Strategic Theme: Academic Excellence

Lakehead University will stimulate a lifelong quest for knowledge through unique, high quality, transformational undergraduate and graduate teaching, learning and research experiences that encourages critical thinking and positions students for success beyond the university.

Lakehead Orillia Voice

The Orillia campus will continue to enhance the student experience and cultivate a strong learning culture on campus. In support of this strategy, we are committed to the expansion of academic programming and correspondent learning and social spaces, and to student access to resources that affect all areas of health and wellbeing.

The Office of the Principal will

• Develop and implement a plan to address space concerns to support student study and learning needs;
• Provide resources to inspire cross-disciplinary student entrepreneurship, community-based and experiential education, and international learning, including study abroad opportunities;
• Work with the Office of the Provost to increase community service-learning and engaged research opportunities in academic programs;
• Work with the Office of the Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies to support expanded Graduate programming; 
• In collaboration with the VP Research, advance a culture of research excellence at Lakehead Orillia;
• Support the development of an enhanced profile of Lakehead University’s research activity and expertise within Simcoe County; 
• Support initiatives to increase research funding at Lakehead Orillia; and,
• Champion the creation of an athletics, recreation and fitness facility on the Orillia campus in support of student health and wellbeing inside and outside of the classroom.