“We're hoping he'll go back and remember one or two or three of the wonderful things we're doing. And that he'll remember us as one of the places on the map.”
“In terms of self-confidence and faculty believing we can accomplish great things, it's a shot in the arm. ... It gives us an advantage in recruitment and tells students they can stay in the state and go to a great school. And I hope it gives our state citizens a boost, a point of pride.”
