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Open Letter to Students from the President
This morning, the Ottawa Citizen referred to Carleton as "Last Chance U" in its
headline about the latest Macleans university rankings. Today, when I addressed
the Kiwanis Club, I stated that the careless use of this term by local media
must stop here and now. It is simply not true.
The Citizen's slight does not simply sully Carleton's reputation. It sullies the
reputation of the over 1000 graduates who will proudly accept their hard earned
degrees at tomorrow's Convocation. It sullies the reputation of over 3,000
people who work at Carleton and the 24,000 students that currently call Carleton
home. And it sullies the reputation of the over 100,000 alumni spread across the
globe.
I urge those of you who believe as passionately about Carleton as I do to let
the Ottawa Citizen know that its characterization of Carleton is unacceptable
and no longer relevant. It is time to retire the cliche. You can address your
concerns directly to James Orban, Publisher, at
mailto:jorban@thecitizen.canwest.com or Scott Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at
mailto:sanderson@thecitizen.canwest.com.
We are Carleton University - Canada's Capital University.
David W. Atkinson
President & Vice-Chancellor
This morning, the Ottawa Citizen referred to Carleton as "Last Chance U" in its
headline about the latest Macleans university rankings. Today, when I addressed
the Kiwanis Club, I stated that the careless use of this term by local media
must stop here and now. It is simply not true.
The Citizen's slight does not simply sully Carleton's reputation. It sullies the
reputation of the over 1000 graduates who will proudly accept their hard earned
degrees at tomorrow's Convocation. It sullies the reputation of over 3,000
people who work at Carleton and the 24,000 students that currently call Carleton
home. And it sullies the reputation of the over 100,000 alumni spread across the
globe.
I urge those of you who believe as passionately about Carleton as I do to let
the Ottawa Citizen know that its characterization of Carleton is unacceptable
and no longer relevant. It is time to retire the cliche. You can address your
concerns directly to James Orban, Publisher, at
mailto:jorban@thecitizen.canwest.com or Scott Anderson, Editor-in-Chief at
mailto:sanderson@thecitizen.canwest.com.
We are Carleton University - Canada's Capital University.
David W. Atkinson
President & Vice-Chancellor
