Janet Morrison
{{Short description|Canadian academic administrator}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Janet Morrison
| office = 8th President of Sheridan College
| alma_mater = Bowling Green State University
| children = 2
| termstart = June 11, 2018
| predecessor = Mary Preece
| office2 = President of Memorial University of Newfoundland
| status2 = Designate
| termstart2 = August 11, 2025
| succeeding2 = Vianne Timmons
}}
Janet Kathleen Morrison is a Canadian academic administrator currently serving as the 8th president and vice chancellor of Sheridan College. She was previously the vice provost of students at York University. On April 30, 2025 it was announced she would become the President and Vice-Chancellor of the Memorial University of Newfoundland beginning on August 11, 2025.{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2025 |title=Exciting new Chapter |url=https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/exciting-new-chapter/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Memorial University Gazette |language=en-US}}
Career
Morrison completed a Ph.D. in higher education at the Bowling Green State University in August 1997.{{Cite web |last=Samson |first=Natalie |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Janet Morrison reflects on 25 years of championing student success at York U |url=https://www.universityaffairs.ca/features/feature-article/janet-morrison-reflects-25-years-championing-student-success-york-u/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=University Affairs |language=en-US}} Her dissertation was titled, Correlates and Predictors of Safer Sexual Behavior Among Canadian Undergraduate University Students.{{Cite thesis |last=Morrison |first=Janet Kathleen |title=Correlates and Predictors of Safer Sexual Behavior Among Canadian Undergraduate University Students |date=August 1997 |degree=Ph.D. |publisher=Bowling Green State University |url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1669815896937576 |oclc=39690197}} C. Carney Strange was her doctoral advisor.
Morrison worked in student affairs and taught at the University of Guelph, Bowling Green State University, Medical College of Ohio, and George Brown College.{{Cite web |title=Office of the President |url=http://www.sheridancollege.ca/about/administration-governance/leadership/president |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Sheridan College |language=en}} She joined York University where she worked for 17 years in several roles before being promoted to vice provost of students. Morrison joined Sheridan College in 2016 as the provost and vice president. On June 11, 2018, she became its 8th president and vice chancellor.
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