Lakehead announces new summer program in Ecuador

Lakehead University’s Media and Environmental Justice Movement course will be offered as part of a travel adventure to Ecuador this spring. An information session, open to the public, is being held on Wednesday, January 20 at the Orillia campus.

January 18, 2016 – Orillia, ON

Lakehead University's “Media and Environmental Justice Movements" course will be offered in Ecuador for the first time, this spring. Providing a fascinating opportunity to experience first-hand the biodiversity of the environment in Ecuador, students will learn from local experts how media is used to protect the environment. 

The two-week course will be offered from May 18 – 31 and will take students from the Amazon basin to the cloud forests of Mindo — two of the most biodiverse places in the world. Dr. Sandra Jeppesen, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies/Media Studies, and Alison Braun, Founder of EarthTreks and Co-founder of Refugio Mindo – Environmental Innovation Centre in Ecuador, will teach the program.

The new credit course is open to students in all programs, as well as members of the community who are interested in combining a learning opportunity with a travel experience.

An information session will be held at the Lakehead Orillia University Avenue campus on Wednesday, January 20 from 12 to 1 pm in room OA 2006 (Simcoe Hall). Everyone is welcome to attend. For further information, contact Dr. Jeppesen at sjeppese@lakeheadu.ca.

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Members of the media are invited to attend this information session, as well as promote the event to your audiences.

MEDIA CONTACT
Kathy Hunt, Communications Officer
705-330-4008 ext. 2014
kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca

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