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Molly Corbett Broad (1:26)
Good morning. I'm Molly Corbett Broad, president of the 16th campus University of North Carolina. We are assembled here today to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of this great university and to install William Van Muse as the 10th, Chief Executive Officer of East Carolina University on behalf of the students, alumni, faculty, staff, and supporters of East Carolina University, and on behalf of the entire University of North Carolina, it is my great pleasure and my honor to welcome you and to call this assembly to order. The Reverend Gabe Campbell, Pastor Emeritus of the First Congregational Church of Akron, Ohio, and a longtime friend of Dr. and Mrs. Muse will now lead us in invocation and after the conclusion of the invocation. Please remain standing for the presentation of colors and the singing of our National Anthem.

Reverend Gabe Campbell (2:41)
I know your people have great faith, to have us march outside on this day, to have 900 of us of us eat outside. So I'm privileged to be with you. This is the third time that I have given you invocation for an installation of William Muse and Marlene says, This is it. The purpose of an invocation is to ask for help or support and that is our purpose here to ask for God's blessing and spiritual help. As this university and Dr. William Muse join in a new, unique and unusual partnership. Dr. Muse is what we in the clergy call a PK, a preacher's kid. That's not easy. Because other kids in the neighborhood think their job is to tease you. You have to learn how to survive that. The Christian values Bill learned as a child established his guidelines for life. He worked college summers as a welder in the Louisiana shipyards with other welders and riveters, so he knows that side of life. As a college four years starting baseball player, he learned the importance of teamwork. As a graduate student, as a professor and dean, he found the truth that education is the key to build individuals and communities. Teaching in Afghanistan with his entire family with him. He learned the necessity for a global vision. He has learned to listen to your experiences and your dreams. Recent research in quantum physics reveals that even the smallest subatomic particles have intelligence. And there is now a synthesis of science and spirituality. Filling the bookstores, leading to a new awareness of consciousness leaking linking all of us together in what theologians now call cosmic theology. Beyond the planet you have been blessed with a leader who sees these things, who listens to you, who sees the spiritual relationships between the institution and the individual share your dreams with him as he shares his dreams with you my prayer Almighty God may we truly listen for the ways in which you invite each of us here to help and support this partnership of Dr. William Van Muse and East Carolina University. Amen.

Robert Wright (8:19)
Standing here as I do upon the threshold of a new institution, it is not strange if I see vision, dream dreams, the responsibilities of life that rests upon this generation are greater than the responsibilities that have ever rested upon a previous generation to meet these obligations demands greater preparation for life's work than has ever been demanded before. There was in the conscious or unconscious realization of this fact that this school was established. And here we are building a state expense, an institution to train young men and women to go forth in our land, to equip themselves better for the serious duties of their mature years. We are not here to destroy the old and accept only the new but to build upon the past of structure, secure, safe and sane to make this old world a better place in which to live. To help each generation better to adjust itself to meet his law, the laws of God I see that people are ready, willing and anxious for any good thing. They are filled with the American ideal. We will give to the rising generation of purest inheritance of the nation and better preparation has ever been given the preceding generation. This school is the expression and determination that was built by the people for the people who may have ever remained with the people served.

Molly Corbett Broad (14:40)
All of us who support this university who serve and are served by it I wish you the very greatest success as you help to lead East Carolina University in the years ahead. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a joyous day for the University of North Carolina. It is a joyous day for Marlene Muse and the members of the Muse family. Marlene, we're we respect as the Reverend Campbell indicated this is it, but we sure are glad you save the best for last.

Molly Corbett Broad (15:26)
According to tradition, the installation of a chancellor is accompanied by greetings and by well wishes, from colleagues in academia and from community leaders. And we are very pleased today to receive greetings from a number of special guests. We begin with a very special guest on behalf of higher education community by Dr. Clyde Muse, who is President of Hinds Community College in Mississippi, and brother of Chancellor Muse. He will be followed by the Chairman of the Board of Governors. Ben Ruffin, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees Charles Franklin, the Chair of the UNC Faculty Assembly Professor Richard Vice from a representative the faculty at East Carolina Dr. Robert Morrison, a representative of the staff David Batts of the students Sady Cox have the alumni Shelby Strother from the city, the mayor Don Parrott from the county Mark Owens, county commission chairman, and by video from our State Governor Mike Easley at the conclusion of the video, the greetings from the Governor, we will continue with a choral presentation I now call upon Mr. Muse.

Dr. Clyde Muse (17:08)
Well, good morning to you. I'm pleased to be here today to bring you greetings from higher education in this great nation. But especially I'm pleased to be here today at my brother's installation, as Chancellor of East Carolina University. Bill and I come from a family of six boys. And we represent the first of our generation to go to college, and to receive degrees. Our father was a church of God, preacher. And one of the things that he and mother instilled in the two of us was a passion to serve a deep desire to improve the quality of life of our people. So as today, as we bring greetings from higher education, we know that higher education is always struggle with challenges. They've been different in different eras. But in each one of them brings their own particular challenge. So our responsibility in higher education is to identify these challenges, and to meet these challenges, because we know that we're going to be held accountable. We know that in this day, we are receiving reduced appropriations. Parents may have reduced incomes, to support their students to attend school. And all of this, by its own nature leads to greater accountability for the funds that we have. Today, there's a lot more emphasis being placed on good teaching. And it's a responsibility of the professor, as well as the institution to provide the materials supplies the updated technology and equipment to assist that teacher in the classroom. Because we know that that's really where they actually is, is between the student and the teacher. So all of our programs are being challenged as to which ones are appropriate for the day is age. Among another challenge, which I found particularly interesting today, society is changing and maintaining strong contacts with alumni becomes an even greater challenge. The world we live in today does not make loyalty to a institutions easy few companies are loyal to employees in offering job security. And employees in turn do not have long lasting loyalty to their employers. alumni have long been seen as a source of support. But now, people who were highly recruited and graduated 20 years ago, find themselves suddenly terminated. Institution must ask themselves, What help can we provide these alumni? And indeed, what is our responsibility? A great many things are included in the challenge to make the campus a desirable and an effective place for learning and living. These challenges grow even greater as society becomes and and the student body becomes more diverse. So it is important for us to be sure that we address these large clusters of challenges that divide themselves into many more specific challenges. Each is important in its own way. Each is involved in the success or failure of some students. At a later time, society can see how we met them, how we use resources physical, financial and human, and how we prepare students for their roles and set the stage for continued growth. The East Carolina University family board, faculty, students and alumni made a wise decision in the selection of Bill as Chancellor can vouch for his honesty, integrity, compassion, and work ethic. I am convinced that under his leadership, East Carolina University will see continued growth, service and recognition as an outstanding institution of higher education.

Benjamin Ruffin (22:29)
Chancellor Muse, they ask, yes, friends of East Carolina. This is a very special day in the history of our university. On behalf on behalf of the Board of Governors, we're delighted to be here and I saw Craig Souza, as I pass down now, who's the former Chair of the Board at East Carolina. And I understand that Barbara Perry from Kinston, North Carolina, another member of our Board of Governors is in the audience. And I would just like for you all to stand so people can see you, you all have not been very busy this week. Haven't had much to do. So why don't you just stand so people can see. Are there any other board members present? Dr. Muse, and Molly, we welcome you to this land. 95 years later, after the birth of East Carolina, we welcome you to this land of opportunity, the students to birding out the very best as in them. Benjamin Elijah Mays probably said it best when he said we make our living by what we get. But we make our life by what we give. You will have many opportunities on this land to give to give to the students to give to this community. And we know that you will. We have had an opportunity as a Board of Governors this week to entertain some very challenging questions, particularly as it relates to the future of our students. And while we had to grapple with these tough issues this week, we're thankful to the citizens of the state for giving us a great bond package of $2.5 billion to open up access so that our students could have a chance to come to school. And now that our state faces one of its toughest economic crisis, we had to do something that was very painful as a Board of Governors last week, to maintain the present students we have and to allow access for the students who are coming behind. So we have provided opportunity in this land, as you will continue to provide opportunity tensile muse in this land. We are fortunate, and we are glad that you accepted our invitation to come to this land at East Carolina University to serve as this 10th Chancellor. And as you come to assume your seat in this land, we leave the words of you coming from our great toasts from North Carolina. Here's to the Land of the Long Leaf pine, the summer land where the sun does shine, where the weak grow strong and a strong grow great. Here's the down home, the Old North State. Congratulations and thanks for coming.

Charles Franklin (26:06)
President Broad, Chairman Ruffin, Chief Justice Lake, Dr. Muse, honored and distinguished guests, and to each and every person sitting or standing in this auditorium. I thank you for being here. Whether you came from far away or whether you came from next door, your presence here today is very much appreciated. Today, East Carolina University is a far different place from the new small school that opened its doors in 1908, with a president four faculty, four buildings, 123 students, and a mission of training teachers for eastern North Carolina. At the heart of it today, 96 years later, this institution is still committed to the same ideals with a chancellor, over 1400 faculty, 121 buildings, and over 19,000 students and a mission to serve American higher education as a doctoral university. The first president of this school Robert H. Wright, and his faculty proposed to the first board of trustees, a motto for East Carolina Teachers Training School to serve. This motto was approved by the board and has served the institution appropriately and well since that time. But these two words were more than a motto. They are a creed, a commitment and a promise. And throughout its 96 year history, whether it was called a teacher's training school, a college or a university, this place has lived that motto and continues to give new meaning to service as we approach our 100th anniversary of its founding. Dr. Muse, I can think of no better source of inspiration for you and your role as chancellor of this wonderful university, then to reflect on the closing remarks made by Robert H. Wright, the first president of this school. In his inaugural address when he said we will give to the rising generation, the purest inheritance of the nation, and better preparation than has ever been given to a preceding generation. This school is an expression of that determination. And ECU has become a vigorous young university of first rank, one to be reckoned with. In measuring success stories in higher education, Chancellor Muse we commend you to the legacies of service, commitment, to quality, and development of the human spirit. And in choosing you to lead ECU into the new century, we ask that you have to ensure that these attributes the essence of East Carolina University, continue in us all and in those to follow. It is a daunting task. And we realize that but we know that you have the ability and willingness to make it happen. Speaking for my colleagues on the Board of Trustees this morning, I bring you warm and sincerest greetings. We are grateful and excited that you are being installed today as our new leader for a new century as the tenth chancellor of East Carolina University. Congratulations. On a personal note, as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, I find you to be a man of gracious manner, with all the characteristics of the gentleman for all to know in this audience. He endears himself to all who know him by his tolerance by his empathy and understanding. He has successfully combined charm with intellectual capacity. And his work ethic is an example of the finest traits which Chancellor should exhibit we certainly are proud of this chapter. With other greetings to come. I must remind myself that to be seen one of us stand up to be heard, one must speak out to be appreciated, one must say thank you. Thank you.

Richard Veit (30:36)
To Chancellor Muse, students, colleagues, guests, and all friends of this great university. On behalf of the 12,000 faculty of the other 15 campuses in the University of North Carolina, I bring greetings. The first universities were created as associations of faculty. And today the essential enterprise of higher education continues to reside in the in the interaction between faculty and students under curricula created and approved by the faculty, Chancellor Muse, this noble campus is renowned among its fellow institutions for its strong traditions of shared governance. And I know that your faculty colleagues look forward to working closely with you and to providing you with their support and counsel. The faculty of all 16 campuses are delighted that such a distinguished leader has chosen to join us and we look forward to the continued growth and excellence that this institution will achieve under your wise stewardship. Thank you.

Robert Morrison (31:55)
Greetings, Chancellor Veit and Chancellor Muse and family and friends. Greetings students, faculty, staff, and friends of the university. And greetings to other 140 delegates who are representing other universities at this installation. And as chair of the Faculty of East Carolina University, I want to offer special greetings to the seven past chairs of the faculty from Auburn University who are present here today. It is a pleasure to welcome Dr. William Muse as our new chancellor. When you look at his credentials, when you look at what he's done for other universities, and where you when you look at where ECU wants to go, it's a perfect match. Today we celebrate our 95th year on March 8 1907, a bill was passed by the General Assembly that began a teacher training school here. That first class started October 5 1909 with 104 women and 19 men and 10 faculty members. That was the beginning of ECU. Today we have 19,000 students 1,300 faculty 2,700 support staff. We are unit a university with that has a College of Arts and Sciences and 12 professional schools. This morning on my early morning run through campus. I ran past the replica of the cupola of the old Austin building. I ran past Jarvis Fleming and Cotton residence halls, past the Whichard building, past the Wright auditorium where we're seated today. These names representing a few of the founders of this university really give you a sense of tradition about ECU even at dawn this campus as a real sense of place. Throughout the course of its history, ECU has a long tradition of living up to its motto to serve. That service is exemplified by the evolving tradition of service in the School of Medicine for this region. We serve by providing solid educational programs for our citizens by forming partnerships to solve regional problems by creating new knowledge that will benefit the region. We are a region that is suffering economic stress that goes beyond the economic stress in the rest of the country. That makes our model to serve an especially important aspect of ECU Chancellor Muse has redeveloped new programs to educate the citizens of our region and state, your leadership is required. As we develop new doctoral programs in this emerging doctoral institution, your leadership is required. As we become increasingly engaged in partnerships to solve regional problems, your leadership is required. And as this institution seeks to go to the next level, in its educational programs, in its scholarship, and in its service to the region and to the nation, your leadership is required because ECU has paid attention to the region it serves, it is poised to become a great university and Chancellor Muse with your vision, we are ready to dream the dream of dreams. With you at the helm. We are ready for a new dawn for ECU on behalf of the faculty of East Carolina University. It is my pleasure to welcome you as our chancellor. We look forward to your leadership.

David Batts (36:45)
President Broad, Chancellor Muse, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor and pleasure for me to bring greetings to you Chancellor Muse, on behalf of the chancellor staff forum, and the entire staff of East Carolina University and those 3000 of us. Harry S. Truman, the nation's 33rd President once said men make history not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership. Society stands still. Progress only occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. Today marks a new beginning a new chapter in your life at East Carolina University. I believe Chancellor Muse will seize this opportunity to make incredible and beneficial changes for East Carolina University as an institution moves towards its centennial celebration in 2007. Speaking on behalf of the staff of ECU, we pledge your support and your vision for our beloved University. Congratulations Chancellor.

Sadie Cox (38:12)
On behalf of the students of East Carolina University, I extend our congratulations to Chancellor Muse. We are extremely excited to have such a visionary and passionate leader who is not only student centered but committed to taking our university to the next level. What I have found great about Chancellor Muse is how he interacts with our students. And working with him. I know he takes the time to listen to student concerns. He makes himself available to attend and support various student functions. And by observing him and how effective he is as a diplomatic leader, it has helped me to strengthen my own leadership skills. Personally I've been able to get his best advice on how to deal with student issues. He has taught me to trust my my own instincts and make the best decisions possible for the student body. And I have learned by his example that to be an effective leader, you have to be willing to get out there and make yourself available to people in order to understand what their concerns are. I've appreciated the time he takes to meet with me to discuss how we can work together to build a stronger sense of community at ECU. Again we extend our congratulations to Chancellor and Mrs. Muse.

Shelby Strother (39:35)
Dr. Muse, distinguished guest faculty, students, alumni and friends of East Carolina University. Today we pause to recognize and formally installed into office and new Chancellor. 95 years ago today 71 year old Governor Thomas Jordan Jarvis fathered a new institution in eastern North Carolina, a teacher training school set on these very grounds. This was an astonishing feat that kept an already courageous career. Governor job is brought to these more than a school. He brought an opportunity and ideal and a challenge to the region's struggling populace. Jarvis's far reaching achievements. He had been a decorated civil war captain, a state legislator, US senator, Ambassador to Brazil, these pale in comparison to those done on behalf of education in North Carolina. One of his contemporaries noted the really first education governor in the South was Jarvis of North Carolina. After receiving numerous reports of a young North Carolinian, who was making a stellar reputation in the public school system of Baltimore, Governor Jarvis recruited Dr. Robert Wright, who became East Carolina's president in 1909. Dr. Wright had a deep belief in the transformative power of public education, a belief he stressed in his inaugural address, a speech in which he focused on the uniquely American form of political freedom that derives from the benefits of education. And I quote, There is then a spirit or thought that runs through the people, a steady current of life that impels us onward and upward. It controls our social and economic relations, shapes our ideals, it even controls our destiny. Dr. Wright knew that East Carolina was called to serve as an instrument to improve the quality of life for the people of the entire region. He called it the noblest work given by God for us to perform. It is to these high standards that the stewards of this institution hold those who occupy the Office of Chancellor. It is to the realization of such worthy goals as those expressed in the words and deeds of our founders, that we today, toast the inauguration and installation of our new chancellor, Dr. Muse, Mrs. Muse. It is my pleasure, my honor, as President of the East Carolina University Alumni Association, to offer you greetings on this day, and to bring to you the very best wishes from over 90,000 ECU parents worldwide, from every state in the union, and from over 40 countries our alumna for the very core of East Carolina's spirit and vision. It is from this strong and proud family that you in turn, will take your own strength and pride. God bless. Good luck and welcome.

Don Parrot (43:23)
Good morning. Chancellor muse, honored guests, friends at the university. It's a pleasure and honor to be here this morning on behalf of the City of Greenville. Let me welcome all of you to the installation of William Dr. William Van Muse as the 10th chief executive of his crown University. Although Dr. Muse has been hard at work since last August, today marks the official beginning of a new era at ECU. Today is also an opportunity for the City of Greenville to officially welcome a new friend to our city. This weekend marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of East Carolina Teachers Training School in 1907. The City of Greenville and university have grown and changed a lot since then. The school moved from a training school, to a teacher's college, and then to East Carolina College and failing to the university status in 1965. I have had the privilege of getting to know Dr. Muse during the six months that he has been in Greenville and I have discovered that we have several things in common. We both have undergraduate degrees and accounting. We are both avid fans of the sport of baseball and we are managing to ignore our receding hairline. Seriously, however, I have found Dr. Muse to be a man of integrity and principle. Not only does he want ECU to be one of the strongest universities in the state, he has expressed a willingness to work with me and our city leaders toward that goal. We both believe strongly that what is good for East Carolina University is good for Greenville. And what is good for Greenville is good for the university. There is no limit to what we can accomplish if we work together. Once again Dr. Muse a genuine welcome to you and I look forward to working with you.

Mark Owens (45:40)
Morning to all I am Mark Owens and on behalf of Pitt County. It is my pleasure to acknowledge and my privilege to acknowledge that this university is the nucleolus and foundation for quality education the leaders and faculty of this university have in the past, provided for us they continue to impute improve our economy and our very essence and way of life. I am sure that our new chancellor Muse will strengthen our university. I am sure that he will continue to make history for us in all avenues of life. I pray that we will continue to be blessed. We have the county stand ready to support and to assist our new chancellor. It has been said that the past the present and the future is history. Let's continue to make history together.

Gov. Michael Easley (46:40)
Good morning. On behalf of the citizens of North Carolina, I congratulate Dr. Bill muse on becoming the 10th Chancellor of East Carolina University. I'm told that Dr. Muse has already become an active member of our community and has taken a personal interest in the students and faculty on campus. He came to ECU with a national reputation as a real hands on leader. I know that the Auburn Tigers were sorry to see him go. But their loss is our gain. Dr. Muse will continue to uphold and further the standard of excellence here at East Carolina University. For many decades, East Carolina has trained our teachers prepared our business leaders and inspired students through the arts and music. East Carolina's Brody School of Medicine is a national leader in the education and training of Family Physicians responsible for delivering health care services to rural populations, for innovations such as telemedicine and many others. Dr. Muse, I again offer my congratulations to you and look forward to watching East Carolina University grow in status and service under your leadership. And I wish you and your wife Marlene and the rest of your family all the best as you continue in this role at one of North Carolina's finest universities.

Molly Corbett Broad (52:18)
As we gathered today we are involved in a very important symbolic event. And joining us are individuals who are here to give witness to the importance of this symbolic event. The faculty, the staff, students and Board of Trustees of East Carolina University, the Chancellor's of the University of North Carolina, presidents of community colleges in our state, members of the Board of Governors and representatives from American higher education across the nation. And we recognize this important ceremony with wonderful music of the sort that we have just enjoyed. You know, for over 200 years, the state of North Carolina has recognized the importance of higher education for the aspirations of our citizens and for the well being of our society. And in that long history, the University of North Carolina has gained in national prominence in the quality and reputation of our programs and in the bonds of loyalty that connects the people of this state to the university. Because we are also celebrating Founders Day today, it is important to note that now nearly a century ago, this institution that would come to be known as East Carolina University was established as a teacher training institution and throughout its entire history has been true to that original mission, even while its growth and development beyond the imagination of the original founders into what is now the third largest campus of the University of North Carolina and a doctoral institution. This ceremony also is an important symbolic compact that is established between you the faculty, staff, students and trustees of East Carolina University and your new chancellor. The search process that led to the appointment of Bill muse was an extraordinarily successful search process. Bill Muse appointment was a 10 strike for this university and today we in a formal way give him to you to this community. And we ask you to look after him and to support him. He will need your support to face the challenges of growth and development of East Carolina. He will need your support for the long haul because this is a compact that links ECU with the faculty and the students over many generations. Individuals who have loved learning who have created and nourished it who have applied it wisely and humanely and who have defended it well. In just a few moments, our Chief Justice Beverley Lake of the North Carolina Supreme Court will administer the oath of office to Dr. Muse. As he takes the oath Dr. Muse will place his hand on the Bible used by this university's first president Robert Wright, a name we have heard mentioned this morning so many times, in what with such high regard and deep respect. It's a Bible that was used in daily chapel services here in the early days of the history of this institution. It is, of course, Dr. Wright, who selected the motto of ECU to serve. Following the oath, the chancellor will receive the university's emblems of his authority. The chancellor's medallion represents his position as leader of this institution, and the university maze, a symbolic representation of ancient weapons represents the power of his position. In this way, in both substance and symbol, we mark the continuation of leadership leadership that has allowed this university to achieve so much during its 95 year history. Now Chancellor muse, I would ask you to join me at the podium. my charge to you Chancellor Muse is a simple one. To use your position and your authority to lead to help East Carolina University grow and develop in ways that will always reflect the needs of North Carolina, and the simple but powerful message in your motto to serve. Sadie Cox, the president of the ECU Student Government Association, will come forward to hold the Bible and Chief Justice Lake will you please come forward to administer the oath of office?

Chief Justice Lake (58:11)
Do you William Van Muse, solemnly swear that you will support the Constitution of the United States. And Do you solemnly and sincerely swear that you will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the state of North Carolina and to the constitutional powers and authorities, which are or may be established for the government they are law that, that you will endeavor to support, maintain and defend the Constitution of such state not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States. And then entering upon the responsibilities of the Office of Chancellor of East Carolina University. The you undertake to fulfill the duties to the best of your abilities and without fear or favor, to cherish and encourage sound scholarship and the search for truthful for truth and to dedicate the powers of East Carolina University to the intellectual, moral and physical training of youth and to the development of the moral and enlightened citizenship. The you further promised to dedicate this university to impartial and sympathetic service to all the people of North Carolina. Further Do you swear you will well and truly execute the duties of the office of Chancellor of East Carolina University to the best of your skill and ability according to law, so have you got. Congratulations.

Molly Corbett Broad (1:00:49)
I present to you, the Chancellor of East Carolina University.

William Muse (1:01:29)
Thank you, Chief Justice Lake, Chairman Ruffin, President Broad members of the Board of Governors, members of our Board of Trustees, colleagues and delegates from other institutions, members of the ECU, community, alumni, friends and family. I want to thank all of you for attending today's celebration of the 95th Birthday of this institution. And my installation as its 10th Chief Executive Officer. I'm indebted to you President rod and to the members of the Board of Governors for your support of me for this position. I want to extend my sincere gratitude to the Board of Trustees, to the ECU community and to the citizens of Greenville in Pitt County and throughout the state of North Carolina, for the marvelous welcome that you have extended to Marlene and me since we arrived here on August 1. A special thank you also to members of the North Carolina General Assembly, for your support of higher education, and particularly for your support of this university. And finally, I particularly want to thank the Founders Day, and the installation committee chaired by Dr. Austin bunch for its hard work in planning this festive weekend. When Governor Thomas Jarvis arrived back in Greenville, on the evening of March the eighth 1907 He was met at the train station by a cheering crowd that included most of the citizens of this community. They were there to express their appreciation for his tireless work and effective leadership over a period of six years that resulted in action earlier that day by the General Assembly to establish the East Carolina teacher training school. The decision to locate that school in Greenville had not yet been made, and a spirited battle between several communities in eastern North Carolina would fall for that sight. But everyone recognize that the goal to establish the school could not have been accomplished without the influence and involvement of one of the state's most distinguished leaders. At the time of this decision, Governor Jarvis was 71 years old. He had served as a state legislator, Speaker of the House, Lieutenant Governor, and governor of North Carolina from 1879 to 1885. He later went on to serve as a US senator and as an ambassador to Brazil. But interestingly, his career began as a teacher, as a teacher in Pasquotank. County. And he pushed so hard for public education during his term as governor that one historian, has dubbed him as the first education governor in the South. For all of these reasons, Governor Jarvis is often called the father of East Carolina universe. as well as a father, he can be very proud of what his offspring has become. From those humble beginnings, East Carolina has overcome many obstacles to emerge as a University of national stature. The journey has not been easy, but the results have been significant. Eastern North Carolina, this great state, our nation and the world have benefited from those efforts. So it is with enormous pride and pleasure that I have assumed the leadership of this great institution. I'm grateful to the members of my family who have endured my work ethic that has allowed me to enjoy an interesting and productive career in higher education. And to there are many friends who have helped us along the way. I was motivated to accept the responsibility to serve as Chancellor of ECU by the potential This university has for significant growth in size, quality and stature, and by the opportunity to serve a constituency whose needs are enormous. It is my hope and intention to lead East Carolina University to an even higher level of performance and recognition. To achieve these ambitions, I believe that ECU needs to attain and or maintain the following conditions. The first is a highly effective undergraduate educational program, as measured by appropriate student outcomes such as job placement, entry into graduate school, and success on qualifying exams. This program should be composed of a sound foundation in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, and opportunities to obtain specialization in fields that are in high demand. Second, a growing graduate program particularly at the doctoral level, in areas of faculty strength, and where there is a demonstrated need for the graduates. Third, a research program that is focused on areas that are consistent with the university's strengths and directed toward the needs of the constituency we serve and the region where we are located. An emphasis should also be placed on projects for which external funding is available, and where the opportunities for application of the results are high. A movement from research intensive towards research, extensive status should be our direction. Fourth, a heightened emphasis on engagement with the external community, particularly eastern North Carolina, providing the opportunities and the structure for faculty, staff and students to use their knowledge and skills to affect positive change in the region we serve. Fifth, the development of a community of scholars among our faculty that will allow individuals to focus their efforts on their strengths, consistent with the unit priorities, and that will reward performance both quantitatively and qualitatively. Sixth, a Student Life program that provides students with significant opportunities to develop the skills they will need to be successful, to become fully engaged in the life of the university, and to form lifelong friendships in an environment that fosters and values diversity. Seventh, an athletic program that is a dominant force at the Conference USA level and reflects positively on the university in terms of both the on field and off the field performances of those student athletes. And coaches involve a dedicated team of administrators and support staff that provides the facilities, the finances and services that are so essential to performance of the institution's academic mission. Ninth that Commitment to Diversity and Equal Opportunity throughout our organization, developing programs and structures that nurture talent and reward performance and 10th a greater international presence and terms of student enrollment from other countries, student involvement and study abroad programs and faculty and staff participation in programs of an international nature. We are a part of a global community and must act and think as such. East Carolina's academic mission will be carried out through numerous undergraduate, graduate and professional programs that will be will be assessed in terms of both their qualitative and quantitative perform pharmacists were the undergirding of our excellent program in the humanities. I see the university's academic mission built around four basic thrust our areas of emphasis. The first is that of Teacher Education, the preparation of teachers and other education professionals. ECU was founded as a teacher's college, and has maintained teacher education as a central focus throughout its existence. Today, the need for effective teachers is as great as it ever has been. And we anticipate that need will continue in the future. We must have our leaders and the public understand that without effective teachers, the current generation cannot develop the skills it needs to survive and prosper in the future. Nor will we be able to pass on to that generation the lessons that we have learned. ECU needs to position itself as one of the leading producers of outstanding teachers in the nation.

(1:11:04)
The second is the area of human health. Through the efforts of several academic programs and units, ECU is responding to the need for healthcare professionals, and having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of health care available in the region we serve. This is a thrust that must continue and perhaps broaden in the years ahead to include new disciplines, such as dentistry, and pharmacy. The Brody School of Medicine has risen to positions of national prominence in primary care and in rural medicine in the short 25 years of its existence. And it has been very innovative in the development of fields such as robotic surgery, and telemedicine. But I believe that there are opportunities for even greater advancements in teaching in basic and clinical research, and then the delivery of medical services. The School of Nursing is responding to the scarcity of professionals in this field, and preparing to offer a PhD degree to meet the needs for faculty to teach the nurses that are being demanded. The School of Allied Health Sciences is supplying the health services industry with professionals in a variety of roles that are important to the delivery of health care. And when these units along with the Health Sciences Library, are combined with the School of Medicine on our rapidly expanding west campus, I expect that the interfaces and interaction of all these health disciplines will produce even greater excitement and innovation. One should also not overlook the work of the School of Health and Human Performance. In other units on the campus campus had helped to support and supplement our focus on human health. The third major thrust is in the areas of Fine and Performing Arts. The arts are critical to the preservation and advancement of our culture, and our humanity. ECU has been fortunate over the years to attract outstanding teachers and performers in music in art and theater and dance, and has built programs that rival any on the East Coast in size and quality. This is a strength on which East Carolina needs to capitalize. The fourth area of emphasis is economic development involving all of those disciplines that produce the technological and scientific talent that supports the creation and operation of economic enterprises, as well as the development of the managerial skills that are so necessary to run them. There are a few things that are more important to the long term viability of eastern North Carolina than economic development, economic growth that creates jobs, which enabled citizens to enjoy a higher standard of living. The schools of business, industry and technology and computer science and communication support distrusts as to many, as do many individual programs, such as a hospitality management program in a School of Human Environmental Sciences. This program is very critical to eastern North Carolina's rapidly expanding tourism industry. All Programs must work together to produce the educated workforce, on which future economic growth and development will depend. The development of a school of engineering at ECU would be a significant contribution toward that objective. One of the unique strengths of ECU arises from our geographic location near the Atlantic coast in our interest and coastal zone development, with the only interdisciplinary PhD program in the nation in coastal resources management and with strong programs in biology gi ology Maritime Studies, we are in a pivotable position to assist in the preservation and the appropriate development of one of our state's most important assets. All of these areas must be supported by a strong program in the liberal arts and humanities, to be successful in their work, and to have a quality life. Graduates in all fields must understand themselves and the world in which they live. East Carolina even from its beginnings as a teacher training school, has had a strong faculty and a central focus on the liberal arts and the humanities. And these conditions must continue to achieve our goals and to realize ECUs full potential will require innovative and aggressive leadership throughout the university. It will require significant financial support from the state and from the private sector. A major capital campaign to raise funds from our alumni and supporters will be an important factor in our future planning. ECU must continue to be on the cutting edge as it currently is in the use of information and instructional technology. We must integrate the most modern means to display and present information in the classroom. And for students who are at a distance. We must maintain our aggressive movement into online education wherever appropriate. As we grow from our current enrollment of 19,400 to approximately 27,000 By the end of this decade, we must focus on attracting to ECU bright students and ensure that all incoming students are adequately prepared to handle the challenging academic programs we offer. And we must launch a more aggressive marketing program to help both prospective students and the general public better understand the qualities that ECU has. But I am confident that East Carolina can attain these ambitious objectives. This institution has been blessed by many innovative leaders, individuals like Robert Wright, John Messick Lille Jenkins, John Howell, Richard Eakin to mention just a few. Each has made his mark. I believe that one of our past Chancellor's, Dr. John Howell and his wife Gladys are with us today. And I would like to ask him to stand and be recognized Dr. Howell.

(1:17:45)
Robert Wright, this institution is first president and the individual who led it successfully through its first 25 years of existence. once remarked to the faculty. We want to become leaders in our lines of work. To do this means work. But it means growth. It means success. And more than both of these, it means being a real factor for progress in our civilization. Well, I believe that that same philosophy is relevant today. To get to where we want to be, will require hard work, and it will require a dedication to having a positive impact on our students and the region we serve. This institution has always represented both a destination and a direction. East Carolina has always been in our name, and in our hearts. This is a proud region that we serve and that we represent. And East is a direction in which we want people to look east as the direction one has to faced to see the rising sun to see tomorrow. For nearly 100 years, East Carolina has been a land of opportunity for 1000s of students, helping them to see tomorrow and to prepare for it. And so shall it be in the future. My very best wishes. And thanks to all of you for celebrating this occasion with us.

Molly Corbett Broad (1:20:02)
My sincere thanks to each and every one of you. Joining us this morning to celebrate the beginning of the next chapter in the history of East Carolina University. I joined with the entire university community and extending to Chancellor and Mrs. Muse are very, very best wishes for success. You come here with our full and enthusiastic support. And now as we close this important ceremony, please stand for the singing of the alma mater, led by Shelby Strother, president of the ECU Alumni Association and this will be followed by the benediction that will be offered by the Reverend Sidney locks of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville after the benediction please remain standing as the colors are retired and as Chancellor Muse leads the recessional out of the auditorium, a receiving line will be formed outside on the student Plaza so that delegates and special guests may offer their personal congratulations to Chancellor and Mrs. Muse. Now please rise for the singing of the alma mater.

Rev. Sidney Locks (1:22:49)
Benediction is a prayer, it is a prayer that requests from Almighty God certain favor certain blessings upon those that articulated in the prayer Chancellor Muse, would you just will take one step forward, President Broad and Chairman Ruffin. This is a gift a triumphant gift and opportunity. And let us now bow for the benediction. God of mercy, God of grace, giver of dreams fulfiller of visions you will own all the assignor of tenures you will own or the light the liberty and the love for all mankind. We request now that you would bless this gift of visionary leadership. And even now this new administration we ask that You would bless this historic opportunity to dream dreams that only you can bring to pass. May this can glamorization of, and for human development called East Carolina University ever arise even to galactic proportions. And even the more become a place where dreams do come true. And visions though they tarry yet unfold and raise this region. This region of geography and this region of time to heights yet unprecedented And to world renowned as East Carolina University, becomes a world model of holistic educational pursuits and successes, Chancellor, The Lord bless you. The Lord keep you the Lord cause his face to shine upon you and give you peace. Amen.