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Roland Proulx
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| Title: |
Professor Emeritus |
| Industry: |
Education |
| Type of Organization: |
University |
| Major Product/Service: |
Higher education |
| Expertise: |
Mr. Proulx has been with the current institution for 40+ years, holding various positions. He has served as the Director of Planning for 20 years and Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Studies. He is a member of many governmental taskforces and specializes in global higher education. Mr. Proulx consults internationally and acts as a Special Advisor for Institutional Planning and Strategic Intelligence to the Vice-Provost and Vice-Rector of Planning and to the Vice-Rector for International Affairs of the University. He speaks French, English, Italian and German and serves as an Ambassador, hosting and chairing international conferences at the Montreal Convention Center. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
Montréal, Canada |
| Affiliations: |
Past President, Quebec Association of University Professors; Member, Society for College and University Planning; Past Secretary of the Board of Directors, Editorial Board Member, Planning for Higher Education; Co-founder and Past Vice-Chair, G10 Data Exchange Program, Canadian Research Intensive Universities; Member, International Ranking Expert Group; Partner of Strategic Initiative, Management Consultants; Appointed Ambassador, Member, Ambassadors’ Club of the Montreal Convention Center |
| University/Degree: |
B.A., Philosophy, Université Laval, Quebec City; L.Th., Theology and Medieval Studies, Università Angelicum, Rome, Italy; L.S.S., Biblical and Near Eastern Studies, Pontificio Istituto Biblico, Rome, Italy; A.E.E.B.A.F., Practicum, École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem, Israel |
| Born: |
1934, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Wine making, reading, consulting, travel with his wife, grandchildren |
| Spouse: |
Carole Hallé |
| Children: |
Guillaume, Julien; Grandchildren: Cassandre, Corinne |
| Work History: |
Professor Proulx has been a regular Faculty member, founded the Office of Planning of the Institution, was the first Director and served as an assistant and consultant for institutional planning and strategic intelligence to four Presidents and to various Vice Presidents. |
| Published Works: |
Professor Proulx has written eight books as author and co-author, numerous articles, papers and reports regarding planning, evaluation, performance indicators, benchmarking and strategic intelligence. He lectures internationally. |
| Career Accomplishments: |
What Professor Proulx feels separates him from other professionals in his industry is that he has been able to integrate university research and field work, always trying to have his research as a university scholar inspire and lead his action as a field worker and consultant and at the same time have the actions question the concepts. Professor Proulx feels that the most outstanding career action has been always trying, as a teacher and consultant, to not only raise questions and suggest answers, but mostly to facilitate, accompany and monitor the learning or planning process. He is currently working on world university evaluation and ranking in a global environment and intends to publish more books. |
