The future of KPU
Posted by Chris Offer
on Dec 11, 2012
Dr. Alan Davis, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is western Canada's largest teaching intensive university and the only polytechnic university in Canada. As it starts its 4th decade serving the people of this region, it is developing a strategic plan, which the new President of KPU Alan Davis shared with Rotarians when he spoke to the club on December 11.
Alan Ross Davis was born in Reading, England. In 1968, he attended University College London to study chemistry, and was awarded his BSc with honours in 1972.
In 1972 he was accepted into graduate school at Simon Fraser University where he received MSc and PhD degrees. In the late 1970’s he began 12 years as a chemistry faculty member at the (then) Fraser Valley College.
In 1989 he joined the Open Learning Agency as a Director of University Programs, and developed many of the collaborative degrees that would eventually form the core of offerings among the (now) teaching intensive universities and institutes. He also helped develop a number of television courses with the Knowledge Network.
In 1996 he was appointed Vice President Academic at Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, where he remained for seven years. In 2003 he was appointed by Niagara College as Vice President for Academic and Learner Services, developing programs at all undergraduate levels from Access to Apprenticeship to Photonics.
In 2008 he was appointed President of Empire State College at the State University of New York.
Dr. Davis is married, and is a father of three daughters and a son.
Established by the government of British Columbia in 1981, Kwantlen, now Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has four campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. Kwantlen offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and citations in more than 200 programs. More than 17,500 students annually attend Kwantlen campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley and Cloverdale.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University develops degree programs and other applied credentials to successfully meet the evolving needs of regional and global employment markets. Kwantlen currently offers several degrees, with more to come in the future. Kwantlen students have a unique opportunity to bridge certificate and diploma credentials into bachelor's degrees, creating the option of academic and professional enhancement of applied and technical programs.
Dr. Davis talked about a possible role and presence in Delta for KPU.
Lululemon founders Shannon and Chip Wilson are partnering with the province of BC and Kwantlen Polytechnic University to build a new $36-million school of design in Richmond. The school—the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design—is expected to break ground in the fall of 2013 and be ready for the first students in September 2015. Planned is a new building on Kwantlen's Lansdowne Road site, providing an additional 52,740-square feet of space to the 204,000-square-foot campus.
Alan Ross Davis was born in Reading, England. In 1968, he attended University College London to study chemistry, and was awarded his BSc with honours in 1972.
In 1972 he was accepted into graduate school at Simon Fraser University where he received MSc and PhD degrees. In the late 1970’s he began 12 years as a chemistry faculty member at the (then) Fraser Valley College.
In 1989 he joined the Open Learning Agency as a Director of University Programs, and developed many of the collaborative degrees that would eventually form the core of offerings among the (now) teaching intensive universities and institutes. He also helped develop a number of television courses with the Knowledge Network.
In 1996 he was appointed Vice President Academic at Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, where he remained for seven years. In 2003 he was appointed by Niagara College as Vice President for Academic and Learner Services, developing programs at all undergraduate levels from Access to Apprenticeship to Photonics.
In 2008 he was appointed President of Empire State College at the State University of New York.
Dr. Davis is married, and is a father of three daughters and a son.
Established by the government of British Columbia in 1981, Kwantlen, now Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has four campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. Kwantlen offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and citations in more than 200 programs. More than 17,500 students annually attend Kwantlen campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley and Cloverdale.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University develops degree programs and other applied credentials to successfully meet the evolving needs of regional and global employment markets. Kwantlen currently offers several degrees, with more to come in the future. Kwantlen students have a unique opportunity to bridge certificate and diploma credentials into bachelor's degrees, creating the option of academic and professional enhancement of applied and technical programs.
Dr. Davis talked about a possible role and presence in Delta for KPU.
Lululemon founders Shannon and Chip Wilson are partnering with the province of BC and Kwantlen Polytechnic University to build a new $36-million school of design in Richmond. The school—the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design—is expected to break ground in the fall of 2013 and be ready for the first students in September 2015. Planned is a new building on Kwantlen's Lansdowne Road site, providing an additional 52,740-square feet of space to the 204,000-square-foot campus.