The Honourable James K. Bartleman becomes new Chancellor of OCAD
OCAD press release ...
The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) appoints The Honourable James K. Bartleman as new Chancellor
TORONTO, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is pleased to announce the appointment of The Honourable James K. Bartleman, as the university's new Chancellor. His Honour will complete his term as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on September 5.
Mr. Bartleman is OCAD's second Chancellor, succeeding Rosalie Sharp. "James Bartleman's outstanding record of public achievement is very much in keeping with OCAD's commitments to excellence, equity and service to the community at large," said OCAD Board of Governors Chair J. Anthony Caldwell. "We are deeply honoured that he has accepted this appointment and know that we will benefit greatly from his wisdom and experience in the coming years." OCAD President, Sara Diamond, commented, "In our new Chancellor we gain an articulate, accomplished and passionate leader in all forms of literacy; an internationalist and an individual who has made a significant difference in bettering the lives of aboriginal people. I look forward to working with The Honourable James K. Bartleman to further OCAD's efforts on these fronts as well as others."
As the titular head of the university the Chancellor presides at convocation and confers degrees, and is an honorary member of the Board of Governors and of the President's Advisory Council. The Chancellor acts as an ambassador on behalf of the institution and works closely with the President in developing resource capacity and outreach activity.
"OCAD has always been at the forefront of art and design education in Canada," said Mr. Bartleman. "As the next Chancellor, I am happy to be associated with Canada's largest and most exciting university of art and design. It is truly a privilege to encourage a new generation of talented artists and designers."
Biography
The Honourable James Karl Bartleman was sworn in as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on March 7, 2002. He is the province's 41st vice-regal representative since John Graves Simcoe arrived in Upper Canada in 1792.
His Honour identified three key priorities for his mandate: to eliminate the stigma of mental illness, to fight racism and discrimination, and to encourage aboriginal young people. In 2004 he launched the first Lieutenant Governor's Book Drive, which collected 1.2 million good used books for First Nations schools and Native Friendship Centres throughout Ontario. To further encourage literacy and bridge building, in 2005 His Honour launched a Twinning Program for Native and non-Native schools in Ontario and Nunavut, and established literacy summer camps in five northern First Nations communities as a pilot project. In 2006 he extended his literacy summer camps program to 28 fly-in communities and secured funding for five years, and he also launched Club Amick, a reading club for Native children in Ontario's North. In the winter of 2007, he completed a second Book Drive, collecting 900,000 books for aboriginal children in Ontario, northern Quebec and Nunavut.
Upon his installation as Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Bartleman became Chancellor and a member of the Order of Ontario. He was promoted to Knight of Justice in the Order of St John in 2002 and received a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for public service in 1999. His Honour received the Dr. Hugh Lefave Award (2003) and the Courage to Come Back Award (2004) for his efforts to reduce the stigma of mental illness. In 2004 he also received the Phi Delta Kappa Educator of the Year Award and the DAREarts Cultural Award in recognition of the Lieutenant Governor's Book Program and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International District 7090. Mr. Bartleman serves as Visitor to the University of Western Ontario and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Western Ontario, York University, Laurentian University, Queen's University, the University of Windsor, Ryerson University, McGill University, Nipissing University and Sir Wilfrid Laurier University. He is Honorary Patron of about 80 organizations.
Mr. Bartleman has published four books, his most recent entitled Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka was published by McClelland & Stewart in March of this year.
Mr. Bartleman had a distinguished career of more than 35 years in the Canadian foreign service. He was Canada's Ambassador to the European Union from 2000 to 2002 and served as High Commissioner to Australia in 1999-2000 and to South Africa in 1998-1999. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Bartleman was Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Assistant Secretary to Foreign and Defence Policy, Privy Council Office. He was Ambassador to the North Atlantic Council of NATO from 1990 to 1994, Ambassador to Israel and High Commissioner to Cyprus from 1986 to 1990, and Ambassador to Cuba from 1981 to 1983. Mr. Bartleman opened Canada's first diplomatic mission in the newly independent People's Republic of Bangladesh in 1972 and served in senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade from 1967.
Born on 24 December 1939 in Orillia, Ontario, James Bartleman grew up in the Muskoka town of Port Carling and is a member of the Mnjikaning First Nation. Mr. Bartleman earned a BA (Hons) in History from University of Western Ontario in 1963. On a posting to Brussels, he met his wife Marie-Jeanne Rosillon. Together, they have three children.
Ontario College of Art & Design
The Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) is Canada's "university of the imagination." OCAD is dedicated to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a wide range of disciplines. The university is building on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new approaches to learning that champion cross-disciplinarity, collaboration and the integration of emerging technologies. In the Age of Imagination, OCAD community members will be uniquely qualified to act as catalysts for the next advances in culture, technology and quality of life for all Canadians.
For further information: To speak with His Honour, please contact Nanda Casucci-Byrne, Director, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Province of Ontario, at (416) 325-7781. For more information contact Susan Lilholt, Acting Director, Marketing & Communications, Ontario College of Art & Design at (416) 977-6000 Ext. 486, or slilholt@ocad.ca