Once again, we're proud to tout our top rankings in U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review. It's because of your outstanding commitment to the success of our students that we perform so well each year. Some may wonder why we put so much emphasis on our rankings. We do so for a couple of reasons — first, we want students and their families to have as much information as possible about TTU in comparison to other institutions when they make their college choice. These publications help students make careful comparisons based on characteristics that are important to them. And because of our location away from the major media markets in our state, this type of news and attention helps spread the word about the outstanding work of all our faculty, staff and students. I hope you'll help me publicize our achievements.