Dear members of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ community,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to a new academic year after what I hope was a restful and memorable summer. Like many of you, I am so delighted to kick off my first full year at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and to experience the beloved activities and traditions that define the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ experience.
As we transition out of the summer months and prepare for a bustling Fall term, we have a prime opportunity to recommit ourselves to ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s mission with renewed energy and a refreshed perspective. This moment invites each of us to begin writing a new chapter for our great University – one that envisages what ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ can be and what we aspire to achieve over the next 25 years.
With our sights set on the long term, ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s unique positioning as a locally anchored university of global pre-eminence will continue to shape our future directions. So too will major initiatives such as the New Vic Project, which is poised to expand ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s academic clout while making vital progress towards addressing sustainability and climate change.
Over the next year, we will, together, embark on an institution-wide exercise to define further our shared aspirations and vision for ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 2050. I look forward to communicating more details about this exercise with you soon.
In the meantime, I want to thank the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ community for their generosity in welcoming me into my role since April. I look forward to many more opportunities, both planned and spontaneous, to meet and exchange with you over the next year. Until then, I wish you a most enriching and successful academic year ahead!
Sincerely,
Ìý
Professor Deep Saini
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University