Vancouver Island University will have a new president starting this summer: accomplished neuroscientist Deborah Saucier. Saucier comes to the Nanaimo university for her five-year term as president by way of Edmonton, where she has served as the president of MacEwan University since 2017. Saucier, who has Metis heritage, has made STEM and Indigenous education a focus throughout her career in higher education across Canada. 'Optimism and kindness'In a statement from the university, Chancellor Louise Mandell described Saucier as "a brilliant Indigenous woman whose values are congruent with VIU's Indigenous commitment. Saucier is from Saskatchewan but has deep roots on Vancouver Island, where she attended Pearson College.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2019 18:00 UTC