{"id":430,"date":"2026-09-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chrb-taskforce\/?p=430"},"modified":"2026-09-28T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:00:18","slug":"president-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chrb-taskforce\/2026\/president-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the President on the Presidential &#038; Provostial Task Force on Community Healing, Rebuilding and Belonging"},"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                        Message from the President on the Presidential &#038; Provostial Task Force on Community Healing, Rebuilding and Belonging\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello colleagues, students and friends,<br><br>With the new academic year in full swing, I\u2019d like to remind our entire community about one of the most important initiatives under way at Carleton University \u2014 and why your contribution matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Presidential and Provostial Task Force on Community Healing, Rebuilding and Belonging was established to rebuild trust, strengthen relationships and foster a deeper sense of belonging. For information on upcoming consultation sessions and how to share your experiences and perspectives, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/chrb-taskforce\/2026\/consultation-sessions-registration-open\/\">Task Force\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please watch my message below to learn more about the work we are doing and why your participation is essential to help us get to a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Presidential &amp; Provostial Task Force on Community Healing, Rebuilding and Belonging\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0vAiLQW0TE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Sincerely,<br><br><strong>Wisdom Tettey<\/strong><br>President and Vice-Chancellor<br>Carleton University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello colleagues, students and friends, With the new academic year in full swing, I\u2019d like to remind our entire community about one of the most important initiatives under way at Carleton University \u2014 and why your contribution matters. 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