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Jischke appoints director

Purdue President Martin Jischke released the name of the new director of strategic planning and assessment Thursday, a new position Jischke created for Purdue.

"This has to do with the development of strategic plans for the University," said Jischke. "(Finding someone) was one of the high priorities of the Board of Trustees when they hired me."

Jischke named Rabindra Narayan Mukerjea, the current assistant to the president for budget planning and analysis at Iowa State University, into the position.

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Leader inspires faculty members

One Purdue professor saw Martin Luther King Jr. speak.

Purdue's president said King influenced him as a young man.

Another Purdue faculty member has committed her life to building bridges between people using King's beliefs as a model.

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Assembly to discuss issues for year

The biggest issue facing the General Assembly during this session will be the budget, said Sen. Ronnie Alting. This year's legislative session will be challenging for lawmakers because the economy is taking a negative turn and the outcome is not expected to be pleasant, said Alting.

Indiana's government is facing one of the smallest budgets within the last decade. Legislators are looking to tap into gambling revenue, taking $400 million from it. Other legislators are considering desperate measures going into the tobacco settling money for general budget needs. Alting is not in favor of this use for the money.

"This was never the intention for that money," said Alting.

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