steven rosenstone is the fourth chancellor of the minnesota state colleges and universities. [ applause ] don't sit down because they're joined tonight by the new director of the office of higher education. [ applause ]them, together with legislators and other higher education leaders, have the enormous responsibility to retool minnesota's colleges and universities and give those students the crucial advantages needed to succeed in this highly competitive global economy. we're told by the year 2018 70% of the jobs will require a post-secondary degree. that's just the beginning, however, not the end. post-secondary students need more than degrees, they need the world's best educations so they can thrive in that world. and minnesota will not thrive unless they do. chancellor rosenstone and president kaehler need our support to make all of their campuses excellent. the curricula in classrooms must be world class and state-of-the-art. they must prepare their students for the jobs of the future and not the past. it's already happening in many classrooms on u of m and minuscule campuses. mr.