President's Forum set for Nov. 30
This month's President's Forum will feature a panel discussion on the future of public research universities.
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the forum, which begins at 9 a.m. Nov. 30 in the North Ballroom, Purdue Memorial Union. President France A. Córdova will provide introductory remarks. Rabindra Mukerjea, executive director of strategic planning and assessment, will moderate.
A live webcast of the forum will be available at mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/PresidentsForum.
Panelists are Al Diaz, executive vice president for business and finance, treasurer; Timothy Sands, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost; Joan Fulton, professor of agricultural economics and University Senate chair; Mark Lundstrom, the Don and Carol Scifres distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering; Brad Krites, student body president; and Teresa Lubbers, commissioner, Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
The panelists will address issues including state appropriations, private and federal support as alternate sources of revenue, the role of taxpayers and synergies between learning and research.
"The trend of states gradually divesting from public higher education began decades before the recent recession, and there is no clear mandate from taxpayers that this trend should slow down or reverse course," says Sands. "The panel will bring different perspectives to important questions surrounding divestment trends and adjustments public research universities will make to continue creating an intellectual environment that is distinct among university systems worldwide."
