Message from President Kachanoski
Memorial University of Newfoundland – founded in 1925 as a living memorial to the fallen in the Great War.
Our Memorial University's founders created an enduring legacy, one that honoured the sacrifices of the past, while envisioning a future where young people had the freedom to learn and the skills to make the world a better, safer, and – we can hope – a more peaceful place.
As president this past year, it has been a personal honour to meet so many inspiring and dedicated people who are the backbone of this institution, and on whose shoulders the success of this university rests. But, if we are to continue to fulfill the promise of the first 85 years, then we need to renew, rebuild and invest.
Today at our St. John's campus we have an inventory of some new modern buildings and facilities, and signs of the start of renewal. But we also have a significant number of older buildings that are well past starting to show their age.
So it's time to make some serious investments to ensure student success and the success of this great province for the next 50 years.
As we go forward, Memorial's continued success will be shaped by the same collaborative effort involving every segment of Newfoundland and Labrador society that has brought us this far. Working together, and with foresight and determination, we will fulfill our mandate as a nationally competitive, flag-ship, teaching-research public university – a university unequivocally committed to the public good and its special obligation to the people of this great province.
Gary Kachanoski
President and Vice-Chancellor
