Speeches and Communications

What follows is a selection of opinion pieces, speeches and addresses President George S. Bridges has presented since assuming the presidency of Whitman College on July 1, 2005.

• The State of Whitman College: 2012
• Convocation Welcome and Introduction (Aug. 27, 2012)
• Opening of the Academic Year (Aug. 27, 2012)
• Create opportunities for access and success at Washington’s colleges and universities (March 30, 2012)
• George Ball: On Living an Authentic, Compassionate and Principled Life (Eulogy, delivered Jan. 28, 2012)
• Why Vote YES for Walla Walla Public Schools (January 2012)
• UB Guest Opinion – Campaign seeks to solidify Whitman’s future in WW Valley (Dec. 2011)
• Looking Back and Moving Forward: A Turning Point for Whitman (September 2011)
• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2011)
• KUJ radio interview (April 21, 2011)
• Budget presentation (March 8, 2011)
• Introduction of NCAA President Mark Emmert at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Colleges and Universities (January 2011)
• Saving Public Higher Education: High Tuition, High Aid and High Value (January 2011)
• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2010)
• Remarks at Staff Breakfast (Fall 2009)
• Message to the Whitman Community on the Recession and Whitman’s 2009-2010 Budget (February 19, 2009)
• Message to Whitman Families on the Global Economic Situation (October 12, 2008)
• Why at Least One Liberal Arts College will Never Change (June 20, 2008)
• The Value of Higher Education (May 22, 2008)
• Choosing the Right College (May 2, 2007)
• Conveying a Simple Yet Direct Message (April 19, 2007)
• Virginia Tech: A Message from President Bridges (April 16, 2007)
• Charting Whitman's Future (September 7, 2006)
• Celebrating Walla Walla (August 10, 2006)
• Installation Speech: A Paradigm and Pledge for Whitman’s Future (November 3, 2005)
• The Centrality of Liberal Education in Fostering Religious Diversity in our World (September 29, 2005)
• Whitman Convocation for Class of 2009 (August 27, 2005)