{"id":3460,"date":"2019-10-17T11:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.porticomagazine.ca\/?p=3460"},"modified":"2020-10-28T14:40:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T18:40:08","slug":"at-the-helm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticomagazine.ca\/2019\/10\/at-the-helm\/","title":{"rendered":"At the helm"},"content":{"rendered":"

U of G grad named Board of Governors chair<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Whenever Shauneen Bruder sets foot on the University of Guelph campus, it is like coming home to the place where her love of learning first had free rein. It is a seminal place in the life of the U of G alumna, who was appointed chair of the University\u2019s Board of Governors this summer. She is the first woman to hold the position.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cU of G is such an important part of my life,\u201d says Bruder, who graduated in 1980 with a BA before completing an MBA at Queen\u2019s University. \u201cTo have this gift to come back and re-engage as I have over the last few years with the Board of Governors has just been a joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says she is thrilled to be heading an exceptional U of G governance team and to help navigate her alma mater through changing times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted that Shauneen Bruder has agreed to serve as chair of the University\u2019s Board of Governors,\u201d says president Franco Vaccarino. \u201cShe brings to the role her impressive experience as a top banking executive and genuine enthusiasm for this University as an alumna.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says the new chair is well-known for her commitment to collaborative decision-making, a quality that defines U of G and makes it a leading post-secondary institution.<\/p>\n

Bruder is executive vice-president of operations for the Royal Bank of Canada. She is a director of CN and Andrew Peller Ltd. and has served as chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian American Business Council. A recipient of the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Medal, she has been inducted into the Women\u2019s Executive Network Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

\u201cuniversities are a fantastic place to thoroughly develop the whole person and a discerning, questioning curiosity about the big questions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI am so honoured to be the first woman to hold this position and at such a dynamic time in our history,\u201d she says. \u201cWe have come a long way since I was a student in the 1970s and a young woman starting my career. But there is more work to be done to ensure that we fully embrace diversity and inclusion. This will continue to be an important focus of this Board of Governors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe skills and experiences I gained as a student at Guelph well prepared me for the opportunities and challenges I have faced throughout my career. Teamwork, critical thinking skills and applied, collaborative learning through field trips built enduring confidence and capability.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese are what I come back to \u2013 my ability to work in a team, to collaborate, to synthesize information, distill it down and make sense of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recalling her arrival at U of G, she says, \u201cLike so many young people, I didn\u2019t really have a clear idea of what I wanted to do. I knew I loved to learn. I was very fortunate to have come to Guelph, a university that really encouraged you to try a lot of different things \u2013 to engage with integrative learning and the exploration of different topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

An added and enduring bonus was meeting her husband, Michael Bruder, at U of G when she was 18, she says.<\/p>\n

Shauneen Bruder grew up in Ancaster, Ont., as the eldest of five children, all of whom attended university. Both of her parents were education professionals.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur family put great emphasis on learning and challenging yourself to be the best you could be, on improving and growing. That\u2019s how I was raised. The opportunity as a student to really explore some of the big questions, to do research and to acquire a discerning ability and really test facts is just so important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bruder says one of the University\u2019s strengths is its integrative and collaborative approach to learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are things that I think are huge differentiators that prepare people for a future that is going to demand these kinds of skills. The world needs people who are multidisciplinary, who can think broadly in an integrative way.\u201d<\/p>\n

She says her Board role will focus on supporting and advancing the University\u2019s mission, nurturing a learning environment and fostering health and wellness throughout the academy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think universities are a fantastic place to thoroughly develop the whole person and a discerning, questioning curiosity about the big questions. For me, that intellectual curiosity has made a huge difference in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the value of openness, curiosity and the desire to learn, she says, \u201cI have been a lifelong learner and have been a student my whole life. In many ways, I feel like I just left as an undergraduate yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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