Location

North & South Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union

Event Description/Abstract

Eric Holcomb was elected governor following an unprecedented 106-day campaign and was sworn in on January 9, 2017. Prior to his election as governor, Eric served as Indiana's Lt. Governor.

He is a veteran of the United States Navy and was a trusted advisor to both Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats.

Throughout his career in public service, Eric has earned the reputation of being a consensus builder. He has worked with Hoosiers from all walks of life to build support for a number of initiatives and is the author of the book Leading the Revolution, which outlines the successes of the Mitch Daniels approach to campaigning and governing.

Eric is a graduate of Pike High School in Indianapolis and Hanover College in southeastern Indiana, where he majored in U.S. history with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction. A student of history, he is a collector of presidential signatures and currently has documents signed by 41 of our nation's 44 presidents.

A lifelong Hoosier, Eric has traveled extensively throughout Indiana and has made a jump shot in each of the state's 92 counties.

Mitch Daniels became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana.

At Purdue, President Daniels has launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves to provide answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today, including affordability and accessibility, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership. President Daniels has made student affordability and student success top priorities, pledging to keep a Purdue education within reach for students and families.

Other top priorities of President Daniels include accelerating growth in three areas that are key to the national economy and which support Purdue’s strengths (engineering, technology and computer science); infusing resources in selected areas of research, and facilitating commercialization of research.

Often called a “man of the students,” President Daniels can often be found eating dinner in a dining court, exercising alongside students at the campus recreational center, or chatting with students outside on a nice day. President Daniels is also no stranger to the Purdue Road School. He first addressed the Purdue Road School in 2006 when he was launching Major Moves and again in 2012.

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Mar 8th, 11:30 AM Mar 8th, 12:50 PM

Road School Luncheon Keynote

North & South Ballrooms, Purdue Memorial Union

Eric Holcomb was elected governor following an unprecedented 106-day campaign and was sworn in on January 9, 2017. Prior to his election as governor, Eric served as Indiana's Lt. Governor.

He is a veteran of the United States Navy and was a trusted advisor to both Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats.

Throughout his career in public service, Eric has earned the reputation of being a consensus builder. He has worked with Hoosiers from all walks of life to build support for a number of initiatives and is the author of the book Leading the Revolution, which outlines the successes of the Mitch Daniels approach to campaigning and governing.

Eric is a graduate of Pike High School in Indianapolis and Hanover College in southeastern Indiana, where he majored in U.S. history with a focus on the Civil War and Reconstruction. A student of history, he is a collector of presidential signatures and currently has documents signed by 41 of our nation's 44 presidents.

A lifelong Hoosier, Eric has traveled extensively throughout Indiana and has made a jump shot in each of the state's 92 counties.

Mitch Daniels became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana.

At Purdue, President Daniels has launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves to provide answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today, including affordability and accessibility, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership. President Daniels has made student affordability and student success top priorities, pledging to keep a Purdue education within reach for students and families.

Other top priorities of President Daniels include accelerating growth in three areas that are key to the national economy and which support Purdue’s strengths (engineering, technology and computer science); infusing resources in selected areas of research, and facilitating commercialization of research.

Often called a “man of the students,” President Daniels can often be found eating dinner in a dining court, exercising alongside students at the campus recreational center, or chatting with students outside on a nice day. President Daniels is also no stranger to the Purdue Road School. He first addressed the Purdue Road School in 2006 when he was launching Major Moves and again in 2012.