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Brian Mortimer, Ph.D.

After 32 years of service, Brian Mortimer, retired from his position as Associate Professor of Mathematics at Carleton University in 2013.

Since 1996, Brian Mortimer has played a principal role in implementing a series of important changes on campus. Most recently, Dr. Mortimer completed his term as Associate Vice-President (Academic) of Carleton University in June 2011. As AVP(Academic), he took a leadership role on academic matters and planning for Carleton University. He had responsibility for building consensus support across the university for the Carleton Academic Plan (2010) and subsequent coordination of the implementation of the goals and objectives of the plan. Dr. Mortimer also managed undergraduate curriculum development and review processes.

Earlier projects lead by Prof. Mortimer include the approval of new unified academic regulations for all undergraduates, the rewriting of the undergraduate calendar, the amalgamation of six offices into a single Registrar’s Office, the design of the Student Academic Success Centre and the implementation of the Banner student information system.

Dr. Mortimer served as the Clerk of Senate for six years and University Secretary for two years. He served as Assistant Provost from 2004 to 2008, as Associate Dean of Students (Special Projects) from 2002 to 2004, and as Associate Dean of Science from 1996 to 2002.

Dr. Mortimer, a native of Ottawa, received his BSc Mathematics from Carleton University (1973), an MSc at the University of Alberta (1975) and his PhD at the University of London (1977). His research and teaching interests include various areas of modern applied mathematics and geometry and particularly, problems concerned with error correction in various digital communication environments. His research work over the years has resulted in five patents. One such project was the development of the error control system used by Canada Post to protect the barcode appearing on all Canadian mail. He is co-author, with Prof. John Dixon, of a graduate text on Permutation Groups.

Positions

2010-2011 Associate Vice-President (Academic)
2007-2010 Assistant Vice-President (Academic)
2006-2007 University Secretary & Secretary of the Board
2005-2011 Clerk of Senate & Marshal of Convocation
2004-2006 Assistant Provost
2002-2004 Associate Dean of Students (Special Projects)
1997-2011

Senate Committee on Admission and Studies Policy

Chair 1997-2007

1996-2002 Associate Dean of Science

Major Projects

  • Steps Toward Renewal (1996-1999)
  • Access to Opportunities (ATOP) (1998-1999)
  • Banner implementation (1998-2003)
  • New undergraduate calendar – Curriculum Change Moratorium
  • Double Cohort Planning – Enrolment Expansion Working Group (1999-2002)
  • Double Cohort response (2002-4)
  • Class Scheduling: coordinated protocol
  • New academic regulations for all undergraduates
  • Combined six offices to build the new Registrars Office
  • Helped launch Student Academic Success Centre
  • Reformed the Undergraduate Program Review process (2006-2010)
  • Student success initiatives
  • Convocation redesign (2005)
  • Academic Governance of the University replaces NUG (2006-2009)
  • Established first Senate Rules of Order
  • e-Senate: established electronic distribution, minimum paper and IT meeting management for Senate
  • Academic Integrity Reform
  • Enrolment Linked Budget Allocation Protocol (1996-2011)
  • Contingency planning – pandemic (2009)
  • Contingency planning – labour disruption (2010)
  • Academic strategic planning leading to and consensus building for Carleton Academic Plan
  • Undergraduate Learning Objectives
  • Chair, Working Group on International Recruitment
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Carleton University
Ottawa Canada