Presentations and Papers
Open Administration Series
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Cost Containment and Productivity Committee Report
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President’s Commission on Women and GLBT Task Force Reports and Responses
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- Female Undergraduate Enrollment at RIT
- President's Response to Female Undergraduate Enrollment at RIT Study
- Presidential Task Force Report Regarding the RIT Climate Study
- Presidential GLBT Task Force Recommendations
Huffington Post Blog Entries
- Advancing Women in Science and Technology is Critical for Innovation
- The Ultimate Absurdity of College Rankings
- A Launching Pad for Innovation
- Young American Innovators: America’s Unfair Advantage
- The President’s New College Scorecard
- The ‘Superb Owl’ Party and Other Nonsense
- U.S. Energy Independence: A Step in the Wrong Direction?
- Increasing US Competitiveness: Building a New Relationship Between Business and Academia
- America’s Improving Economy as Seen From Academia
- Why Electric Cars Are Our Future
- Competition and the Rising Cost of Higher Education
- The Case Against Selectable Science
Papers and Speeches
Here is where you'll find President Destler's papers and speeches that he's made to the RIT community.
- Welcome Back Address to the RIT Community - August 2013
- State of the Institute Address - Brick City Homecoming October 2012
- Welcome Back Address to the RIT Community - August 2012
- State of the Institute Address - Brick City Homecoming October 2011
- Welcome Back Address to the RIT Community - August 2011
- State of the Institute - October 2010
- Welcome Back Address to the RIT Community - August 2010
- Commencement Speech - February 2010
- Change in RIT's Academic Calendar from Quarters to Semesters - May 2010
- 2009 Climate Study
- State of the Institute Address - Brick City Homecoming 2009
- Cooling RIT (making the university more environmentally friendly) - keynote address to Cool Rochester, Rochester City Hall - September 2009
- Opening Address to the RIT Community - September 2009
- Commencement Speech – May 2009
- A report to the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership/National Academies in Science, Washington, D.C - December 2008
- President's Report: Open Administration Initiative - October 2008
- State of the Institute Address at Brick City – October 2008
- Remarks for RIT Staff Awards Ceremony – October 2008
- Welcome Back Address to the RIT Community - August 2008
- Commencement Speech to the 2008 Graduates - May 2008
- Rescuing Rochester?, Presentation to Rochester Downtown Development Corporation - April 2008
- Henrietta Rotary Club presentation - December 2007
- The Importance of Building Diversity in Industry and Academia - November 2007
- Inauguration Address - November 2007
- A New Relationship Between Business and Academia - November 2007
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presentation - October 2007
- RIT Institute of Fellows presentation - October 2007
- State of the Institute Address, Brick City Homecoming - October 2007
- Opening Address to the RIT Community - August 2007
- Convocation for New Students and Families - August 2007
- Reflecting on the Legacy of President Simone’s Leadership - June 2007
- Conversation Starter no.2: Corporate R&D at RIT - May 2007
- Conversation Starter no.1: RIT–Required InnovaTion - May 2007
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