The Faculty Is the University, Institute for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Oct. 2003.

Fundamental Challenges Facing Higher Education. University Lecture Series, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Oct., 2003.

Leadership in Difficult Times. Academic and Administrative Leadership Group, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, Oct, 2003.

Excellence in Practice: Eight Challenges Facing Higher Education, Keynote Address, President’s Retreat on Leadership Engagement, Cornell University, Feb, 2004.

Core Values and Organizational Transformation: Pursuing: A New Vision of Excellence. Senior Staff Conference, University of Ulster, Belfast, Northern Ireland, May, 2004.

Strategic Planning That Works. Annual Conference of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Milwaukee, WI, July, 2004.

What Impact Does the Baldrige/Excellence in Higher Education Self-Assessment Process Have on Institutional Effectiveness? Preliminary Research Findings. (with Stacey L. Connaughton, Kathleen Immordino, and Joseph M. Lopez). Annual Conference of the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education, Milwaukee, WI, July, 2004

Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education: The Rutgers University Approach to Organizational Development and Leadership. National webcast sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Washington, DC., September, 2004.

Academic Leadership and Communication: No Greater Opportunity; No Greater Challenge. University of Ulster, Conference on Academic Leadership, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, October, 2004

Leading Organizational Change: Strategic Planning that Works. University Lecture, University of Cincinnati, March, 2005.