Appointment of interim associate vice-president (academic)
Dr. Dennis Peters has been appointed interim associate vice-president (academic), effective August 1, 2023 until July 31, 2024.
Following the call for internal expressions of interest in June, the provost and vice-president (academic) recommended the appointment which was accepted by the president.
Dr. Peters is an experienced professor, researcher and academic leader, currently serving as associate dean, undergraduate studies in Engineering and Applied Science. He previously held the position of head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and also served as acting dean for a total of fourteen months in 2017 and 2020-21.
In the APVA role, Dr. Peters will work closely with deans and other senior academic leaders across the university.