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Lessons in Leadership: Remarks Drexel University's ELATE Program Inaugural Fellows
March 16, 2013
MLK Week Kick Off Remarks
January 21, 2013
Founder's Day Address: Like Asa Packer, we must embrace change to move forward
October 19, 2012
The Morning Call: "Quality schools help create strong communities"
October 15, 2012
Address to Parents of Class of 2016
August 23, 2012
The Morning Call: "Lehigh University helps support Bethlehem's rebound"
August 11, 2012
Scientific American: "Boundary Conditions" (PDF)
May 2012
Commencement Address: Change in a Changing World
May 21, 2012
Celebrating women students at Lehigh – closing the 40th Anniversary of Undergraduate Women
May 18, 2012
Message from the President on Stabler Foundation Gift
May 3, 2012
Earth Day Address
April 20, 2012
Message from President Gast on Stabler Foundation Gift
April 11, 2012
The Morning Call: "A lesson from Lehigh's win over Duke: Believe in yourself"
March 20, 2012
Remembering Bob Wood
March 13, 2012
The Role of Science Diplomacy
March 7, 2012
The Chronicle of Higher Education: "A Delicate Balance That Must Tip Toward Safety"
January 15, 2012
Founder's Day Address: Education has Never Been More Important
October 21, 2011
Message on Tenth Anniversary of 9-11
September 9, 2011
Message from President Gast to Campus Community
September 2, 2011
Address to Parents of Class of 2015
August 25, 2011
Trusteeship magazine: "Five Keys to Unlocking the Value of Your Board" (PDF)
June 7, 2011
Commencement Address
May 23, 2011
A Continued Commitment to Diversity
May 13, 2011
Dedication of STEPS Building
March 29, 2011
2011 Academic Symposium
March 29, 2011
Update on Strategic Plan Implementation Group
March 1, 2011
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Convocation
January 27, 2011
Broughal Community School Celebration
September 8, 2010
University Convocation: Address to the Class of 2014
August 29, 2010
Harrisburg Patriot-News: Open Source technology can solve BP, other problems
June 27, 2010
Honorary Degree Acceptance Speech at the University of Western Ontario
June 16, 2010
Commencement Address
May 24, 2010
Town Hall Follow-Up to Staff and Faculty
February 11, 2010
MLK Week Kickoff Remarks
January 18, 2010
Message on Tragic Event in Haiti
January 14, 2010
Announcement of Search for Presidential Endowed Chairs in Health-Related Areas
December 8, 2009
A Letter to the
Brown and White
from Alice P. Gast on the Implementation of the Strategic Plan
November 17, 2009
Founder's Day Address: Asa Packer's Dream Continues to Thrive
October 15, 2009
Town Hall Follow-Up to Staff and Faculty
September 22, 2009
University Convocation: Address to the Class of 2013
August 23, 2009
Commencement Address
May 18, 2009
Science
Magazine: Shovel-Ready Science?
March 27, 2009
Economic Update: Letter to the Lehigh Community
February 25, 2009
Update on Strategic Plan and Current Economic Situation
February 12, 2009
Economic Update
December 9, 2008
Message on Tragic Events in Mumbai, India
December 5, 2008
Message Regarding Hateful Incidents
November 7, 2008
Presidential Initiatives
October 29, 2008
Economic Update
October 22, 2008
An Open Letter on the Amethyst Initiative
September 29, 2008
University Convocation: Address to the Class of 2012
August 24, 2008
Commencement Address
May 19, 2008
A letter to the university community from President Alice P. Gast
March 31, 2008
Lehigh University Response to U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (PDF)
March 17, 2008
Message from President Gast about the Northern Illinois University tragedy
February 15, 2008
Moving from the University Diversity Leadership Committee: Establishing a Council for Equity and Community (PDF)
December 11, 2007
President's Update: Strategic Thinking and Long-Range Planning (PDF)
December 11, 2007
University's Core Values (PDF)
November 8, 2007
University Convocation: Address to the Class of 2011
August 26, 2007
Address to Parents
August 23, 2007
Open Letter Regarding the British University and College Union Proposal to Boycott Israeli Faculty and Academic Institutions
August 20, 2007
Commencement Address
May 21, 2007
Campus Safety
April 19, 2007
Virginia Tech Tragedy
April 17, 2007
Inauguration Remarks
April 13, 2007
Climate Survey Results: An Open Letter to the Campus Community
February 13, 2007
Founder's Day Address: From Canals to Rails: Opportunities in Challenges
October 20, 2006
September 11 Memorial Dedication: Remarks to Families, Friends, Alumni, Community
September 10, 2006
University Convocation: Address to the Class of 2010
August 27, 2006
Regarding her Presidential appointment: "I greatly admire Lehigh's dedication to the whole student"
May 9, 2006
Watch President Gast's May 9 Remarks regarding her appointment (video, 3 min. 45 sec.)
May 9, 2006
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