Purdue President Mitch Daniels watches Vanderbilt University professor Michael Bess speak during the first day of the Dawn Or Doom conference in Fowler Hall. (Purdue University Photo/Alex Kumar)

Dr. Emily Allen, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for Purdue's Honors College, and Kristina Bross, Associate Dean for Research and Creative Endeavors for the College of Liberal Arts in the Honors College, speak on a panel during the second day of the Dawn Or Doom conference in Fowler Hall. (Purdue University Photo/Alex Kumar)