Message from the President
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| Dr. Axel Meisen |
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Our vision is to enable our students to acquire a first-rate, well-rounded education, to provide our employees with an excellent working environment, and to serve the needs of communities in this province and around the world.
Examples of our key actions towards that vision in 2001-02 included new multi-million dollar partnerships – with Inco Ltd. to create the Inco Innovation Centre on our St. John’s campus and with universities and industry in Atlantic Canada to undertake research on petroleum, marine and health issues with the support of the Atlantic Innovation Fund. We created new student residences on our Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Campus in Corner Brook and opened a new marine station near Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland. We renovated our European campus at Harlow, England, and introduced new programs bridging North America and Europe. We created a comprehensive recreation complex, including a new Field House, on our St. John’s Campus.
These and many other actions gave our students, faculty and staff new means to be highly innovative and creative in their studies and work. This year we also found better solutions to serve our communities. We celebrated the successes of our faculty, students, staff and alumni. I hope you enjoy this report.
Vision, action and innovation are a powerful combination. When applied with enthusiasm and consistency, it can change our world. At Memorial University we dedicate ourselves to doing just that – now and in the future.
Axel Meisen, PhD
President and vice-chancellor
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