Daniel Woolf, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Council of Universities (COU) effective July 1, 2016 and will succeed to the Chair for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2017.

As principal of Queen’s, Dr. Woolf has served as a member of the COU council and currently is a member of its executive committee.

“I’m pleased to have been appointed to this position, one which several previous principals of Queen’s have held over COU’s history,” says Principal Woolf. “I look forward to working with all of the organization's stakeholders to advance the interests of Ontario’s universities, and their students, faculty and staff, over the next three years.”

In this role Principal Woolf will serve as vice-chair, then chair, of the council, the executive committee, the committee on nominations, and the board of directors. He will also lead the executive heads roundtables and retreats and serve as an ex-officio member of the government and community relations committee.

The COU brings together the province’s 20 publicly-assisted universities and one associate member, the Royal Military College of Canada, to promote university education and research and their role in preparing both undergraduate and graduate students for success in life and careers. The COU works with members to find consensus on a wide range of university issues and brings these forward with government and other stakeholders.