"Russi delivers State of the Public Universities address"

"Oakland University President Gary Russi delivered the 2004 State of the Public Universities address at Cobo Hall during the Detroit Economic Club Luncheon on Nov. 8. His speech, 'The Michigan 15 as a Force for Economic Renewal,' was heard by an enthusiastic crowd of more than 700 Detroit Economic Club members, legislators, public university officials and friends of the educational system throughout the state."