{"id":1816,"date":"2024-12-18T09:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2024-12-18T10:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:20:08","slug":"reflecting-on-2024-and-looking-ahead-to-carletons-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/2024\/reflecting-on-2024-and-looking-ahead-to-carletons-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to Carleton\u2019s Bright Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to Carleton\u2019s Bright Future\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Dear colleagues and students, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the fall term comes to an end and we prepare to say farewell to 2024, I\u2019d like to extend my deepest thanks to each and every member of the Carleton community for everything you have done for the university this semester and since I began serving as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor just over 15 months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your commitment to Carleton \u2014 and to being a smart, caring community that inspires
and empowers positive change \u2014 is truly inspiring. I know that you will extend a warm welcome and offer the same support to\u00a0Wisdom Tettey<\/a>\u00a0when he becomes Carleton\u2019s 17th President and Vice-Chancellor on January 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is my sincerest wish that you enjoy some rest and relaxation over the holidays and immerse yourself in quality time with family, friends and loved ones. This time of year is traditionally one for reflection, and I have much to be grateful for as I look back at the 16 years that I have been at Carleton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a great honour and privilege to serve as Dean of the Sprott School of Business during an exciting period of growth for Sprott, which included planning for and the construction of the\u00a0Nicol Building<\/a>, one of the jewels of our campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am also grateful for what we accomplished together while serving as Provost and Vice-President (Academic). In 2020, the\u00a0Strategic Integrated Plan<\/a>\u00a0was launched and since then we have been making good on our promise to share knowledge and shape the future, to serve Ottawa and the world and to strive for wellness and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the many shared successes, I am particularly proud of the 2020 release, by the\u00a0Carleton University Strategic Indigenous Initiatives Committee<\/a>, of the\u00a0Kin\u00e0m\u00e0gawin<\/a>\u00a0report, the university\u2019s revitalized Indigenous strategy, and of our\u00a0EDI Action Plan<\/a>, which was launched in 2021. We are making tremendous strides in both of these important areas, but as was noted in the Kin\u00e0m\u00e0gawin report, \u201cThis work is far from over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s an important reminder for all of us. We should celebrate our successes, including our recent rise in the annual\u00a0Maclean\u2019s rankings<\/a>, our continued surge in research funding and, out of 1.3 million employers, our recognition as one of\u00a0Canada\u2019s Top 100 Employers<\/a>\u00a0for the third straight year. There is no question that Carleton\u2019s profile and reputation, locally and nationally, is on the rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, we must approach challenges such as the current fiscal context with the same dedication and flexibility that helped steer the university through a worldwide pandemic. While Carleton is successful by many measures, if we are to continue to have an impact, we must prepare ourselves for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so it will be good for Carleton to benefit from new and reenergized leadership in time to renew the Strategic Integrated Plan and launch the next major fundraising campaign, and I have absolutely no doubt that the momentum we have built will continue to grow and that the future is bright for Carleton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Convocation ceremonies, I always remind graduating Ravens to stay in touch with us and to not be shy \u2014 to return to the nest for a visit every now and then. I\u2019ll take my own advice as I take flight on this new chapter of life. Until then, take care of yourself and one another and enjoy your well-deserved break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Tomberlin<\/strong>
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
Office of the President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear colleagues and students, As the fall term comes to an end and we prepare to say farewell to 2024, I\u2019d like to extend my deepest thanks to each and every member of the Carleton community for everything you have done for the university this semester and since I began serving as Interim President and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":1085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-messages-speeches"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1816"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1825,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816\/revisions\/1825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/president\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}