Month: April 2022

From gov.nt.ca

Yellowknife — April 1, 2022

Minister R.J. Simpson today announced that Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell will be appointed president of Aurora College, effective April 4, 2022. 

Dr. Vardy Dell has been with Aurora College since 2019 and has served in the roles of senior advisor to the president/interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning as well as vice president of Education and Training.  Dr. Vardy Dell brings a wealth of experience in the fields of health sciences and post secondary leadership to her new role.

The appointment of Dr. Vardy Dell to the role of president also marks a step towards the intended arms-length relationship between the Government of the Northwest Territories and Aurora College.  Dr. Vardy Dell will assume responsibility for the overall operations of the college, while the Aurora College Transformation initiative will continue to be led by the department of Education, Culture and Employment’s (ECE) Aurora College Transformation Team in partnership with Dr. Vardy Dell and the college.

Dr. Vardy Dell will be replacing Mr. Andy Bevan, who indicated his plans to retire earlier this year.

Mr. Bevan was named president of Aurora College and associate deputy minister of Post-Secondary Education Renewal with ECE in February 2020 and provided strong leadership through the first phase of transforming Aurora College to a polytechnic university.  His tenure has seen the development of a 3-Year Strategic Plan, the first ever 3-Year Academic Plan, and a 3-year Strategic Enrolment Management Plan to increase student success.  Thanks to Mr. Bevan’s guidance, the 2025 transformation remains on track and is well-positioned to take on the challenges of Phase 2: Transformational Change.

In addition to his role as president of Aurora College and associate deputy minister of Post-Secondary Education, Mr. Bevan also served as the assistant deputy minister of Labour and Income Security with ECE, and as acting deputy minister of the department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations.

April 1, 2022

MEDIA STATEMENT

Aurora College Administrator, Denny Rodgers, released the following statement today.

“Aurora College President, Andy Bevan had advised me of his intention to retire earlier this year and today the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment announced his successor, Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell.

“I wish Andy and his family the very best as they embark on this new, exciting and hopefully restful chapter in their lives starting today.

“Andy Bevan took on the role of President of Aurora College two years ago and has guided it through the first phase of transformation and leaves the organization stronger and ready to undertake the next phase of transformational change. His contributions to the strengthening the foundation of Aurora College are greatly appreciated.

“Much of his leadership these past two years was managing the impact of COVID-19 and the challenges it presented. The College Team collectively changed how it teaches and how students learn with an incredible amount of innovation, dedication, compassion and imagination.

“Under his leadership, the College developed a three-year Strategic Plan, the first ever three-year Academic Plan, and a three-year Strategic Enrolment Management Plan was developed to increase student success. Transformation milestones included developing an Implementation Plan for Transformation and the Initial Areas of Teaching and Research Specialization for the polytechnic university and the passing of critical legislation providing for a tricameral governance model – the first of its kind in Canada. The transformation to a polytechnic university in 2025 remains on track.

I am confident that the College is well positioned to successfully continue along the transformation journey and with the same strong leadership team.

“I am pleased with today’s appointed of Dr. Glenda Vardy Dell as President of Aurora College and I welcome her to this new position.

“Dr. Vardy Dell has been working with Aurora College in many different capacities including Vice President, Education & Training, Senior Advisor to the President, and Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning.  At other post-secondary education institutions in Canada, she has held the positions of Dean, School of Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, and was the Executive Director of Nursing at Stanton Territorial Hospital. Dr. Vardy Dell’s knowledge of the North and post-secondary education is vast.