An interview with Jim Woodward, Chancellor of UNC Charlotte. He discusses the need for UNC Charlotte to build relationships with the North Carolina legislature and to listen to what their desires are for a state university. He talks about the Master Plan, which outlines campus development for the coming years, and how it relates to planning and growth in academic programs on campus. Other topics include the Southern Piedmont Legislative Caucus; plans for UNC Charlotte to become the state's next research university; the university's Board of Trustees; the quality of the university's undergraduate education programs, faculty, staff, and students; and the Charlotte community.