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Hardin addresses ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ faculty, staff

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ President Lu Hardin yesterday spoke to separate gatherings of ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ faculty and staff, in what has come to be known as his “State of the University” address.

Hardin praised both groups for their outstanding achievements and dedication to ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾. He updated them on his plan to slow enrollment growth and focus on infrastructure additions and improvements to accommodate the recent surge of additional students.

He also sounded a hopeful note about ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾’s chances to host a presidential debate in 2008. A decision by the Commission on Presidential Debates is expected by mid- to late October.