All lectures will require free tickets.
All lectures are held in the Rhinehart Music Center
Tickets must be picked up in person at the Marilyn and Jim Larson Ticket Office in the Gates Athletics Center between 12:30 and 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Tickets will be available three weeks prior to each lecture.
Tickets can also be obtained in person at the Schatzlein Box Office in the lobby of the Rhinehart Music Center, one hour before each lecture, if available.
Mitch Daniels
“Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans”
THIS LECTURE IS SCHEDULED EARLIER THAN ALL OTHER LECTURES.
Please note: Governor Daniels's availability was limited to September 28. We are privileged to have him visit IPFW as he begins his new book tour, but we apologize if this date conflicts with the religious obligations of our audience.
The Governor's lecture will be rebroadcast on PBS 39HD on Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m. and on WBOI 89.1 FM on Wednesday, October 5, at 7 p.m.
A creative and visionary leader, called “America’s Best Governor” by Ross Douthat of the New York Times, Mitch Daniels has served as Governor of Indiana since 2004. Previously, Governor Daniels enjoyed a successful career in business and government. His work as CEO of the Hudson Institute and President of Eli Lilly’s North American pharmaceutical operations, prepared him for the business of running the state. He served as Chief of Staff to Senator Richard Lugar, Senior Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush.
Daniels created the public-private Indiana Economic Development Corporation, which broke records for new jobs and was associated with more than $18 billion of new investment. In 2008, Site Selection magazine and CNBC both named Indiana as the “Most Improved State for Business” and it is now near the top of every national ranking of business attractiveness.
On his first day in 2004, Daniels created the Office of Management and Budget. He led the state to its first balanced budget in eight years and, without a tax increase, transformed a $600 million deficit into an annual surplus. The governor also repaid hundreds of millions of dollars the state had borrowed from public schools, state universities, and local governments, and reduced the state’s overall debt by 40 percent. Today, Indiana has its first AAA credit rating and the fewest state employees per capita.
Daniels was named "Public Official of the Year" by the independent magazine Governing and received the Herman Kahn Award. Daniels’ innovations include the lease of the Indiana Toll Road, the Healthy Indiana Plan, and a sweeping property tax reform. He was presented the Conservation Leadership Award by Ducks Unlimited for his work in making Indiana a leader in public land conservation. Daniels is author of a new book, Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans.