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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT<br />
I am pleased to provide the final <strong>report</strong> on the <strong>2016</strong>-<strong>2017</strong> highlighting<br />
some of the key achievements over the past year. The Niagara College team<br />
consistently meets and often exceeds the performance standards set by the<br />
Board of Governors and maintains a gold standard of performance in key areas<br />
of our operations.<br />
Dan Patterson, PhD<br />
President<br />
Niagara College takes great pride in the brand recognition it receives locally,<br />
nationally and internationally. Our Strategic Mandate Agreement continues to<br />
differentiate us as a leader in post-secondary education. I see first-hand how<br />
Niagara College is viewed at the national, provincial, and regional level with my<br />
involvement on the Board of Directors for Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICAN)<br />
and provincially on the Ontario Centre’s of Excellence Board.<br />
In <strong>2017</strong>, Niagara College celebrates its half-century anniversary, marking<br />
50 years of student success, local economic development and community<br />
engagement. Along this journey, the College has achieved tremendous success<br />
making it a leader in the Canadian college system.<br />
Now, as post-secondary education faces its most significant shift in decades,<br />
we have leveraged these strengths in developing our new <strong>2017</strong>-2021 Strategic<br />
Plan that will lead us to success as we adapt to the challenges and opportunities<br />
that lie ahead. Our plan provides a common purpose that will unite our college<br />
community in pursuit of our vision of enriching lives and fulfilling dreams, and our<br />
mission of providing outstanding applied education for a changing world.<br />
In reflecting on the past year, I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary<br />
high performance teams that we have here at Niagara College who are totally<br />
committed to the College vision of enriching the lives and fulfilling dreams of our<br />
students. Our strength continues to be rooted in a strong organizational culture<br />
that puts students at the centre of our work. I believe this <strong>report</strong> embodies that<br />
commitment.<br />
I would also like to thank members of the Board of Governors for their<br />
commitment, leadership and guidance during the past year and particularly in<br />
the development of our next Strategic Plan. I look forward to reviewing the <strong>report</strong><br />
with you.<br />
Niagara College Canada<br />
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