The Rev. Dr. Marc Jerry, President and Vice-Chancellor of Renison University College.
The Rev. Dr. Marc Jerry
The Rev. Dr. Jerry is the President and Vice Chancellor of Renison University College, affiliated with the University of Waterloo, having taken on the role as of July 1, 2024. Dr. Jerry holds two degrees in economics, specializing in econometrics and quantitative methods, as well as two graduate degrees in theology and has over 25 years of post-secondary teaching, research, and administrative experience.
Prior to joining the University of Waterloo and Renison University College, Dr. Jerry was the president of Luther College at University of Regina. He was a tenured faculty member in the Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University (MRU) where he taught economics and business statistics and won MRU's prestigious Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award. He also held administrative positions including as a department chair in the business faculty. Additionally, Dr. Jerry continues as a member of the Saskatchewan Higher Education Quality Assurance Board, having been appointed by Saskatchewan's Minister of Advanced Education in 2022.
Dr. Jerry’s academic portfolio also includes the Donald School of Business (DSB) at Red Deer College (now Polytechnic) where he taught economics, leadership, and strategy. He was co-chair of the team that led the curriculum development of their Bachelor of Business Administration. He also served on the institution-wide learning outcomes development team. In addition, under the direction of Dr. Jerry, the Work Integrated Learning program was created at the DSB and grew dramatically over a five-year period from an initial 5 students in Year 1 to 50+ students prior to his moving to Saskatchewan.
Dr. Jerry has specialized not for profit board governance training through the Institute of Corporate Directors as well as he holds the public sector governance designation through the Johnson Shoyama School of Governance at the University of Regina. As ordained Lutheran clergy, Dr. Jerry has also served parishes in both Anglican and Lutheran churches. During his time as a parish pastor, he served on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada's National Church Council and chaired a national theological study on sacramental practices of the church.
Dr. Jerry holds an Airline Transport Pilot License along with a Class 1 Flight instructor rating. He served as the Department Chair of Mount Royal's Aviation Department, President of the Canadian Association of Aviation Colleges, a board member of Aviation Alberta, and on the flight training working committee of the Air Transport Association of Canada where he worked to improve regulations on the use of flight training devices in fixed wing training.
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Selected Publications and Presentations
Jerry, M.P., “Governance Hot Spots for Policy Boards.” Invited Presentation. Westerose, AB: 4H Alberta Board Workshop, 2024.
Jerry, M.P., "An Introduction to Board Governance and Related Issues." Invited Presentation. Saskatoon, SK: Rosthern Junior College Board (Saskatchewan Historical High School Association), 2024.
Jerry, M.P. and S. Dymund, "A Decolonizing Conversation: Indigenous Engagement at Luther College at the University of Regina." Intersections: Vol. 2023: No. 58, Article 11, pp.27-29, 2023.
Dymund, S., M.P. Jerry, and M. Smith, “Reconciliation, Restorative Justice, and the Flourishing of Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Colour.” Invited Presentation: Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference. Minneapolis, MN: Augustana University, July 2023.
Jerry, M.P., “Re-imagining the future and relevance of University Education: Transforming Ourselves towards a more equitable and Sustainable Future.” In: IAU Horizons, Vol. 27, Number 2, October 2022, pp.37-38.
Jerry, M.P. and R.A. Petry, “University sustainability and post-pandemic recovery: A multi-faceted approach.” Universities Canada Blog Post, 2022-02-28.
Jerry, M.P., “Leadership in a Pandemic: grace filled lessons in unprecedented times.” In: Intersections: Faith, Learning, and the Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education. Vol. 2021, No. 53, 2021, pp.26-28.