Nominations now open for next Queen's chancellor

Nominations now open for next Queen's chancellor

The search committee is accepting nominations from the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community until Dec. 4.

November 16, 2020

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The Agnes Benedickson House, the east wing of Summerhill, holds the official residence of the chancellor.

Since the position was first filled in 1877, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s chancellors have served as the ceremonial head of the university and one of the chief ambassadors for its values. Now, the entire Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community is invited to submit nominations for the 15th chancellor, who will be the next in an accomplished line of individuals that includes former Canadian prime ministers, premiers, and governors general.

Anyone in the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ students, faculty, staff, and alumni 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ can submit a nomination between Nov. 9 and Dec. 4. The selected candidate will begin as chancellor on July 1, 2021, following the official end of Chancellor Jim Leech카지노 게임 컬렉션™s tenure.

카지노 게임 컬렉션œThe chancellor is a position of great significance for the university, and we are eager to see nominations for individuals who can best represent our values as an institution moving forward. As we open the nomination process, we are hoping to receive a strong response from the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s community, similar to the excellent response to the request for feedback for the list of desired attributes of the next chancellor,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Lon Knox, 카지노게임사이트 Secretary, whose unit coordinates and supports the search process.

This list of desired attributes has recently been posted to the chancellor search webpage. A draft list of attributes was shared with the university community for consultation on Oct. 19, and the comment period remained open until Nov. 2.

The final list of desired attributes contains 10 items. Among the desired qualities of the next chancellor are commitments to equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism as well as to sustainability. The list also suggests that the next chancellor have a passion for Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s, an appreciation for the teaching and research mission of the university, and national and international esteem.

Chancellor Leech came to the role in 2014, having retired as president and CEO of the Ontario Teachers카지노 게임 컬렉션™ Pension Plan 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ one of the world카지노 게임 컬렉션™s largest pension plans 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ and having previously led Unicorp Canada Corporation and Union Energy Inc. He served as chair of the board of the Mastercard Foundation from 2015 to 2020 and received the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s Diamond Jubilee Medal for his involvement with the True Patriot Love Foundation, which supports Canadian military families. He also was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2014.