President’s Message

Welcome to our 2019-2020 Annual Report. Over the past year, we have worked together with our learners, staff, faculty, partners, and communities to accomplish great successes, and we’re proud to have strengthened the presence of postsecondary education in Northeastern Ontario as a result.

On these pages, you will see the many ways in which we show up for our students and the communities we serve. Holding true to our College’s values and principles, our achievements remain rooted in our ability to strengthen this corner of the world by creating dynamic learning environments for all students who choose to grow stronger in Northeastern Ontario. We contribute to the North by training the workforce needed to sustain and lead it. And we know that our students and graduates are contributing to our region in meaningful ways that truly make a difference.

As with everything we do, the projects and outcomes outlined in the following pages have been accomplished in a fiscally responsible manner that has maximized the use of College resources. Key investments have been and will continue to be made in critical infrastructure renewal to keep our College buildings safe, refreshed, and inspiring.

As a learning organization, the training and development of our staff to support the implementation of initiatives outlined here, as well as projects that will contribute to or sustain new sources of revenue and research—like the state-of-the-art Innovation Hub currently being completed—will also be undertaken to provide invigorating experiences for all who seek to work and learn with us.

At Northern College, we believe in our learners. We believe in those who have passed through our halls, classrooms, shops and labs. And we believe in the positive impact we are having on them as they go on to forge a better world.

Seeing what we have accomplished over the past year, we are without a doubt proud to be North, and proud to be Northern.

We trust that as you read this, you will be too.

Dr. Fred Gibbons Northern College President and CEO