Lakehead University and Georgian College strengthen ties to support the growth of post-secondary opportunities
Lakehead University and Georgian College Presidents, Boards of Governors, and senior staff meet at Georgian College for a joint meeting to deepen ties between the two institutions.
Friday, June 3, 2016
The future of post-secondary opportunities in Simcoe County, Orillia and Barrie, continued to be top of mind when the Boards of Governors and senior academic and executive staff from Lakehead University and Georgian College met, this morning, in Barrie.
Lakehead University President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson, and Georgian College President and CEO, Dr. MaryLynn West-Moynes hosted the joint breakfast meeting at Georgian’s Barrie campus. The campus was also the site of a day-long series of meetings for Lakehead University’s Board of Governors.
“We are very excited by the strength of our partnership and the innovative new opportunities for local students that are beginning to take shape” said Dr. West-Moynes.
Earlier this year, Lakehead and Georgian announced plans to launch as many as 20 new degree and pathway programs at their campuses in Barrie and Orillia over the next five years. The first of the new programs begin this fall.
“Our shared priority is students,” explained Dr. Stevenson. “However it’s important that Lakehead’s and Georgian’s leadership, from Board members to administration and faculty, deepen their relationships between our institutions so that this partnership continues to grow for years to come.”
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Media: For more information, please contact:
Kathy Hunt, Communications Officer, 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca, or
Mark Hall, Senior Communications Specialist, 705-728-1968 ext. 1008 or mark.hall@georgiancollege.ca.
Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies.
Maclean’s 2016 University Rankings place Lakehead University second in Ontario and among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities, and first among Ontario’s undergraduate universities for Total Research Dollars, Social Sciences & Humanities Grants, and Library Expenses. In 2015, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities.
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Georgian’s leadership in co-op, student work experience and entrepreneurship education can accelerate your learning, your career and your future. With more than 125 career-focused programs across seven locations in Central Ontario – Barrie, Midland, Muskoka (Bracebridge), Orangeville, Orillia, Owen Sound and South Georgian Bay (Collingwood) – Georgian has 11,000 full-time students and 28,000 Part-time Studies registrations annually and is home to the one-of-a-kind University Partnership Centre. Georgian has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers seven times and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers five times.