Beyond the Courier Corner | Laureen Styles

Welcome to the first episode of Beyond the Courier Corner!

Join Laura, our communications manager, interviewing Laureen Styles—CapU's Vice-president, Academic & Provost. Laureen recently announced that she will be stepping down on August 5th of this year to take on a new role as a special advisor working with the President’s Office, at the same time as president Paul Dangerfield announced that the 2024-2025 academic year will be his last at CapU.

In this episode, Laureen talks about these changes, while recapping on what has been accomplished during her term, what challenges emerged from the recent growth of the university and what long term solutions have been initiated but need to be championed by the future direction of the university.

00:00 - Intro

01:16 - Part 1: How the different decisions throughout your professional career led to the VP Academic & Provost position at CapU
01:34 - What program did you choose at the beginning of your post-secondary education journey?
04:05 - How different did your career path end up being from what you envisioned when you made that decision?
06:03 - Did CapU find Laureen or did Laureen find CapU?

07:51 - Part 2: What has been achieved during your time as vice president, academic & provost at CapU.
14:50 - Current challenges—Course registration
18:42 - Current challenges—Course availability

21:16 - Part 3: About the upcoming transitions and plans for the future.
21:24 - New role with the President’s Office
23:00 - Who will be the new VP Academic & Provost?
24:32 - Are you planning to stay at CapU for the near future?
25:00 - Would you be interested in being the next CapU president?

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