October 2008 Florida State President T.K. Wetherell delivered what he called a “fireside chat” about the state of the world, the state of Florida and the state of Florida State University during the Fall Meeting of the General Faculty October 31 in the auditorium of the College of Medicine. Ranging from economics and finance to […]

In just a few months I will have completed five years in this office. It seems like the right time to step back, look at our original goals and assess our progress. In 2003, in my inaugural State of the University address, I opened with the words of my predecessor, Sandy D’Alemberte: In summarizing his […]

Good afternoon. It was a little over three years ago, with the change in administration, that Florida State University’s Board of Trustees committed itself and made it a prerequisite of the new administration to develop a plan of action to raise the academic stature of this institution. The Board of Trustees acknowledged that Florida State […]

This is the third time I’ve come before you to report on the state of the university. FSU President T. K. Wetherell delivers his third State of the University Address Three years ago, shortly after I took this office, I provided an inventory, an assessment of where we were. I also offered a five-year plan […]

When I came before you about a year ago to deliver my initial State of the University Address, I had three goals in mind. First, I wanted to review the many positive accomplishments of this University and its very talented faculty, staff and students. The second goal was to publicly suggest that Florida State University […]

Faculty and staff, colleagues, trustees, alumni, boosters, students and friends, let me start by saying thank you. Thank you for the warm welcome you have given my family and me to our campus community. And thank you for the terrific job that you all do. Your efforts make this job so much easier. Thank you, […]

Remarks by President Talbot D’Alemberte. For some months I had contemplated coming to this event to tell you that I intend to step down as president of this university, but I fear that this is now old news. I am glad that the process of transition is under way, but I am sorry that I […]

In 1993, when I was a candidate for the presidency, I was scheduled to be interviewed by the faculty Council for Research and Creativity. I approached this meeting with some sense of misgiving. After all, my experience with scientists was principally as a lawyer, called on to cross-examine expert witnesses, and I lacked the confidence […]