A story about Oakland University President Gary Russi's recent address at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club is accompanied by a photo of Russi and President Irvin D. Reid at the event. Russi, who is chair of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan, pointed out that while total enrollment at the state's 15 public universities is up for the ninth consecutive year, state funding for higher education institutions is down significantly. "Our state's economic security, civic fabric, and social progress all depend on the state's public universities and their graduates," he told the gathering.