The College of Calgary Board of Governors lately voted to reappoint Dr. Ed McCauley, PhD, for a 2d time period because the college’s president and vice-chancellor. McCauley’s 2d time period as president and vice-chancellor will run thru to Dec. 31, 2028.
McCauley turned into the college’s 9th president on Jan. 1, 2019, along with his first time period set to run out on Dec. 31, 2023. Previous this 12 months, he suggested the Board that he needed to be regarded as for a 2d time period, starting up the college’s presidential reappointment procedure.
The Board’s determination to reappoint follows the advice of the Presidential Evaluation Committee, an advisory committee established to study the efficiency of the president and make a advice to the Board relating to reappointment. Geeta Sankappanavar, chair of the Board of Governors, chaired the committee.
“After a radical evaluate procedure, the Presidential Evaluation Committee used to be happy to suggest Dr. McCauley’s reappointment as president and vice-chancellor,” says Sankappanavar. “UCalgary has made nice strides throughout his first time period, which come with rating a few of the top-five analysis universities, last the $1.4-billion Energize marketing campaign, turning into the highest startup author among analysis establishments in Canada, hiking to the highest 3 in line with cent within the Instances Upper Training world sustainability rating, and setting up an formidable framework to advance the college’s targets over the following decade.
“A lot of this used to be achieved towards the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to important price range demanding situations. Dr. McCauley has located UCalgary as a powerful neighborhood spouse via attracting main leading edge partnerships that can lend a hand arc the college and the town of Calgary to a more potent long run. The excellent comments the committee gained throughout the evaluate procedure displays the campus and wider communities’ give a boost to for Dr. McCauley and his imaginative and prescient for the college.”
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McCauley’s UCalgary roots run deep, having served as a professor, Tier 1 Canada Analysis Chair and vice-president (analysis) earlier than entering into the function of president on Jan. 1, 2019. Taking a look ahead, he goals to capitalize at the momentum of his first time period and give a boost to the college’s focal point on pupil enjoy, analysis, neighborhood connections and transdisciplinary collaboration.
“Having been part of the College of Calgary circle of relatives for greater than 30 years, serving because the 9th president and vice-chancellor has been an implausible honour,” says McCauley. “I’d love to thank the Presidential Evaluation Committee, the Board of Governors and all those that participated within the evaluate procedure, together with scholars, alumni, college, personnel and neighborhood individuals. It’s a privilege to serve this college. Our college is on an implausible adventure to give a boost to the sector round us, and I sit up for running in combination to succeed in our subsequent milestones.”
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On behalf of the Board, Sankappanavar expressed her appreciation to the Presidential Evaluation Committee for his or her time and willpower. Individuals come with:
- Cody Church — Board vice-chair (committee vice-chair)
- Deborah Yedlin — Chancellor Emerita
- Nancy Foster, Mark Herman and Heather Christie-Burns — Governors appointed via the Govt Committee of the Board
- Barb McCutcheon — Alberta Union of Public Workers (AUPE) consultant
- David Stewart —The School Affiliation College of Calgary (TUCFA) consultant
- Aziz Akbari — Control and Skilled Team of workers (MaPS) govt committee consultant
- Sandra Davidson — Deans’ Council consultant
- Mary Grantham, O’Brien and Hussein Warsame — Normal Colleges Council representatives
- Patrick Lor — Board of Administrators of the Alumni Affiliation consultant
- Nicole Schmidt — Scholars’ Union (SU) consultant
- Tanille Shandro — Graduate Scholars’ Affiliation (GSA) consultant