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Chancellor's Speeches and Papers

Speeches
August 1, 2007	Speech to the Grand Junction Rotary Club
May 10, 2007	“Positioning for the Future: Four Strategies for Success” – Address to the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
April 23, 2007	Keynote Address for the Annual Conference of the Higher Learning Commission
December 7, 2006	Presentation to the Joint Budget Committee on Behalf of the Colorado State University System
June 8, 2006	Address to AACSB Conference: University Leadership and Change
February 6, 2006	CSU-Pueblo and the CSU System: A Commitment to Success
February, 2006	Investing for Economic Growth in Colorado
January 26, 2006	"The Business of Water and the 21st Century Land-Grant University" - Speech to 48th Annual Colorado Water Congress Convention
October 26, 2005	"The Value of Public Higher Education" - Remarks to the Denver Metro Chamber's Annual "State of Higher Education" Breakfast
March 21, 2005	Colorado Higher Education Is Alive And Well, Despite Crises And Questions
September 26, 2004	8th Annual Northern Colorado Real Estate Conference
June 28, 2004	Economic Club of Colorado
March 2, 2004	Forward Thinking: Addressing a Critical Shortage

White Papers
Transforming Colorado: Higher Education and the Future of Our State - A Blueprint for Success Larry Edward Penley, December 2006 The future of Colorado - its quality of life and economic prosperity - depends on the transforming potential of its colleges and universities. To capitalize on existing strengths and better position Colorado as a globally competitive, dynamic and economically prosperous state, we must begin today to better position higher education as a transforming force in Colorado. To do so will require the leadership of the Governor and Legislature, in cooperation with the business community, in placing the health and vitality of Coloraod higher education at the forefront of the state's agenda in the decade ahead.
Investing for Economic Growth in Colorado: Linking University Funding to Policy Goals Larry Edward Penley, February 2006 Continued economic growth and vitality in Colorado depends, in part, on the state’s willingness to explore alternative models for funding higher education and adopt approaches that meet Colorado’s needs.
Supporting Excellence: The Funding Challenge for Colorado Higher Education Larry Edward Penley, March 2004 As a state, we must resist efforts to privatize our state’s public system of higher education, particularly the research universities that provide such an extraordinary value to the state as a whole. Such trends run the risk of limiting higher education’s ability to support economic development and the ability of the state to promote improvement in the lives and welfare of its citizens. To use a simple analogy, research universities are a major engine of economic development, and they need energy to run at high speed.