{"id":282,"date":"2024-11-01T08:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T12:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2025-04-29T08:48:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:48:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"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-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        About\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p>The Students and Enrolment division is comprised of numerous units with a broad reach across all aspects of the university experience. The division supports students from their first point of contact with Carleton, through to graduation and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dark-grey is-style-dark-grey--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/about\/our-units\/\">Our Units<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-grey is-style-light-grey--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/strategic-plan\/\">Strategic Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/11\/RESIZEDAsk-Me-Group.png); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\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-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row-reverse mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-7xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 60%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Vice-President (Students and Enrolment)\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>As the Vice-President (Students and Enrolment), Suzanne Blanchard oversees a comprehensive range of services aimed at enhancing student recruitment, enrolment, and overall well-being. This role includes responsibility for undergraduate and international recruitment, student health and wellness services, academic advising, career services and various student support offices. A key focus is placed on experiential learning opportunities, ensuring students gain practical, hands-on experience to complement their academic studies. Additionally, Suzanne manages ancillary services such as housing, dining, and recreation, and also fulfills the role of University Registrar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/cu-people\/suzanne-blanchard\/\">More about the Vice-President<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"cu-textmedia-bgimg flex-1 rounded-xl bg-no-repeat bg-cover \" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/11\/RESIZEDSuzanne-Blanchard.png); background-position: 41% 39%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"organizational-excellence-awards\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Organizational Excellence Awards\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Bronze\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Awarded Excellence, Innovation and Wellness Bronze by Excellence Canada in 2019\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Gold\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Awarded Organizational Excellence Gold by Excellence Canada in 2023\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100  border-l-8 border-l-cu-red \">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 px-6 py-4 overflow-hidden cu-card-stats\">\n                    <p class=\"text-2xl font-semibold text-cu-black-800 group-hover:text-cu-red md:text-3xl @xs:lg:text-4xl\">\n                Platinum\n            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-600 @sm:md:text-lg\">\n                Awarded Organizational Excellence Platinum by Excellence Canada in 2024\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-aspiration\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Aspiration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We will empower our students to leverage the power of higher education to be a force for good by supporting them in achieving their academic, personal and professional potential through exceptional programs and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-values\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion: <\/strong>We believe in respectful, diverse, accessible and equitable environments where we continuously strive towards inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Collaboration:<\/strong> We engage internal and external community partners, embedding collaboration in our actions and culture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Employee Wellness:<\/strong> We value, respect and recognize our employees, supporting their wellness to create positive work environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Innovation: <\/strong>We believe in developing innovative solutions to complex problems, striving for excellence through continuous improvement, with a focus on sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"green-workplace\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Service Excellence: <\/strong>We embrace the principles of Service Excellence in all that we do by being caring, professional, reliable, courteous and treating each person as an individual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\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-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Green Workplaces\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainability\/get-involved\/for-staff-faculty\/green-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Workplace Program<\/a> is a self-guided certification program that challenges the Carleton community to take the lead in promoting sustainable practices in the workplace. Below is a list of units within Students and Enrolment that are currently certified workplaces on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\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-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/11\/GreenWorkplace_Silver.png\" alt=\"The Carleton Green Workplace silver level symbol\" class=\"wp-image-771\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"silver\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Silver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessibility Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admissions Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-operative Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Admissions and Recruitment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Student Services Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/11\/GreenWorkplace_Gold.png\" alt=\"The Carleton Green Workplace gold level symbol\" class=\"wp-image-772\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"gold\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Academic Advising Centre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Campus Card Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centre for Student Academic Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From Intention to Action<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health and Counselling Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information Carleton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office of Student Affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registrar&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scheduling and Examination Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Experience Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Systems Support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/students-enrolment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/11\/GreenWorkplace_Green.png\" alt=\"The Carleton Green Workplace green level symbol\" class=\"wp-image-773\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"green\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Awards and Financial Aid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Housing and Residence Life 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