I prepared this podcast last year (2023) but did not get around to posting it until now (2024). It focuses upon the time a few years ago when I was asked to speak to the graduating class. The students were there and their parents. Plus the Chancellor and Deans and other luminaries. It was a really nice event.
I did make one mistake. When I came to the campus in 1973 the state of Michigan funded over 80% of our budget. Today it is well under the 25% I mentioned, maybe closer to 15%. An event such as this was not a time to ask for money, but I thought I would plant the seed.