Speeches & Statements

• State of the University speeches
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005 (Installation speech)
• Other speeches
  • Small Business Innovation Research Conference keynote, March 2005
• Legislative testimony and statements
  • Ag Committee hearing on State Fair Park, December 2007
  • Appropriations Committee hearing, March 2007
• Statements
  • Statement on passage of Higher Education Opportunity Act
  • Statement on tragedy at Virginia Tech University, April 2007
  • Statement on approval of the University budget, May 2007
  • Statement on Governor's initial budget recommendations, January 2007

• Public education benefits the public - January 2007
• Strategy Takes Shape for Global Education, January 2006

• 2006 State of the University speech
• Your university
  • Jan. 19: State Fair Park and University R&D
  • Nov. 10: Distance education
  • Nov. 3: Return on investment
  • Oct. 27: Recruiting top students
  • Oct. 20: The impact of private giving
  • Oct. 13: The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film
  • Oct. 6: Increasing the college-going rate in Nebraska
  • Sept. 29: NU research benefits Nebraska
  • Sept. 22: The importance of international education
  • Sept. 15: Great news on enrollment
  • Sept. 8: How public-private partnerships benefit the state
  • Sept. 1: University research and State Fair Park
• News conference with US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings during trip to Brazil and Chile, August 2007
• "Viewpoint" on affordable access to higher education aired on KFOR Radio, Lincoln, February 2006