From David: Making the Campus Code Work
President Skorton outlines his vision for the revised Campus Code of Conduct, and next steps in the process
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.
Recent Speeches
- 2008 Reunion Address
June 7, 2008 - Weill Cornell Medical College Commencement Address
May 29, 2008 - 140th Commencement Address (watch the video)
May 25, 2008
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Commencement Address
May 8, 2008 - State of the University Address
October 19, 2007
More Speeches 
Recent Essays
- Cornell's $20 Million Initiative
The Ithaca Journal, June 26, 2008 - The Campus Code and Shared Governance
Cornell Daily Sun, April 30, 2008 - An Invitation to Engage
Cornell Daily Sun, April 2, 2008 - Making the Campus Code Work
Cornell Daily Sun, February 19, 2008 - Center Stage
Cornell Daily Sun, January 30, 2008 - An Employer of Choice
Cornell Alumni Magazine, Nov./Dec. 2007
More Essays
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