View recent select speeches delivered by President Michael A. McRobbie.
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Hine Hall Auditorium, IUPUI | April 23, 2019
IU President McRobbie presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for IUPUI's new classroom facility that will meet the evolving teaching and research needs for programs in the Purdue School of Science, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, and IU School of Informatics and Computing.
Washington D.C. | April 16, 2019
IU President McRobbie shared the findings and recommendations of a report commissioned by the American Australian Business Council at their Annual CEO Summit in Washington D.C. The report titled "Australia and the United States: State of the Economic Union" analyzes the economic relationship between the two nations.
Peterson Room, Showalter House | April 10, 2019
IU President McRobbie announced that philanthropists and IU alumni Sidney and Lois Eskenazi made a gift of $20 million to the School of Art, Architecture + Design, the largest in the history of the school. In honor of their generosity, the school was renamed the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design.
President's Hall, IU Bloomington | April 8, 2019
In his remarks at the opening of Indiana University's 8th annual Patrick O'Meara International lecture, IU President McRobbie shared why it is fitting that the lecture series is named in O'Meara's honor.
Indiana Memorial Union | April 4, 2019
In his remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony, IU President McRobbie stated that the relocation and renovation of the Arthur R. Metz Bicentennial Grand Carillon is one of the many IU Bicentennial initiatives that will honor and expand IU’s history and traditions and amplify the beauty and character our campuses.
Indiana Memorial Union | March 24, 2019
In his remarks at “Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate,” the fourth conference of its kind hosted by IU’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, IU President McRobbie discussed the need for all to condemn acts motivated by hatred and the importance of tolerance and inclusive diversity. He also introduced the conference's keynote speaker Katharina von Schnurbein.
Lilly Library, Lincoln Room | March 22, 2019
In his remarks at the opening of the "Indiana’s Visionary Statesman: The Richard G. Lugar Senate Papers” exhibit, IU President McRobbie shared highlights from Richard Lugar's inspiring life and career.
Taipei, Taiwan | February 25, 2019
In his remarks during the conferral of an honorary doctor of letters degree to Emerita Professor Chi Pang-yuan, former IU student and one of Taiwan's most renowned contemporary writers and one of the most acclaimed writers in the Chinese language, IU President McRobbie honored Pang-yuan as "a great internationalist."
Columbus, Ind | January 31, 2019
In his remarks at the Republic Building dedication, IU President McRobbie described the newly renovated facility as a "visible symbol of the future of architecture."
IUPUI Campus Center | January 24, 2019
IU President McRobbie reflected on 50 years of growth and progress at IUPUI noting that the campus's achievements were beyond what its founders could have imagined.
