Selected Speeches and Messages
Selected Speeches
- December 3, 2010 - Address to the University Senate
- December 4, 2009 - Address to the University Senate
- December 5, 2008 - Address to the University Senate
- November 30, 2007 - Address to the University Senate
- July 18, 2007 - AUST Commencement
- December 1, 2006 - Address to the University Senate
- September 8, 2006 - Inauguration Speech
Videos
- September 5, 2019 - Strategic Plan Launch Celebration
- September 4, 2018 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 31, 2017 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 29, 2016 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 27, 2015 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 28, 2014 - A Conversation With the President
- September 5, 2013 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 30, 2012 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- August 26, 2011 - Opening Address to the Villanova Community
- December 3, 2010 - Address to the University Senate
- December 4, 2009 - Address to the University Senate
- December 5, 2008 - Address to the University Senate
Messages to the Villanova Community
- Introducing Roger Demareski ’91, Executive Vice President of Administration and Operations
- Homecoming Weekend Thank You and Recap
- Center for Engineering Education and Research Expansion
- Aequitas: The Presidential Task Force on Race Update
- A Message from the President: COVID Mitigation Efforts
- A Message from the President: August 27
- A Message from the President: August 2021
- A Message from the President: COVID-19 Fall Semester Update
- A Message from the President: June 17, 2021
- A Message from the Preisdent: Vaccine Requirement
- A Message from the President: May 27, 2021
- A Message from the Preisdent: Benefits Update
- A Message from the President: April 20, 2021
- HOLY WEEK Services
- HOLY WEEK at VILLANOVA: March 28 to April 4
- Vice President for Student Life: Kathleen J. Byrnes
- An Antiracist Campus Community
- 2021 Commencement
- A Message from the President: Black History Month
- SLOW THE SPREAD Directives: Extended to Monday
- SLOW THE SPREAD Student Directives: Effective Immediately
- A Message from the President: The Rev. John P. Stack, OSA
- A Message from the President: January 2021
- A Message from Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA: Welcome Back
- A Statement Regarding the Events at the US Capitol
- A Message from the President: January 2020
- Coronavirus Update: March 4, 2020
- Coronavirus Update: March 11, 2020
- Dean of the College of Engineering: Michele Marcolongo, PhD.
- On-Campus Conferences and Camps
- University Response to COVID-19 Disruptions
- 2020 Commencement and Summer Fridays
- A Message from the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA - May 22
- A Message from the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA - May 29
- A Call to Prayer and Reflection
- Villanova's Health and Safety Plan
- Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Presidential Task Force
- COVID-19 Testing
- A Message from the President: August 2020
- Community First: This is Our Opportunity, Villanova
- A Message from Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA: Recommit, Villanova
- Aequitas: The Presidential Task Force on Race
- Rooted. Restless. - Villanova University's Strategic Plan 2020-2030
- A Message from the President: Middle States Accreditation
- A Message from the President: Barbara E. Wall, PhD
- Call for Nominations: Commencement 2020
- Villanova Community Engagement Data Collection
- A Message from the President - March 2019
- A Message from the President - Mental Health
- A Message from the President and Provost
- Day of Understanding at Villanova University: Friday, December 7
- A Message from the President - August 2018
- Vice President and General Counsel: E. Michael Zubey, Jr.
- Dean of the College of Professional Studies: Dr. Christine Kelleher Palus
- Connelly Endowed Dean of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing: Dr. Donna Sullivan Havens
- Gary Gabriele, PhD, the Drosdick Endowed Dean of the College of Engineering
- A Message from the President - January 2018
- A Message from the President: DACA Program
- A Message from the President: August 2017
- A Message from the President
- Call for Nominations: Commencement 2018
- A Message from the President: March 2017
- Finneran Pavilion Designs Unveiled
- Pavilion Renovation
- Milestone for The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change
- A Message from the President: Executive Order on Immigration
- A Message from the President: January 2017
- A Message from the President
- A Message From The President: The William B. Finneran Pavilion
- A Message from the President: Villanova's 2017 U.S. News Best Colleges Ranking
- Message from the President - August 2016
- Update on Villanova Public Safety Transition to Police Officers
- Introducing J. Leon Washington, Dean of Enrollment Management
- A Message from the President: US Shootings
- Tragic Events in Orlando
- Introducing Mark C. Alexander, JD, New Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Reverend George F. Riley, OSA Retirement
- Introducing Joyce E.A. Russell, PhD, New Dean of Villanova School of Business
- Summer 2016 Construction Projects
- Announcing a Leadership Gift from William B. Finneran '63
- Villanova School of Business Ranked #1
- 2016 National Champions
- Villanova is Headed to the Final Four
- A Message from the President: March 2016
- Tragic Events in Brussels
- A Message from the President: Oversight Committee
- A Message from the President: Carnegie Classification
- An Announcement Regarding the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- VLS Naming Gift
- A Message from the President - January 2016
- Message from the President: Steve Merritt
- A Message from the President: Prayers for Paris
- Message from the President: Villanova's Public Safety Department
- A Message from the President: Refugee Crisis
- Announcing the Title IX Coordinator
- Announcing the New Director of Athletics
- A Message from the President - August 2015
- Design Concept Update - June 2015
- Announcement: Villanova School of Business Interim Dean
- A Message from the President - May 2015
- A Message from the President - March 2015
- Passing of Rev. Edmund J. Dobbin, OSA
- A Message from the President: Spring Semester Information and Updates - January 2015
- A Message from the President - January 2015
- Provost Search
- A Message from the President - August 2014
- An Update on the Carnegie Reclassification Process
- An Announcement Regarding the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Preparing for a Comprehensive Assessment of Villanova University
- Announcing the College of Professional Studies
- A Message from the President - March 2014
- A Message from the President - January 2014
- Next Steps in the Discussion Regarding the Department of Public Safety
- A Message Regarding Typhoon Haiyan
- A Message from the President - October 2013
- Announcing "For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change"
- A Message from the President - August 2013
- Schedule for Commencement 2014
- A Message from the President - May 2013
- A Message from the President - April 2013
- Villanova and the New Big East Conference
- An Announcement Regarding the University's Vice President and General Counsel
- A New and Exciting Future for Villanova Athletics
- A Message Regarding Hurricane Sandy
- A Message from the President - October 2012
- Special Honorary Degree Ceremony
- A Message from the President - August 2012
- A Message from the President - May 2012
- Introducing Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD, Dean of the Villanova School of Business
- A Message from the President - March 2012
- A Message Regarding the Big East Conference - March 2012
- A Message from the President - February 2012
- A Message from the President - January 2012
- A Message from the President - December 2011
- Villanova and the Big East Conference - September 2011
- The Villanova Story
- A Message from the President - August 2011
- Introducing Jean Ann Linney, PhD, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Big East Football Discussions: An Update - May 2011
- A Message from the President - April 2011
- Big East Football Update - April 2011
- A Message from the President - February 2011
- Big East Football Update - December 2010
- A Message from the President - November 2010
- A Message Regarding Villanova Football - September 2010
- A Message from the President - August 2010
- A Message from the President - May 2010
- A Message from the President - March 2010
- An Update on the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget - February 2010
- Identifying and Sharing the Villanova Story - January 2010
- A Message from the President - December 2008
- A Message from the President - November 2008
- An Update on Villanova's Strategic Planning Process - October 2008
- Villanova and the Economy - October 2008
- A Message from the President - August 2008
- A Message from the President - April 2008
- A Message from the President - February 2008