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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
March 29, 2022 Key Messages: Like other universities in Ontario, Carleton will suspend vaccination and mask requirements starting May 1, 2022. As we may have to reinstate vaccine mandates at a later time, faculty and staff are still required to attest to their vaccination status in cuScreen. All individuals are strongly recommended to be... More
Monday, March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022 Good morning everyone, There are arguably only two forces at play in this world – love and fear. When terrible events take centre stage, the balance can tip in favour of fear and the world can feel unstable, unwelcoming, even ugly. It is essential that we keep our eyes open and... More
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
February 14, 2022 To All Members of the Carleton Community, Dr. Rafik Goubran will soon be entering the final year of his first six-year term as Vice-President (Research & International) and has stated his willingness to seek a second term. Following the appointment guidelines of the Board of Governors, an Advisory Committee has been... More
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
To all Members of the Carleton Community, We write to provide a summary of measures in place on campus as we prepare to resume our safe and gradual return to campus on Monday, February 7. As always, the health and safety of all members of the Carleton community is our top priority. All protocols... More
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
January 18, 2022 Good morning everyone, I hope that you were able to enjoy restful holidays and that your winter semester is off to a good start under the circumstances. Let me start by wishing everyone all the best for 2022, in the hope that we will see, over the course of the year,... More
Thursday, December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021 Hello everyone, As we prepare to head into the winter holidays, we are seeing the Omicron variant spread at an unprecedented rate. Projections by the Ontario Science Advisory Table indicate that new cases in the province could reach 10,000 per day by December 31. In this context, following discussions with public... More
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
December 1, 2021 Good morning everyone, The coming of December highlights that in a few weeks, the fall 2021 term will successfully draw to a close and we can all enjoy a well-deserved rest over the winter holidays. As always, I want to thank everyone for the flexibility and compassion we continue to demonstrate... More
Thursday, November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021 Good morning everyone, Today is Remembrance Day, a day to honour the generations of women and men who answered the country’s call and fought to keep Canada peaceful and free. To ensure everyone in our community can join together to honour Remembrance Day, we have prepared a commemorative video, which I invite... More
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
October 26, 2021 Good morning everyone, Let me start by sincerely thanking everyone for making our safe and gradual return to campus and the beginning of our academic year so successful. As always, I am truly grateful for all your efforts in the Carleton spirit of creativity, flexibility and compassion. We are already halfway... More
Monday, October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021 Dear Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton is committed to reviewing its Sexual Violence Policy every three years. Our last review was completed in April 2019 and we are now launching a broad and inclusive consultation process towards the next iteration of this important policy. Carleton is committed to being a... More
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
October 5, 2021 Dear Members of the Carleton Community, As mentioned in my recent updates to the community, this fall we are launching a consultation process towards updating our Student Mental Health Framework (SMHF) to version 3.0. The SMHF 2.0 was launched in 2016 and aimed to further enhance student wellbeing and mental health at... More
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 Good morning everyone, We are already two weeks into the start of the term and I want to take a moment to thank everyone for all you have done and continue to do to ensure such a great start to the new academic year. The safe and gradual return to campus... More
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