The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors announced the appointment of Dr. Wendy Rodgers as ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s seventh President and Vice-Chancellor on May 6, 2024, marking the end of a 12-month presidential search process. We are excited to welcome a visionary leader who shares our enthusiasm for this extraordinary post-secondary institution. Read the announcement
The Presidential Search Committee thanks members of the campus community for their thoughtful input throughout the process and all those who expressed interest in the position. The search attracted an incredibly competitive field of candidates.
The Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald, consisted of six Senate-selected and six Board of Governors-selected members (see below).
The search for the new president included a number of opportunities for input from a wide range of representatives of the University community. The Presidential Search Committee was committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to an open, transparent, and rigorous process. On behalf of the Committee, the Chair communicated frequently with the University community to keep them informed on progress and ways to provide input.
Contributions from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders were critical to ensuring the Presidential Search Committee had a clear vision of what the next President and Vice-Chancellor should look like, to ensure their qualities align with the University’s values and mission. Learn more about the presidential search process.
Presidential Search Committee
Chair
Shannon MacDonald, Chair, Governance and Appeals Committee, Board of Governors
Dr. Wendy Rodgers has been appointed by the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors as the seventh President and Vice-Chancellor after a comprehensive 12-month search. She will assume the role on June 1, 2024.
The following message from the Chair of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors, announcing the president-designate, was emailed to students, staff, and faculty on May 6, 2024.
Members of the campus community have an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback regarding the three finalist candidates for the position of President and Vice-Chancellor via an online form until 11:59 pm, March 24, 2024.
In a message issued on March 5, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors, invited the campus community to attend upcoming fireside chats with the finalist candidates for the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® presidential search.
In this message from ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald, she updates the campus community on the status of presidential search process.
Shannon MacDonald, chair of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors and the Presidential Search Committee, updated the campus community on October 30, about the progress being made by the Search Committee.
The following message was distributed to students and faculty and staff on August 23, 2023, by ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Communications on behalf of Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Board of Governors and Chair of the Presidential Search Committee.
The Presidential Search Committee will be holding a Community Forum on August 22 as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process to select a new President and Vice-Chancellor.
The Presidential Search Committee launched an today as part of the consultation phase of the 12-month search process that will select a new President and Vice-Chancellor for the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®.