Date: Nov 6th, 2008
Good Morning! I want to begin by telling you how pleased and honored I am to speak at this morning’s breakfast. The Marion County Children’s Alliance has a great reputation [...]
Date: Nov 5th, 2008
Good Morning! I have been listening to the economic news these past few weeks and worrying about the recession. My thoughts have turned to Clark. I am wondering how he [...]
Date: Oct 10th, 2008
Good afternoon! It’s not often I feel lucky to be in Florida during hurricane season. But, I was relieved I live here instead of Georgia during the gasoline shortage a [...]
Date: Aug 30th, 2008
Good Morning! Usually when I speak to alumni groups, I look out into the audience and see at least a few elderly people who look like they received their bachelor’s [...]
Date: Aug 25th, 2008
As parents ferry boxes to residence halls and map-clutching students wander wide-eyed around the University of Florida, the start of fall semester always brings a contagious feeling of optimism and [...]
Date: May 20th, 2008
Good morning. Welcome! Since we are devoting this day to fundraising, I thought I would start with some facts about people with money. Nearly 10 million Americans have a net [...]
Date: Mar 28th, 2008
Good evening and welcome! A half century after the first black students walked through the doors at the University of Florida, we are a much more diverse institution – and [...]
Date: Mar 5th, 2008
Good morning! We are here to dedicate the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, but I want to begin with a few words about Bob Graham, the man. Senator Graham [...]
Date: Feb 27th, 2008
If you are like me, you submitted to the annual flu shot earlier this winter, confident of protection against a week of fevers and muscle aches. Unfortunately, your confidence may [...]
Date: Feb 27th, 2008
Good morning and welcome! For most of our history, we have taken water for granted, at least here on the East Coast. We have dumped prodigious amounts on our lawns [...]
Date: Feb 9th, 2008
Hello! The University of Florida is one of the nation’s most diverse research universities. Whether it is in the sciences or the humanities, we all rely on the bedrock principle [...]