Connections President’s Message President and Vice-Chancellor (Acting), Dr. Kim Fenwick

This year has been a time of change and continuity. STU benefitted greatly from Dawn Russell’s leadership. Over her 11 years, students received a high-quality education, we developed our research capabilities and increased societal engagement, and became a more welcoming and diverse community.

The respect and affection in our community for Dawn is very evident, and we are looking forward to celebrating her accomplishments.

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Alumni Association

Board of Directors 2022-2023

Don Bossé, BA’82, BEd’83 (Fredericton, NB)

Dr. Dawne Clarke, BA’95 (Fredericton, NB)

Mary Beth Gorey, BA’75 (Fredericton, NB)

Alaina Mejia, BA’21 (Corner Brook, NL)

Bibi Wassimah Joomun, BA’20 (Ottawa, ON)

Suzanne Lalla-Murphy, BA’88 (Fredericton, NB)

Dennis Livingstone, BA’73 (Riverview, NB)

Sabrina Sotiriu, BA’10 (Ottawa, ON)

Margaret (Margie) Tracy, BA’75 (Fredericton, NB)

Melissa Wah, BA’10 (Fredericton, NB)

Dr. Angela Wisniewski, BA’03 (Fredericton, NB)

Brianna Workman, BA’19 (Ottawa ON)

The selection process for our next president and vice-chancellor is on schedule as we expect to name STU’s fourteenth president in the coming weeks. This follows a national search led by a committee that had faculty, student, board of governors, staff, and alumni representatives.

As you will read in Campus Watch, we are having a very good year. Classes are in person, we have had interesting guest lectures and special events, and we hosted the ACAA soccer championships. We all cheered Ethan Nylen’s Rhodes Scholarship, STU’s second in three years. At our Gala Dinner, we celebrated three distinguished alumni, and there were many students in attendance to see the positive influence of their university and the potential of their degree.

The varied careers of alumni profiled in this issue— neurosurgeon, counselling therapist, foster-care activist, Indigenous advisor—show the impact of STU on individuals and society. •