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\"\"Premier Dalton McGuinty has presented a 2010 Ontario Francophonie Award to Kenneth McRoberts (right)<\/strong>, principal of 快播视频\u2019s Glendon College, in recognition of the immense contribution McRoberts has made to francophone life in the province.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Francophonie Award is presented every two years by the Assembl\u00e9e de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO<\/a>) to one francophone and one francophile (a person who loves the French language and francophone culture). The awards, which were presented at the AFO\u2019s centennial celebration gala in Ottawa on Saturday, go to individuals who have had significant impact on the political, social, economic or cultural vitality of Ontario\u2019s francophone community. This year, a\u00a0special Youth Francophonie Award was also presented.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased that the Ontario government and the Assembl\u00e9e de la francophonie de l'Ontario have chosen Dr. McRoberts for this high honour,\u201d said York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. \u201cPrincipal McRoberts has made enormous contributions to the communities York\u2019s Glendon campus serves, and to the promotion of the French language and culture in Ontario.\"<\/p>\n

McRoberts, who was first appointed as principal of 快播视频\u2019s Glendon College<\/a> in 1999 and recently began a third term, is the first francophile to become president of the Association des universit\u00e9s de la francophonie canadienne. A professor of political science at York for 30 years before his appointment at Glendon, McRoberts is widely respected for his scholarly work on Canadian linguistic duality, constitutional issues, Quebec-Canada relations and federalism.<\/p>\n

His keen interest in linguistic duality developed when\u00a0he was working for the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism in the 1960s, and has shaped not only his research and teaching, but his commitment to promoting French language and culture in Ontario. Glendon College is the only institution in southern Ontario offering university programming in French and therefore plays a key role in providing bilingual education opportunities for Ontario students.<\/p>\n

McRoberts has worked closely with the community to ensure Glendon College would better serve both francophones and francophiles. He has overseen the creation of new undergraduate and graduate programming for francophone and bilingual students, including the iBA (international BA), which allows students to combine study in a discipline with study of the language and culture of an international region. The Glendon campus also now offers a concurrent Bachelor of Education degree to prepare French immersion teachers in Ontario, a PhD in \u00e9tudes francophones, and a bilingual master\u2019s program in public and international affairs \u2013 part of the Glendon School of Public\u00a0& International Affairs<\/a> established\u00a0through McRoberts\u2019 leadership in 2006.<\/p>\n

McRoberts also helped to secure $20 million in capital funding from francophone leaders and Ontario government officials to transform Glendon into the Southern Ontario Centre of Excellence for French-language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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