It can be found on the website lasallesia website under Past News Release, on 24 febuary 2003
On 1 March 2003, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts will welcome Emeritus Professor Robert Ely FRSA as its new President after an international search for suitable candidates with significant education experience. He replaces Dr Brian Howard who has successfully completed two 3-year terms with the College.
Born in Scotland in 1955 and educated in Manchester, England. Emeritus Professor Ely graduated from the Manchester Metropolitan University, and undertook his postgraduate studies at the University of Salford. He is currently engaged in research in the area of University Governance.
Emeritus Professor Ely joins LASALLE-SIA following a 30-year career that spanned both education and the arts. In 1988 he founded the Arden School of Theatre in the United Kingdom and was the Principal and Chief Executive of London’s Rose Bruford College from 1993 to 2000. Prior to joining LASALLE-SIA, he was the Director of the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University of Perth.
He has also occupied Senior Management roles as Director of International Affairs, Director of Marketing and as a Senior Curriculum Manager; and has served on numerous Boards, Committees and Charitable Trusts. Emeritus Professor Ely has chaired the Higher Education Quality Council in Eastern Europe in 1998 and was appointed as National Assessor for the UK’s Institute of Learning and Teaching in 2000.
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Institute of Directors since 1995, Emeritus Professor Ely was awarded a Professorship of Rose Bruford College, which is affiliated to the University of Manchester, by a committee of Vice Chancellors in 1996. This was in recognition of his achievements and contributions to theatre and theatre education in the United Kingdom. In 2000, he was made an Emeritus Professor for his achievements as Principal of the College.
He is also a Distinguished Honorary Professor of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin University, Texas and he was awarded the Freedom of the State in 1997, by the then State Governor George W Bush, in recognition for his contribution to Education in the State of Texas.
Emeritus Professor Ely comments:
“My association with LASALLE-SIA dates back to its early years when my admiration for Brother Joseph McNally was immense. I have watched the College over many years become what it is today and I know what it can be tomorrow. The College will not simply ‘change’; it will progress and evolve into a world-class institution. I am excited about my appointment as President of an institution that has enjoyed such devotion in the past and much support from SIA and from the Singapore Government. I am also confident about the future for the College and about working with local artists, industries and government agencies to realise that future. The future is about creativity and LASALLE-SIA will shape that future.”
As an artist, Emeritus Professor Ely writes, directs and paints and has worked professionally as an actor and designer.
Emeritus Professor Ely joins LASALLE-SIA at an exciting time where his experience and leadership will be invaluable in establishing a new Strategic Plan, outlining a pivotal international role for the College as the leading arts institution in the Asia-Pacific region.
Emeritus Professor Ely states:
“Singapore can be justly proud of the achievements of the College to date. It is now poised to become a truly great institution. Our aim will be to establish a University of the Arts for Singapore; building on our successes and on the creativity of our staff and students. It will become a magnet for artists; a centre for those who are passionate about the arts. With our new campus opening in 2006, with state of the art facilities, LASALLE-SIA will become a focus for imagination and inspiration in Singapore and throughout the world.”
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