Murray Kyte Leaves His Mark on Algonquin College

Posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

He was a successful lawyer when he made a difficult decision to switch careers and become a college professor, but Murray Kyte never looked back. It was the summer of 2000 and Kyte joined the Business faculty at Algonquin College’s Pembroke Campus, starting a 15-year career, most of which was spent in management as the Chair of the Business, Technology and Outdoor Training Department.

This week Kyte announced he was leaving Algonquin to become the Vice-President of Advancement at historic St. Francis Xavier University in the small community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Kyte graduated from St. FX in 1987 with a Degree in Business Administration, before earning a Law Degree from the University of Ottawa and later a Masters’ in Education while working at Algonquin.

His commitment to higher education and life-long learning is inspirational and it has helped him lead others. Under Kyte’s leadership, the Pembroke Campus launched several new full-time programs, built partnerships with industry, gained trust with major donors who helped fund the Waterfront Campus and built legacy projects for the broader community. A great example is his work in securing funding for a pre-apprenticeship construction trades program that resulted in College students rebuilding Pembroke’s waterfront boardwalk last summer.

In his new role, Kyte will provide leadership in strategic areas including alumni relations, internal and external communications, integrated marketing and philanthropic development. It will be a challenging position but one that he will embrace with the same enthusiasm that helped him earn the respect of his colleagues and the broader community during his time at Algonquin.

Kyte has always worn his X ring proudly and given the strong roots his family has to the university, it’s understandable why he is pursuing this wonderful career opportunity. His father was a star athlete at St. FX, and his wife, brothers and father-in-law are also all St. FX alumni.

Kyte will remain with Algonquin until the end of November before taking a well-deserved break and starting his new role at St. FX at the start of the New Year. We offer him best wishes and thank him for all that he has done for our College and the Pembroke Campus.

Posted by Jamie Bramburger, Manager of Community and Student Affairs

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