Selected Speeches, Commentary, and Messages
Speeches
- UM-Dearborn Legislative Testimony 2013
- Convocation Address (September 4, 2012)
- UM-Dearborn Legislative Testimony 2012
- Convocation Address (September 6, 2011)
- UM-Dearborn Legislative Testimony 2011
- Convocation Address (September 8, 2009)
- Testimony before the Michigan House of Representatives subcommittee on higher education appropriations (March 9, 2009)
- Testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education (March 3, 2008)
- Greeting to the faculty (September 6, 2007)
- Convocation Address (September 4, 2007)
- Spring Commencement (April 29, 2007)
- Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education (March 2, 2007)
- Convocation Address (September 5, 2006)
- Convocation Address (September 6, 2005)
- Convocation Address (September 7, 2004)
- Convocation Address (September 3, 2003)
- Inauguration Address (November 30, 2000)
- Greeting to the faculty (September 6, 2000)
- Honors Convocation
Commentary & News Highlights
- Op-Ed: Focus region's students on college science, math (Detroit News, August 8, 2007)
- Michigan's Metropolitan Universities: Conduits for Regional Advancement ("Presidents' Perspectives" Op-Ed, January 17, 2005, PDF)
Letters to the campus community
- UM-Dearborn Budget (June 20, 2008)
- Interim Provost Appointment (May 28, 2008)
- Chancellor's "Office Hours" (May 16, 2008)
- Provost Susan W. Martin offered presidency at Eastern Michigan University (May 11, 2008)
- Chancellor's "Office Hours" video messages (March 14, 2008)
- New Student Convocation (March 14, 2008)
- Chancellor's Staff Recognition Awards nominations (March 28, 2008)
- Staff Satisfaction Survey (March 17, 2008)
- Fall Graduation - campus appreciation (December 17, 2007)
- Upcoming presidential debate (October 2, 2007)
- New Academic Year Greeting (September 13, 2007)
- 2007-08 Budget (July 20, 2007)
- 2007 Performance Appraisal process (June 6, 2007)
- Road to Renaissance (May 29, 2007)
- Metropolitan Vision communications piece (May 9, 2007)
- Virginia Tech tragedy (April 18, 2007)
- Fall convocation for incoming students (April 17, 2007)
- Initiatives for Regional Progress through Collaboration (February 7, 2007)
- State budget request (November 26, 2006)
- Proposition 2 (November 8, 2006)
- Fall 2006 enrollment results (October 27, 2006)
- New Academic Year Greeting (October 10, 2006)
- Regental approval of UM-Dearborn budget (July 21, 2006)
- Metropolitan impact: the future of manufacturing (June 9, 2006)
- Update on the Metropolitan Vision (April 26, 2006)
- Provost appointment (April 13, 2006)
- Chancellor's Staff Recognition Awards 2006 (April 7, 2006)
- Detroit Center (March 30, 2006)
- Dependents Scholarship Program (February 28, 2006)
- From the Chancellor's Desktop (October 14, 2004) (pdf)
- New Academic Year Greeting (September 17, 2004) (pdf)
- From the Chancellor's Desktop (July 18, 2004) (pdf)
- From the Chancellor's Desktop (April 7, 2004) (pdf)
- From the Chancellor's Desktop (March 24, 2004) (pdf)
- An inspiring vision of the future of UM-Dearborn (October 14, 2004)
- From the Chancellor's Desktop (October 31, 2003) (pdf)