{"id":1113,"date":"2020-03-03T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/?page_id=1113"},"modified":"2024-09-24T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:39:00","slug":"board-report-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/board-report-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Report to the Board of Governors (March 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Click here<\/a> to view a PDF version of the report.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community and Reputation Highlights<\/font><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Honouring the Victims of Iran Airplane Tragedy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of Carleton University students, faculty, staff and members of the broader Ottawa and Iranian-Canadian communities gathered on campus on Jan. 15 to honour and celebrate the lives of two members of our community and of all those who died in this terrible tragedy. Fareed Arasteh was a PhD student and teaching assistant in the Biology Department at Carleton, and Mansour Pourjam was a Biology alumnus. \u201cThere is nothing more tragic than the loss of young life, and we are all mourning for Fareed and for Mansour,\u201d said Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon. \u201cOn behalf of the university, I would like to offer my most sincere and heartfelt condolences to their families, friends and colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Successful Start for Raven<\/em> Magazine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Raven<\/em> magazine \u2014 a new showcase for the important and inspiring work of Carleton faculty, students, staff, alumni and the university\u2019s community partners \u2014 went out into the world in early February The 72-page print magazine, produced by the Department of University Communications (DUC) with support from the Office of the President and Office of the Provost, is a celebration of Carleton\u2019s sense of purpose and powerful momentum. \u201cIn today\u2019s era of digital overload and fake news, launching a print publication is an act of countercultural resistance,\u201d President Benoit-Antoine Bacon writes in the debut winter 2020 issue. \u201cIt carries the insistence that these words and pictures are real, meaningful and lasting \u2014 that these stories matter.\u201d Raven<\/em> is edited by DUC Senior Writer Dan Rubinstein, a National Magazine Award-winning writer and editor and a former editor at Canadian Geographic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carleton Ranks 2nd in Canada and 35th in the World for Campus Sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carleton has placed 35th among 780 ranked universities \u2014 as well as first in Ontario and second in Canada \u2014 in the 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, which measure campus sustainability around the globe. Universities participating in the ranking were evaluated on six indicators: setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste management, water, transportation, and education. \u201cCarleton is among the top universities in the world for sustainability policies, practices and campus infrastructure,\u201d said President Benoit-Antoine Bacon. \u201cWe\u2019re not only making our campus more sustainable, we\u2019re integrating research, education and sustainability as one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carleton Excels in 2019 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The results of the 2019 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey are in and they look better than ever. Overall, Carleton has maintained the improved satisfaction level achieved in 2016, and was significantly higher in a number of areas than the provincial average, particularly for master\u2019s students. They reported a higher level of satisfaction in terms of student life experience and were more likely to recommend Carleton to others considering their program. Both master\u2019s and doctoral students rated the overall quality of teaching, support from non-academic staff and opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary work significantly higher than at other Ontario universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launching the TVO Indigenous Hub at Carleton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carleton and TVO\u2019s Ontario Hubs, along with The Agenda<\/em> host Steve Paikin, celebrated the launch of the new TVO Indigenous Hub at Carleton\u2019s School of Journalism and Communication in December. The hub and its TVO journalist-inresidence, Shelby Lisk, will amplify Indigenous voices that are under-represented in today\u2019s current affairs stories and analysis. Lisk is an artist, writer and photographer from Belleville, Ont., close to her roots at Kenht\u00e8:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory). At the same time, Carleton officially opened the new TVO studio, operated in Southam Hall by Carleton\u2019s Teaching and Learning Services, which will also become a valuable resource for Carleton and media outlets seeking expert commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left to right: TVO Executive Producer Kathy Vey, TVO Indigenous Hub journalist Shelby Lisk, Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Haida Elder Prof. John Kelly and The Agenda host Steve Paikin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Bridgehead Coffee and Sprott School of Business Launch Educational Partnership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carleton\u2019s Sprott School of Business and Bridgehead Coffee have announced an educational partnership that represents their shared vision for the future of business and a desire to develop the next generation of changemakers who will make a positive impact in the world. \u201cWe are thrilled to be partnering with Bridgehead,\u201d said Sprott Dean Dana Brown. \u201cAs a business school, we need to be preparing the next generation of business influencers to really think differently about how they set up their business, to consider their social impact and the well-being of society. Working with Bridgehead will give us a great opportunity to profile a business that has social impact, a positive effect on its community, and one that is led by a dynamic female entrepreneur.\u201d The partnership will bring a Bridgehead outlet to the Nicol Building, the future home of the Sprott School of Business, which is currently under construction and expected to open in winter 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carleton Wraps Up Cinquecento Celebration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The organizers of Cinquecento had a vision: a year of events with international scholars and performers in celebration of Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years after his death, that would illuminate some of the lesser-known aspects of his life. They took a page from da Vinci\u2019s book, said Angelo Mingarelli, chair of Carleton\u2019s Leonardo 2019 committee. They just went for it. \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible year,\u201d said Mingarelli. \u201cWe now have more people interested in Leonardo, the community responded and Carleton did way more than I expected.\u201d Da Vinci has long been considered a genius. Thanks to Cinquecento, his complex and human facets have become more widely known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Angelo Mingarelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Book Arts Lab Opens in MacOdrum Library<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Book Arts Lab has opened at the MacOdrum Library, offering a hands-on experience with everything from printing, bookbinding and papermaking to printmaking and calligraphy. The space includes seating, a screen for instruction and teaching, and a separate print room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Patti Harper, the head of research support services at Carleton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Industry Demand for Carleton Co-op Students Continues to Grow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We have seen a 10 per cent increase in winter co-op job postings since the same time last year. As of January 2020, a total of 1,595 jobs were posted for the winter 2020 co-op job search. This is an increase of 150 jobs compared to the same time last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experiential Learning Pilot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carleton is participating in a one-year pilot program to explore and evaluate the potential use of Riipen at our institution. Riipen is a collaboration platform for experiential learning between post-secondary institutions, educators, industry partners and students. As part of the pilot program, we have access to a wealth of resources, including dedicated instructor support from Riipen to help you use the platform successfully. There is no cost for instructors or students to use this tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PMBA Successfully Launched<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Sprott School of Business had a successful launch of its Professional MBA program this past fall. Thirty-one students, who are between the ages of 29 and 57 and have an average of 12.5 years of work experience, enrolled. The program courses are delivered on alternating Friday-Saturdays to allow candidates to balance work and life demands with continuing their education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carleton\u2019s new Hobin Prize in Architecture and City Building was announced in December. It was established to recognize outstanding work produced by students in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism. Each year, the endowment will award several monetary prizes to students in the fourth-year undergraduate studio, which focuses on housing and community building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Catherine Bonier and architect Barry Hobin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Awards and Appointments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Achievement Awards (administered by the Office of the Provost and Vice- President (Academic) and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)) have been announced. Recipients will be honoured at an awards presentation event in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n