Other excellent comments were provided by Vic Barfield, Joe Antognini and Dick Sawyer throughout the discussion period. Once we answer that question, we can move ahead. The discussion moved toward NCState, and its educational mission. Students and the training and educating of them was focal to that discussion. The long-term success of the Center would depend on the success of its products, which are the students.
Students are a major and critical constituency.
That perspective was widely accepted and appreciated. Clark Plexico presented a status report on the efforts to gain support for development of the International Cluster on the Centennial Campus. He indicated that there is a broad base of support for this idea, and that a number of avenues were being pursued. Len Bull discussed the Inaugural Event on October 19 in detail, including the difficulties encountered in funding support. Planning for that event is well underway, and all board members will be invited to participate.