Bonnie M. Patterson
Trent University President and Vice-Chancellor

Career Highlights

• President and Vice-Chancellor of Trent University, 1998 - present
• President, Council of Ontario Universities, representing 17 universities and two associate member institutions, 1995 - 1998
• Dean, Faculty of Business, Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, encompassing three undergraduate professional schools and four research and education centres, 1990 - 1995
• Special Assistant to the President, Office of the President at Ryerson, 1988 - 1990
• Chair/Professor, School of Administration and Information Management, 1983 - 1988
• Professor, School of Administration and Information Management, Ryerson, teaching expertise in Management, Information Systems and Technology, Systems analysis and Design, Corporate Culture and Career Planning, 1980 - 1998
• Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Department of Administrative Office Management, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, 1975 – 1980 

Government Relations Activities

• Vice Chair, Clean Water Legacy Trust (provincial appointment), 2003 - 2004
• Member, Biotechnology Commercialization Centre Fund Advisory Committee, 1999 - 2000
• Chair, Project Committee, Premier’s Council; co-ordinated research teams of the Council, 1994 - 1995
• Co-Chair, Retail Sectoral Strategy, Working Group on Education and Training, 1994 - 1995
• Member, Board of the Premier’s Council, 1994 - 1995
• Member, Health Industries Advisory Committee, Sectoral Strategy Development, Ontario Ministry of Health, 1993 -1994
• Member, Advisory Panel on Women’s Issues in Business and Industry, established by the Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, 1993 - 1995
• Member, Review and Advisory Committee on the Centres of Excellence, Ontario Technology Fund, 1992 - 1999
• One of 46 people named as a member of the Premier’s Council on Economic Renewal, Province of Ontario, 1991 - 1994

Workshops, Conference Presentation, and Recognition Highlights

A frequent speaker on higher education and strategic planning for technological change, the integration of technology in curriculum, and organizational culture and change, Professor Patterson’s speaking engagements include:

• The Public Relations Dilemma of International Activity-on and off University Campuses, AUCC, Ottawa.
• Internalization: Which Way Forward? A National Forum, Restructuring Post-Secondary Education.
• Exploring an Economy of Care, Civic Round Table Series, the Laidlaw Foundation, Toronto.
• Strategic Planning for Technological Change, Thai-Canadian Association, Bangkok.
• Can Fun and Clout Co-exist? Transforming Management Approaches, Women’s Week, Ryerson.
• University/College Co-operation: The Articulation Challenge, Canada CHRIE Annual Conference, Toronto.
• Higher Education at the Crossroads, Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration; Bryn Mawr College/HERS, PA, USA, 2003
• Annual New President’s Retreat, Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada, Ottawa, 2002-present
• Women in Canada Research Chairs, AUCC, Ottawa, October, 2003
• Investing in Learning Communities, OCCR Partnership and Canadian Urban Institute, Toronto, 2004
• Local Health Integration Networks:  ‘Managing Community and Public Expectations,’ Toronto, November, 2005.
• Association of Canadian and Community Colleges: ‘Current and Future Directions for Collaborative Initiatives;’ joint presentation with President of Fleming College, Victoria, February, 2006
• Association of Commonwealth Universities’ (ACU) PR, Marketing and Communications Network Inaugural Global Conference:  “ PR for the PR Office: Communicating the Value of PR, Marketing and Communications, Toronto, July, 2006.
• Women’s Executive Network: Top 100 Awards; winner in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category; Nov. 2006
• Panel member of Round Table on International Research & Development; World Bank Global Forum on Science &Technology and Innovation; Washington,D.C., February 2007

Education

• 1975           B.A. (administrative studies concentration), Faculty of Social Science, University of Western Ontario
• 1976           Honours degree equivalency year (political and information sciences), University of Western Ontario
• 1979           MLS (information science concentration), University of Western Ontario

Board memberships

• Chair of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC), 2005- present
• Vice-Chair of the Association of Universities and Colleges in Canada (AUCC), 2004-2005     
• Member, Executive Committee, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), 2002 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, AUCC, 2000 – present
• Chair, Board of Directors, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), 2005 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, PRHC, 1999 - present
• Member, Council of Ontario Universities (COU) Executive Committee, 2003 - present
• Member, COU, 1998 – present
• Member, Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), 2002 - present
• Member, Board of Directors, Greater Peterborough Region DNA Cluster, 2004 - present
• Member, President’s Advisory Council, Royal Society of Canada, 2006-present
• Member, Board of Directors, International Consortium on Anti-Virals (ICAV),  2007 - present
• Member, Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, 2000 - 2004
• Trustee, Lakefield College School, Lakefield, Ontario, 1999 - 2004
• Chair, Education Sector, United Way of Peterborough & District, 2001 - 2002
• Member, Board of Directors, Datatel Scholars Foundation, 2000 - 2002
• Member, Centre for Quality Governance Advisory Council, 1997 - 1999
• Co-Chair, Ontario Council for Social, Economic and Environmental Innovation, 1996 - 1998
• Member, Board of Directors, Greater Toronto Airports Authority, 1995 - 1998