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Video recording of the Humber Family Retirement Celebration and Reception

Video recording of the Humber Family Retirement Celebration and Reception

Item is a recording of a retirement celebration for Robert 'Squee' Gordon held at Humber College. Includes speeches by Michael Hatton, Richard Hook, John Davies, Nick Farnell, Elisha Arcega, Alan Desimpel, Doreen Emmerson, Wayson Choy, Doug Fox, Bryan Colangelo (President and General Manager, Toronto Raptors), and Squee. The video also includes the induction of Squee into the Humber Sports Hall of Fame, and the retirement of "his number".

Video recording of Dr. Robert A. Gordon's Retirement Celebration

Video recording of Dr. Robert A. Gordon's Retirement Celebration

Item is a video recording of the retirement celebration which took place at the Renaissance Toronto Hotel. Speakers at the event included: John Davies, Lorne Frohman, William Ardell, Joseph Sorbara, Chris Bentley, Alastair Summerlee, Michael Skolnik, Gerardo E. De los Santos, Stuart Smith, Dianne Cunningham, Wayson Choy and Squee himself. Performers included Louise Pitre, the Humber Faculty/Alumni Jazz Band, and the comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed.

"The Preemptive College: A Study of Two High Performing Colleges and the Role of Presidential Leadership" by Kent D. MacDonald

File consists of a thesis by Dr. Kent D. MacDonald (President of Algonquin College and, later, St. Francis Xavier University). The thesis uses Humber College as a case study in Chapter 4. This version contains a handwritten inscription to Squee from MacDonald, a note, and a business card.

"The Learning College and Institutional Survival" by Robert A. (Squee) Gordon

File consists of a draft (including some highlighting and handwritten annotations) and a published copy of an article written by President Gordon for "Leadership Abstracts", a publication of the League for Innovation (published August 2003, Volume 16, number 8). The article outlines innovative ways Humber met funding cuts in the 1990s.

Some articles and chapters written by Robert A. Gordon

File consists of two packages of articles written (or co-written) by Robert A. Gordon and collected together under the title "Some Articles and Chapters Written by Robert A. Gordon". Includes the following:

"Embedding Entrepreneurialism: A Canadian Case Study" (featuring discussions of international student recruitment, The Comedy Workshop/School and other innovations at Humber)
"The Learning College and Institutional Survival" (published in "Leadership Abstracts", August 2003, volume 16, number 8).
"When Politics and Education Converge" (published in "The Leadership Dialogues" Community Case Studies to Consider") which outlines the partnership between Humber and UNB (University of New Brunswick) regarding the Nursing BA program.
"Innovation" an introductory chapter written for an ACCC publication (Fall 2004) by Robert Gordon and Kris Gataveckas.
"Developing Human Capital in Higher Education: The 21st Century Paradigm Shift"

Some of the articles contain handwritten annotations or underlining.

"Seeking Quality at Humber College Through a Process for Transformation" by Robert A. Gordon

File consists of a copy of "Embracing the Tiger: The Effectiveness Debate & The Community College" edited by John E. Roueche, Laurence F. Johnson, Susanne D. Roueche, & Associates. The volume contains an essay by Gordon titled "Seeking Quality at Humber College Through a Process for Transformation", which addresses quality control and development at Humber College. The file also includes a separate typed copy.

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