WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Presidents Mitch Daniels of Purdue University and Michael McRobbie of Indiana University on Thursday (April 14) issued a joint statement regarding the management agreement between Purdue and IU for the governance of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

The current management agreement, which expires on June 30, provides that Purdue University is the responsible corporation for managing and operating IPFW. In January, a working group charged by the Indiana General Assembly, provided recommendations for a management model of the future.

Daniels and McRobbie jointly provided the following statement:

“By its June 30 expiration, the Management Agreement between Indiana University and Purdue University, establishing the governance of IPFW must be renegotiated and renewed. The two schools will commence their discussions taking into account the recent recommendations of the Legislative Services Agency Working Group and the endorsement of that framework by the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, the IPFW Community Council, and various individuals and community leaders. The universities’ goal in crafting a renewed agreement will be to reverse the troubling decline in IPFW enrollments, improve the rate of student success, and strengthen the school’s contribution to the long-term prosperity of Northeast Indiana. We are pleased that these important regional community organizations and leaders understand and share that goal.”

Over the next weeks, the presidents will appoint a small group of individuals to finalize a plan and create strategies for completing any transition that is agreed upon in order to reach a new governance agreement by the end of June. Trustees at each of the universities must approve any new agreement.

Media contacts: Mark Land, Indiana University, mdland@iu.edu 

Julie Rosa, Purdue University, jrosa@purdue.edu