2004-2005
News Release
REF NO.: 101
SUBJECT: President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to visit Memorial University
DATE: November 10, 2004
Note to editors:
The president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Claire Morris, will visit St. John’s from Nov. 16-17. Ms. Morris was named president and CEO of the AUCC for a five-year term, which began on April 5, 2004. She is the first woman appointed to serve as president of AUCC. She will be in St. John’s to meet with various university and government officials and to speak at the Waterford Valley Rotary Club on Nov. 17.
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is the voice of Canada's universities representing 92 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges. Since 1911, the AUCC have provided strong and effective representation for members, in Canada and abroad. The association’s mandate is to facilitate the development of public policy on higher education and to encourage cooperation among universities and governments, industry, communities, and institutions in other countries.
Please see the attachment which follows this release for a bio of Claire Morris.
Claire Morris - Biography
Claire Morris was deputy minister of intergovernmental affairs in the Privy Council Office of Canada since May 2002. She joined the Government of Canada in December 1998, serving first as associate deputy minister and then as deputy minister of Human Resources Development Canada, deputy minister of Labour and concurrently chair of the Employment Insurance Commission. Among major policy initiatives launched during her term were the skills and learning agenda, the early childhood development agreement, parental leave, and the homelessness initiative.
Ms. Morris brings to her new position at AUCC a deep and comprehensive understanding of federal-provincial relations and regional sensibilities. Prior to joining the federal government, Ms. Morris was New Brunswick's top-ranked civil servant, serving as secretary to the provincial cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council. She had previously served in a number of increasingly senior positions, including deputy minister of health and community services. Throughout her various roles in New Brunswick, she contributed to policy development that led to changes in New Brunswick's decision-making process and established stronger links between social and economic policy.
Ms. Morris has a longstanding interest in Canada's universities, and has served as a member of the board of governors of St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, as a sessional lecturer at that university as well as at the Université de Moncton, and as guest lecturer at Queen's University's program for public service executives. Ms. Morris served as vice-chair of the advisory board to the faculty of administration at the University of New Brunswick, as well as chair of the Maritime Rhodes Scholarship selection committee.
A native of Ottawa, the fluently bilingual Ms. Morris holds a bachelor of arts and master's of social work from the University of Toronto. In 1995, she received the Public Policy Forum Award, and in 2000 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick.
REF NO.: 101
SUBJECT: President of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to visit Memorial University
DATE: November 10, 2004
Note to editors:
The president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Claire Morris, will visit St. John’s from Nov. 16-17. Ms. Morris was named president and CEO of the AUCC for a five-year term, which began on April 5, 2004. She is the first woman appointed to serve as president of AUCC. She will be in St. John’s to meet with various university and government officials and to speak at the Waterford Valley Rotary Club on Nov. 17.
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is the voice of Canada's universities representing 92 Canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university-degree level colleges. Since 1911, the AUCC have provided strong and effective representation for members, in Canada and abroad. The association’s mandate is to facilitate the development of public policy on higher education and to encourage cooperation among universities and governments, industry, communities, and institutions in other countries.
Please see the attachment which follows this release for a bio of Claire Morris.
Claire Morris - Biography
Claire Morris was deputy minister of intergovernmental affairs in the Privy Council Office of Canada since May 2002. She joined the Government of Canada in December 1998, serving first as associate deputy minister and then as deputy minister of Human Resources Development Canada, deputy minister of Labour and concurrently chair of the Employment Insurance Commission. Among major policy initiatives launched during her term were the skills and learning agenda, the early childhood development agreement, parental leave, and the homelessness initiative.
Ms. Morris brings to her new position at AUCC a deep and comprehensive understanding of federal-provincial relations and regional sensibilities. Prior to joining the federal government, Ms. Morris was New Brunswick's top-ranked civil servant, serving as secretary to the provincial cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council. She had previously served in a number of increasingly senior positions, including deputy minister of health and community services. Throughout her various roles in New Brunswick, she contributed to policy development that led to changes in New Brunswick's decision-making process and established stronger links between social and economic policy.
Ms. Morris has a longstanding interest in Canada's universities, and has served as a member of the board of governors of St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, as a sessional lecturer at that university as well as at the Université de Moncton, and as guest lecturer at Queen's University's program for public service executives. Ms. Morris served as vice-chair of the advisory board to the faculty of administration at the University of New Brunswick, as well as chair of the Maritime Rhodes Scholarship selection committee.
A native of Ottawa, the fluently bilingual Ms. Morris holds a bachelor of arts and master's of social work from the University of Toronto. In 1995, she received the Public Policy Forum Award, and in 2000 was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick.
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