Convocation Remarks to Class of 2017
… Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, family and friends … Members of the Class of 2017 … Welcome to the University of Florida! Many of you have planned for this day since middle school. You took...
View ArticleInventing the Future
Thank you, Marc. Hello, everyone, and welcome back! I trust your summers were gratifying and you’re ready for the year ahead! The beginning of the fall term always reminds me how glad I am to be at...
View ArticleA Bridge to a Healthier Future
Good afternoon! To everyone here from UF Health, to those present from the university and the Gainesville community, and to our honored guest, U.S. Senator from Florida, Bill Nelson … Welcome! You...
View ArticleA ‘Home’ for Undergraduates in Business
Hello everyone, and thank you for joining us at the start of a memorable fall weekend. We launch Heavener Hall today. And we break ground on the renovation of the Reitz Union tomorrow. That’s two...
View ArticleRenovating the Reitz
Good morning everyone, and welcome! Today we begin the first major renovation and expansion of the Reitz Union since it opened nearly 50 years ago. It is a project that would be applauded by Dr. J....
View ArticleOur Great Floridian
Robert Cade joins two other inventors on the list of Great Floridians: Thomas Edison and John Gorrie, the inventor of air conditioning. That’s pretty good company! Countless people have benefited...
View ArticleOur Newest and Truest History
Welcome, everyone! I’m pleased today that my wife, Chris, is with me. Chris would you raise your hand? Chris and I were just in St. Augustine a month ago for the Mumford & Sons concert. What a...
View ArticleCelebrating MindTree’s First Anniversary
I feel like the best way to appreciate this moment is to ground it in recent history. Four years ago, in 2009, UF closed Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville’s first hospital, for financial reasons....
View ArticleRemarks to Academy of Leadership Graduates
Of the many fantastic experiences Chris and I have had in our ten years at the University of Florida, our engagement with the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars program and with students like you have...
View Article‘We’ve Come Full Circle’
Today, I compliment the organizers for an exceptional event – one worthy of the exceptional building that will rise here where the Health Science Center joins the greater university. Dean Good noted...
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