Time to ‘walk the university walk’

By Bryan Weismiller
New Mount Royal University President David Docherty kicked off the school year by giving the fall address today.
Speaking in front of a packed house in Ross Glen Hall, Docherty said it’s time to take the next step after becoming a university under former president Dave Marshall.
“The big one’s over,” Docherty said. “We have hundreds of little things to do to walk the university walk.”
The new president said building a state-of-the-art library will be his number one priority moving forward. Another one of his goals will be building a sense of community on campus, he said, adding he’d like to see more activity after 4 p.m.
“It is the people that make the difference,” Docherty said. “We could be in this wonderful facility, but without the enthusiasm and shared purpose of all groups, it would be a far different place.”