Social Innovation Forum - "Strategies for Fostering Social Innovation in Northwestern Ontario: A Community-University Research Conversation"

This event will bring together Lakehead University researchers and community organizations to discuss topics of concern to Thunder Bay and the region. The conversations will allow community organizations to know what Lakehead researchers are working on, and will allow researchers to learn more about the needs of community organizations in their areas of interest. We also hope to learn more about how Lakehead University can make the process of forming research partnerships more accessible to the community. Posters featuring student community-based research will also be displayed to promote this conversation.

 

To RSVP for one or more of these events, please fill out an online form at: https://goo.gl/forms/wUHD0IVHlGMPpTFJ2

 

The Social Innovation Forum  at Lakehead University will open Lakehead University's 2018 Research and Innovation Week, “Connections.” The Forum is designed to showcase innovative approaches to community-university partnerships and the impact such connections can have on social justice and innovation.  The day's events will create a dialogue that will address how Lakehead University's research capacity can be utilized to inform and address challenges confronting community organizations and our city.  This public event is expected to draw local organizations and researchers, as well as leading research experts who are passionate about the power of community-university partnerships as a vehicle for societal change.