Janet Morrison

Janet Morrison
President of Memorial University of Newfoundland
Assumed office
August 11, 2025
Preceded byVianne Timmons
8th President of Sheridan College
In office
June 11, 2018 – August 11, 2025
Preceded byMary Preece
Succeeded byRajan Sandhu (Interim)
Personal details
Children2
Alma materBowling Green State University

Janet Kathleen Morrison is a Canadian academic administrator currently serving as the President and Vice-Chancellor of Memorial University of Newfoundland. She was previously the vice provost of students at York University and the 8th President and Vice-Chancellor of Sheridan College . On April 30, 2025 it was announced she would become the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Memorial University of Newfoundland and she formally took position of the role on August 11, 2025.[1]

Career

Morrison completed a Ph.D. in higher education at the Bowling Green State University in August 1997.[2] Her dissertation was titled, Correlates and Predictors of Safer Sexual Behavior Among Canadian Undergraduate University Students.[3] C. Carney Strange was her doctoral advisor.[3]

Morrison worked in student affairs and taught at the University of Guelph, Bowling Green State University, Medical College of Ohio, and George Brown College.[4] She joined York University where she worked for 17 years in several roles before being promoted to vice provost of students.[4] Morrison joined Sheridan College in 2016 as the provost and vice president.[4] On June 11, 2018, she became its 8th president and vice chancellor.[4]

Morrison has two children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Exciting new Chapter". Memorial University Gazette. April 30, 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  2. ^ a b Samson, Natalie (January 25, 2017). "Janet Morrison reflects on 25 years of championing student success at York U". University Affairs. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  3. ^ a b Morrison, Janet Kathleen (August 1997). Correlates and Predictors of Safer Sexual Behavior Among Canadian Undergraduate University Students (Ph.D. thesis). Bowling Green State University. OCLC 39690197.
  4. ^ a b c d "Office of the President". Sheridan College. Retrieved 2023-02-02.