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 Presidential Mandate, 2009-2014THE MANDATE FOR TRENT’S 7TH PRESIDENT Presidential involvement is crucial to many activities in the University and elsewhere. The President must be a hands-on CEO, ultimately responsible for ensuring that the University is pursuing its mission. The President will also ensure that academic freedom, institutional autonomy and the quality of teaching, research and administration are preserved and enhanced, and that the University is fiscally sustainable and accountable. External relations often require the personal involvement of the President, be they building or sustaining institutional relationships locally, provincially and nationally; promoting post-secondary education; or seeking gifts and grants. Trent’s 7th President will be expected to carry forward several current initiatives including leading the University community in a culture of stewardship and participating in the new Centres of Knowledge philanthropic model, implementing and updating various institutional plans, and developing collaborative partnerships. In addition to these ongoing priorities and leadership requirements, the Board of Governors gives the President a mandate which is reflected in annual Presidential objectives and tracked through annual performance reviews. This mandate is essentially a change agenda for the next President’s term of office, the five years leading up to the celebration of Trent’s 50th anniversary. The mandate for the 7th President is to:
This mandate will be challenging and can only be pursued successfully with the support of a team of vice-presidents, deans and directors to whom elements of the administration of the University can be delegated under the overall strategic and tactical direction of the President. |
