770 --> 01:14:24,515
and for the community at large,
we need to provide a fuller schedule

1004
01:14:24,548 --> 01:14:27,825
of performing and visual arts programing,
a goal

1005
01:14:27,825 --> 01:14:31,670
that should be more readily
obtainable upon the completion of the

1006
01:14:32,941 --> 01:14:34,512
fantastic fine arts center.

1007
01:14:34,512 --> 01:14:38,424
We need a larger and more accessible
recreational sports

1008
01:14:38,424 --> 01:14:42,136
program, as well as enhanced
intercollegiate athletic programs.

1009
01:14:42,604 --> 01:14:45,479
We need a fuller program of lectures
and seminars.

1010
01:14:45,880 --> 01:14:49,659
We need a more complete and diverse
schedule of social activities,

1011
01:14:50,194 --> 01:14:54,975
and most of all, we need a high level
of participation in all those programs.

1012
01:14:55,477 --> 01:15:00,726
Participation by on and off campus
students, faculty and staff and members

1013
01:15:00,726 --> 01:15:05,474
of the larger community is essential
for UNF to attain its full potential.

1014
01:15:06,310 --> 01:15:10,556
I know we can accomplish these objectives
and carry out these initiatives.

1015
01:15:10,556 --> 01:15:15,605
UNF can be one of the best
comprehensive universities in the country,

1016
01:15:16,241 --> 01:15:19,016
providing superb undergraduate education

1017
01:15:19,016 --> 01:15:22,861
and select high quality graduate education
while

1018
01:15:22,861 --> 01:15:26,472
creating an environment,
rich in intellectual culture

1019
01:15:26,706 --> 01:15:31,855
and social opportunities, if only we work
together to make it happen.

1020
01:15:34,062 --> 01:15:37,071
The fourth aspect of our vision
is partnerships

1021
01:15:37,071 --> 01:15:40,749
with our communities
that are essential to our future.

1022
01:15:41,552 --> 01:15:43,959
I hope with all my heart that we continue

1023
01:15:43,993 --> 01:15:47,470
to engage the community
in all of our endeavors.

1024
01:15:47,938 --> 01:15:50,379
We need the help of the business
community,

1025
01:15:50,379 --> 01:15:53,823
the nonprofit sector
and the public education system

1026
01:15:54,157 --> 01:15:57,702
and the government
in helping to define our academic programs

1027
01:15:58,002 --> 01:16:01,747
and their content that best fit
the community's needs for the future.

1028
01:16:02,316 --> 01:16:07,064
In return, I pledge that I will help
the community in whatever way as we can

1029
01:16:07,900 --> 01:16:11,344
to improve and enhance
our elementary and secondary schools,

1030
01:16:11,511 --> 01:16:14,888
our economy
and the cultural life of Jacksonville.

1031
01:16:15,924 --> 01:16:18,766
We also need the help of our 33,000

1032
01:16:18,833 --> 01:16:22,511
alumni of UNF and these and other efforts.

1033
01:16:22,511 --> 01:16:25,454
Having met
a fairly large number of our alumni,

1034
01:16:25,554 --> 01:16:28,095
I have discovered
that they take great pride

1035
01:16:28,563 --> 01:16:34,047
and in their significant opportunity
to attend UNF and with a personal

1036
01:16:34,047 --> 01:16:37,758
and professional development
that they have experienced as a result.

1037
01:16:38,628 --> 01:16:42,607
Please join in partnership
with us in helping our students

1038
01:16:42,607 --> 01:16:48,190
by mentoring them and providing internship
opportunities and jobs in the future,

1039
01:16:48,826 --> 01:16:53,273
and advise the university about what was
most important to you and your education,

1040
01:16:53,674 --> 01:16:57,653
and how we can continue to better
educate our students in the future.

1041
01:16:58,455 --> 01:17:01,832
To those of you from Jacksonville
and the First Coast,

1042
01:17:02,234 --> 01:17:05,845
I would like to say that
never in my thirty-one years

1043
01:17:05,845 --> 01:17:10,024
of working in higher education
have I experienced a more positive

1044
01:17:10,024 --> 01:17:13,936
relationship
between the university and its community.

1045
01:17:13,936 --> 01:17:17,848
Our futures are forever
intertwined in a way

1046
01:17:17,848 --> 01:17:21,092
that will provide a great advantage to us
both.

1047
01:17:21,092 --> 01:17:25,071
The magnanimous contributions
of our UNF Foundation

1048
01:17:25,071 --> 01:17:31,256
Board are a testament to this positive
community relationship and to the board's

1049
01:17:31,256 --> 01:17:35,101
sincere commitment to the enhancement
of the University of North Florida.

1050
01:17:35,737 --> 01:17:38,813
I thank all of the past
and current members of the board

1051
01:17:39,147 --> 01:17:42,491
and to those in the community
who have been active in the life of UNF,

1052
01:17:42,491 --> 01:17:46,838
for your profound
generosity of time and self

1053
01:17:47,239 --> 01:17:49,813
that has enriched
the university enormously.

1054
01:17:50,716 --> 01:17:52,990
I hope I have made clear in my remarks

1055
01:17:52,990 --> 01:17:55,932
that my vision for the future
of the University of North Florida

1056
01:17:56,501 --> 01:18:01,182
is designed to support our students,
our community and the State of Florida.

1057
01:18:01,784 --> 01:18:05,997
We aspire to be a national, high quality,
comprehensive university

1058
01:18:06,298 --> 01:18:10,778
with a primary focus on undergraduate
education and select graduate programs.

1059
01:18:11,179 --> 01:18:16,328
We aspire to put in place a vigorous
intellectual culture and social life,

1060
01:18:16,730 --> 01:18:21,010
and we aspire to be an integral part
of a dynamic community of Jacksonville.

1061
01:18:22,581 --> 01:18:23,684
As I reflected

1062
01:18:23,684 --> 01:18:26,192
on the future of the University
of North Florida,

1063
01:18:26,192 --> 01:18:30,138
I have been profoundly influenced
both personally and professionally,

1064
01:18:30,138 --> 01:18:33,782
by an oath that was formulated
in the city state of Athens

1065
01:18:34,150 --> 01:18:37,661
during the golden age of Greece
in the Fifth century B.C.

1066
01:18:38,296 --> 01:18:42,609
I learned about this oath as a first year
college student in college

1067
01:18:42,609 --> 01:18:46,488
over forty years ago
and I think President Broad knows of this.

1068
01:18:47,190 --> 01:18:50,032
For those of you who have been
in my office, you may have seen

1069
01:18:50,032 --> 01:18:53,911
this oath framed on my wall
and you haven't seen it come watch.

1070
01:18:53,911 --> 01:18:58,592
It reads as follows,
"We will ever strive for the ideals

1071
01:18:58,592 --> 01:19:03,039
and the sacred things of the city
both alone and with many.

1072
01:19:03,039 --> 01:19:07,018
We will increasingly seek to quicken
the sense of public duty.

1073
01:19:07,653 --> 01:19:10,495
We will revere and obey the city's laws

1074
01:19:10,863 --> 01:19:15,778
and we will transmit this city
not only not less,

1075
01:19:16,012 --> 01:19:20,526
but a greater, better and more beautiful
than it was transmitted to us."

1076
01:19:21,529 --> 01:19:22,365
The challenge I

1077
01:19:22,365 --> 01:19:25,776
have given myself
and I'd like you to accept with me

1078
01:19:26,277 --> 01:19:30,423
is to adhere to the principles
of this oath, so that the years to come,

1079
01:19:30,891 --> 01:19:36,509
we can claim to have worked
collaboratively, ethically, respectfully

1080
01:19:36,509 --> 01:19:41,491
and I hope even joyfully
to ensure the University of North Florida

1081
01:19:41,591 --> 01:19:46,138
has become an even greater, better
and more beautiful place that it is today.

1082
01:19:46,138 --> 01:19:50,485
It is in this spirit that I understand
and probably accept a challenge

1083
01:19:50,819 --> 01:19:53,193
to lead UNF as its fourth president.

1084
01:19:53,662 --> 01:20:05,197
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

1085
01:20:05,197 --> 01:20:15,663
[audience

1086
01:20:15,663 --> 01:20:26,128
clapping].

1087
01:20:26,128 --> 01:20:37,497
I wish to thank Dr.

1088
01:20:37,497 --> 01:20:40,506
Gary Smart,
chair of the music department, Dr.

1089
01:20:40,506 --> 01:20:43,548
Merrill Palmer,
director of the UNF concert choir

1090
01:20:44,251 --> 01:20:46,625
and Professor
Bert Crestwell, Director of the UNF

1091
01:20:46,625 --> 01:20:49,701
Orchestra
for playing music for this occasion.

1092
01:20:50,670 --> 01:20:53,613
I ask
you to stand and sing the Alma Mater.

1093
01:20:53,613 --> 01:21:30,593
The words are found on the last page
of your program.

1094
01:21:30,593 --> 01:21:45,406
[choir

1095
01:21:45,406 --> 01:22:00,184
sings

1096
01:22:00,184 --> 01:22:26,499
Alma Mater]

1097
01:22:49,536 --> 01:23:01,908
Again, I wish I wish

1098
01:23:01,908 --> 01:23:05,686
to thank everyone for joining us today,
including the platform guests,

1099
01:23:06,221 --> 01:23:10,601
the delegates, faculty,
staff, students and community members.

1100
01:23:11,170 --> 01:23:14,547
Please remain in your seat until
the processional group has left the arena.

1101
01:23:15,316 --> 01:23:18,492
The reception follows immediately
afterwards on the plaza.

1102
01:23:19,228 --> 01:23:48,652
We invite you to join us.

1103
01:23:48,652 --> 01:24:17,140
[music

1104
01:24:17,140 --> 01:24:45,594
playing].

1105
01:24:45,594 --> 01:25:14,416
Good evening.

1106
01:25:15,921 --> 01:25:17,960
And welcome to the University
of North Florida,

1107
01:25:18,361 --> 01:25:21,471
where we are continuing the celebration
of the inauguration

1108
01:25:21,471 --> 01:25:25,149
of Anne Hopkins
as the fourth president of the university.

1109
01:25:25,818 --> 01:25:28,325
I am Bobby Paul,
president of the University of North

1110
01:25:28,325 --> 01:25:30,365
Florida Foundation.

1111
01:25:31,535 --> 01:25:33,408
I am Pam Paul,

1112
01:25:33,408 --> 01:25:37,487
and I'm a past president of the University
of North Florida Foundation.

1113
01:25:38,289 --> 01:25:40,697
In 1983,

1114
01:25:40,697 --> 01:25:46,080
Bobby
and I became serious cheerleaders for UNF.

1115
01:25:46,080 --> 01:25:55,609
[audience laughing and clapping].

1116
01:25:55,609 --> 01:25:58,920
And over the years,

1117
01:25:58,920 --> 01:26:02,698
we have become even more committed
to this university of distinction.

1118
01:26:03,701 --> 01:26:04,035
We've

1119
01:26:04,035 --> 01:26:08,850
watched extraordinary events take place,
the inaugurations

1120
01:26:08,850 --> 01:26:13,699
of Kurt McCray, Adam Herbert
and now Anne Hopkins.

1121
01:26:14,300 --> 01:26:17,209
The 25th anniversary of this important

1122
01:26:17,209 --> 01:26:21,289
and beloved community asset,
groundbreaking,

1123
01:26:21,456 --> 01:26:24,799
graduations and celebrations of all kinds.

1124
01:26:25,267 --> 01:26:27,875
And we want you all to know
that we are honored

1125
01:26:27,875 --> 01:26:30,049
to be your hosts.

1126
01:26:30,918 --> 01:26:31,988
What a great two days

1127
01:26:31,988 --> 01:26:34,396
as it has been for Anne and UNF.

1128
01:26:35,165 --> 01:26:38,107
It is both a special time
in the history of the university

1129
01:26:38,508 --> 01:26:42,454
and for Anne Hopkins, as she formally
has become our new president.

1130
01:26:42,454 --> 01:26:47,603
Anne, Pam and I hope you can kick back
tonight and enjoy this evening,

1131
01:26:48,238 --> 01:26:51,548
which is meant for your enjoyment
and deserved recognition.

1132
01:26:52,719 --> 01:26:54,925
It has been a full two days of activities

1133
01:26:54,925 --> 01:26:57,801
and you are now fully
constituted as our fourth president.

1134
01:26:58,336 --> 01:27:02,148
We extend our congratulations to you
and know you will succeed

1135
01:27:02,148 --> 01:27:07,564
with your vision
for the University of North Florida.

1136
01:27:07,564 --> 01:27:10,941
[audience

1137
01:27:10,941 --> 01:27:14,352
clapping].

1138
01:27:14,352 --> 01:27:17,729
Tonight,

1139
01:27:17,729 --> 01:27:21,541
our program is simple and relaxed,
no doubt,

1140
01:27:21,541 --> 01:27:25,152
because President Hopkins told us
it would be that way.

1141
01:27:25,152 --> 01:27:28,930
Anne has invited a few hundred

1142
01:27:28,930 --> 01:27:31,772
of her closest friends, old and new

1143
01:27:32,174 --> 01:27:35,250
to enjoy this special evening
in the history of UNF.

1144
01:27:36,086 --> 01:27:38,493
We will be treated to a concert by Dr.

1145
01:27:38,493 --> 01:27:42,840
Gerson Yessin after dessert,
and we will look forward to Anne's

1146
01:27:42,840 --> 01:27:45,849
remarks
about the future of our university.

1147
01:27:47,220 --> 01:27:49,627
At this time, I would like to ask
Shauna Thomas,

1148
01:27:50,062 --> 01:27:52,937
president of the UNF Student
Alumni Association

1149
01:27:53,372 --> 01:27:56,181
and the student representative for Case
District three,

1150
01:27:56,950 --> 01:28:00,227
the Professional Association
for Educational Fundraising,

1151
01:28:00,394 --> 01:28:03,336
Alumni, and public relations
if she would deliver

1152
01:28:03,336 --> 01:28:04,707
the invocation.

1153
01:28:09,823 --> 01:28:15,206
Good evening.

1154
01:28:15,206 --> 01:28:20,623
Let us take a moment to reflect upon
all that we have been given

1155
01:28:20,957 --> 01:28:24,501
and for bringing together
such an outstanding, dedicated, supportive

1156
01:28:24,501 --> 01:28:28,614
group of scholastics, friends and family
at this momentous occasion.

1157
01:28:29,049 --> 01:28:31,222
I am honored to be among you.

1158
01:28:31,222 --> 01:28:33,897
We ask for guidance to give our individual

1159
01:28:33,897 --> 01:28:36,973
and collective gifts
to our community and university.

1160
01:28:37,842 --> 01:28:41,520
We ask to give ourselves in ways
that make a difference to our families,

1161
01:28:41,654 --> 01:28:44,864
our community,
our nation, to a world grown

1162
01:28:44,864 --> 01:28:48,575
so small it can be explored
and conquered with the click of a mouse.

1163
01:28:49,378 --> 01:28:51,919
We ask to keep our wits during a time
replete

1164
01:28:51,919 --> 01:28:54,226
with distractions
and political uncertainty.

1165
01:28:54,995 --> 01:28:57,704
We ask to maintain our focus
with determination

1166
01:28:57,971 --> 01:29:00,412
and with a sense of humor
borne of the knowledge

1167
01:29:00,847 --> 01:29:04,224
that we are just mortal men and women,
not perfect beings.

1168
01:29:04,224 --> 01:29:09,172
Fill our work and hearts
with vigor, stamina and spirit.

1169
01:29:10,142 --> 01:29:11,245
I would like to share with

1170
01:29:11,245 --> 01:29:15,258
you a quote that fuels
my desire to be the best I can be.

1171
01:29:15,258 --> 01:29:18,702
[inaudible] Tagore said,
"I slept in dream.

1172
01:29:18,702 --> 01:29:20,340
That life was happiness.

1173
01:29:20,340 --> 01:29:22,948
I awoke and found that life was service.

1174
01:29:22,948 --> 01:29:28,565
I served and found that in service,
happiness is found." For all of this

1175
01:29:28,599 --> 01:29:31,474
and for a few moments of grace,
we give our thanks.

1176
01:29:37,292 --> 01:29:38,763
Thank you, Shauna.

1177
01:29:38,763 --> 01:29:40,335
Please now enjoy your dinner.

1178
01:29:40,335 --> 01:29:52,138
Pam and I will return shortly
to continue this program.

1179
01:29:52,138 --> 01:30:03,205
[audience clapping

1180
01:30:03,205 --> 01:30:10,628
then talking over dinner].

1181
01:30:10,628 --> 01:30:22,498
It's important
that we recognize these contributions.

1182
01:30:22,832 --> 01:30:25,808
And I would begin by asking
that the inauguration planning

1183
01:30:25,808 --> 01:30:29,720
committee members who have worked
on this project for almost six months

1184
01:30:30,289 --> 01:30:31,760
to please stand and be recognized.

1185
01:30:31,760 --> 01:30:32,730
[audience clapping].

1186
01:30:46,171 --> 01:30:49,581
This was a very large committee,
and in your program

1187
01:30:49,581 --> 01:30:52,624
you will find a listing
of all those that serve.

1188
01:30:53,861 --> 01:30:55,901
Next, I would ask that the members
of the U.N.

1189
01:30:56,068 --> 01:31:01,084
Foundation board, both current and former,
who are present tonight to please stand.

1190
01:31:01,084 --> 01:31:01,752
[audience clapping].

1191
01:31:14,291 --> 01:31:16,966
Our board was pleased to provide
financial support,

1192
01:31:17,400 --> 01:31:20,276
allowing us to carry out the inauguration

1193
01:31:20,276 --> 01:31:22,583
in a manner befitting this university.

1194
01:31:23,720 --> 01:31:28,200
From the Jacksonville City Council,
the honorable Alberta Hips.

1195
01:31:28,267 --> 01:31:29,371
Would you please stand?

1196
01:31:29,371 --> 01:31:32,848
[audience clapping].

1197
01:31:35,991 --> 01:31:40,605
We welcome this evening Dr.

1198
01:31:40,605 --> 01:31:43,213
Tom Carpenter and his wife, Anita.

1199
01:31:43,614 --> 01:31:46,089
Tom was the first president
of our university.

1200
01:31:46,289 --> 01:31:49,600
Would you please stand?

1201
01:31:49,600 --> 01:31:54,983
[audience clapping].

1202
01:31:54,983 --> 01:32:01,135
It is a particular pleasure to welcome
next, our wonderful friends, Dr.

1203
01:32:01,135 --> 01:32:03,275
Kurt McCary and his wife, Mary.

1204
01:32:03,743 --> 01:32:06,251
Kurt was the second
president of the university.

1205
01:32:06,585 --> 01:32:07,321
Would you please stand?

1206
01:32:07,321 --> 01:32:07,789
[audience clapping].

1207
01:32:17,017 --> 01:32:17,954
Dr E.K.

1208
01:32:17,954 --> 01:32:23,170
Fretwell served as interim president of
UNF during the recent presidential search.

1209
01:32:23,170 --> 01:32:27,182
It is a great pleasure to welcome
you back to the campus. E.K.

1210
01:32:27,550 --> 01:32:30,526
Would you please stand?

1211
01:32:30,526 --> 01:32:35,340
[audience clapping].

1212
01:32:35,340 --> 01:32:40,289
We're also pleased to have with us
this evening, Dr.

1213
01:32:40,289 --> 01:32:43,265
William Merwin,
the new president of Florida Gulf

1214
01:32:43,265 --> 01:32:46,909
Coast University
and a former provost of UNF.

1215
01:32:47,545 --> 01:32:49,049
Would you please stand and be recognized?

1216
01:32:49,049 --> 01:32:51,290
[audience clapping].

1217
01:32:58,177 --> 01:33:02,524
The university has an outstanding faculty
and staff

1218
01:33:02,591 --> 01:33:06,470
who are committed to UNF,the students
and the mission of the university.

1219
01:33:06,470 --> 01:33:09,613
Would all of the faculty and staff,
please stand

1220
01:33:09,613 --> 01:33:14,494
to be recognized.

1221
01:33:14,494 --> 01:33:19,175
[audience

1222
01:33:19,175 --> 01:33:21,516
clapping].

1223
01:33:30,778 --> 01:33:34,556
Volunteer support is essential

1224
01:33:34,556 --> 01:33:38,468
to the success of the university,
and UNF is no exception.

1225
01:33:39,338 --> 01:33:41,778
We are very grateful
for our volunteer support

1226
01:33:42,246 --> 01:33:46,794
and I ask that all those who serve
on college or departmental advisory

1227
01:33:46,794 --> 01:33:49,669
boards, athletics, the Osprey Club

1228
01:33:50,238 --> 01:33:52,745
and continuing education to please stand.

1229
01:33:52,745 --> 01:33:53,214
[audience clapping].

1230
01:34:05,853 --> 01:34:07,591
With us this evening is the president

1231
01:34:07,591 --> 01:34:10,634
of the Student Government
Association, Alex Diaz.

1232
01:34:11,169 --> 01:34:13,844
Would you please stand?

1233
01:34:13,844 --> 01:34:18,090
[audience clapping].

1234
01:34:18,090 --> 01:34:22,069
At this time,
I would ask that the officers

1235
01:34:22,069 --> 01:34:25,613
of the National Alumni Association
please stand

1236
01:34:25,613 --> 01:34:29,124
so we may recognize you.

1237
01:34:29,124 --> 01:34:34,140
[audience clapping].

1238
01:34:34,140 --> 01:34:39,958
Finally, but most importantly,
I would like all of Anne's friends

1239
01:34:39,958 --> 01:34:42,766
who have come from out of town,
many from great distances

1240
01:34:43,234 --> 01:34:48,551
to please stand.

1241
01:34:48,551 --> 01:34:53,399
[audience

1242
01:34:53,399 --> 01:34:58,214
clapping].

1243
01:34:58,214 --> 01:35:04,399
And a special recognition

1244
01:35:04,868 --> 01:35:08,345
to Molly Broad,
who is a long time college classmate.

1245
01:35:08,980 --> 01:35:12,658
Molly is the president of the University
of North Carolina and, as most of you

1246
01:35:12,658 --> 01:35:15,868
know, delivered the keynote
address this morning and it was wonderful.

1247
01:35:15,868 --> 01:35:16,303
[audience clapping].

1248
01:35:29,510 --> 01:35:32,820
It is my honor to introduce Dr.

1249
01:35:32,820 --> 01:35:35,127
Gerson Yessin. Dr.

1250
01:35:35,127 --> 01:35:40,109
Yessin was a founding faculty
member of UNF and is credited

1251
01:35:40,109 --> 01:35:43,821
with establishing national recognition
for the music department.

1252
01:35:44,556 --> 01:35:49,405
He has been named professor emeritus and
founding chair of the Department of Music.

1253
01:35:50,140 --> 01:35:53,417
And he will play George
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

1254
01:35:53,417 --> 01:35:57,363
in honor of Anne Hopkins.

1255
01:35:57,363 --> 01:36:03,013
[audience clapping].

1256
01:36:03,013 --> 01:36:08,296
It is a great pleasure for me to be here

1257
01:36:09,366 --> 01:36:12,442
playing for some of the festivities

1258
01:36:13,312 --> 01:36:16,087
for the inauguration of Anne Hopkins.

1259
01:36:17,859 --> 01:36:21,303
I've met her several times,
spent some time with her,

1260
01:36:22,005 --> 01:36:25,014
and I can tell you
that she's going to be a great president

1261
01:36:25,817 --> 01:36:31,133
and she's going to do superb things
for UNF.

1262
01:36:31,133 --> 01:36:36,985
[audience clapping].

1263
01:36:36,985 --> 01:36:42,602
During the 25th anniversary of UNF's

1264
01:36:43,037 --> 01:36:48,453
founding, several times
I played the Rhapsody in blue

1265
01:36:48,453 --> 01:36:52,800
by George Gershwin because he wrote this
when he was 25 years old,

1266
01:36:53,770 --> 01:36:56,545
being the same age as the university.

1267
01:36:56,545 --> 01:36:58,618
And I did this to show that

1268
01:36:59,186 --> 01:37:02,597
just as George
Gershwin was a great composer

1269
01:37:02,597 --> 01:37:08,682
at 25, UNF is a great university,
as young as it is.

1270
01:37:09,117 --> 01:37:43,222
Thank you.

1271
01:37:43,222 --> 01:38:17,093
[audience

1272
01:38:17,093 --> 01:43:09,126
clapping]. [Dr.

1273
01:43:09,126 --> 01:43:44,234
Yessin

1274
01:43:44,234 --> 01:44:54,416
plays

1275
01:44:54,416 --> 01:47:14,782
Rhapsody in

1276
01:47:14,782 --> 01:49:35,181
Blue on

1277
01:49:35,181 --> 01:49:58,352
piano].

1278
01:49:58,352 --> 01:50:21,557
[audience

1279
01:50:21,557 --> 01:50:44,729
clapping].

1280
01:50:44,729 --> 01:51:09,538
Thank you, Gerson for a wonderful

1281
01:51:09,538 --> 01:51:11,745
and very meaningful
and exciting performance.

1282
01:51:12,648 --> 01:51:15,991
It is noteworthy, and you should be aware
that last year, when Gersen

1283
01:51:15,991 --> 01:51:19,703
retired, a group of his friends
established an endowed professorship

1284
01:51:20,271 --> 01:51:23,548
in classical music
and in honor of Gerson Yessin.

1285
01:51:24,116 --> 01:51:28,396
I am pleased to announce this evening that
two thirds of the goal has been reached.

1286
01:51:29,098 --> 01:51:32,910
Gerson, this is a great tribute
to you and your career in music.

1287
01:51:32,910 --> 01:51:37,056
[audience clapping].

1288
01:51:45,516 --> 01:51:49,361
I would be remiss

1289
01:51:49,361 --> 01:51:55,045
if I did not introduce Anne Hopkins
in a meaningful way,

1290
01:51:55,613 --> 01:52:00,328
after all, looking
silly in a hat, deserves something.

1291
01:52:02,568 --> 01:52:04,808
She follows three presidents

1292
01:52:04,808 --> 01:52:07,684
who are much admired by Bobby and myself.

1293
01:52:08,821 --> 01:52:11,462
But Anne brings her own special gifts

1294
01:52:11,462 --> 01:52:14,639
to us and to our community.

1295
01:52:14,639 --> 01:52:16,979
One day in January,

1296
01:52:16,979 --> 01:52:20,256
shortly after Anne's official arrival,

1297
01:52:20,256 --> 01:52:23,466
the mayor and I invited her

1298
01:52:23,466 --> 01:52:25,572
to his monday morning staff meeting.

1299
01:52:26,977 --> 01:52:30,822
Quite frankly,
we rarely have guests at these meetings.

1300
01:52:31,390 --> 01:52:34,132
Maybe a department head.

1301
01:52:34,132 --> 01:52:36,740
But we've never had a university
president,

1302
01:52:37,476 --> 01:52:39,749
and there was quite a buzz in the room

1303
01:52:39,749 --> 01:52:42,558
and some trepidation.

1304
01:52:42,558 --> 01:52:45,333
The mayor asked me to describe
Anne to the group

1305
01:52:46,236 --> 01:52:50,315
and for a change, I measured my response.

1306
01:52:51,352 --> 01:52:52,622
She's comfortable.

1307
01:52:52,622 --> 01:52:53,492
I said.

1308
01:52:53,492 --> 01:52:56,702
She fits in.

1309
01:52:57,370 --> 01:52:58,942
That was my description

1310
01:52:58,942 --> 01:53:01,951
of her and everyone relaxed.

1311
01:53:01,951 --> 01:53:03,991
The mayor brought her in
and introduced her.

1312
01:53:04,827 --> 01:53:08,003
She spoke about her goals
for the UNF of the future.

1313
01:53:08,739 --> 01:53:12,985
And in moments, everyone in the
room offered their support.

1314
01:53:14,122 --> 01:53:16,596
I have rarely seen anything

1315
01:53:17,031 --> 01:53:22,280
like the warmth and charm and enthusiasm
that she displayed that morning.

1316
01:53:23,083 --> 01:53:24,955
I got it right.

1317
01:53:24,955 --> 01:53:26,426
She's comfortable.

1318
01:53:26,426 --> 01:53:28,533
She fits in.

1319
01:53:29,001 --> 01:53:31,108
Please welcome our new president

1320
01:53:31,108 --> 01:53:36,959
Anne Hopkins.

1321
01:53:36,959 --> 01:53:42,142
[audience

1322
01:53:42,142 --> 01:53:44,315
clapping].

1323
01:53:53,008 --> 01:53:57,857
Hi, everyone.

1324
01:53:57,857 --> 01:54:03,140
[audience clapping].

1325
01:54:03,140 --> 01:54:07,252
The last two days have been

1326
01:54:07,252 --> 01:54:10,830
a wonderful celebration
of the University of North Florida.

1327
01:54:11,231 --> 01:54:13,939
I thank all of you, friends from long ago

1328
01:54:13,939 --> 01:54:17,885
and new friends here
in joining in the celebration.

1329
01:54:17,885 --> 01:54:21,496
We have so much to accomplish

1330
01:54:21,764 --> 01:54:23,803
and so many people to help,

1331
01:54:24,639 --> 01:54:29,287
and I expect those from far away
to come back and get to work and help out.

1332
01:54:29,320 --> 01:54:31,594
Come on, Julia.

1333
01:54:32,965 --> 01:54:34,570
This has been a special treat

1334
01:54:34,570 --> 01:54:37,947
for me in so many ways.

1335
01:54:37,947 --> 01:54:40,588
I've been here now nine months, and yes,

1336
01:54:40,588 --> 01:54:43,631
I remember the day that Pam describes
very well.

1337
01:54:44,132 --> 01:54:47,008
I was a little nervous
walking into the mayor's staff

1338
01:54:47,175 --> 01:54:50,653
and I go into this room
and there must be twenty people.

1339
01:54:50,653 --> 01:54:52,425
I thought there would be two or three.

1340
01:54:53,461 --> 01:54:55,601
And all these important political figures,

1341
01:54:55,601 --> 01:54:58,844
and as most of you know, I'm
a political scientist by background, so

1342
01:54:58,844 --> 01:55:02,790
I always am interested in watching
and seeing what these people are doing.

1343
01:55:03,358 --> 01:55:06,401
But oh, they were wonderful
and they immediately set to work

1344
01:55:06,401 --> 01:55:09,611
to help me do things for UNF.

1345
01:55:09,611 --> 01:55:13,490
including, as you heard me say, the smart
and create a wonderful internship

1346
01:55:13,490 --> 01:55:16,031
in the general counsel's
office for our students.

1347
01:55:16,365 --> 01:55:18,839
This is the best I've ever seen,
so I thank you.

1348
01:55:20,010 --> 01:55:23,621
But to all of you
who have part of your hearts

1349
01:55:23,621 --> 01:55:27,432
attached to UNF,
I thank you, to the alumni,

1350
01:55:27,432 --> 01:55:30,876
to those who have served on the foundation
board, to those

1351
01:55:30,876 --> 01:55:34,220
who've done many other things,
I'm sorry if I'm staring at you, Pat.

1352
01:55:35,691 --> 01:55:39,637
I look around the room
and I've seen many new friends,

1353
01:55:39,637 --> 01:55:42,679
and I hope I will make many more of you
friends

1354
01:55:42,679 --> 01:55:45,020
over the next ten years or so.

1355
01:55:45,689 --> 01:55:49,601
Ten years is about the limit of time
one should be a president, after all.

1356
01:55:50,303 --> 01:55:52,142
But there is much to be done.

1357
01:55:52,142 --> 01:55:55,887
And this, you know, if you stand back
and think about the University

1358
01:55:55,887 --> 01:56:00,133
of North Florida,
it is an opportunity of a lifetime.

1359
01:56:00,768 --> 01:56:01,805
It's poised.

1360
01:56:01,805 --> 01:56:05,149
It's in a beautiful position,
has a solid foundation,

1361
01:56:05,483 --> 01:56:10,632
and we can all thank Adam Herbert for
building strong ties with the community.

1362
01:56:10,632 --> 01:56:12,906
I've never seen anything like it.

1363
01:56:12,906 --> 01:56:16,183
Help me make those stay.

1364
01:56:16,183 --> 01:56:20,797
[audience clapping].

1365
01:56:20,797 --> 01:56:24,976
And we're now twenty-seven years old,

1366
01:56:25,177 --> 01:56:28,220
although we were a little iffy today
about whether we were twenty-seven

1367
01:56:28,688 --> 01:56:29,557
or twenty-eight.

1368
01:56:29,557 --> 01:56:32,633
It's really twenty-seven tomorrow folks.

1369
01:56:32,633 --> 01:56:37,247
And I, we have a strong faculty and staff,

1370
01:56:38,518 --> 01:56:41,694
enormously loyal to the institution,
and for those of you

1371
01:56:41,694 --> 01:56:45,941
who don't know the people who started in
1972 are called

1372
01:56:46,409 --> 01:56:49,218
the founders.

1373
01:56:49,652 --> 01:56:55,805
Will those who were here in 1972
and started outUNF together, rise

1374
01:56:55,805 --> 01:57:02,224
so we can all salute you, please?

1375
01:57:02,224 --> 01:57:06,571
[audience

1376
01:57:06,571 --> 01:57:10,918
clapping].

1377
01:57:10,918 --> 01:57:17,505
My heart is in Jacksonville forever.

1378
01:57:18,775 --> 01:57:23,189
My love and compassionate
feeling for UNF is enormous.

1379
01:57:23,256 --> 01:57:28,572
Let's work together and make this the best
university in the country.

1380
01:57:28,639 --> 01:57:33,621
Thank you all and thank you for coming.

1381
01:57:33,621 --> 01:57:36,831
[audience

1382
01:57:36,831 --> 01:57:40,074
clapping].

1383
01:57:40,074 --> 01:57:46,126
I would likely recognize Valerie Anthony.

1384
01:57:46,728 --> 01:57:49,035
Jodi Smith and Connie Porter.

1385
01:57:49,804 --> 01:57:53,048
These are key staff members
who have really contributed a great deal

1386
01:57:53,048 --> 01:57:54,953
to the success of the last two days.