University of Guelph’s president is resigning

The University of Guelph volition statesman the hunt for a caller president and vice-chancellor.

Charlotte Yates announced that she is resigning effectual Thursday, Nov. 7.

“The determination to permission my relation arsenic president of the University of Guelph is simply a hard one,” said Yates successful a statement.

“I person loved my clip present and been arrogant to service arsenic the archetypal pistillate president of this large institution.”

No crushed was fixed arsenic to wherefore Yates is leaving her presumption close away. She did hint that the pandemic and the years pursuing played a relation successful her determination to retire.

“After a tumultuous past 5 years… it is clip for maine to measurement speech for idiosyncratic other to instrumentality the helm,” she said.

Yates started her tenure astatine the University of Guelph successful 2015 arsenic provost and vice-president of academics. She was appointed to the relation of president and vice-chancellor successful 2021.

In a quality release, Yates was instrumental successful expanding the veterinary school, securing authorities backing for the OMAFRA partnership, improving the University’s estimation successful engineering and cybersecurity, and enabling the aboriginal enlargement of the Lang School of Business and Economics, and the occurrence of the Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise.

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She was besides capable to fundraise much than $150 cardinal to fortify the institution’s future.

“Under her guidance, we person achieved singular milestones and fostered a assemblage of inclusivity and world excellence,” said Nancy Brown Andison, chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Rene Van Acker has been installed arsenic the interim president and vice-chancellor until a successor is found.