2023 Community College Leadership Symposium
History of Ontario Colleges
In the 1960s, then Minister of Education (and later Premier of Ontario), Hon. William G. Davis established Ontario’s system of colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs), which have become strong and enduring anchors of their local communities and regions. Ontario’s CAATs support social inclusion and contribute to local and regional economic, social, and cultural development.
William G. Davis Chair
The William G. Davis Chair in Community College Leadership (CCL) was established at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, to commemorate this important contribution to the province, and to help build capacity in Ontario’s college sector. The first Davis Chair, Professor Michael Skolnik established the first CCL cohort in 1999.
CCL Cohorts
The program aims to provide the knowledge and research skills professionals need to become higher education experts in colleges, universities, government agencies, professional associations, and international organizations. Many of Ontario’s college leaders are or have been graduates of the CCL. Now, some six cohorts and 24 years later, we wish to commemorate the work of graduates from this program.