Raising The Bar: UBC’s upward trajectory
Dr. Martha C. Piper
UBC has consistently ranked in the top 40 of the world's research universities, an achievement which undoubtedly makes us proud. But we could, and should, aim higher: within the next decade we should strive to become a truly great university, the best in Canada.
Why is this so important? What does this mean for British Columbians? How will having Canada's best university in our midst assist in building the economic, social, and cultural institutions that will permit British Columbia to thrive in a global environment?
Dr. Piper's keynote will trace the path she believes UBC should follow to become truly great, and attempt to show why it is so important for Vancouver and British Columbia that UBC pursue this goal.
About the Speaker
Dr. Martha Cook Piper is Interim President and Vice Chancellor of The University of British Columbia. She also served as the 11th President of the University of British Columbia from 1997 to 2006.
Dr. Piper has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Montreal and has held corporate directorships for Shoppers Drug Mart, TransAlta Corporation and Grosvenor Americas Ltd. She has also served as a board member of CARE Canada, the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, and the Canadian Stem Cell Foundation. She was Chair of the Board of the National Institute of Nanotechnology and served as a member of the Trilateral Commission from 2006-2013.
Dr. Piper, a native of Lorain, Ohio, received her B.Sc. degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Michigan, her M.A. degree from the University of Connecticut, and her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University. She has served as Director of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University ('79-'85), Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta ('85-'93) and Vice President, Research and External Affairs, University of Alberta ('93-'97).
The recipient of 17 honorary degrees, Dr. Piper is an officer in the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of British Columbia. She was named Educator of the Year by the Learning Partnership in 2004, was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford University in 2007 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2008.
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