"Together We Stand"

"What is the total purpose of a university? It isn't just some vocational purpose. We are here to help create a better civilization, and that has to do with character, and it has to do with learning what is important and so on..." - John Caldwell, interview by NC State Special Collections, May 15, 1995

What is the purpose of a university education? Is it to help prepare students for a career immediately afterwards, or is it to help develop well-rounded citizens who are ready to be active participants in society once they leave the protective bubble of university living? Chancellor John T. Caldwell, of NC State, believed in the later option, but, as you will see, with some conditions.