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Time And Effort

First of all, we must believe in
what we are about...in our
institutions, in our system of higher
education and, mos of all, in
Virginia and her people.

Then we must take the time and
effort...the dedication, in fact...to
communicate this belief to those in
our own communities who look to
us for guidance on matters of
higher education.

We must believe deeply in what
is true...that we have outstanding
educational institutions...not
perfect...they make mistakes...but
the truth is that they are
outstanding.

We spend time at our colleges
and universities and if your
experience is the same as mine, we
come away inspired by what is
going on.

It is now time to inspire others.

The young people we are
educating are this state's and
country's future leaders...not
because they have to be but
because they deserve to be...they
are entitled to be.

They are bright and they are
concerned and for every misfit
there are a hundred or more in
whom we can put the greatest trust.

Our objective, then, is clear and
sound. We must move now to
maintain the momentum toward
educational excellence that was
started in the 1960's.

This we must do is we are to
responsibly serve those future
generations of Virginians who have
had faith in us and who will be
called...as we are...to meet
tomorrow's challenges from a solid
base of past performance.