From David: Campus Code and Shared Governance
President Skorton announces his approval of the revised Code of Judicial Conduct
Speeches, Essays, and Statements
As chief spokesman for Cornell, President David J. Skorton is charged with presenting the university's point of view on a range of topics to a variety of audiences. The president has fulfilled this role with humor, empathy, and insight as the occasion demanded: from sharing the excitement and apprehension of being new Cornellians with the Class of 2011 to expressing the Cornell community's grief over the loss of young lives at Virginia Tech, as well as laying out university policy on matters local and global.
Speeches
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Commencement Address, May 8, 2008
- State of the University Address, October 19, 2007
- Community Leaders Brunch, October 6, 2007
- 2007 New Student Convocation, August 18, 2007
- 2007 Reunion Address, June 9, 2007
- One Hundred Thirty-Ninth Commencement Address, May 27, 2007
(watch the video) - Rediscovering the "Endless Frontier", May 10, 2007
- Service for victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy, April 19, 2007
(watch the video) - 2006 State of the University Address, October 27, 2006
- Dance: An Inaugural Offering to Cornell University, September 7, 2006
(watch the ceremony and more moments from the day) - 2006 New Student Convocation, August 19, 2006
- Acceptance of the Presidency, January 21, 2006 (video only)
Essays
- An Employer of Choice, Cornell Alumni Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007
- The World's Land Grant University, Cornell Daily Sun, October 23, 2007
- Faculty: The Heart of Cornell, Cornell Alumni Magazine, Sep./Oct. 2007
- Not Whining but Wondering, Cornell Daily Sun, September 25, 2007
- A Global Outreach Plan for Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education, September 21, 2007
- A Year, a Thank-You, a Look Forward, Cornell Alumni Magazine, Jul./Aug. 2007
- Sustainability: Progress and Prospects, Cornell Alumni Magazine, May/Jun. 2007
- Looking Forward, Cornell Daily Sun, May 2, 2007
- No Place for Violence, Cornell Daily Sun, April 4, 2007
- A Cornell Visit to India, Cornell Alumni Magazine, Mar./Apr. 2007
- Facing Mental Health Issues: Looking Out for Each Other, Cornell Daily Sun, February 28, 2007
- The Living-Learning Experience, Cornell Alumni Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2007
- The Internationalization of Cornell, Cornell Daily Sun, January 31, 2007
- The Spirit of the Season: Looking Outward, Cornell Daily Sun, November 29, 2006
- Intellectual Diversity on Campus, Cornell Daily Sun, October 17, 2006
- Student Diversity and the Campus Climate, Cornell Daily Sun, September 20, 2006
- Let the Dialogue Begin, Cornell Daily Sun, August 22, 2006
Statements
- Statement on Intolerance, October 11, 2007
- Statement on British University and College Union Boycott, July 2, 2007
- Statement on Cornell's response to the crisis in Darfur, March 16, 2007
- Presidents Climate Commitment, February 23, 2007