NORFOLK - The priority candidate for the University of Nebraska's presidency made his way through Norfolk Monday as part of a whirlwind tour across the state.

Monday's public forum was Ted Carter's 36th stop in the past 13 days, and served as part of his 30 day public vetting period as the NU presidential candidate. With the forum falling on Veterans Day, and Carter having an extensive military background, he touched on the support the system shows towards veterans, as well as the continued success of programs such as the ROTC.

"Nebraska is one of the best supporters of bringing active and retired, or former military members into the classroom," Carter said. "It has been a top ten supporter of the military, so it's exciting to see how well they're supporting veterans."

"The ROTC program is alive and well on a couple of different campuses, and we want to continue to support that," Carter said. "We want to allow the best and brightest Nebraskans, and even those from out of state, a chance to grow themselves into a military community as it's a very viable profession you can start into."

Carter believes his past experiences would greatly assist him in the role of the university's president if he is elected by the NU Board of Regents.

"I've had a chance to be a servant-leader for most of my life, and I've been allowed to lead in some of the most complex organizations that are offered, not just in the Department of Defense but really in the world," Carter said. "I think all of those experiences, plus the idea that I would be able to use an empowering style of leadership, I'm excited about the possibility and I'm thrilled to be the priority candidate."

Carter's public vetting period comes to an end on November 24th, at which point the Board of Regents will decide whether or not he will lead the University of Nebraska into the future.