photo taken from Faces of TRU feature on university web site
I was honoured that Kathleen Scherf, TRU's new President, took the time to have this conversation with me about our amazing university. We talk about Kathleen's background, the nature of a TRU education, and also about her experiences managing a large, diverse, rapidly changing institution.
Here is a roadmap for the audio:
01:08 - how did you get interested in teaching and academia
02:46 - How did you become a Frankenstein scholar
07:55 - How did you get into university administration
10:05 - Tribute to Roger Barnsley
11:14 - Changing the Culture of TRU
11:58 - How did you find about TRU President Opening and fall
in love with TRU
13:34 - breaking the mold of a University President a bit
14:28 - the mom car, the parking ticket on the first day
16:43 - has been kind of unusual been a challenge, being who
you are and trying to being a role model
19:05 - what makes a TRU education special - your vision?
21:23 - small classes and large classes
23:13 - value of President teaching first year students
25:54 - how do liberal arts students become financially
independent?
27:45 - a comprehensive university preparing students well
28:34 - Law School update
33:54 - House of Learning update, other capital projects - Old
Main repairs
36:17 - Managing a large, diverse, rapidly changing institution:
collegial governance, transparent leadership,
team concept
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