The R&I Bulletin is distributed weekly every Tuesday by the Office of Research Services and includes information on research funding opportunities, events, workshops and news/updates from our funding partners.
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Dr. Camillo Lento, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, is one of 12 co-investigators spanning 10 countries and five continents of the project “Reshaping teaching excellence through accounting and business students as generators and co-creators of value for business and society.”
Dr. Nadia Gulko, Associate Professor in the Lincoln International Business School at the University of Lincoln at the United Kingdom, is leading the project. The entire research team includes:
On December 9, 2022, the research project was recognized at the 2022 American Institute of CPA (AICPA) & Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) Annual Global Award Ceremony. The AICPA and CIMA provided research funds for the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
In universities around the world, academics are encouraged to provide excellent education. However, the challenge is that ‘teaching excellence’ is highly subjective and you can define it in different ways.
Teaching excellence contributes to business students' optimal development to become professional and trusted value creators for business and society.
As facilitators of such education, university educators play a crucial role in the development of business students in disciplinary knowledge areas, technical skill application, business acumen development, human capabilities, and people and leadership skills that are founded on ethics, integrity, and professionalism.
This research aims to collect quantitative and qualitative empirical data to advance the understanding of teaching excellence from the perspective of business students spanning ten countries and five continents by investigating an excellent teacher's qualities and competencies.
Finding differences or similarities of what teaching excellence means in each country could help match or manage students’ expectations to increase their engagement and enhance their employability.
This research is informed by the CGMA competency and AACSB accreditation frameworks, which demonstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching and learner-centred success for facilitating students as well-rounded, future-ready accountants and business professionals.
This edition highlights the 20th anniversary of Lakehead University's Master of Public Health Program, which was first offered in 2002. Check out our alumni and student success stories, along with many other exciting department and faculty updates!
On November 16, the business program at Lakehead Orillia in partnership with the Business at Orillia Students Society (BOSS), held their first Let's Talk Business event. The topic this year was the current condition of the market/economy featuring Andrew Ault, PhD student and sessional instructor, and Mason Ainsworth, alumnus and former Ward 3 City Councillor.
November 29, 2022 – Thunder Bay, Ont.
In fall 2023, Lakehead University will welcome its first cohort of students as it resumes delivery of a standalone Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program to help address the urgent, growing healthcare needs across the province and specifically in Northern Ontario.
The four-year program will offer a curriculum fully accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing with a focus on Northern, rural, and Indigenous health issues. The program will integrate high fidelity simulation scenarios, hands-on lab experiences, and clinical experiences in each year, with opportunities in specialty areas such as pediatrics, obstetrics, mental health, complex care of older adults, and community health care settings.
This four-year program provides additional options to students, who can also pursue a BScN in three-years through Lakehead University’s compressed program.
“Our commitment to providing the highest quality nurses in the north is unwavering,” said Dr. Mirella Stroink, Dean of Lakehead University’s Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. “The resumption of this program will offer us the opportunity to further support Northwestern Ontario’s growing health care and health human resource needs while developing opportunities for tomorrow’s nursing graduates.”
In addition to preparing graduates for a career, the program will also facilitate the pursuit of graduate education through Lakehead’s Masters in Nursing and Masters in Public Health programs, which incorporate various nursing specialties including nurse practitioner and advanced practice nursing.
Lakehead University’s School of Nursing has been a leader in nursing education and scholarship since 1965. The programs are taught by faculty with diverse clinical and research expertise, bridging the theory-to-practice gap that so many new graduates face.
The program will be available to students at Lakehead University’s Thunder Bay campus.
Learn more about this program and how to apply at www.lakeheadu.ca.
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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Jaclyn Bucik, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at 705-330-4010 ext. 2014 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2023 World Universities Rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 10,000 students in THE’s 2022 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
We are excited to announce that registration is now open for a brand new micro-credential at Lakehead University. The Ontario Professional Tourism Industry Specialist (OPTIS)/Northern Ontario Professional Tourism Industry Specialist (NOPTIS) is open for winter intake with a January 9th start date.
This course was designed for tourism industry professionals who work for any organization with a mandate to support operators to foster growth in the tourism industry.
This includes provincial and federal tourism advisors, municipal staff, economic development officers, destination marketing and sector organization staff, and tourism operators and individuals in management roles within the tourism sector.
Individuals taking this course will be better at supporting tourism, or in some cases, moving into new positions focused on tourism development. With a particular focus on skill enhancement and local COVID-19 response, completing this course will better prepare tourism operators to improve and expand their business.
The Ontario Professional Tourism Industry Specialist (OPTIS) and the Northern Ontario Professional Tourism Industry Specialist (NOPTIS) micro-credentials are available online, province wide. This comprehensive online learning opportunity provides a credential that will lead to a more knowledgeable and skilled professional tourism workforce that is enabled to advance, support and grow the tourism sector.
The micro-credential consists of six modules that address the essential elements of the tourism industry:
1. What is tourism?
2. Product Development
3. Marketing
4. Critical Tourism Products and Markets
5. Either a) Business Planning and Managing a Small Business (for Tourism Business owners) OR b) Supporting Tourism in your Community (for individuals working with a mandate to support operators)
6. Risk, Liability & Safety
7. A seventh module focused on the geographic region of Northern Ontario will provide an option to obtain a Northern Ontario Professional Tourism Specialist (NOPTIS) micro-credential
Each module is eight hours in length and completed over a two-week period. This course is facilitated by an industry-professional who will guide you through the course and assist you with your capstone project, an independent project that will become a useful tool after you complete the course.
OPTIS/NOPTIS will be available for learners in French at Collège Boréal in 2023. This course was created in partnership with Destination Northern Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and with support from Collège Boréal, Tourism Industry Association of Ontario, Nature and Outdoors Tourism Ontario, Indigenous Tourism Ontario, and Société Économique de l’Ontario.
The course starts January 9, 2023.
For course information: https://communityzone.lakeheadu.ca/optis-noptis and registration information: https://erpss.lakeheadu.ca:8173/Student/Noptis
Funded by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities through the Northern Sustainability Fund (2019), Lakehead University established the Community Zone to strengthen the University’s commitment to developing and delivering innovative and accessible, non-academic learning opportunities.
Through the digital hub, learners can browse Lakehead University’s non-credit offerings by category or subject area, which includes departments and units spanning the University.
Those looking to continue their lifelong learning or seeking to access non-credit professional development and training opportunities can browse and register for a variety of certificates, lectures, workshops, and short-courses and programs in one centralized location.
Learners can also easily determine how the offerings are delivered, such as online or in-person, the associated costs, and how they may fit their new learning opportunity within their busy schedule.
For departments and units within Lakehead University seeking to develop non-credit offerings and micro-credentials, they now have access to information on approval processes, dedicated and specialized support for instructional development, marketing and communication, as well as administration and registration.
A companion Learning Community will also be accessible through mycourselink in the near future.
To learn more, visit communityzone.lakeheadu.ca.
November 28, 2022 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ont.
Tuesday, November 29 marks the seventh annual Giving Tuesday at Lakehead University.
What started as a new initiative is now one of the biggest days of giving on the University’s calendar, with an incredible $543,000 in donations to Lakehead since 2016.
“Giving Tuesday has become a global movement for charities,” said Mike den Haan, Vice-President, External Relations at Lakehead University.
“It is a day when the entire Lakehead family of employees, alumni and friends celebrate the way that philanthropy enables students to access a Lakehead education. Many people make this a day for their own giving-commitment to Lakehead University.”
Seen as the “opening day of the giving season,” Giving Tuesday is when charities, companies, and individuals join together to share their commitment, rally for their favourite causes, and think about others.
This year’s goal is to raise $108,000 in support of student scholarships, bursaries and awards.
A popular incentive returns in 2022, with the Alumni Association of Lakehead University matching all new gifts for scholarships, bursaries and awards 1:1, up to $52,000.
“Alumni living and working all over the globe contribute to the success of Giving Tuesday at Lakehead University,” said Mark Tilbury, Alumni and Annual Giving Director at Lakehead University.
“They recognize the need, because they were once students themselves. Their response to Giving Tuesday is their way of sharing it forward.”
Alumni and friends all over the globe are encouraged to give what they can on Giving Tuesday.
You may visit the Giving Tuesday portal (donate.lakeheadu.ca) beginning at 12:01 am on November 29 until midnight.
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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8110 ext. 8372 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2023 World Universities Rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 10,000 students in THE’s 2022 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
November 18, 2022 – Thunder Bay, Ont.
The Dean of Lakehead University’s Faculty of Engineering is being honoured with the top award for professional engineers in Ontario.
Today Dr. Janusz Koziński is receiving the Gold Medal at the Professional Engineers Awards Gala that will be held in Vaughan after being selected by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.
“I am absolutely thrilled to accept the Gold Medal awarded by my professional colleagues,” Dr. Koziński said.
“Like any accomplishment worth having, this recognition was the result of working together with exceptional people over many years to make change happen.
“I want to pay tribute to all the students, professors, researchers, and people from all over the world, including many at Lakehead University, who have shared this journey with me, and continue to inspire me to innovate and to change engineering education for the better,” he added.
Lakehead’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic), Dr. David Barnett, said it’s incredibly exciting to see Dr. Koziński honoured with this award.
“He is an inspiring academic with numerous scholarly and leadership achievements over his career. His ideas are really at the forefront of engineering education.”
As the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Lakehead University, Dr. Koziński is leading the transformative expansion of novel engineering programs. Previously he was founding Dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University in Toronto.
A true visionary, Dr. Koziński developed the concept of educating a “Humanist Engineer,” a creative maker and doer who empathizes, reflects, innovates and creates in an era of radical change.
It is based on the principle that for engineering to deliver on its promise of human betterment, it requires a cultural, social, and moral compass, and deeper integration with humanities and the social sciences.
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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8110 ext. 8372 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2023 World Universities Rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 10,000 students in THE’s 2022 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
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November 16, 2022 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, Ont.
Her experiences as the child of parents who emigrated from the Soviet Union to Israel prompted Professor Mirit Grabarski’s research into why some immigrants find more success in Canada’s labour market than others do.
“I heard a lot of stories about immigrants searching for jobs and about integration through my parents and their friends,” said Dr. Grabarski, an Assistant Professor in Lakehead University’s Faculty of Business Administration who is leading the Social Sciences and Humanities-funded research project.
“I noticed that not everyone achieved their professional goals and because of that I was wondering what made the difference.”
As an adult immigrant coming to Canada, Dr. Grabarski tried understanding and measuring the motivational cognitive component behind that difference - which she labelled “career empowerment” in her PhD dissertation.
“The next natural step was to take it back to where it started, which is immigrants. I was lucky to have Dr. Jelena Zikic take interest in this project and I hope we will be able to provide some interesting insights,” she said.
Dr. Zikic is with the School of Human Resource Management at York University. Together, the researchers will explore why the integration of immigrants into the Canadian labour market is not living up to its full potential.
Upon arrival to Canada, highly educated and skilled immigrant professionals are underemployed, which weakens the goals of the national economic policy and the immigrants’ own career goals.
This is why it is important to understand how employers can support the integration of skilled immigrants into the workforce and better utilize their human capital.
“While recruitment of immigrant employees occurs on a regular basis, the process of organizational integration beyond entry point is still very much unclear. This research will investigate the immigration process and identify practices of inclusion for skilled immigrants that support the long-term goals of the Canadian government,” Dr. Grabarski said.
She and her team are receiving a $64,000 Insight Development grant from SSHRC to perform this study over two years.
The research team will consider both organizational and individual perspectives in seeking to understand successful career integration for skilled immigrants.
For Dr. Meridith Lovell-Johnston in Lakehead University’s Faculty of Education and her research team, their SSHRC-funded project exploring humanizing learning was inspired when post-secondary schools had to move online due to COVID-19.
In 2020, eCampus Ontario circulated a funding call seeking proposals to develop open access resources in a variety of different areas, including humanizing learning.
“This call coincided with events in our own faculty around the move to completely online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Lovell-Johnston, who works at Lakehead Orillia.
In the second year, they will seek other post-secondary educators external to their schools to widen the participant pool. As well, they will implement and assess humanizing learning principles into courses in the Faculty of Education through their working groups.
“Looking more widely at the topic, students who traditionally face barriers to post-secondary learning, such as mature students, international students, and others, also experience a number of significant barriers to online learning,” said Dr. Lovell-Johnston.
Research has found that moving online by necessity rather than choice creates headaches for the average student – headaches which present even more challenges for mature students, international students, and others.
“In developing the SSHRC proposal, we wanted to examine the first transition to post-secondary, when these students would experience online instruction while also adapting to university or college studies. We were very excited to reach out to our local colleges to collaborate on the proposal,” Dr. Lovell-Johnston said.
The research team, which is receiving a $61,804 Insight Development grant, includes co-applicants Dr. Joan Chambers and Dr. Sonia Mastrangelo, who are both with the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University.
Collaborators include Helen DeWaard, Lucas Johnson, Sabreena MacElheron, Steven Secord, who are all with Lakehead’s Faculty of Education; Kimberly Veneziale from Confederation College; and Wayne Brown from Georgian College.
“Congratulations to each of these researchers and thank you to SSHRC for its continued support,” said Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Lakehead’s Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
“Research in Social Sciences and Humanities has a long and successful history at Lakehead University. These Insight grants show the diversity, timeliness, and applicable nature of this research.”
In 2021/22, Lakehead University received nearly $2 million in assistance from the Research Support Fund to support the indirect costs of research, which includes costs for supporting the management of intellectual property, research and administration, ethics and regulatory compliance, research resources, and research facilities.
Insight Development Grants (two-year grants)
Total funding received: $318,472
Dr. Michel Beaulieu, Department of History, “The Martin Incident: Espionage, the Image of Canada, and Forgotten Lessons”, $43,964.
Dr. Martin-Joe Ezeudu, Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, “The Drift from Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Legal Responsibility: A New Reality and
Consequences for Canadian Mining Transnational Corporations?” $21,760.
Dr. Mirit Grabarski, Faculty of Business Administration, “Hired! What's next?: Career Empowerment and Integration of Immigrants in Organizations”, $64,607.
Dr. Max Haiven, Department of English, “The Worker as Futurist: Cultivating the Radical Imagination with Amazon Employees through Speculative Fiction Writing”, $53,936.
Dr. Meridith Lovell-Johnston, Faculty of Education, “Humanizing Learning in Online and Offline Spaces for Instructors Working with Adult Learners Who Face Barriers to Postsecondary Education”, $61,804.
Dr. Ryan Tonkens, Centre For Health Care Ethics, and Department of Philosophy, “Leaving No Person Behind: Recommendations for Protecting Vulnerable Canadians From Unjust Discrimination and other Harmful Consequences of Human Genome Editing”, $47,401.
Partnership Engage Grant (one-year grants)
Dr. Ruth Beatty, Faculty of Education (Orillia), “Researching a Comprehensive Culturally Responsive Indigenous Mathematics Program”, $25,000.
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Media: For more information or interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media, Communications and Marketing Associate, at (807) 343-8110 ext. 8372 or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.
Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university with approximately 9,700 full-time equivalent students and over 2,000 faculty and staff at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead has nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Law, Natural Resources Management, Science & Environmental Studies, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Lakehead University’s achievements have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being ranked in the top half of Times Higher Education's 2023 World Universities Rankings for the fourth consecutive year, and the number one university in the world with fewer than 10,000 students in THE’s 2022 Impact Rankings (which assesses institutions against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals). Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.
