Feb. 3, 2020

Kathryn Carter’s one-year term as acting dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, which began July 1, 2019, has been extended for an additional year to June 30, 2021.

During her role as acting dean, Carter has brought her leadership to building on opportunities for the faculty, as well as involvement in a number of initiatives on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, including moves to One Market and the advent of a number of new 2+2 pathways and partnership opportunities.

Prior to beginning her term as acting dean, Carter served as associate vice-president: Teaching and Learning, where she led the amalgamation of the Centre for Teaching Innovation and Excellence and the Centre for Student Success to become the Centre for Teaching and Learning. She also developed a new structure and collaborative approach to academic advising, including the addition of Career Services and Co-operative Education to the teaching and learning portfolio.

Carter has a long history at Brantford, where she first taught as a CAS instructor from 2000 to 2002, and then from 2002 onwards as a full-time faculty member. Her previous administrative roles have included associate dean: Brantford campus, acting dean, Brantford campus, and inter-faculty associate dean: academic coordination. Carter served as acting associate vice-president: Teaching and Learning in 2015/16 and 2016/17 and was appointed to the role on July 1, 2017.

A search committee will work through the 2020/21 academic year to identify the next dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts.