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>> I'm Henry N. Tisdale, the
president of Claflin University.

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Well my job is one of leading one of the
historically black colleges and universities,

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Claflin University, and as president it's about
of course articulating the mission, the values,

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the aspirations of a great university.

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It is also about storytelling, telling
the wonderful story of an institution

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that was founded 145 years ago for the primary
purpose of educating African-Americans,

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and of course all presidents today are involved
in fundraising and that is much of what I do

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in bringing resources to the university and but
of course before you do fundraising you must do

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"friendraising" so it's always out working
with alumni, the board of trustees,

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our external constituents, trying to bring them
into a closer relationship with the university.

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It is also about articulating a vision
and direction for the university

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so I'm also the leader of strategic
planning for our institution and we believe--

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, I believe that any institution if it's
going to be successful there must be a vision,

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a shared vision and so much work is done
in bringing on board not only the students,

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faculty, and staff, but also the alumni and
the board of trustees onto a shared vision

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and as president it is expected that I will
put in place the management and leadership team

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to carry out the work of the university
so that is much that is done in terms

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of leadership development and succession
planning throughout the institution.

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I represent the face and I, you know,
represent the ideals and aspirations throughout

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and I enjoy on a daily basis what I do
as the leader of Claflin University.