Keynote Speaker CITE 2015
Dr. Patrick Deane Professor of English President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University |
The HSC CITE Conference Committee is pleased to welcome Dr. Patrick Deane as our Keynote speaker for the upcoming 2015 CITE Conference. Dr. Deane is not only an educator and scholar of English literature, he is a leader in education at one of Canada's most innovative post-secondary institutions. As a professor of English literature and as President of McMaster University, Dr. Deane is well suited for our conference theme "Leading with Words."
PATRICK DEANE: BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE*
Patrick Deane became President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University on July 1, 2010. He is also a Professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies. As President, he is focused on enhancing the student experience, integrating community engagement into the work of the academy, and ensuring the continuation of a wide-range of high-quality research.
Dr. Deane was born and raised in South Africa, where he read English and Law at the University of Witwatersrand. He immigrated to Canada in 1978 and undertook graduate studies in English Literature, receiving both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He taught English Literature at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario and subsequently undertook a variety of progressively more senior academic administrative roles at the University of Winnipeg and Queen’s University prior to his appointment at McMaster.
Dr. Deane has published two books and many articles and other publications. His principal research interest is British writing of the period 1914-1945.
* source: http://www.mcmaster.ca/presidentsoffice/about/bio.html
PATRICK DEANE: BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE*
Patrick Deane became President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University on July 1, 2010. He is also a Professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies. As President, he is focused on enhancing the student experience, integrating community engagement into the work of the academy, and ensuring the continuation of a wide-range of high-quality research.
Dr. Deane was born and raised in South Africa, where he read English and Law at the University of Witwatersrand. He immigrated to Canada in 1978 and undertook graduate studies in English Literature, receiving both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He taught English Literature at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario and subsequently undertook a variety of progressively more senior academic administrative roles at the University of Winnipeg and Queen’s University prior to his appointment at McMaster.
Dr. Deane has published two books and many articles and other publications. His principal research interest is British writing of the period 1914-1945.
* source: http://www.mcmaster.ca/presidentsoffice/about/bio.html