But at some point decisions must be made. Tough decisions. I have provided you some context about how we got to this point but the most important part about today’s conversation is how we move forward.
One of the things I have always loved about being in post-secondary education for more than 30 years is the imagination, innovation, and creativity that a university campus inspires.
Now is our time to imagine what Capilano will look like 5 years, 10 years, and even 50 years from now. Building this vision will take time.
Something that drew me at Capilano is the focus on students, and also peoples’ passion for the university, but sometimes I fear that our passion for this place will simply love us to death.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Getting loved to death
On Friday, May 10, President Kris Bulcroft addressed faculty, staff, employees, and students at Capilano University. The following is excerpted from her opening remarks:
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I believe that if this was the case, a huge beautification scheme rather than seriously considering what the expenses would do in the context of a budget deficit seems highly irresponsible. It's nice to look at, but it doesn't make the education any better. And if its to attract more students, then why would you cut programs in the first place? What makes Capilano so great is due to the quality AND diversity of its artistic, social, and scientific programs.Cutting any of the factors out is simply going to diminish the quality of a University that we are (seemingly) trying to improve. UBC and SFU are great, but do we actually want to be just like them??? The uniqueness of our school should be the asset we try to use to our advantage. Whether this is realistic or not, great people and great things rarely are the result of them being realistic.
ReplyDeletePassion is not as simple as loving this place to death.
ReplyDeleteIt is what drives our community, and those who are neglected, forward.
This university, our community, is built upon the backs of peoples' passions to engage, understand, and diversify without leaving anyone behind.
Not leaving anyone behind.
This statement oversimplifies our passions to a denigrated idea of merely loving the physicality of space, when we are fighting for a place within the community we have worked so hard establish.
A decision has been made.
By oversimplifying our passions, you have left us behind.
You are asking us to leave our hearts behind.