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State of the University
October 17, 2023
President Brian Sandoval

Hello everyone!

Thank you, Provost Thompson, for your service to the University and the warm introduction.

And thank you to everyone here and online for taking the time to listen to the State of our University.

We are gathered today to look back at some of the major accomplishments of our University, and to talk about the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Before we begin, I need to say a few thank you’s.

If I may, I would like to ask my wife, Lauralyn, to stand again. I cannot thank Lauralyn enough for her dignity and grade as our University’s First Lady. Thank you, Lauralyn, for being the finest first lady in the Nation! And a Nevada grad, too!

I’d also like to acknowledge our senior leadership team. These individuals sitting behind me are the leaders of the Pack. I am honored to work along side this group of devoted, innovative, and effective leaders.

Finally, I would like to acknowledge our Board of Regents for their leadership, guidance and dedication to higher education.

Please join me in thanking them.

(Lead applause)

Since my last State of the University, we have added new University leaders to our team.

Dr. Louisa Hope Weeks, our new Dean of the College of Science, who comes to us from Texas Tech University;

Andrew Clinger, Vice President for Administration and Finance, who joins us from the Nevada System of Higher Education;

Dr. Sasi Pillay, our Vice President for Information Technology, who joins us from Washington State University.

Dr. Peter Reed, our Chair of the Faculty Senate.

Patricia Richard, our Interim Vice President for Advancement.

And finally, I believe it was on this date a year ago that our Medical School Dean, Dr. Paul Hauptman, officially began his duties. Dean Hauptman joins us from the University of Tennessee.

And Also I want to acknowledge my Chief of staff, Aubrey Flores. This speech is version 16.0, and I really want to thank her for her patience and support.

Let’s give all of our new leaders a nice Wolf Pack Welcome.

(Lead applause)

Thank you.

Now, I would like to begin my address by talking about history — my favorite subject.

Just a few days ago, we officially kicked off our year-long celebration of the University’s sesquicentennial. In our 150th year, we can say that history has always had an important role at our University.

We are only ten years younger than the state of Nevada itself.

What is so great about our University and its people is that the history making hasn’t stopped.

In a few moments, I will share with you some of the history that has been made … yet again … over the past year.

But for a moment, I want to take you back in time.

As the University was celebrating its tri-decennial in 1904, one of its featured speakers was Hannah Clapp, our University’s first faculty member. Along with President Leroy Brown, Hannah Clapp was one of the first people to work on our campus after we moved from Elko to Reno in 1885.

Hannah served as the University’s librarian, an English instructor, and co-founded the state’s first kindergarten.

Hannah always knew that education was at the heart of her state’s future.

She wrote, “The Sierra’s shut us in on the Pacific side, and a weary stretch of almost uninhabited plain separated us from the Atlantic Coast. These were the pioneers, indeed, and their spirit was worthy of the opportunity.”

Of the students, she said, “The students were not one whit behind the teachers, but worked with an enthusiasm that was an inspiration.”

The she highlighted the special spirit that characterized the University’s faculty and said: “When I think of the fine scholarly work that was done in those early days of this institution, and of the enthusiasm, consecration, and special fitness of each member of the faculty, it seems it could not have been anything short of a special direction that led to the choice of them.”

And of the community the new University on a hill was serving, she was equally impressed: “The people of Reno … were an ambitious and energetic community, who keenly appreciated having a University in their midst, and who inspired the Regents to nurse with all care the infant institution.”

The Great City of Sparks was founded in 1904, so the City of Sparks was not here yet.

I find Hannah Clapp’s words from the University’s 30th anniversary celebration to be incredibly poetic and prescient.

They are as relevant today as they were then and remind us that we are all stewards of a proud history.

Today, our University’s 150th year is one that we can all embrace.

Yes, there are going to be challenges in the coming months. But I firmly believe that 150 years of making history isn’t a final destination. It is an inspiring preamble to what we do today … and what great things we will do in the future.

So I say to all of you gathered here today … something that we can all be proud of:

The state of our University is strong.

We are a University where the expectation is to always make history. And our future, thanks to the accomplishments of the past year and what lies ahead, is bright. We are a University on the move. Our incredible faculty and staff are meeting the needs of an increasingly changing and diverse student body. And our students are making an impact in the classroom and the community through their tireless efforts and service. Our faculty, staff and students do this while also partnering with our communities in making northern Nevada one of the most dynamic and … happiest … regions in the country.

The University is becoming the place where opportunity meets the future.

And the Nation is taking notice.

We recently shared with the campus several of the latest college and university rankings in some of the country’s most respected publications.

The U. S. News and World Report 2024 Best Colleges Rankings listed the University 195th among “National Universities,” up from 263 last year. The University was also ranked no. 106 among “Top Public Schools.”

We were also excited to learn of three other rankings that speak to the diverse character of our institution.

The New York Times College-Access index rankings listed the University as no. 48 among the 286 colleges ranked.

In the Wall Street Journal College Plus Rankings 2024 listings, the University ranked no. 209 our of 400 institutions listed.

The Washington Monthly 2023 National University Ranking was a first-time ranking for us. The University ranked 204 out of 442 institutions listed.

And there is one more important ranking that really does speak to the incredible work that our faculty is doing. Foundation Professor of Psychology Steven Hayes recently brought this ranking to my attention. There is a website known as “Webometrics” which ranks universities worldwide. It uses purely objective data for their rankings. The University’s ranking among all universities based on citation impact and web presence has been steadily increasing since 2020. In the most recent rankings, we were listed 128th out of the more than 3,180 universities in the United States. In other words, the work of our faculty is truly having a global impact.

Finally, I am also pleased to announce that we have been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2023–2026 program term. The University was selected for this distinction based on its commitment to continuous innovation in education and using Apple products to create exemplary learning practices. Apple Distinguished Schools are recognized as some of the most innovative in the world. They’re centers of leadership and educational excellence, with a clear vision for how technology-rich environments support learning goals. We join an elite group of universities like The Ohio State University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Kentucky.

This is a lot of great news.

Would you please join me in applauding all of the great work and the individuals who made it happen?

(Lead applause)

Thank you.

We have always emphasized quality, accessibility and diversity. This is part of our first goal in our strategic plan, Wolf Pack Rising, which calls for growing University enrollment, diversifying our student body and becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution. So far, the results of these efforts are extremely promising. Our fall 2023 census numbers look like this:

Our freshmen class of 4.034 students is up 3.5 percent compared to fall 2022, and includes our largest ever group of students from Washoe County.

Our total students of color is 9,841, up 7.1 percent from fall 2022.

I am also pleased to report that we have just enrolled our largest Hispanic/Latinx class, which puts us on the cusp of reaching the 25 percent threshold of being eligible to apply to become a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Additionally, approximately 154 Native American students have enrolled and are receiving the Nevada Native American fee waiver. This number is up from the 93 applicants for the fee waiver last year. My thanks to Daphne Emm Hooper for her continued efforts to make our campus a destination for Native American Students.

Our total enrollment, which stood at 20.945 a year ago, stands this semester at 21,778, an improvement of 4 percent.

These numbers speak to how this land-grant institution created in 1874 is actually becoming a land grant 2.0. We are a reflection of our state’s growing and diverse population.

We can also see our success as an institution as we expand the opportunity for higher education through our Collegiate Academies Program. Again, this is part of our role as a land grant 2.0 — access and opportunity for higher education.

We have established Collegiate Academies in 28 diverse high schools through Nevada, including 17 public and 2 charter schools in Clark County, six high schools in Washoe County and five high schools in rural settings.

Just as important, eleven of these schools are Title 1 high schools.

By combining the vast teaching expertise of our faculty with the talented and expert teachers at each high school, the program has given thousands of students access to higher education where no previous opportunities existed.

It’s a partnership that is giving high school students the opportunity to learn what it means to experience and succeed at the college level. Our Collegiate Academies emphasize an important goal — College is for you. We tell these students: You can do this. And you know what? They are!

Last May, during one of the graduation celebrations for the Collegiate Academy students, a parent, Terrence Love, spoke about his son, Immanuel, and why the program is what Nevada’s students need: “We want the best for our kids,” Mr. Love said. “I always say, I’m an ordinary parent with an extraordinary child. I’m sure a lot of the parents in here feel the same exact way. A lot of times, we don’t know how to navigate the system in order to get our kids to the next level. From the program counselors to the framework that’s been set up from the college level all the way down to the high school — it’s helped us to be able to get our kids on the path they need to be on. It has given us direction.”

Mr. Love and his wife, Linda Johnson, are with us today. Will you please stand and be recognized?

We have so many people to thank for the success of our dual credit program:

From those in the Provost’s Office and community Relations;

To our faculty and academic counselors;

Our Student Services Professionals here on campus;

To the faculties, families and students of the participating schools;

To the Trustees and Superintendents of Clark and Washoe Counties and so many more … thank you for believing in this program and making it such a growing success.

Dr. Jesus Jara and Dr. Susan Enfield, in particular, have been incredible partners in this effort. These are two visionary education leaders who see the transformational opportunity in bringing college classes to the students and families of their school districts.

Allow me to share some words from Dr. Jara: "Through a strategic partnership with UNR, we have expanded access for students to dual enrollment programs, especially for our underrepresented and first-generation college-bound students. This initiative empowers students to gain the necessary tools and confidence to pursue higher education.

“Since 2021, this partnership has expanded the UNR Collegiate Academy program from two to 17 schools, resulting in a 250% increase in students enrolled in dual enrollment courses.

With a spirit of collaboration with UNR, we can expand educational opportunities for all students and promote a seamless and successful transition from high school to college.”

Superintendent Enfield says, “Due to the strong partnership between the University of Nevada, Reno and the Washoe County School District, more students than ever are gaining early access to higher education opportunities through the concurrent enrollment program.

“As part of a strategic plan, WCSD has established rigorous excellence targets that include a goal of 19 out of 20 high school students participating in dual credit or some other advanced coursework opportunity. UNR is helping WCSD reach this goal with 1,300 new concurrent enrollments this year alone. At this time last year WCSD had 1,084 concurrent enrollments and now we are excited to announce a total of 2,743 so far this year.

“Schools are reporting the UNR faculty have been very responsive and extremely helpful. WCSD sends a special thank you to Joe Nannini and David Shintani for being instrumental in building this partnership. WCSD schools are excited to expand our concurrent enrollment programming moving into next year.”

Thank you again Superintendents Enfield and Jara!

(Lead applause

Another student-centered initiative where we are re-thinking how an institution can provide a one-of-a-kind experience, in one of the most beautiful settings in all of higher education, is at our new University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe Wayne L. Prim campus. The greatest single gift in University history will transform the student learning experience and our Lake Tahoe research for decades to come.

We have already seen what this presence has meant for our Lake Tahoe research agenda. We have nearly two dozen researchers doing incredible work in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Dr. Sudeep Chandra is one of our most experienced and accomplished Lake Tahoe researchers. He and his team with the Global Water Center are developing solutions to improve Lake Tahoe water quality and clarity.

But he and other University researchers have never had their own research vessel to conduct research on Lake Tahoe’s waters. Today I am pleased to report that after years of wondering if they were ever going to have a modern research vessel, Dr. Chandra and others from our faculty will soon have their own 38-foot, 14 passenger research and educational vessel, thanks to a generous donation from the Wiegand Foundation. It’s been a long time coming, but now the Silver and Blue will be helping to keep Tahoe blue, on our own research vessel! This speaks to our ongoing commitment to life altering research at Lake Tahoe.

Since the days of Dr. James Church doing snow science studies on Mount Rose during the late 19th century, the expectation has always been to continue to make research history at Lake Tahoe. Our University scientists work on Tahoe topics related to forest health, air quality and restoring Tahoe’s fragile beauty so we can support the future and splendor of this precious natural paradise.

The vision for the campus at Lake Tahoe is also one of community impact. We want the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe to be a dynamic hub of creative and scholarly activity. Our students, who live and learn at Tahoe, will contribute to sustainability and the role humanity must play in improving our natural environments.

We are also partnering with the Tahoe community through events like Classical Tahoe and Talks at Tahoe.

And, we will be holding our first Wintermester at our Lake Tahoe campus this year, which will be our first cohort of students from the reno campus who will live, learn and experience the majesty of Lake Tahoe during the winter break.

Of course, I also want to acknowledge the legacy faculty and students from Sierra Nevada University, who have already blazed the trail for sustainability and excellence at Lake Tahoe.

I’ve mentioned several times the extraordinary effort the people of our University have demonstrated over the past year. Now, it’s time to look at the broader work of the University of Nevada.

In terms of research, we continue to perform at an exceedingly high level. Our internationally competitive faculty are doing more life-improving research than at any other time in our University’s history. This work is also attracting talented graduate students to our University. And it is producing a highly prepared workforce that continues to attract new, cutting-edge businesses to northern Nevada.

We have seen our research expenditures grow from $87 million in 2013 to more than $180 million in 2023.

Our faculty’s research productivity is among the top 65 universities in the country.

Over the past three years, we’ve produced nearly 20 National Science Foundation “CAREER” Awardees, which speaks to the future of our Carnegie R1 Very High Research institution.

One of our most recent career awardees, Dr. Andrew Nuss in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, embodies everything that is moving our research story forward. Dr. Nuss, who is developing new understanding of insect physiology, also makes it a point that every student who joins his lab develop a resume or CV so that he can help guide them professionally.

“I’m proud of the students that graduate from my lab,” Dr. Nuss has said. “I can’t entirely take credit for their success, but i do my best to cultivate the potential in each of them.”

He is so right.

We are also a University of achievement, where the character of our Wolf Pack Family has always been to go above and beyond to help everyone succeed. Our students and their success stories speak to this culture in incredibly meaningful ways.

Right before the semester began, I had the privilege of attending the graduation ceremony with 22 graduates of our physician assistant studies program. I will always remember the words of Erinna McCarthy, who was recipient of the pa student achievement award.

She said: “In our roles as PA’s, we will have the privilege of extending a healing hand, providing comfort to those in pain, and offering hope in moments of despair. Our profession is not just a means to earn a living. It is a profound opportunity to create a meaningful life.”

We see these kinds of examples all across our institution.

Our people see their work not just as a career or a job, but as a deeper calling … a way to make a difference in the lives of those not only at our University, but also our region, state and world.

This is the Wolf Pack Way.

I’m proud to say that our faculty and students give all they have for the betterment of our beloved University and our world.

We saw long over-due recognition of this hard work with the Cost of Living Adjustment increases that were recently approved in the past legislative session and by the Board of Regents.

We want our university to be a career destination; the welcomed home where work always is seen and appreciated.

While these COLA’s were timely and deserved, they were not fully funded by the Legislature. The Legislature funded only a portion of the COLA for state-funded positions, appropriating only 61 percent of the total cost of the COLA to the University. For self-supporting budgets like research, student life, and parking, the university will have to fund 100% of the COLA.

We had to find ways to fund the balance of the cola that the legislature did not cover. We’ve done this mainly through salary savings associated with freezing around 100 vacant positions on campus, along with 5% budget reductions for each department on campus.

This December, our Board of Regents will consider another COLA of up to eleven percent.

A subcommittee created by the Board of Regents that includes faculty, students, staff, Budget Officers and Administrators is currently determining the most equitable solution to fund the COLAs and balance the needs of students, faculty, staff and the quality of services provided by each NSHE institution.

These are difficult decisions. The good news is that there will be another significant COLA. The question will be its amount.

Our task is to find additional campus funding while balancing the needs of faculty, staff, students and the academic enterprise for the University. Growing enrollment, as I mentioned earlier, is a critical part of this conversation. And the University continues to make adjustments to achieve this goal. Our growth, even in the face of some of these very real challenges, is something that we must continue to cultivate. We have to grow our way to success, not cut our way out of this budget challenge.

One way of achieving this goal is through expanding our online learning opportunities and bringing college coursework to students who may not have access to our Reno and Lake Tahoe campuses.

We recently welcomed back home Carley Ries, our new Vice Provost of Online learning (and alumna of the University). Carley comes to us from Oregon State University and has over 26 years of experience in higher ed administration. As the University continues to expand its online course offerings, we are thrilled to have Carley’s expertise in supporting our students’ diverse educational needs, and our efforts in becoming a “Land Grant 2.0.”

Now, despite the funding challenge I mentioned previously, I also need to say that the 2023 legislative session was an historic one for our University. Governor Joe Lombardo and our Legislative leaders were extremely supportive of higher education and our University. The Governor and the Legislature have shown a great deal of interest, engagement and enthusiasm toward higher education. They know that throughout our history, higher education has been the backbone for producing the creative thinkers and workforce for the new Nevada. Together, our Governor and legislative leaders are tremendous partners in ensuring that many of our needs were met.

We were appropriated funding that restored our budget to pre-pandemic levels.

There was also a significant investment in the future of our University regarding our graduate students.

Through enhancements to the budget, the University is receiving funding for significant increases for graduate student stipends for doctoral and master’s students.

The budget also includes funding for an additional 42 graduate students positions on our campus in both 2024 and 2025, for a total of 84 new graduate student positions at the University. This is a critical piece in improving our ranking as a Carnegie R1 “Very High Research” institution.

The Legislature also appropriated a total of $23.2 million to our campus for building and campus maintenance.

This appropriation will allow us to focus on necessary ADA/accessibility enhancements for older buildings on campus.

The Legislature also appropriated $1.6 million to account for Nevada students who are now University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe students.

And, in the spirit of our 150th anniversary celebration, A.B. 151 provided for the issuance for special license plates commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University. These limited-edition plates are now available to everyone through the DMV, but only for one year.

I mentioned at the beginning of the speech that our University, if it is to meet the needs of tomorrow, we must find ways to do things differently. In addition to creating new revenue through initiatives such as growing student enrollment, philanthropy is also providing us with the funding to grow our future in substantial ways.

As we grow the learning experience here on campus and at Lake Tahoe, it is important to note that we are doing this with the important financial contributions of our generous University supporters. I wish to thank the University Foundation members and all of our donors for their continued support of our University’s mission.

Funded by the Mallory Foundation, recent technology enhancements for the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe are providing growth in research as well as educational and creative activities. Nearly all of the campus classrooms on our Lake Tahoe campus have been recently equipped with the latest digital technology so our students will enjoy the best educational experience possible.

We also celebrated our first Wolf Pack Way Giving Day this past year, and it was a resounding success. 880 donors gave $206,835 to support students, faculty, staff, colleges and schools and campus-wide programs.

Wolf Pack Athletics has also been playing a key role in our community.

The past year has seen a flurry of activity by Athletics Director Stephanie Rempe, her staff, and our coaches and student-athletes.

We have seen notable and important improvements in infrastructure and nutrition, particularly as it relates to our women’s athletic programs.

And just last month, there was the news of a potential agreement between the Grand Sierra Resort and the University for men’s basketball to play in a proposed 10,000-seat arena located at the GSR that will not include any University funding to build the project.

And even more importantly, our Wolf Pack Athletics academic progress report is at some of its highest levels ever, with our women’s tennis and women’s basketball programs ranking among the highest percentile rank for all athletic teams.

You will also find our student athletes out in the community, volunteering their time to help kids, improve parks and visit the sick. My thanks goes out to them and their coaches for exemplifying the Wolf Pack Way.

Our University’s first and most important priority is the mental and physical health, safety and welfare of everyone on campus.

I wish now to take a moment to talk about the University’s efforts regarding Equal Opportunity and Title IX. Over the past several months, there has been news of concerns regarding the University’s Title IX Office. I am fully aware, understand and acknowledge the concerns regarding these issues.

Working with the Provost’s Office, we have been very intentional in improving the performance of our Title IX Office by substantially increasing resources to enhance the visibility, awareness and effectiveness of this office.

Over the summer we hired a new director and leader of the Title IX Office, Zeva Edmondson. Ms. Edmondson is a highly experienced and respected leader in Title IX.

We’ve made enhancements that include more investigators, staff and restructuring of roles within the office.

We have retained an outside entity who specializes in Title IX to review the operations of the office and to make recommendations to ensure it is using best practices.

And we are removing any barriers to reporting and responsiveness to cases filed with the Title IX Office.

Title IX will also produce an annual report and public-facing dashboard that will be shared with the Board of Regents, shared governance bodies such as the Faculty Senate, ASUN and GSA. The report and dashboard will be available to the entire campus community.

Director Edmondson is already strengthening campus collaboration through outreach with the campus community. And I am committed to engaging in continued thoughtful dialogue with our campus about Title IX, now and in the future. I promise you we will make Title IX an office that works for everyone.

At the beginning of this speech, I told you a little bit of the story of the founding of our University. And this sense of pride in our University, and the community that we serve, is what are seeing in the construction of our new business building.

For me, the groundbreaking on October 12, 2023, was one of the incredible moments in our University’s history. It showed the passion of student protesters who were demonstrating about an issue they feel strongly about. And it showed the pride of this community as we celebrated the groundbreaking of what is going to be a transformational building for our University and the community.

Everyone shared the same ground.

It was a force multiplier for the greatness of our University… a juxtaposition of how a college campus remains the bastion of democracy in action, alongside the groundbreaking for the next great building where our faculty and students will achieve even greater success.

We are also excited about our partnerships in the community, another example of our mission as Land Grant 2.0.

We’ve welcomed the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities to campus so that we can continue to be a leader in policy that has a direct impact on the lives of Nevadans. I’d like to acknowledge Jill Tolles, the Executive Director of the Guinn Center, for her collaboration and enthusiasm.

Through the recent transfer of the Healthy Nevada Project, our School of Medicine’s Clinical Research Center has opened its doors to one of the largest genetic research studies in the country.

Our School of Medicine, thanks to this partnership, is helping the project increase its enrollment and provide medical students with an opportunity to learn more about the impact of genomic medicine.

We continue, too, to leverage our physical campus for the benefit of Nevada. The construction next year of the new State Public Health Laboratory on our campus is also another important milestone for our University and in building a healthier Nevada. When it is completed, Nevada’s scientific and public health community will work together in this state-of-the-art facility that will be second to none, and provide every Nevadan with a better quality of life.

Our University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is also at the heart of this important health equation for Nevada. Thanks to our historic affiliation with Renown Health, we have created Nevada’s first integrated health system to advance health care through world-class medical education, clinical research and patient care. A cornerstone of this affiliation are Renown Health Scholarships, which support UNR Med and physician assistant students in their pursuit of health care education, as well as providing funding for our students in our school of nursing.

We are truly a University and community that are one.

Think for a moment about how we are situated in the heart of this region, and what this says about who we are

In a few years, we will have a new business building in the Mathewson University Gateway at the south end of campus, and a new State Health Lab at the north end of campus. In between is one of the most beautiful and most accomplished University campuses in all of America.

And in the coming sesquicentennial year, we will have an opportunity to celebrate our past, while also continuing to do the work that defines our future. We are a place where the work of every single person at our University matters. We have always been that one special place that sits upon a hill, guarded by what University President from 1894-1914, Joseph Stubbs, called “the enduring mountains, under the serene splendor of the eternal skies.” He envisioned us as a place that would help raise “in an unmeasured wave” everything around us — our community, our state, and our world.

That has always been the expectation of history that we have shared.

It is the silver thread that connects us all.

I am again reminded of the words of our first faculty member, Hannah Clapp, who perhaps more than anyone, understood our mission as an institution. She believed in this University with all of her heart because she believed in its purpose. She saw us for what we were — a grand experiment with vast potential. And she saw us in 1885 for what we would still become — the greatest idea that the state of Nevada could ever have, an idea that would profoundly affect the trajectory of more than 125,000 graduates, and the direction of a state, that is today still filled with boundless pioneer spirit and potential.

Ms. Clapp said it well in 1904: “I am proud of this magnificent University,” she said. “I am proud of its triumphs and history. I rejoice in your price, and pray earnestly that when you look about you and see how much you have, you may feel the inspiration of humble beginnings, remembering that faithful service and worthy work make those humble beginnings the foundation of greatness, as they are the foundation of the great institution that you have today.”

I, too, believe in this university with all my heart.

149 years in, her words remain true and our best times, our best story, our best history, are still yet to come.

We truly are a Wolf Pack family.

I think I speak for all of the leadership team when I say that we are humbled and honored to serve this University. I am humbled and honored that you took the time to listen to the State of the University. I assure you, we will continue to make you proud. We have incredible faculty, we have incredible students, we have incredible staff. There is no better place. And I know I’m completely biased. But I think it’s true. This is an amazing University. And we are, again, proud to have this relationship and support you all bring.

Thank you, and Go Pack!