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Speeches and Statements


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2009

October 26

Remarks to Annual Meeting of the Urbana Faculty Senate

 
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September 14

Remarks to Urbana Faculty Senate

 
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August 31

Remarks about admissions to Urbana Faculty Senate

 
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August 12

Remarks to Admissions Reform Conference

 

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May 21

Statement re Global Campus

 

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April 29

America's Children: The Health and Wellness Cornerstone

   
 

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March 25

Remarks to Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee

 

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2008

December 5

Illinois Manufacturers' Association Annual Luncheon Keynote Speech

 

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October 28

Email to the University of Illinois community regarding the University outlook

 

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October 6

Email to the University of Illinois Community regarding University Employees and the Illinois State Ethics Act

 

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June 18

Introduction of Mannie Jackson at Black Alumni Reunion Chicago Committee

 

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June 4

Remarks to the Jed Foundation seventh annual gala and awards dinner

 

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May 14

Indy Star My View: Hoosier leaders are models of public service civility

   

April 28

Brilliant Futures for America's Children: Ounce of Prevention's "It's Good Business to Invest in Young Children" Luncheon

 

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April 25

Brilliant Futures for our Children

   

April 8

Rising to the Future: Leadership in Engineering

   
 

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April 3

Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee testimony

   

March 6

House Higher Education Appropriations Committee testimony

   

February 20 

Midwest Life Sciences: Forging a Cooperative Biotech Strategy for Success

 

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February 14

Response to Northern Illinois University Tragedy

   

February 7

Email to University Community regarding resources summit

 

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January 29

Ceasefire annual meeting

   

2007

November 29

Human Capital Investment and America's Children: Education

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U. of I. Campaign and Illinois' Brilliant Futures
Published in the commentary sections of the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, Springfield Journal-Register, Chicago Daily Southtown and Rockford Register Star in June and July of 2007

 

June 12

Remarks on Diversity to the Niagara Foundation

 

June 1

Opening remarks at the Brilliant Futures kickoff

 

April 26

Testimony to Senate Appropriations Committee

 

April 14

Keynote for the Tri-Service Military Awards Ceremony, Urbana Campus

 

February 27

The Arts as a Spire of Excellence at the U of I—"Know Your University"

 

February 23

Testimony to Appropriations—Higher Education Committee, 95th General Assembly

 

January 13

Remarks to the 39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner & Celebration

 

January 9

Remarks to One Medicine Colloquium

 

January 8

Global Campus Message to University Faculty & Staff

 

January 7

Global Campus Op-Ed by B. Joseph White

 

 

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