{"id":8387,"date":"2018-01-09T14:39:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?post_type=cu_story&#038;p=8387"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:37:59","slug":"carleton-president-welcome-2018","status":"publish","type":"cu_story","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/carleton-president-welcome-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Interim President Kicks off New Term with Welcome Message"},"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-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 pt-24 pb-32 md:pt-28 md:pb-44 lg:pt-36 lg:pb-60 xl:pt-48 xl:pb-72\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-1.jpg); 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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>On the immediate horizon is the negotiation of a purchase agreement for <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/dominion-chalmers-united-church-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominion-Chalmers United Church<\/a>, which the Board of Governors agreed to pursue in December. The downtown church will not only provide access to one of the city\u2019s treasured performance spaces but will serve as a hub that helps Carleton strengthen its connections in the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On campus, the brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/2017\/new-health-sciences-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Sciences Building<\/a> is almost complete and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fmp\/2017\/arise-building-construction-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work continues<\/a> on the Institute for Advanced Research and Innovation in Smart Environments (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montgomerysisam.com\/projects\/carleton-university-arise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARISE<\/a>) project, with construction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/story\/the-nicol-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicol Building<\/a> \u2014&nbsp;the future home of the Sprott School of Business \u2014 next on the agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-8394\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2.jpg\" alt=\"Carleton President Kicks off New Term\" class=\"wp-image-8394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2-700x397.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-2-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Health Sciences Building, pictured in summer 2017, is nearing completion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton is also continuing its efforts to engage with its <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/indigenous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous community<\/a> and to further Indigenize the university through careful dialogue, listening and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of leadership, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/presidential-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presidential search<\/a> remains a top priority for the board, which will continue to provide updates to the university community, and excellent progress is being made on Carleton\u2019s decanal searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the start of the new year, planning for the 2018-\u201819 budget is well underway, with Carleton enjoying one of the strongest financial positions of any university in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video, Summerlee also thanks the Carleton community for helping to make the university\u2019s anniversary celebrations such a success, and for the warm welcomes he has received during his first five months as interim president.<br>\n`<br><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull wp-image-8395 size-full w-screen ml-offset-center cu-max-w-child-max px-4 md:px-6 lg:px-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3.jpg\" alt=\"Carleton President Kicks off New Term\" class=\"wp-image-8395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3-700x397.jpg 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/presidents-welcome-2018-1200w-3-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although 2017 was a busy year for Carleton as the university celebrated its 75th anniversary, 2018 promises to be just as exciting. 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