UBC鈥檚 Okanagan campus has a new deputy vice-chancellor and principal.

Lesley Cormack will start as the campus鈥� top boss on July 1.

The university made the announcement on Feb. 14.

Cormack will be succeeding Deborah Buszard, who has been the campus鈥� deputy vice-chancellor and principal since 2012.

UBC president Santa J. Ono said he鈥檚 pleased to welcome Cormack to the Okanagan campus.

鈥淲ith her strong academic background, proven leadership and outstanding experience, I have no doubt that she will bring thoughtful and dynamic direction to UBCO,鈥� he said.

鈥淯BCO Okanagan has built a well-earned reputation as an innovative research university with an entrepreneurial spirit and I can鈥檛 wait to contribute to its success,鈥� Cormack said.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to spending some time to get to know the campus - its students, faculty and staff - and its community partners who play a crucial role in the success of any post-secondary institution.鈥�

Cormack will be joining UBCO from the University of Alberta, where she has been the Dean of the Faculty of Arts since 2010. She is an early modern science historian, specializing in geography and mathematics in 16th-century England

She also served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser University from 2007 to 2012.

Cormack has been teaching for 17 years.

Ono said Buszard has been integral in growing and advancing UBCO.

鈥淟ooking to the future, I am excited to work with Professor Cormack to further that effort and advance UBC鈥檚 excellence in research and innovation, teaching and learning, and community engagement.鈥�

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