[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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           MTSU INSTITUTION TACKLES THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 1994

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, in 1960, the late President John F. Kennedy 
inspired a Nation when he said, ``It is time for a new generation of 
leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there 
is a new world to be won.''
  Today, those words still ring true as a new generation looks to the 
21st century; leadership in every aspect of our society is needed if we 
are to transform today's challenges into the many opportunities that 
are our Nation's bright future.
  Nowhere is that more important than in higher education, which itself 
must have strong leaders if it is to train others to lead. With its 
leadership institute, my alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University 
in Murfreesboro, TN, is doing this part to insure that the field of 
education has leaders ready to take the helm.
  The institute, which next month will bring together 40 participants 
from universities, community colleges, and technical schools to study 
the art of leadership, recognizes that people are the most important 
resource in higher education or any other field.
  By bringing together experts from both the public and private sector, 
including Saturn Corp., the Center for Creative Leadership, the 
University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University among others, MTSU is 
giving individuals the tools they need to become catalysts of change 
for Tennessee and national higher education.
  Please join me in saluting the MTSU Leadership Institute and its 
participants for accepting the challenge of a new generation.

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