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The university has appointed Dr. Langis Roy as Interim Deputy Provost, effective Tuesday, September 15.

Dr. Roy is a well-known figure at Â鶹´«Ã½. On July 1, Dr. Roy began his second five-year term as Dean of the university's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. He will retain his decanal duties while taking on this additional role.

As Interim Deputy Provost, Dr. Roy will assume responsibility for the Office of Student Life as well as the Office of Learning Innovation, which includes the university’s English Language Centre, Continuous Learning, and the Teaching and Learning Centre. He will also work closely with the Provost to carefully consider and implement additional restructuring initiatives in the Office of the Provost, as well as to engage deans, faculty members and staff to support the operational and academic priorities of the university, including academic excellence and student success.

Dr. Roy will fill this role for one year, with the possibility of an additional one-year extension, as a Search Committee is appointed by the President to initiate a search under the university's approved processes for senior academic administrative appointments.

Dr. Roy’s experience and passion for student success and development, combined with the breadth of his administrative experiences both past and present, make him the ideal candidate for this position. Recognized as a highly approachable, engaged, and collegial leader, he has an impressive record of accomplishment working with colleagues and students to make learning come to life. Examples include the success of our graduate students participating in local and provincial Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitions, and substantive growth in graduate student enrolments and postdoctoral training opportunities on our campus.

As a Professor of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Roy has developed an extensive research program in the area of wireless/biomedical components and he’s received funding from major public and private sources to support large numbers of graduate students.

Prior to his arrival at Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2015, Dr. Roy was the Associate Dean (Planning) in the Faculty of Graduate/Postdoctoral Affairs at Carleton University where he shaped graduate programming, along with internal/external awards, academic policies, administrative procedures, professional training opportunities and communication strategies.

Dr. Roy holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Université de Toulouse in France and was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa.