President Núñez's Speeches

• 2023

  • Interview QA for CT Explored Magazine - January 26, 2023
  • Humans and the Environment - March 24, 2023
  • Peace Officers Memorial Day - May 12, 2023
  • Graduate Commencement - May 13, 2023
  • Undergraduate Commencement - May 16, 2023
  • Remarks for Eastern Magazine Issue 39 - September 16, 2023
  • Eastern Literary Festival Welcome Remarks - October 13, 2023
  • Veterans Day Remarks - November 10, 2023

• 2022

  • Campus Leadership - March 26, 2022
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 17, 2022
  • Scholarship Dinner Keynote Address - June 10, 2022
  • Keynote to Eversource Diversity Committee - October 5, 2022
  • Society of NA Scholars Keynote Address - October 8, 2022
  • On Circut Opening Remarks - October 19, 2022
  • Veterans Day Remarks - November 11, 2022

• 2021

  • I was a First-Generation College Student - March 8, 2021
  • Society and Economic Equity - April 5, 2021
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 15, 2021
  • Five Paths to Leadership - November 10, 2021
  • College Consolidations and Mergers - December 7, 2021

• 2020

  • “Girls and Young Women Succeed When Someone Cares About Them” - March 16, 2020
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 19, 2020
  • Why Does Diversity Matter on our Campuses? - September 25, 2020
  • Keynote Address (Virtual) - October 1, 2020

• 2019

  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - April 1, 2019
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 21, 2019
  • Five Lessons Learned as an Educator - June 12, 2019
  • Quality and Equity in the New Credentialing Landscape - September 11, 2019
  • Press Conference on Immigration - November 12, 2019
  • Leadership Program Keynote - November 14, 2019

• 2018

  • Emerging Models of Leadership Development: How Can Women Leverage Their Experiences for Professional and Personal Growth? - March 4, 2018
  • Engaging Families of Color to Ensure Their Children are College Ready - March 23, 2018
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 15, 2018
  • Graduation Keynote Address - June 22, 2018
  • Welcoming Remarks - November 14, 2018

• 2017

  • Inclusive Pedagogy in Action - January 24, 2017
  • Five Levels of Leadership - March 5, 2017
  • Commencement Charge to Graduates - May 16, 2017
  • The Equity Imperative - June 28, 2017
  • Nurturing Women Leaders - September 22, 2017
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote - October 2, 2017
  • Who is Getting Lapped and What Can be Done? Strategies to Address the Employability Gap - December 4, 2017

• 2016

  • Accreditiation at Risk AAC&U - January, 2016
  • Harvard Leadership Institute - March 3, 2016
  • University Meeting - August 23, 2016
  • Veterans Day Remarks - November 11, 2016
  • Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut - November 16, 2016

• 2015

  • Flourishing and Wellbeing: Essential Dimensions of Higher Education - January 21, 2015
  • University Meeting - May 1, 2015
  • The Strength to Succeed - August 25, 2015
  • Connecticut Association of Latinos in Higher Education Remarks - October 17, 2015
  • “Changing Faces, Changing World. Are We Prepared?” - November 21, 2015

• 2014

  • Closing the Achievement Gap - February 20, 2014
  • University Meeting - May 2, 2014
  • Bilingual Education - June 9, 2014
  • Keynote Address, Malta Good Pantry - June 20, 2014
  • Keynote Address, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association - November 20, 2014

• 2013

  • Changing Demographics: Impact in the Polling Booth and the Classroom - February 23, 2013
  • Closing the Achievement Gap for College Students: Strategies for Success - April 7, 2013
  • The Higher Education/Business Partnership - May 7, 2013
  • Aspiring Leaders - May 23, 2013

• 2012

  • Building on a Strong Foundation - May 8, 2012
  • State of the University Address - August 28, 2012
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote - September 27, 2012
  • Growing What Works - October 2, 2012

• 2011

  • The Achievement Gap - February 3, 2011
  • State of the University Address - August 25, 2011
  • Tobacco Alley and the Thread City Blues - October 11, 2011
  • Connecticut’s Achievement Gap - December 6, 2011

• 2010

  • How Can Families Afford College Today - May 17, 2010
  • University Meeting - May 18, 2010
  • Keynote Address - June 5, 2010
  • State of the University Address - August 27, 2010
  • The Achievement Gap: No Excuses - October 5, 2010

• 2009

  • University Meeting - May 13, 2009
  • Career Day Keynote - May 21, 2009
  • Keynote Address - June 14, 2009
  • GED Graduation Ceremony Remarks, Enfield Prison - July 21, 2009

• 2008

  • Keynote Address. Windham United Way - April 9, 2008
  • Keynote Address, Middlesex Community College - June 5, 2008
  • State of the University Address - August 29, 2008
  • Environmental Sustainability—A Campus-wide Effort - October 6, 2008

• 2007

  • Martin Luther King Day Keynote - January 16, 2007
  • "Transforming Lives" Inaugural Address - April 13, 2007
  • State of the University Address - August 31, 2007
  • "Poultry, Thread and Whitewater" - October 12, 2007
  • Small Business is Good Business - October 16, 2007

• 2006

  • Convocation - September 1, 2006
  • Remarks - November 29, 2006
  • Keynote Address, Camp Courant - December 20, 2006