Speeches

Córdova to graduates: 'We believe in your potential'

Welcome on this wonderful occasion as we celebrate the success and the future of our Purdue University graduates.

I know you graduates have worked long and hard to reach this moment. Oh, the exams you've taken, the papers you've written, the text messages you've sent!

France Córdova's Presidential Inauguration Speech

Good afternoon and welcome. Welcome to Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman, and to all our state and community leaders, and to our regional campus chancellors. I am honored that you have joined us.

Welcome to my colleague Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, and Dan Goldin, former Administrator at NASA who gave me the incredible opportunity to work with him as Chief Scientist for the space agency.

Purdue president: 'Driving the 3-D Highway, from discovery to development and delivery'

Good morning. Welcome to this Partnerships for Innovation workshop. I'm honored to be invited to speak to you today. I know NSF Director Arden Bement will be speaking later today; I am proud that he is the David A. Ross Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue, and former head of our School of Nuclear Engineering.

While this NSF Partnerships for Innovation program is now in its eighth year, this is the inaugural workshop. This is a wonderful opportunity to share best practices that have led to successes, and to be inspired to continue in this effort.

**France A. Córdova**

Good afternoon. Thank you, Dr. Moseley, for the kind introduction and for the invitation to speak here today.

The Economic Club of Indianapolis is an important forum in which to discuss today's leading issues. It's an honor for me to be here talking about higher education and what Purdue University can do, not only for our students, but also for Indianapolis, our state of Indiana, our nation and world.

Córdova: Commencement offers opportunity for bold beginning

Trustees, friends of the university, faculty, staff, parents and students: Welcome on this wonderful occasion!

Students: Our state, our nation, our world need your talent and your energy, your enthusiasm and your ideas. And now you are ready to make your mark because, yes, you are graduating! Congratulations students! Congratulations parents and friends! You did it, all of you.

Purdue presidency presents perfect opportunity

France A. Córdova made these remarks Monday (May 7) during her speech accepting the Purdue University presidency. Córdova will become Purdue's 11th president, replacing the retiring Martin C. Jischke More

Córdova: Road to chancellor often not a straight path

UC Riverside Chancellor France A. Córdova's made the following remarks during a meeting of the UC women's professional and graduate student group

In the public interest: Student success in higher education

President Atwell, I am honored to be giving the lecture that bears your name.

Tomorrow there is a special session at this meeting for presidents and chancellors called “What keeps you up at night?�? Let me start the dialog.

Increasing participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

I want to thank the American Council on Education for inviting me here today. On many levels, this workshop is near and dear to my heart. I have been active in ACE, serving on the Commission on Women in Higher Education, as well as a National Panel of Presidents and Chancellors on Models for Flexible Tenure-track Faculty Career Pathways. For three years, I was Chief Scientist at NASA, the sponsor of this pre-conference. And, as Chancellor at the University of California Riverside, I have been actively engaged in trying to promote interest in the STEM fields, particularly among women and underrepresented minorities. So I feel very much at home talking about how higher education can partner with federal agencies to address the nation’s scientific and technological challenges, especially those related to STEM talent. More

Best of times, worst of times: Higher education and the states

Universities nationwide have experienced dramatic swings in their budgets. As part of the annual meeting of the American Council on Education, Chancellor Córdova was asked to join Peter Likins from the University of Arizona and Paul Tribble from Christopher Newport News University in a panel discussion on “The Best of Times, the Worst of Times.�?