[piano intro] [stately orchestral music] ♪ >> TRUSTEE'S WORKSHOP AND 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

I'M DAVID POWERS, A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING MANY OF YOU, MOST OF YOU.

THOSE I HAVEN'T I LOOK FORWARD TODAY.

I'VE SEEN YOUR RESUMES THOUGH AND KNOW HOW IMPRESSIVE YOU ARE.

WHAT A TREMENDOUS TURNOUT THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES TO COME TO RALEIGH FOR THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM'S WORKSHOP AND OUR 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM GOES WELL BEYOND YOU TRAVELING HERE TODAY.

YOU ALL REPRESENT THE BEST OF NORTH CAROLINA.

YOUR PLEDGE TO DONATE YOUR TIME WILL HAVE AN IMPACT THAT WILL LAST FOR GENERATIONS.

BY SERVING AS A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER, YOU'LL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE AT YOUR HOME INSTITUTION AND ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK CHANCELLOR RANDY WOODSON AND STAN KELLY FOR HOSTING THE WORKSHOP AND THE MEETING THIS WEEK.

IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK HOSTING THIS ROBUST GROUP.

YEAR GLAD YOU STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE.

THANK YOU TO MY ALMA MATER.

I'D LIKE TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE U.N.C.

IS BOARD OF GOVERNORS HERE TODAY.

WILL THE MEMBERS PLEASE STAND?

[APPLAUSE] FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE PRESIDENT PETER HANS.

PRESIDENT HANS IS A LONG-TIME FRIEND.

HE'S COMMITTED HIS LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM AND TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN SO MANY WAYS.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT HANS.

[APPLAUSE] TODAY IS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL DAY AS WE WILL ALSO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSOLIDATED UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND THE INAUGURATION OF OUR SEVENTH PRESIDENT, PETER HANS.

WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA FOR TODAY AND I HOPE YOU ALL FIND THE PRESENTATIONS INFORMATIVE AND THE TIME TO CONNECT WITH YOUR FELLOW TRUSTEES VALUABLE.

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE SUCH AN ESTEEMED GROUP IN ONE LOCATION.

ED LIKE TO INVITE CHANCELLOR WOODSON TO THE PODIUM.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE!

>> MORNING.

>> WELCOME TO N.C. STATE.

THE U.N.C.

PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT HANS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MY COLLEAGUES, CHANCELLORS AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE, WELCOME TO N.C. STATE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR.

YOU'RE IN A LIBRARY.

I ASK YOU TO KEEP IT A LITTLE CALM.

OUR STUDENTS ARE IN THAT NERVOUS PERIOD OF TIME.

I'M RANDY WOODSON.

AS CHANCELLOR OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY INSTITUTION, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE INAUGURATION OF THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM, PETER HANS.

NORTH CAROLINA INTRODUCED THE NATION TO THE CONCEPT OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BACK IN 1789.

TODAY THE STATE CONTINUES TO LEAD THE NATION IN QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION.

IT'S ESPECIALLY FITTING THAT THIS HISTORIC OCCASION OCCURS IN CONCERT WITH THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE NOW 17 CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM.

OUR INAUGURAL PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN WITH THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY MULTI-BRANCH COLOR GUARD AND NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY ECU GRADUATE STUDENT ERIKA TINNERMAN AND THEN HEAR THE INVOCATION FROM KEVIN HOWE, WHO PROMISES THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO PREACH TOO LONG, A VITAL MEMBER OF THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM FAMILY AND VICE CHANCELLOR HERE AT N.C. STATE.

WE'LL ALSO HEAR REMARKS FROM RANDY RAMSEY.

GOVERNOR RAY PALMA, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT GOVERNMENTS WILL OFFICIATE THE OATH OF OFFICE.

WE'LL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS CONSOLIDATION.

FINALLY, WE'LL HEAR THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS FROM PRESIDENT HANS WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PERFORMANCE FROM AMAZING STUDENTS FROM U.N.C.

GREENSBORO.

I HEARD THEM PRACTICING EARLIER.

YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE WOLFPACK COMMUNITY, WELCOME TO OUR CAMPUS.

WE'RE DEEPLY HONORED TO BE HOSTING THIS HISTORIC DAY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.

SO NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

♪ OH SAY CAN YOU SEE ♪ ♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪ ♪ WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED ♪ ♪ AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪ ♪ WHOSE BROUGHT STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS ♪ ♪ THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT ♪ ♪ FOR THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED ♪ ♪ WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING ♪ ♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE ♪ ♪ THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR ♪ ♪ GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE ♪ ♪ OH SAY DOES THAT STAR SPANGLED BANNER YET WAVE ♪ ♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE ♪ ♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> PLEASE BE SEATED.

LET US PRAY.

OH LORD, OUR LORD, HOW EXCELLENT IS THY NAME IN ALL THE EARTH.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GIVE YOU THANK, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR THIS SPECIAL DAY THAT YOU ORDAINED FOR THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT PETER HANS AS THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HOW YOU HAVE BLESSED HIM AND HOW YOU HAVE PREPARED HIM FOR THIS MOMENT.

YOU TELL US IN LUKE 12:48, TO WHOM IS OVER MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED.

AS WE CELEBRATE, AS WE REJOICE, WE SEE HOW YOU HAVE FAVORED PETER'S LIFE WITH GRACE, WITH HUMILITY AND WITH TREMENDOUS WISDOM.

WE PRAY NOW THAT PRESIDENT HANS WILL ALWAYS FIND STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN YOUR HOLY WORD.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO INSTILL IN HIM DIVINE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FULLY EQUIP HIM TO LEAD OUR UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO GREATER HEIGHTS AND GREATER IMPACTS BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EACH MEMBER OF OUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS, OUR UNIVERSITY CHANCELLORS, TRUSTEE MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT HAVE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO SERVE AS WITNESSES TO THIS INAUGURATION.

OUR HOPE AND OUR PRAYER IS THAT WE LEAVE AS BETTER ADVOCATES TO PROMOTE THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITIES FOR ALL OF NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR ALL OF ITS PEOPLE.

WE ARE THANKFUL FOR PETER'S FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH THE PARTICULAR WORD OF THANKS TO HIS PARENTS, DOUGLAS AND CLARINE WHO RAISED HIM RIGHT AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITH AND EDUCATION.

WE PRAY NOW THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD HIM, TO GUIDE HIM AND TO DWELL WITHIN HIM IN ALL OF THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE.

BLESS THIS DAY, BLESS THIS CEREMONY, BLESS THIS MOMENT OF SHARING, BLESS OUR UNIVERSITIES AND BLESS OUR BELOVED STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND OUR NATION.

HENCEFORTH NOW AND FOREVER WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> GOOD MORNING.

HOW IS EVERYBODY TODAY?

BEFORE I START MY REMARKS, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'M RANDY RAMSEY.

I'M HONORED TO BE CHAIR OF THE U.N.C.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

I SERVE WITH 24 OF THE HARDST WORKING PEOPLE I CAN IMAGINE.

CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE AN EASY JOB.

BEFORE I START MY REMARKS, I WANT TO THANK N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR WOODSON, THEIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE STAFF AND OUR SYSTEM OFFICE STAFF FOR WHAT THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

IT'S AMAZING TO ME HOW MUCH WORK AND EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT IN TO PREPARING THIS FOR YOU ALL.

HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE FOLKS THAT WORKED INTO THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT.

[APPLAUSE] MR. PRESIDENT, CHANCELLOR WOODSON, BOARD OF GOVERNOR MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND ESTEEMED GUESTS, WE'RE GATHERED HERE TO NOT ONLY HONOR PETER HANS BUT TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS AS A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.

FIVE DECADES AGO, NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROBERT SCOTT DELIVERED A VERY PASSIONATE SPEAK ABOUT PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

IN IT HE SAID "LET US LOOK BEYOND THE TREES AND BEHOLD THE FOREST, THE FOREST OF ALL HIGHER EDUCATION."

LET US NURTURE IT, LET US MANAGE IT WISELY, KEEPING IT FOREVER GREEN, FOREVER GROWING."

AT THAT TIME GOVERNOR SCOTT WAS MAKING A CASE TO THE PEOPLE OF OUR STATE.

THAT CASE WAS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT OUR 16 PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES WOULD BE STRONGER, BETTER AND MORE VIBRANT WHEN UNITED AS ONE SYSTEM.

GOVERNOR SCOTT BELIEVED THAT NORTH CAROLINA COULD EXPAND ITS VISION OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION WITHOUT SURRENDERING THE TRADITIONS, TIES LOYALTIES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR INSTITUTIONS.

MANY INCLUDING THE LATE PRESIDENT WILLIAM FRIDAY WERE VERY SKEPTICAL OF THAT.

AFTER MUCH DEBATE, A COMPROMISE WAS REACHED IN OCTOBER OF 1971 IN THE 16 CAMPUS U.N.C.

SYSTEM WAS BORN.

I'M HERE TO REPORT 50 YEARS LATER, THE IDEA WORKED PRETTY GOOD.

TODAY WE HAVE NEARLY 250,000 STUDENTS.

OUR CAMPUSES INCLUDING OUR HISTORICALLY BLACK AND AMERICAN INDIAN UNIVERSITIES HAVE GROWN TO BECOME SOME OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED IN OUR ENTIRE NATION.

WE'VE ESTABLISHED MEDICAL SCHOOLS, LAW SCHOOLS, THE NATION'S FIRST RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIFTED STUDENTS.

WE WORKED HARD TO MAKE OUR UNIVERSITIES AFFORDABLE PROVIDING COLLEGE ACCESS TO MORE NORTH CAROLINIANS THAN EVER BEFORE.

THESE ARE A FEW OF THE MOSHINGERS OF OUR SUCCESS OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS.

ALL OF THIS REFLECTION ON OUR HISTORY HAS ME THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

SOMETHING THAT PETER AND I TALK ABOUT REGULARLY.

ABOUT THE DAY DECADES IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE NEXT GENERATION OF U.N.C.

LEADERS GATHERS TO CELEBRATE THE 100th ANNIVERSARY.

WHEN THEY DO, I HOPE THEY LOOK BACK ON OUR EFFORTS, THOSE OF YOU IN THIS ROOM WITH PRIDE AND THE SAME WAY WE LOOK BACK ON THE WAY THE SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED 50 YEARS AGO.

BUT ALSO HOPE THEY SEE AS WE DO TODAY THAT OUR SYSTEM MUST EVOLVE, TO NEEDS OF GENERATIONS -- FOR THE NEEDS OF GENERATIONS WE'RE YET TO SERVE.

OUR SYSTEM IS FACING A NEW FRONTIER IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MEET MORE ADULT LEARNERS, TRYING TO PRODUCE EDUCATION IN STEM AND HEALTH FIELDS AND TRYING TO KEEP COLLEGE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERY NORTH CAROLINIAN.

THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR GOALS.

MORE WILL EMERGE AS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY CHANGES.

WE HAVE TO CHANGE WITH IT.

JUST LIKE 50 YEARS AGO, OUR VISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION EXPANDED.

THAT EXPANSION WILL BRING DEBATE.

IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE SEEN DURING MY TIME AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, DEBATE OFTEN LEADS TO STRONGER INITIATIVES.

SO I ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO DEBATE THE TOPICS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR UNIVERSITY GOING FORWARD.

I TELL PRESIDENT HANS REGULARLY THAT HE'S TRAINED HIS WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS JOB.

EVERYTHING HE'S DONE HAS PREPARED HIM TO BE IN THIS PLACE AT THIS MOMENT.

PRESIDENT HANS, YOU'RE THE RIGHT LEADER.

OUR SYSTEM IS THRIVING AND CONTINUES TO DEVELOP UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I KNOW YOU WILL NURTURE THIS UNIVERSITY, THIS ENTIRE UNIVERSITY, KEEPING IT FOREVER GREEN AND GROWING.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] I'D LIKE TO INVITE PRESIDENT HANS AND OUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT RAY PALMA UP TO GIVE THE OATH OF OFFICE.

>> MORNING, EVERYONE.

DO YOU PETER D. HANS SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THAT YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL AND BEAR TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS AND OUR AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT THEREOF AND YOU WILL ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION OF SAID STATE, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE BEST AND KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR ABILITY AND YOU WILL WELL AND TRUE EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF YOUR OFFICES PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF YOUR SKILL AND ABILITY AND ACCORDING TO LAW SO HELP YOU GOD?

>> I DO.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT.

[APPLAUSE] >> I THINK THE UNIVERSITY STATEWIDE IS THE ENGINE OF PROGRESS.

I THINK IT'S - IT'S WHERE IDEAS GERMINATE.

IT'S WHERE COURAGEOUS ADVOCACY OCCURS.

♪ >> PEOPLE WILL THINK BACK ON THIS TIME, IT'S AS IF INDIVIDUALS GOT TOGETHER AND JUST VERY CALMLY AND RATIONALLY PLANNED OUT THIS COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.

BUT AT THE TIME THE REALITY WAS MUCH MESSIER.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFLICT AND CONSTERNATION AS TO WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA, PARTICULARLY PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION.

WHAT SORT OF STRUCTURE DID WE WANT TO HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS.

>> FUNDAMENTALLY, IT WAS A MATTER OF CONFIDENCE, TRUST, FAIRNESS.

WE HAD TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, OR IT WAS NOT GOING TO WORK.

>> WE MUST ALL WORK AT FINDING THE ANSWERS.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AFTER ALL IS SOMETHING WE NORTH CAROLINIANS BELIEVE WE'RE GOOD AT - INSPIRING OUR CITIZENS TO BECOME THE BEST THEY CAN BE.

>> THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW MY PREDECESSORS FROM PRESIDENT FRIDAY, PRESIDENT SPANGLER, PRESIDENT BROAD, PRESIDENT BOWLES, PRESIDENT ROSS, AND PRESIDENT SPELLINGS HAS BEEN ENORMOUSLY BENEFICIAL AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

IT'S BEEN OFTEN SAID THAT THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS THE STATE'S ECONOMIC ENGINE.

I BELIEVE PRESIDENT FRIDAY ACTUALLY COINED THAT PHRASE.

THE UNIVERSITY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH, PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TRAINING THE WORKFORCE AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THAT HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO NORTH CAROLINA'S GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.

>> WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I USED TO ALWAYS HEAR HOW COLLEGE IS THE BEST FOUR YEARS OF YOUR LIFE.

AND I DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT UNTIL I WENT.

YOU GET TO GROW SO MUCH AS A PERSON.

YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE SO MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS OF STUDY.

AND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER YOU FIND YOURSELF WITHIN THAT.

>> THE ORIGINAL INVESTMENT IN THE UNC SYSTEM HAS ALREADY BEEN ABOVE AND BEYOND ANY EXPECTATIONS WE COULD HAVE HAD THE TIME.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW HOW MUCH WOULD GET DONE, HOW FAR TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RESEARCH WOULD GO.

NOT ONLY ARE WE EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GREAT LEADERS AND PIONEERS, INVESTORS AND INVENTORS - BUT WE'RE ALSO REALLY INVESTING IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS ALL THE CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS GREAT STATE.

>> HOW DO WE LOOK BACK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT IMPACT IS, AND WHERE WOULD WE BE WITHOUT THE SYSTEM?

I THINK BACK TO 1971 AND '72, IF YOU WERE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, SOME OF THE LEADERS THAT THE TIME AND DESCRIBE WHAT THE UNC SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE TODAY, I THINK THEY'D BE ECSTATIC.

I THINK THEY WOULD BE BLOWN AWAY WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN 50 YEARS.

>> WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LEARN FOREVER.

SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMING UP TOMORROW, AND DEVISE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT MAY NOT EVEN EXIST YET.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS NORTH CAROLINA IS MOST KNOWN FOR, WITH OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE UNC SYSTEM, IS OUR COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABILITY.

AND FOR US THAT GOES TO THE CONSTITUTION.

SO, ARTICLE 9 SECTION 9 STATES THAT "THE BENEFITS OF THE UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF STATE FOR FREE AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE."

THIS IDEA THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE TO PROVIDE LOW COST, BUT HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO NORTH CAROLINIANS IS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR ETHOS.

>> THE UNC SYSTEM IS BOTH BROAD AND DEEP.

WE'VE GOT 5 HBCUS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY, THE FINEST SCIENCE AND MATH RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL, THE NATION'S FIRST PUBLIC ARTS CONSERVATORY, THE OLDEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE COUNTRY, TREMENDOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES THAT SERVE OUR STATE SO WELL.

IT'S AMAZING THE DIVERSITY REALLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE UNC SYSTEM.

IT REFLECTS THAT COMMITMENT TO ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY AND TO EXCELLENCE, AND TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO ALL.

>> I CANNOT IMAGINE A COLLEGE EXPERIENCE NOT HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ALSO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE OTHER THAN THE ONE AT UNC CHAPEL HILL.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN AMAZING GETTING TO SEE THE STUDENTS WHO COME FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE, FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD TO CAROLINA.

>> AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW, FOR UNC-P BEING SO OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY, THERE'S NO TELLING WHERE I WOULD BE RIGHT NOW.

SO, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS, AND UNC-P REALLY HELPED THAT.

>> I WANT MY KIDS TO SAY, HEY, MY MOM WENT TO ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY.

MY MOM, SHE WENT TO COLLEGE.

I MEAN, IT'S LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT STICK WITH ME.

I CAN - MY KIDS CAN SAY MY MOM IS A COLLEGE GRADUATE, MY MOM HAS HER MASTERS.

>> AND ONCE YOU LEARN SOMETHING, NO ONE CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.

AND THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS SAID, IF YOU LEARN IT, IT IS YOURS, NOBODY CAN TAKE IT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO WITH IT, IT IS YOURS.

>> 50 YEARS FROM NOW, I THINK BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD AND WHAT THE UNC SYSTEM MEANT TO ME, AND OPENING UP NEW HORIZONS AND ALLOWING ME ULTIMATELY TO CONTRIBUTE IN WAYS THAT I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EVER FORESEEN.

WHAT THAT HAS MEANT FOR SO MANY NORTH CAROLINIANS, WHAT THAT WILL MEAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS, THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT.

IT WILL REQUIRE, OF COURSE, CONTINUED LOVE AND CARE AND INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR THE UNC SYSTEM.

I BELIEVE THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT, FOR BOTH NORTH CAROLINA AND THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.

♪ [APPLAUSE] >> THE STORY OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA IS A STORY OF PRAGMATIC BUILDING, OF CREATING AND REFORMING INSTITUTIONS TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF A GROWING STATE.

YOU SEE THAT IN OUR NATION'S OLDEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN CHAPEL HILL, CHARTERED IN 1789 TO EDUCATE THE VERY FIRST GENERATION OF AMERICANS THAT WOULD GROW UP IN A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY.

YOU SEE IT IN OUR LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T AND HERE AT N.C. STATE.

BOTH BUILT TO ANSWER THE RISING NEEDS OF AN INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL POWER.

YOU SEEN IT IN GREENVILLE AND ALL TO RAISE UP THE CIVIC LEADERS OUR COMMUNITIES LEADED.

YOU SEE IT IN THE GROWTH OF VETERAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS LIKE U.N.C.

WILMINGTON BUILT FOR THE RETURNING SERVICE MEMBER IN THE EARLY YEARS OF THE G.I.

BILL.

YOU SEE IT MOST POWERFULLY IN OUR HISTORICALLY BLACK AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS FOUNDED TO ANSWER THE HIGHER ASPIRATION OF FREE CITIZENS, INSISTING THAT AMERICA'S PROMISE WAS EQUALLY THEIRS.

THE HISTORY OF OUR STATE IS WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY OF THESE SCHOOLS.

THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM INHERITS ALL OF IT.

ALL OF US INHERIT THAT LEGACY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR ITS WELL-BEING.

WE STAND FOR THE IDEA THAT THERE CANNOT BE JUST ONE PATH TO SUCCESS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

OUR STATE IS TOO BIG AND DIVERSE FOR THAT.

THE BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MUST BE EXTENDED TO MORE NORTH CAROLINIANS.

THAT IS OUR MISSION OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

THAT IS OUR CALLING.

BRINGING THESE PROUD INSTITUTIONS TOGETHER 50 YEARS AGO WAS NOT JUST AN ACT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY OR POLITICAL ENGINEERING.

IT WAS A POWERFUL STATEMENT OF SHARED INTERESTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS THAT OUR FATE AS A PEOPLE TRULY IS TIED TOGETHER.

WE'RE ONE STATE AND THE LANDSCAPE OF OPPORTUNITY IN ELIZABETH CITY AND CULLOWHEE MATTERS JUST AS MUCH AS THE PROSPECTS FOR PROSPERITY IN CHARLOTTE AND RALEIGH.

NOW, I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY THING IT WAS THAT NORTH CAROLINA, A STATE THAT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY POOR, LOSING POPULATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY LOOKED WITH SUCH AMBITION TO THE FUTURE, BUILDING AND SUSTAINING THESE UNIVERSITIES WAS AN ACT OF HOPE, A BELIEF THAT THE PROBLEMS OF ONE ERA WILL GIVE WAY TO THE IDEAS AND THE ENERGY OF THE NEXT.

I PRAY WE HOLD ON TO THAT VISION.

KEEP THAT FAITH.

WE'VE REACHED ANOTHER MOMENT OF PRAGMATIC BUILDING.

TODAY'S GREAT CHALLENGE AND ACHIEVING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT GOALS DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO BREAK GROUND ON A NEW CAMPUS, BUT TO CREATE SOMETHING EVEN MORE AMBITIOUS.

A SECOND CHANCE FOR MILLIONS OF ADULT NORTH CAROLINIANS THAT HAVE THE DRIVE AND THE TALENT TO SUCCEED IN HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE TIME OR THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN THEY LEFT HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS OUR OBLIGATION TO ADULT LEARNERS AND VETERANS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE MANNER.

TO STAND AGAIN FOR THE IDEA THAT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE PATH TO SUCCESS, TO HELP EVERY PERSON REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM IS GOING TO BUILD ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORTS IN THE COUNTRY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF WORKING ADULTS THAT ARE READY FOR A COLLEGE DEGREE.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSY NORTH CAROLINIANS THAT TURN TO OUT OF STATE PROVIDERS FOR HELP WITH CAREER TRANSITIONS.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE MANY THOUSAND MORE THAT WILL ENGAGE OUR BRILLIANT FACULTY AND DEDICATED STAFF IF WE HAVE VALUABLE CREDENTIALS TO OFFER THEM THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE.

IF WE FAIL TO MEET THIS EMERGING DEMAND, WE LEAVE THE FIELD WIDE OPEN TO BAD ACTORS.

THE WE FAIL TO CHANGE THE CURRICULUM TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS, WE CONTRIBUTE TO WIDENING INEQUALITY.

WE MUST STAND ALONGSIDE THE VERY PEOPLE WHO NEED US THE MOST AND ENABLE THEIR DREAMS TO TAKE FLIGHT.

MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION WORK FOR MORE STUDENTS IS ABOUT MORE THAN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

BROADENING OUR VISION OF WHO COLLEGE IS FOR AND WHO OUR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE MEANT TO SERVE.

IT'S ABOUT THE HEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY IN ITS DEEPEST SENSE.

IT'S ABOUT BRIDGING THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL DIVISIONS THAT HAVE ERODED OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND MADE OUR PUBLIC LIFE SO DISCOURAGING IN RECENT YEARS.

SOME OF THE SHARPEST DIVIDES IN OUR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW ARE BETWEEN COLLEGE GRADUATES AND THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS THAT DON'T HOLD A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.

OUR CAREER PROSPECTS AND WHERE WE CHOOSE TO LIVE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE AVAILABLE TO US.

AN IMMENSE GAP HAS EMERGED WITH COLLEGE GRADUATES AND FELLOW CITIZENS.

TOMORROW FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FEEL A SENSE OF ALIENATION NOT JUST FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BUT FROM GOVERNMENT, FROM MEDIA, FROM MAJOR INSTITUTIONS OF ALL KINDS.

THEY'RE SKEPTICAL THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD, TO HELP HEAL THOSE DIVISIONS, WE MUST HONOR EVERY ONE'S CIRCUMSTANCES.

HIGHER EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.

I BELIEVE IT'S OUR MORAL DUTY AS A STATE TO MAKE THAT OPTION AVAILABLE TO ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE READY FOR IT AND WHEN THEY'RE READY FOR IT.

WE CANNOT HAVE A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY OF DIGNITY, IT IS RESERVED FOR DEGREE HOLDERS.

WE CANNOT HAVE A HEALTHY ECONOMY UNLESS EVERYONE HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE AND PROSPER OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS.

MUST BE MULTIPLE PATHS TO SUCCESS AND RESPECT IN OUR STATE.

OUR ROLE AS A UNIVERSITY IS TO SPEAK TO THE AMBITIONS OF ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS, EVEN THOSE THAT WILL NEVER SET FOOT ON OUR CAMPUSES.

OUR WORK IS ABOUT TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM AND PREPARING PEOPLE FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE AND THE INCREDIBLE DISCOVERIES BEING RESEARCHED IN THE LAB.

IT'S ALSO ABOUT BUILDING A COUNTRY THAT CAN HOLD TOGETHER AND FORGING AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT SPEAKS TO THE NEEDS OF ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS.

EARNING THAT TRUST STARTS WITHHOLDING OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD, THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT ANY GOOD FAITH ENCOUNTER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL LEAVE THEM BETTER OFF THAN WHEN THEY STARTED.

FOR A LONG TIME, WE'VE TAKEN IT FOR GRANTED THAT GOING TO COLLEGE IS GOOD ADVICE.

IF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ADVANTAGE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE, THEY'RE NOT WELL-INFORMED ABOUT IT.

BELIEVE ME, I KNOW WE DO AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD AND OUR STUDENTS CHANGE THE WIDER WORLD.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE FRUSTRATION TOWARDS HIGHER EDUCATION IS NOT THE RESULT OF MISINFORMATION BUT EXPERIENCE.

THERE'S MULTITUDES NATIONALLY THAT ATTEMPTED COLLEGE BUT DIDN'T FINISH LEAVING WITH DEBT, NO DEGREE.

THEIR CAUTIONARY TALES ABOUT PROGRAMS WITH HIGH COSTS AND QUESTIONABLE OUTCOMES LEAVING SOME WITH DECADES OF MONTHLY LOAN PAYMENTS BUT LITTLE INCREASE IN MONTHLY WAGES.

NOW IT'S TRUE THAT MANY OF THOSE STORIES COME FROM BAD ACTORS IN THE FOR-PROFIT SECTOR.

BUT THOSE OF US IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ARE ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL.

MUST ENSURE THAT OUR OFFERINGS MEET A PUBLIC INTEREST STANDARD, THAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT BY THE STUDENTS THAT THEY SERVE AND BY THE CITIZENS THAT COVER SUBSTANTIAL SHARE OF THE COSTS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE A UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT INSTITUTIONS ACTING IN THE NAME OF NORTH CAROLINA ARE ACTING IN THE PLAIN INTERESTS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS.

TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE GRADUATES ON TIME, THAT COSTS ARE KEPT IN CHECK, THAT STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS FEEL WELCOME.

THAT'S HOW YOU'RE IN TRUST, BY SHOWING TIME AND AGAIN THE MISSION OF PUBLIC SERVICE TAKES PRIORITY OVER ALL ELSE.

BY PROVING THAT OUR INSTITUTIONS RATHER BE QUIET THAN MAKE GRAND PRONOUNCEMENTS PRONOUNCEMENTS.

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IS NEEDED NOW.

NOT MORE OF THE SAME AT A LOUDER VOLUME.

WANT TO HEAR AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT WILL NEVER MAKE MAJOR NEWS?

COMMON COURSE NUMBER.

MAKING SURE THAT INTRODUCTORY CLASSES CARRY THE SAME WEIGHT ACROSS OUR UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES SO THAT IF YOU'RE AMONG THE 1/3 OF STUDENTS THAT START AT ONE PLACE AND TRANSFER TO ANOTHER, YOU WON'T NEED A PH.D. AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH OF YOUR CREDITS WILL GO WITH YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THAT'S THE KIND OF PRACTICAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING OUR CITIZENS AND STUDENTS NEED FROM US.

INFRASTRUCTURE AND HIGHER EDUCATION THAT WORKS SO WELL THAT IT FADES INTO THE BACKGROUND.

THAT WAS, I THINK, THE VISION FOR THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM.

I'M PROUDEST ON THE DAYS THAT WE KEEP OUR HEADS DOWN AND DELIVER ON THOSE 50-YEAR-OLD PROMISES OF GREATER COORDINATION AND SHARED RESOURCES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHEN OUR STATE NEEDED TO STAND UP CLINICS TO VACCINATE OVER 100,000 STUDENTS, STAFF AND CITIZENS, OFFICIALS DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL 17 DIFFERENT CHANCELLORS TO MANAGE A ROLL-OUT.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT TOGETHER.

LAST YEAR WHEN OUR STUDENTS CROSSED THE STATE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, OUR CAMPUSES DIDN'T HAVE TO ACT ALONE.

WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EMERGENCY TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR EVERY INSTITUTION, MEETING AN URGENT NEED AT A CRITICAL TIME.

THAT'S HOW A LOT OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT WORKS HAPPENS, QUIETLY WITHOUT MUCH NOTICE.

I FULLY INTEND THAT PEOPLE WILL HEAR ABOUT OUR BEST WORK BECAUSE OF THE OUTCOME IT PRODUCES, NOT THE FANFARE WITH WHICH IT IS ANNOUNCED.

OUR GREATEST SUCCESSES WILL HAPPEN QUIETLY.

WHEN WE BUILD THE PLATFORMS FROM WHICH OTHERS CAN RISE.

THAT IS THE WHOLE ESSENCE OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

BUILDING THE PLATFORMS FROM WHICH OTHERS CAN RISE.

THINKING ABOUT THE ORIGINS THE UNIVERSITY AND WHY IT MATTERS TO NORTH CAROLINA.

WE SHOULD REMEMBER SUCCESS WAS NOT INEVITABLE.

AS WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.N.C.

SYSTEM, LET'S FORGET IT WAS A VERY CONTENTIOUS IDEA.

THERE WERE POLITICAL FIGHTS BACK-ROOM DEALS, ALL THE MESSY DISTRACTIONS OF DEMOCRACY THAT WE LOVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ERA OF PLACID CONSENSUS ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION.

ABOUT WHAT TO TEACH, WHO TO TEACH IT TO AND HOW MUCH IT SHOULD COST.

I'M GLAD FOR THAT.

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT PEOPLE CARE.

IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE INVESTED.

AND WE NEED THAT PASSIONATE DEVOTION.

OUR SUCCESS IS STILL NOT INEVITABLE.

IT NEVER HAS BEEN.

IT COMES FROM THE INTEREST AND ENERGY OF NORTH CAROLINIANS OF ALL STRIPES.

IT COMES FROM OUR ABILITY TO CHANNEL THAT ENERGY IN TO COMMON GOALS.

NORTH CAROLINA IS STILL ONE STATE.

STILL A SHARED PROJECT THAT WE ALL HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BUILD.

TOGETHER WE WILL COMMIT TO OUR FELLOW CITIZENS TO PROVIDE A HIGHER EDUCATION THAT YOU CAN AFFORD, THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS, WHERE YOU WILL FEEL WELCOME AND BELONG REGARDLESS OF YOUR BACK GROUNDS AND YOUR BELIEFS.

AND THAT WE WILL LEAVE YOU BETTER OFF THAN WHEN YOU STARTED.

THAT'S WHAT CHANGED THIS FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE'S LIFE.

PERHAPS YOURS AS WELL.

THAT'S THE VISION THAT WE'LL PAY FORWARD TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.

MY HEART IS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND OPTIMISM.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] >> GOOD MORNING.

>> MORNING!

>> I'M FRANK GILLIAM, CHANCELLOR OF U.N.C.

GREENSBORO.

IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO OFFER FIRST CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT HANS, WELL-DESERVED.

THANK YOU TO CHANCELLOR WOODSON FOR HOSTING THIS EVENT TO HELP MARK THIS WONDERFUL OCCASION, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE THREE AMAZING UNCG STUDENTS AND FOR SOME OF YOU, THEY MAY NOT EVEN NEED AN INTRODUCTION.

A VIDEO OF THEM SINGING IN OUR DINING HALL WENT VIRAL AND RESULTED IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL RUN ON "AMERICA'S GOT TALENT".

WE'RE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM.

THEY -- THEIR INCREDIBLE VOICES EVEN SEEM TO SWAY THE JADED SIMON COWELL WHO STOOD AND APPLAUDED.

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD THEM, YOU'LL SEE SOON WHY SIMON WAS MOVED.

PLEASE WELCOME TAVIS CUNNINGHAM, JULIAN KENNEDY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ONE ACCORD.

[APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ ♪ EMPTY SPACES ♪ ♪ WHAT ARE WE LIVING FOR ♪ ♪ ABANDONED PLACES ♪ ♪ I GUESS WE KNOW THE SCORE ♪ ♪ ON AND ON, DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ♪ ♪ ANOTHER MINDLESS CRIME ♪ ♪ BEHIND THE CURTAIN ♪ ♪ ANOTHER PANTAMINE ♪ ♪ DOES ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE IT ANYMORE ♪ ♪ THE SHOW MUST GO ON ♪ ♪ THE SHOW MUST GO ON ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ INSIDE MY HEART IS BREAKING ♪ ♪ MY MAKEUP MAY BE FLAKING ♪ ♪ BUT MY SMILE STILL STAYS ON ♪ ♪ THE SHOW MUST GO ON ♪ [CHEERS & APPLAUSE] ♪ WHEN YOUR DAY IS LONG ♪ ♪ AND THE NIGHT, THE NIGHT IS YOURS ALONE ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU'RE SURE YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH ♪ ♪ OF THIS LIFE ♪ ♪ DON'T LET YOURSELF GO ♪ ♪ BECAUSE EVERYBODY CRIES ♪ ♪ AND EVERYBODY HURTS ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ DON'T THROW YOUR HAND UP ♪ ♪ DON'T THROW UP ♪ ♪ DON'T THROW YOUR HAND UP ♪ ♪ OH, NO, NO, DON'T ♪ ♪ YOU'RE NOT ALONE ♪ ♪ OH, OH ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY HURTS ♪ ♪ EVERYBODY CRIES SOMETIMES ♪ ♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪ ♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪ ♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪ ♪ HOLD ON, HOLD ON ♪ ♪ HOLD ON ♪ ♪ EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY BOND YOU BREAK, EVERY STEP YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ OH CAN'T YOU SEE, YOU BELONG TO ME ♪ ♪ OH HOW MY POOR HEART ACHES WITH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY VOW YOU BREAK ♪ ♪ EVERY GAME YOU PLAY ♪ ♪ EVERY NIGHT YOU STAY, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, I'VE BEEN LOST WITHOUT A TRACE ♪ ♪ I DREAM A NIGHT BUT I ONLY SEE YOUR FACE ♪ ♪ I LOOK AROUND BUT IT'S YOU I CAN'T REPLACE ♪ ♪ I KEEP CRYING, BABY, BABY, PLEASE ♪ ♪ PLEASE, PLEASE ♪ ♪ OH ♪ >> PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER.

♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY SINGLE DAY ♪ ♪ EVERY WORD YOU SAY ♪ ♪ EVERY BOND YOU BREAK ♪ ♪ EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY SINGLE DAY I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ OH, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY SINGLE DAY, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ OH, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE ♪ ♪ EVERY SINGLE DAY, I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ I'LL BE WATCHING YOU ♪ ♪ JUST A SMALL TOWN GIRL ♪ ♪ LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD ♪ ♪ SHE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOING ANYWHERE ♪ ♪ JUST A CITY BOY ♪ ♪ BORN IN RAISED IN SOUTH DETROIT ♪ ♪ HE TOOK THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN GOING ANYWHERE ♪ >> COME ON, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, EVERYBODY.

♪ ♪ I SEEN YOU IN A SMOKY ROOM ♪ ♪ THE SMELL OF WINE AND CHEAP PERFUME ♪ ♪ WITH A SMILE THEY COULD SHARE THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON AND ON ♪ ♪ STRANGERS WAITING ♪ ♪ UP AND DOWN THE BOULEVARD ♪ ♪ SHADOWS, SEARCHING IN THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ LOOKING FOR THE FINE EMOTIONS ♪ HIDING SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT ♪ >> THIS ONE GOES TO PRESIDENT PETER.

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

♪ ♪ DON'T STOP ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP BELIEVING ♪ ♪ HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP, BELIEVING ♪ ♪ HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP, BELIEVING ♪ ♪ HOLD ON ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP, BELIEVING ♪ ♪ HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP, BELIEVING ♪ ♪ HOLD ON TO THAT FEELING ♪ ♪ STREET LIGHTS, PEOPLE ♪ ♪ DON'T STOP ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.