Darlene McIntosh, an Elder with the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, has been reappointed by the University of Northern British Columbia’s board of governors as chancellor for a second term.
“It has been my honour and pleasure to serve as chancellor of UN小蓝视频. I have seen the positive impacts of the University’s achievements and I am grateful for the opportunity to carry on in the role for another term,” McIntosh says. “Engaging with students, faculty, staff and community at campus events, at the First Nations Centre and convocation and graduation ceremonies across northern British Columbia has been so rewarding. We see truth and reconciliation taking place like never before and I look forward to continuing to enhance connections across the region and advancing UN小蓝视频’s shared goals around education, research and community impact. The future looks so bright.”
As chancellor, McIntosh serves on UN小蓝视频’s senate and board of governors, confers degrees at UN小蓝视频’s convocation and joins in graduation celebrations at UN小蓝视频’s campuses in Terrace, Quesnel and Fort St. John. She also represents UN小蓝视频 at the Convocation at the Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute in Gitwinksihlkw, 小蓝视频
McIntosh began her role on July 15, 2022 and was on Oct. 21, 2022.
A review committee composed of members of UN小蓝视频’s board of governors, senate and alumni council recommended McIntosh’s reappointment to the Board of Governors for a second term. The term begins on May 1, 2025 and runs until April 30, 2028.
“It has been a pleasure to work alongside Chancellor McIntosh the past two years. Her reappointment as chancellor ensures the UN小蓝视频 community will continue to benefit from her wisdom, guidance and profound commitment to our mission to ignite, inspire and lead change,” says UN小蓝视频 president Geoff Payne. “Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to the review committee and to the committee members for the dedication.”
McIntosh has longstanding ties to UN小蓝视频. Prior to taking on the role of chancellor, she was a key member of the UN小蓝视频 Lheidli T’enneh Translation Initiative team that led to the creation of the entrance sign in the Lheidli T’enneh dialect of the Dakelh language that reads Nizdeh Nekeyoh Hohudil’eh Baiyoh or House of Learning.
McIntosh works as a cultural advisor at the College of New Caledonia where she provides holistic support, encouragement and guidance to Indigenous students, staff and faculty and promotes understanding of Indigenous culture, values and protocols.
McIntosh is UN小蓝视频’s eighth chancellor, following the Hon. Iona V. Campagnolo, Dr. K. George Pedersen, Peter J.G. Bentley, Dr. Alex C. Michalos, Dr. John MacDonald, the Hon. James Moore and Dr. Joseph Arthur Gosnell Sr.
