And it focussed on improving people's lives by addressing major social issues. It has extended its traditions of innovation, pragmatism, and multiculturalism into programs well beyond clinical studies in psychology. Earlier this year, the name, Alliant, was adopted to reflect our university's new directions, and you may want to know something about the derivation of the new name. It comes from the word alliance. Psychologists work through a special kind of alliance with their clients.
Interdisciplinary teams form alliances to address complex social issues.
The ability to form mutually beneficial alliances, or partnerships, represents the highest form of social interaction. Alliant International University, the institution we will build together, is an alliance. It will partake of the values of both USIU and Alliant University, values that will reinforce each other in the new university, and in so doing create a stronger edifice than either could be alone. My vision of what the new institution will be Now I'm going to stick my neck out and talk a little about the kind of institution I think Alliant International University will be in the future. I also want to make a few, brief comments about how we will get there from here.