Georgetown University

Selected Speeches

"All of us enjoy a privilege that is very rare in our world – a beautiful world – but a world marked by injustice…a world in desperate need of your dreams. What you do with this privilege matters. We are not alone. We have each other. We also have women and men who need us – who are looking to us – to respond to the challenges that define our world today. In the words of former Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe, we must accept the responsibility of being women and men for others: women and men who accept responsibility not only for their own personal development…but for the collective development of the human family."

- President John J. DeGioia, New Student Convocation, August 23, 2008

Selected speeches and remarks:

2009-2010

• Remarks at Launch of Kalmanovitz Initiative (November 10, 2009)
• Three Decades of Sino-American Relations Celebration (November 9, 2009)
• Opening of Day Two of "A Common Word Between Us and You" Conference (October 8, 2009)
• Welcome at "A Common Word Between Us and You" Conference (October 7, 2009)
• Faculty Town Hall Fall 2009 (September 29, 2009)
• President's Scholarship Dinner (September 25, 2009)
• Loyola University Convocation (September 25, 2009)
• Dedication of the Rafik B. Hariri Building (September 16, 2009)
• Sant’ Egidio "Prayer for Peace" International Meeting (September 7, 2009)
• Honorary Degree Dinner for John J. Sweeney (September 3, 2009)
• Honorary Degree Ceremony for John J. Sweeney (September 3, 2009)
• Remarks at the President's Iftaar Dinner (September 2, 2009)
• Address at the Mass of the Holy Spirit (September 1, 2009)
• New Student Academic Convocation 2009 (August 30, 2009)

2008-2009

• Father Thomas King, S.J. Eulogy (June 27, 2009)
• Catholic Health East Conference (June 1, 2009)
• Baccalaureate Eucharistic Celebration (May 17, 2009)
• Georgetown College Commencement 2009 (May 16, 2009)
• School of Foreign Service in Qatar - Inaugural Commencement (May 9, 2009)
• Introduction of Mr. C.H. Tung (April 22, 2009)
• Introduction of Mr. John M. Fahey (April 22, 2009)
• Student Town Hall Meeting (April 20, 2009)
• Project Rebirth Screening (April 15, 2009)
• Welcome Reception for Ambassador Mark Dybul (April 2, 2009)
• Introduction of M.J. Akbar (March 24, 2009)
• Introduction of H.R.H. Felipe, Prince of Asturias (March 18, 2009)
• Faculty Convocation Spring 2009 (March 3, 2009)
• Student Town Hall Meeting (March 2, 2009)
• Waldemar A. Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy: The Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS (February 19th, 2009)
• Hopkins and the Catholic Imagination: Ron Hansen in Conversation with Paul Elie (February 5, 2009)
• Keynote at Ateneo de Manila University (January 24, 2008)
• Martin Luther King Let Freedom Ring Celebration 2009 (January 19, 2009)
• Prayer for the Nation (January 16, 2009)
• Faculty Town Hall Spring 2009 (January 16, 2009)
• Georgetown Chinese Executive Education Institute Graduation Ceremony & Dinner (January 15, 2009)
• U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council Reception (December 18, 2008)
• Leadership Consultation on Scaling up Faith Community Impact Against Malaria (December 12, 2008)
• Making New Medicines Accessible to All: The Health Impact Fund (December 1, 2008)
• Georgetown University Thanksgiving Dinner (November 26, 2008)
• Nostra Aetate Series: Introduction of Fr. Hans Kung (November 20, 2008)
• Sant’ Egidio “Prayer for Peace” International Meeting (November 17, 2008)
• Dinner in Honor of Archbishop Bruno Forte (November 10, 2008)
• Introduction of Archbishop Bruno Forte (November 10, 2008)
• AAC&U President's Symposium: Bringing Theory to Practice (November 10, 2008)
• Georgetown London City Alliance Reception (October 28, 2008)
• Signing Ceremony for Center for Transnational Legal Studies (October 28, 2008)
• Introduction of Dr. Charles Taylor (October 21, 2008)
• Georgetown Wall Street Alliance Event (October 15, 2008)
• Faculty Convocation Fall 2008 (October 14, 2008)
• Introduction of Dr. John F. Potter (October 10, 2008) 
• Introduction of Dr. Alan Greenspan (October 2, 2008)
• Introduction of Prof. Michael Eric Dyson (October 1, 2008)
• Queen's University Belfast Honorary Degree Ceremony (September 26, 2008)
• Faculty Town Hall Fall 2008 (September 25, 2008)
• Reception for Father John O'Malley, S.J. (September 23, 2008)
• Introduction of T. Boone Pickens (September 22, 2008)
• 2008 Whittington Lecture: Hon. Michael Bloomberg (September 17, 2008)
• Introduction of U.S. Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) (September 15, 2008)
• Project Rebirth Dinner (September 10, 2008)
• Luncheon for Newly Tenured & Promoted Faculty (September 8, 2008)
• Remarks at the President's Iftaar Dinner (September 4, 2008)
• Address at the Mass of the Holy Spirit (August 26, 2008)
• Council on Competitiveness: U.S.-Brazil Innovation Learning Laboratory (August 21, 2008)
• Keynote at Notre Dame Annual Athletic and Academic Retreat (August 18, 2008) 

2007-2008

• Yale Center for Faith & Culture- Conference (July 31, 2008)
• ACE Student Veterans Summit (June 6, 2008)
• Georgetown College Commencement 2008 (May 17, 2008)
• Miami-Dade Community College Commencement (May 3, 2008)
• Dinner in Honor of British Ambassador Sheinwald (May 1, 2008)
• D.C. Rollout of Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue (April 3, 2008)
• Nostra Aetate with Sayyed Nasr (April 2, 2008)
• Faculty Convocation Spring 2008 (March 11, 2008)
• Remarks at John Carroll Awards Banquet in Madrid 2008 (March 7, 2008)
• St. John's Medical School Commencement in Bangalore, India (March 4, 2008)
• Signing Ceremony with the Chinese State Administration for Religious Affairs (February 19, 2008)
• Introduction of Pastor Rick Warren (February 4, 2008)
• Martin Luther King Let Freedom Ring Celebration 2008 (January 21, 2008)
• Faculty Town Hall Meeting Spring 2008 (January 18, 2008)
• Epiphany Brunch Remarks (January 6, 2008)
• Visit to Dongguan Mosque and Islamic Center, China (January 3, 2008)
• Pedro Arrupe Centenary Dinner (November 14, 2007)
• Security and Globalization Remarks at U.S. State Department (November 14, 2007)
• FARA Symposium (November 9, 2007)
• Remarks at Open Meeting on LGBTQ Student Resources (October 24, 2007)

2006-2007

• Introduction of Cardinal McCarrick in Rome (May 10, 2007)
• Fudan University Signing Ceremony (April 13, 2007)
• Compassion in Action White House Roundtable on Malaria (February 15, 2007)
• 100 Years of Georgetown Basketball Gala (February 10, 2007)
• Jesuit Heritage Week 2007 (February 4, 2007)
• Faculty Town Hall Spring 2007 (January 19, 2007)
• Faculty Convocation Fall 2006 (October 12, 2006)

2005-2006

• Faculty Convocation Fall 2005 (September 25, 2005)

2004-2005

• Campus Discussion on Access to Education in America (April 19, 2005)
• Faculty Convocation Spring 2005 (March 15, 2005)
• UNESCO's Education for All Initiative Opening Plenary (February 28, 2005)
• Faculty Town Hall Spring 2005 (January 21, 2005)
• Faculty Convocation Fall 2004 (November 9, 2004)
• Sant' Egidio Conference on Religions and Cultures (September 6, 2004)

2003-2004

• Reunion Weekend Address 2004 (June 5, 2004)
• Faculty Convocation Spring 2004 (March 23, 2004)
• Faculty Town Hall Fall 2003 (September 24, 2003)
• New Student Convocation 2003 [Audio Recording] (August 24, 2003)

2002-2003

• Address on Building Diversity at Georgetown (February 25, 2003)
• Student Speech and Expression Forum (February 3, 2003)

2001-2002

• Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (May 16, 2002)
• Faculty Convocation Spring 2002 (April 9, 2002)
• John Carroll Society Dinner (April 5, 2002)
• Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) Annual Meeting (November 29, 2001)
• President John J. DeGioia Inaugural Address (October 13, 2001)
• Service and Social Justice Lunch (October 11, 2001)