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Working with University Constituencies, Within and Without

President of Two Universities: David Pierpont Gardner served from 1973 to 1983 as the president of the University of Utah, where he was also a professor of higher education. In 1983, he was appointed as president of the University of California and as a professor of higher education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he served until 1992. (Read more)

The David P. Gardner Presidential Papers are organized according to the following principal themes of university leadership:

Theme 1—Understanding the University’s Role in American Culture and Society
Theme 2—Working with University Constituencies, Within and Without
Theme 3—Exercising Leadership in the Interests of the Institution
Theme 4—Influencing K-12 and Higher Education Nationally and Internationally

There are 43 publications in this collection, published between 1970 and 2012.

Gardner, David P.: Clark Kerr: Triumphs and Turmoil, 2012

Gardner, David P.: Remarks by David P. Gardner—UC Merced Founders Day Celebration—University of California, Merced, Merced, California, 2012

Gardner, David P.: Remarks to the Coalition for Utah's Future, "Utah--The Next 100 Years," Salt Lake City, Utah, 1996

Gardner, David P.: “Education in a Shrinking World and a Global Marketplace,” Coalition for Utah’s Future/Project 2000, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1993

Gardner, David P.: Farewell Remarks to the Regents, San Francisco, California, 1992

Gardner, David P.: Comments to Regents on the problems faced by the University of California in meeting the racial and ethnic balance in its student body as required by the state legislature, San Francisco, California, 1990

Gardner, David P.: Opening Address, All-University Faculty Conference on Graduate Student and Faculty Affirmative Action, San Diego, California, 1990

Gardner, David P.: Higher Education and the Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities, 1989

Gardner, David P.: Keynote Address, UC Chicano-Latino Consortium Second Annual Convocation, 1989

Gardner, David P.: “The University of California Looking Toward the Year 2005,” California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, Palm Springs, California, 1989

Gardner, David P.: “Education and Industry: Helping to Create California’s Future,” Industrial League of Orange County, Irvine, California, 1988

Gardner, David P.: “The University and Our Future,” National Advisory Council Twentieth Anniversary, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1988

Gardner, David P.: “The American University in Transition,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California, 1987

Gardner, David P.: “Educating the Changing Student Population for a Changing World,” Workshop sponsored by the Joint Committee for the Review of the Master Plan, San Mateo, California., 1987

Gardner, David P.: The Future of University/Industry Research, 1987

Gardner, David P.: “Remarks to the Joint Legislative Committee to Review the Master Plan,” Sacramento, 1987

Gardner, David P.: Statement on Improving the Academic Preparation of Black Students for University-Level Study, University of California Board of Regents, San Francisco, California, 1986

Gardner, David P.: “The University of California: A Look Ahead,” Comstock Club, Sacramento, California, 1986

Gardner, David P.: Address to the University of California Management Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California, 1985

Gardner, David P.: Statement on the University Investment Policy, Regents’ meeting, San Francisco, California, 1985

Gardner, David P.: “The University and the Schools: a Partnership for the Future,” Piedmont Unified School District, Piedmont, California, 1985

Gardner, David P.: “The University Presidency: a Personal View,” American Physical Society, San Diego, California, 1985

Gardner, David P.: Address to the Assembly of the Librarians Association of the University of California, Alumni House, Berkeley, California, 1984

Gardner, David P.: Inaugural Address, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1984

Gardner, David P.: “The Schools and Higher Education: A Partnership for the Future,” California School Boards Association, Anaheim, California, 1984

Gardner, David P.: Address to the Faculty of the Davis Campus, University of California, Davis, California: one of a series delivered on all nine University of California campuses, 1983

Gardner, David P.: Founder’s Day, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1983

Gardner, David P.: “Don’t Look Now, But We’re Being Watched,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1981

Gardner, David P.: Our Schools in the Eighties: Utah's Challenge to Honor Its Past and Ensure Its Future, 1981

Gardner, David P.: [Announcement of New Admission Standards], Highland High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1980

Gardner, David P.: Faculty Conference [Open Forum with President Gardner], University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1978

Gardner, David P.: “The University of Utah: Some Questions About the Work and Worth,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1978

Gardner, David P.: “Facing 1976-77: Some Satisfactions, Some Concerns,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1976

Gardner, David P.: “Rededication and Renewal in a Bicentennial Year,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1975

Gardner, David P.: Faculty Breakfast Speech, Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1974

Gardner, David P.: “First Steps and Long Journeys,” Commencement Address, Dixie College, St. George, Utah, 1974

Gardner, David P.: Statement, Alumni Annual Report, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1974

Gardner, David P.; Zelan, Joseph: "A Strategy for Change in Higher Education: The Extended University of the University of California." Conference on Future Structures of Postsecondary Education, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, 1974

Gardner, David P.: “New Directions,” Statement to the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education of the California Legislature, Sacramento, California, 1973

Gardner, David P.: “Some Reflections of a New University President,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973

Herd, Christina: “Universities in Our Age: Strategies for Change,” Inaugural Address, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1973

Gardner, David P.: “Campus Patterns for the 70’s”, Association of National Advertisers Advanced Management Seminar, Santa Barbara, California, 1970

Gardner, David P.: Formal Remarks made by Dr. David P. Gardner to President Nixon's Commission on Campus Unrest (Scranton Commission), Los Angeles, California, 1970

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