Dr. Pitts' Speeches & Articles

Speeches

• “Social Responsibility: How Will You Use What You Learn?” – President's Convocation Speech, August 27, 2009
• “An Applied Degree in Serving Others” – Undergraduate Commencement Speech, May 2, 2009
• “Doing Good with What You Know” – President’s Convocation Speech, April 28, 2008
• “Looking Back and Paying it Forward” – Senior Salute, April 6, 2008
• Remarks Delivered at Martin Luther King Day Celebration – January 21, 2008
• “Waiting on the World to Change” – Ceremony of the Flags, October 11, 2007
• “Doing Good with What You Know” – President’s Convocation Speech, August 30, 2007
• The Role of Universities in Regional Economic Development: An Indiana Experience – October 20, 2006 in Ningbo, China
• Inaugural Address – March 29, 2006
• Speech at the President's Convocation – September 8, 2005
• Speech at the Faculty-Staff Institute – August 25, 2005
• Welcoming Ceremony Remarks by Dr. Pitts – March 23, 2005

Opinions

Following are opinion pieces, known as "op-eds," that Dr. Pitts has written for newspapers and other publications:

• The Value of a College Degree – August 2008
• Reinvesting in the Third Age – June 2008
• Exceptional teachers can kindle interest in math, science – February 2008
• When Sports are in Balance – October 2007
• Athletics and Academics: Striking a Balance – September 2007
• Investing in the Southside – March 29, 2007
• Finding Solutions to the Dropout Crisis – July 30, 2006
• A World of Possibilities Ahead – April 3, 2006
• Indiana Higher Education: From Competition to Collaboration – December 16, 2005

Articles

• Minority Recruitment at a Private School – March 2009