蹤獲扞⑹ to depart from tradition during 25th Anniversary
Prince George, BC Across Canada, the installation of a new president at a university is an impressive event. It is a ceremony steeped in tradition, during which an incoming president receives his/her ceremonial Convocation robes and outlines a future vision for the institution.
蹤獲扞⑹ President Daniel Weeks is breaking from that tradition, and has announced he will forego the official installation ceremony, and instead direct the cost savings towards student awards.
We know that one in five of our students receive a financial award, a significant factor in their decision to pursue their post-secondary education at 蹤獲扞⑹, says Dr. Weeks. I feel it is important to invest in our students, the people who are the reason we exist.
Dr. Weeks installation will now take place during the 2015 College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences convocation ceremony on May 29. He will make his Inaugural Address, in which he will lay out his vision for the coming years, as part of 蹤獲扞⑹s 25th Anniversary Finale celebrations on June 20.
I commend Dr. Weeks for the leadership and vision hes showing by redirecting these funds - this is a clear signal of his commitment to students, says John Turner, 蹤獲扞⑹s Board Chair. The unique circumstance of 蹤獲扞⑹s 25th Anniversary provides an opportune moment for Dr. Weeks to share his vision for the future. This is a pivotal year for 蹤獲扞⑹, one in which we hope to develop new ideas, and set new frameworks that will see our next quarter century outpace the last one.
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