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Friday, March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020 To all Members of the Carleton Community, As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve in the Ottawa region and around the world, we have been constantly re-evaluating our plans in light of new information. Being both prepared and flexible is essential to making the best possible decisions at the right time.... More
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Visit Carleton’s COVID-19 website. To all Members of the Carleton Community. The COVID-19 situation has continued to evolve since my message of earlier this week. Notably, two cases have now been identified in Ottawa. At the present time, there are no COVID-19 cases in the Carleton community. There are, however, a few individuals who are... More
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Dear Members of the Carleton Community, I am writing regarding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that continues to raise concerns across the globe. At this time, the health risks to our community remain low, but we are monitoring the situation very carefully, and continue to follow the advice of public health organizations and... More
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Dear Members of the Carleton Community, With the Service Excellence Awards ceremony just around the corner, we want to take time to reflect on the role we all play in making Carleton University an exceptional place to study, work and live. The Service Excellence Awards provide an opportunity to recognize your colleagues for their... More
Monday, January 13, 2020
To All Members of the Carleton Community, Universities across Canada have been devastated by the loss of community members in the Tehran plane crash. To honour the lives of the victims, a national moment of silence will be held at 1 p.m. EST this Wednesday, Jan. 15. I encourage you to observe this minute... More
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
To All Members of the Carleton Community, Carleton University is mourning the tragic loss of two members of our community. Fareed Arasteh, a PhD student in biology, was aboard the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Tehran killing all 176 passengers and crew, including 63 Canadians. Also on the flight was biology alumnus Mansour Pourjam.... More
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Hi Everybody, Welcome back to our beautiful campus and Happy New Year! I hope you had wonderful holidays and that you are rested, ready and excited for 2020. We have great momentum as we enter a new decade. At 31,500 students, we are larger than ever and applications to our programs continue to rise.... More
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
To All Members of the Carleton Community, Please join me in celebrating the great news that Carleton University placed 35th out of 780 ranked universities around the globe – as well as first in Ontario and second in Canada – in the 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings that measure campus sustainability. Universities were... More
Thursday, December 5, 2019
To All Members of the Carleton Community, I am pleased to let you know that at its meeting of Dec. 4, 2019, the Carleton Board of Governors approved the renewal of Suzanne Blanchard as Vice-President, (Students and Enrolments) (VPSE). The board was acting on the unanimous recommendation of the VPSE Re-appointment Advisory Committee, which... More
Thursday, November 7, 2019
To All Members of the Carleton Community, The latest Re$earch Infosource rankings of Canada’s top research universities show Carleton posted the country’s biggest increase in research funding among all comprehensive and medical universities. Sponsored research income from external sources – a proxy for research quality and impact - jumped to... More
Monday, October 28, 2019
To All Members of the Carleton Community, Suzanne Blanchard will soon be entering the final year of her six-year term as Vice-President (Students and Enrolment) and has stated her willingness to seek a second term. Following the appointment guidelines of the Board of Governors, a review committee has been convened and has begun the... More
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
To All Members of the Carleton Community, Last year, throughout the extensive consultation and review of Carleton’s Sexual Violence Policy, a number of excellent proposals to prevent sexual violence on our campus came forward from members of our community. Carleton committed to capture these actionable tactics in a separate document, referred to... More
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