A hiring committee will be struck and a head hunter will soon be hired as the College of New Caledonia's Henry Reiser announced Friday he will retire as president after serving his entire five-year term, which concludes in June 2019.
"President Reiser has fulfilled an ambitious mandate over the past few years," Gil Malfair, College of New Caledonia Board of Governors chair, said. "His leadership has resulted in three consecutive growth budgets and expansions in both programming and infrastructure. Henry's experience in developing international partnerships has also helped grow the College's reputation world-wide. But the biggest impact of his leadership has benefitted northern B.C. students in rural and remote locations who now have access to an ever-expanding range of courses delivered by DDI (digital delivery instruction)."
During Reiser's term to date has seen more than $45 million invested in new buildings and redevelopment at CNC's six campuses. Notable in education is the start of Civil Engineering technology and the first intake of CNC's sonography program, which will begin in January. It will be the second program of its kind offered in the province.
"My academic career has been extremely rewarding, and retiring wasn't an easy decision to make as I've truly enjoyed my time at CNC," Reiser said. "I'm grateful for the support I've received from employees, students, the Board of Governors, donors, government and private sector partners, and my tremendous leadership team. The past four years have been a collective effort of all employees working towards a strategic direction with primary focus on student success. This is truly what CNC is known for and I'm so proud to be a part of that."
Reiser said he is prepared to help with the transition as the new president starts in September 2019. Reiser is retiring in Prince George and looks forward to volunteering in the community.
"Once the new president is in place I'm going fishing," Reiser said.
