# NORTHERN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING NO. 458 Chair Doug Walsh called the meeting to order and welcomed Board members, staff and guests to our first Board meeting of 2022 and acknowledged regrets received from Governors Wojtus, Reasbeck, and Trapper. | | | |---|---| | Type | PDF | | Size | 448 KB | [Open original PDF →](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting458.pdf) Referenced from: [Board of Governors](/pages/about/board-of-governors/) ## Document text ## NORTHERN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING NO. 458 Tuesday, January 11, 2022 1:00 p.m. ## PRESENT: ## Board : - D. Walsh, Chair - C. Stringer (First Vice-Chair) - J. Molyneaux (Second Vice-Chair) - A. Penner (President) - C. Ellis - P. Hamilton - J. Harrington - L. Innes - R. Mathews - A. McCormack-Andia - M. Metatawabin - E. Poulin - A. Robichaud - H. Studholme ## Guest: - L. Cotgrave, Web Developer / Social Media Liaison, Marketing, Communications, and External Relations ## Staff: - D. Nankervis, Executive Assistant, Office of the President and Board of Governors - M. Dumas, Senior V.P. Corporate Services - C. Heavens, Ex. Director, Community, Business Dev. & Employment Services - S. Hunter, Chief Cultural Officer, Marketing, Communications and External Relations - A. Klooster, V.P. Academic & Student Success - C. McEachern, Ex. Director, Student Services, Institutional Research & Registrar - F. Nickner, Chief Information Officer and Director of Information Technology ## Regrets : - C. Reasbeck (Governor-at-Large) - K. Wojtus - L. Trapper Zoom Meeting ## 1. CALL TO ORDER ## 1.1 Remarks from the Chair Chair Doug Walsh called the meeting to order and welcomed Board members, staff and guests to our first Board meeting of 2022 and acknowledged regrets received from Governors Wojtus, Reasbeck, and Trapper. Mr. Walsh noted that Governor Ken Wojtus' Lieutenant Governor in Council 3-year appointment had been approved as of December 16 th . ## 1.2 Acknowledgment of Territory The Chair acknowledged the lands of the Ojibway, Cree, Algonquin and Metis Peoples that our campuses occupy. The First Nation communities now located on these lands include Beaverhouse, Flying Post, Wahgoshig, Taykwa Tagamou, Mattagami, Matachewan, Temagami, Timiskaming, Moose Cree, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Attawapiskat and Weenusk. ## 2. DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST Chair Walsh called for disclosures of actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest. Governor Harrington declared a conflict with item 6.5 Contract for Services to Develop Micro-credentials, and item 6.6 Master Plan Consultant Contract. ## 3. AGENDA Moved by: P. Hamilton Motion 01-01-22 Seconded by: C. Ellis THAT the agenda for Meeting No. 458 of the Board of Governors of Northern College of Applied Arts & Technology dated January 11, 2022 be adopted as presented. Carried ## 4. PRESENTATIONS ## 4.1 Songs of the Land President Audrey Penner welcomed Governor Metatawabin. Several governors expressed gratitude for sharing such a truthful, courageous, and powerful presentation. President Penner shared that Governor Metatawabin has been invited to present at the annual Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Conference in Halifax April 25-27, 2022. On behalf of the Board, Chair Walsh thanked Governor Metatawabin for today's presentation. ## 4.2 Digital Transformation President Penner welcomed Chief Information Officer & Director of IT Frédéric F. Nickner to present on Digital Transformation. President Penner flagged with the Board to expect to be asked to support significant capital investments over the next 3-5 years to move Northern College forward in digital transformation and digitization. Governor Stringer expressed support and understanding of the significant investment required to move the college forward with digital transformation. Chair Walsh thanked Mr. Nickner for his presentation. ## 5. CONSENT AGENDA Chair Walsh noted there are vacancies on a couple of Program Advisory Committee meetings. Board members encouraged to fill vacancies. The Chair asked if any governor wished to comment on or remove any items from the Consent Agenda. There were no comments or requests to remove items. - 5.1 Receive Board Committee Minutes - 5.2 Program Advisory Committee Appointments - 5.3 Program Advisory Meeting Schedule - 5.4 Board of Governors' Work Plan - 5.5 2021-2022 Board Goals - 5.6 Correspondence and Information Report - 5.1 Receive Board Committee Minutes | Moved by: | J. Molyneaux | Motion | | --- Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting458.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/BoardMeeting458.pdf)