{"id":9620,"date":"2019-12-05T10:35:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/?p=9620"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T14:03:50","slug":"bog-summary-dec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/2019\/bog-summary-dec\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Governors Meeting Summary: Dec. 4, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Board of Governors Meeting Summary: Dec. 4, 2019\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The Carleton University Board of Governors met on December 4, 2019. Dan Fortin, Vice-Chair, acted as Chair of the Board at the meeting. Minutes from the meeting will be posted on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/board-reporting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board of Governors website<\/a>&nbsp;once available. The following are highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"presentation-by-mayor-jim-watson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation by Mayor Jim Watson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board was pleased to welcome Mayor Jim Watson, proud alumnus and former member of the Board of Governors. Mayor Watson spoke to his experience and relationship with Carleton as well as how the university and the city can continue to partner together to further benefit the greater Ottawa community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2020-2021-operating-budget-framework-approved\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020\/2021 Operating Budget Framework Approved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton has been able to maintain a balanced budget for a number of years and expects to do so again in 2020-2021. The planning process has started and is designed to end with the approval of the operating budget by the Board in April. Planning assumptions for 2020-2021 include conservative enrolment growth, stable revenues from government and tuition fees, and possible strategic reinvestment in key priorities such as student success, research excellence and reputational initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"re-appointment-of-vice-president-students-and-enrolment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re-appointment of Vice-President (Students and Enrolment)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board was pleased to approve the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/2019\/re-appointment-suzanne-blanchard-vp-students-enrolment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">re-appointment of Suzanne Blanchard<\/a> as Vice-President (Students and Enrolment), in line with the unanimous recommendation of the Re-appointment Advisory Committee that conducted a full review process this fall. The Board noted that Suzanne is a pillar of strength in the Carleton community, citing her numerous accomplishments within the Students and Enrolment portfolio over the last five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"cuisic-calls-to-action-presented\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CUISIC Calls to Action Presented<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Governors was pleased to receive the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenousinitiatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton University Indigenous Strategic Initiatives Committee (CUISIC)<\/a> Calls to Action and offer thanks to the committee members. As this process moves into implementation, any action under the purview of the Board of Governors will in due course be brought back to the Board for approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"strategic-integrated-plan-update\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Integrated Plan Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An update on the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strategic Integrated Plan (SIP)<\/a> process was presented by the SIP Co-Chairs. The presentation included a summary of the activity timeline, including over 40 consultation sessions, and the preliminary strategic directions that are emerging from the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"strategic-mandate-agreement-update\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Mandate Agreement Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Bacon and Lorraine Dyke, Deputy Provost (Academic Operations and Planning) provided an update on the third Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA-3) negotiations with the provincial government, which are occurring in parallel with the Strategic Integrated Plan process. Carleton met with government representatives in early November and discussions were productive. Negotiations will unfold in the new year and the process is expected to be concluded by the end of March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"presidents-report\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">President\u2019s Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Bacon provided an update on recent activities and accomplishments that have taken place throughout Carleton since the September Board meeting. You can access the full report on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/board-report-dec-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President\u2019s website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"governor-spotlight-kim-furlong\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governor Spotlight: Kim Furlong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board of Governors consists of 32 volunteers representing the Carleton community, like Carleton alumna Kim Furlong. A trusted advisor to governments, associations and corporations, Kim joined the Board of Governors in 2019 as a community-at-large member. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/2019\/governor-spotlight-kim-furlong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more about Kim.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"next-meeting-march-12-2020\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Meeting: March 12, 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next Board of Governors meeting is March 12, 2020. More information on the items approved as well as minutes from previous meetings can be found on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/board-reporting\/2019-2020\/\">Board of Governors website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dan Fortin<br>\nVice- Chair, Carleton University Board of Governors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>To learn more about the Carleton University Board of Governors, including membership, meeting schedule and official minutes, visit&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/boardofgovernors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carleton University Board of Governors met on December 4, 2019. Dan Fortin, Vice-Chair, acted as Chair of the Board at the meeting. Minutes from the meeting will be posted on the&nbsp;Board of Governors website&nbsp;once available. The following are highlights: Presentation by Mayor Jim Watson The Board was pleased to welcome Mayor Jim Watson, proud [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":9417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[57,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dec-2019","category-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9620"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10409,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9620\/revisions\/10409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/boardofgovernors\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}