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VOLUME 27 · ISSUE 29 · JULY 11, 2018
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TRU welcomes Nathan Matthew as new chancellor Wade Tomko EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ω Last month, TRU’s Board of Governors selected Nathan Matthew, the chief of the Simpcw First Nation of Chu Chua near Barriere, as the university’s next chancellor during convocation ceremonies on June 6. Matthew is TRU’s third chancellor after Nancy Greene Raine and Wally Opal. In addition to being the chief of
the Simpcw First Nation, Matthew was also TRU’s first executive director of Aboriginal Education, a position he held from 2006 to 2014 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2006. Matthew has also been heavily involved in furthering Aboriginal education within School District 73. “He is a highly-regarded educator and leader for Aboriginal education in the local, provincial and national level,” said Jim Thomson, chair of TRU’s Board of Governors. “He
is a founding member and chair of the School District 73’s First Nations Education Council and member of the First Nation Chiefs Committee on Education.” Given Matthew’s background with both the university and the local community, the board believed Matthew to be the perfect fit for the position.
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Meet TRU's new chancellor, Nathan Matthew. Matthew, chief of the Simpcw First Nation, started his new position during convocation ceremonies on June 6. (Wade Tomko/The Omega)