WELL DONE DR RHONDA MCEWEN! One other Trini Doing Nice In The World
Trinidadian-born College of the West Indies graduate, Dr Rhonda McEwen has been appointed president and vice-chancellor of Victoria College in The College of Toronto.
The Board of Regents of Victoria College made the announcement Thursday.
McEwen would be the college’s 14th president and vice-chancellor in its 186-year historical past, starting on July 1, 2022. She presently serves as College of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) vice-principal, educational and dean with oversight of all educational programmes, planning and coverage, school, instructing and studying, and educational expertise.
“The Board of Regents is thrilled to welcome an instructional chief whose profession exemplifies the beliefs of mental curiosity and engaged dialog, that are so deeply embedded within the ethos of Victoria College,” stated Cynthia Crysler, Chair of the Board of Regents, in a launch. “Dr McEwen has led transformative educational programmes and initiatives at U of T that put together college students for a quickly altering world. As a researcher, her deal with communications know-how is rigorous and impactful and her management in supporting fairness, variety, inclusion and entry has garnered help throughout the U of T group.”
As an instructional chief, Dr McEwen has grown programmes that reply to the worldwide surroundings and are pushed by innovation. As director of the Institute of Communication, Tradition, Info & Know-how (ICCIT) at UTM, she reworked the programme to a stand-alone unit with a brand new skilled expertise certificates in digital media, communication and know-how. Enrolment grew by greater than 20 per cent and scholar retention improved to greater than 90 per cent, the discharge said.
“I’m honoured to be becoming a member of the Vic group of scholars, school and alumni the place instructing and studying are pushed by curiosity and conscience by way of excellent educational choices and signature studying experiences, and whose college students and school embrace inclusive schooling,” stated McEwen. “I do know that Vic’s iconic campus and fantastic sense of place will proceed to encourage me as we construct on the College’s file of success.”
McEwen is a Canada Analysis Chair in Tactile Interfaces, Communication and Cognition. She is the recipient of Social Sciences and Humanities Analysis Council (SSHRC) Perception Grants that discover the potential makes use of of rising applied sciences in scholar growth and participation. She co-authored the peer-reviewed ebook Understanding Tablets from Early Childhood to Maturity and her analysis has been shared in additional than 47 peer reviewed journal articles, convention proceedings, and books, the discharge said.
