Enthusiasm is one of the most contagious and significant influences in organizations today. It changes the character of an organization and its culture. It significantly influences results and it greatly benefits our society. It increases productivity and reduces stress. It is the spark that ignites a thousand lights.
Enthusiasm is the catalyst of great organizations and great people.
My experiences in the School of Science and the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department contributed much to each of these passions. It rubbed off the professors, it permeated the classrooms and it was part of the culture of Purdue. Each involves the pursuit of knowledge and exploring the future through creative, out of the box thinking, defining variables, experimentation, developing theories, testing hypotheses and like scientific theories, management theories sometimes succeed and sometimes fail. If our future generation of Purdue scientists keep their focus on the passions of continuous learning, the pursuit of excellence and exuding enthusiasm, then mankind is in for a great surprise. For no human or computer virus can spread as fast or have as significant an impact on our society as these passions.