Belleville, Ontario, June 15, 2016 – Loyalist President & CEO Maureen Piercy announced today that she has accepted with much regret the resignation of John McMahon, Senior Vice-President Academic and Student Success. Mr. McMahon will leave Loyalist at the end of August to return to Vanier College in Montreal, where he has been named the new Director General (President). He is a former Academic Dean at Vanier, and will begin his new role there on September 1, 2016.
“I want to recognize and thank John McMahon for his leadership as a member of my Senior team since 2010,” said President Piercy. “John has brought incredible experience, excellence and passion to his responsibilities. During his time at Loyalist he has introduced new programs and initiatives and has been a strong and effective leader of Loyalist’s Academic and Student Success portfolios. John will be missed by his colleagues at Loyalist, but we wish him every success in his future role leading Vanier College as Director General.”
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We put you to work™. When it comes to grads getting jobs, 87.4 percent of the College’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation compared to the provincial average of 83.6 percent, according to Provincial Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results released in April 2016. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements and superior student services. To prepare students for in-demand careers, Loyalist offers more than 60 full-time programs; apprenticeships; and hundreds of online, distance and in-class courses, as well as opportunities for continuing education through more than 70 university transfer agreements. The College’s wide selection of advanced diplomas, diplomas and certificates aligns with market-driven disciplines including applied sciences, biosciences, building sciences, business and management studies, health sciences, human studies, justice studies, media, arts and design, and skills and technology. In Ontario, the College’s new Digital Media Centre and the LEED® Silver certified Sustainable Skills, Technology and Life Sciences Centre are training centres of choice for students, as well as College business and industry partners. The College is a key driver of the social and economic health and prosperity of the area and contributes 5.4 percent to the Gross Regional Product. This represents an overall effect on the regional economy of $530 million – based on a 2014 Report by Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI). For more information on the College’s Belleville and Bancroft campuses, visit loyalistcollege.com.
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