Lakehead University
| Lakehead University | |
|---|---|
| founding | Lakehead University 1965; Lakehead Technical Institute 1946 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place |
Thunder Bay , Canada Branch Offices: Orilla
 |
| Interim President and Vice-Chancellor | Moira McPherson |
| Students | 7,848 |
| Employee | 317 |
| Annual budget | $ 31.14 million |
| Networks | ACU , IAU , UArktis , OUA |
| Website | lakeheadu.approx |
The Lakehead University is a state university in Thunder Bay , Canada . The university has two campuses. That one in Thunder Bay has about 7,300 students. The second is in Orillia , about 150 km north of Toronto , where around 900 students are enrolled.
history
In 1946 the Lakehead Technical Institute was founded. The purpose at that time was to set up a higher education institution that primarily covers the needs of northwestern Ontario. Lakehead University developed out of the Lakehead Technical Institute and the Lakehead College of Arts, Science, and Technology , which was founded in 1957. Teaching began on June 4, 1946, with approval from the Ontario Provincial Government. Initially, teaching took place in makeshift rooms in downtown Port Arthur. In September of the same year, the first university courses were added to the curriculum.
The Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology was established by the approval of the provincial government on 1 August 1957th A few years later the college expanded and newer courses were approved. On July 1, 1965, the Lakehead Technical Institute and the Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology were merged and the name was changed to today's.
Departments
- Business Administration - Economics
- Education - Pedagogical Sciences
- Engineering - engineering sciences
- Forestry and the Forest Environment - Forest and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Health and Behavioral Sciences - Health Sciences
- Science and Environmental Studies
- Social Sciences and Humanities
- Medicine - medical science
- Graduate Studies - for postgraduate courses
Thunder Bay Campus
The campus is 32 acres and is located southwest of Port Arthur, Ontario. In the years 1962 to 1965, additional buildable areas were purchased for future expansion opportunities. The first building was opened in 1957. In 2005, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was founded through a collaboration with Lakehead University and Laurentian University in Sudbury. NOSM is operated by the two faculties of Laurentian and Lakehead Universities. The students can decide which location they want to study at, as there are appropriate teaching and research facilities at both locations of the cooperating universities.
The university is one of the best ancient DNA laboratories in the world. The Paleo-DNA Laboratory was the first university laboratory in Canada to be recognized and recognized by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for forensic DNA testing. The Lakehead University Paleo-DNA Laboratory received great recognition for special research results in a wide range, especially in the documentary The Jesus Tomb .
Orillia Campus
The university opened the first small campus in downtown Orillia in 2006, and in September 2010 another small campus was opened to complement University Avenue. A new building was built, which received the LEED Platinum badge for energy-efficient buildings. A student dormitory with 271 beds, several cafeterias and bookshops opened in September 2011.
German-Canadian cooperation
In the winter of 2018, the Furtwangen University , HFU, and Lakehead decided on a far-reaching collaboration. For HFU, this is the third partnership in Canada that already exists with the University of New Brunswick and the University of Prince Edward Island . Michael Lederer, the Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Further Education at HFU, and Rüdiger Kukral from the "Furtwangen Internship Placement Service" FIPS signed the cooperation agreement; Lakehead President Moira McPherson will pay a return visit in summer 2019.
Personalities
- Steve Ashton - Minister for the Manitoba Government
- Ronald J. Duhamel - Member of Parliament and Senator (Manitoba)
- Stephen Low - IMAX film producer and director
- Lyn McLeod - Canadian Politician, Cabinet Secretary (Ontario)
- EJ Dusty Miller - Mayor of Thunder Bay
- Gary Polonsky - Founding President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- Diane Schoemperlen - Romancière
- Jim Foulds - Canadian Politician (Ontario)
Web links
- Lakehead University Official Site - the official website of the university
- Lakehead University - Orillia Campus Official Site - Orillia Campus website
- Lakehead University Student Union Official Site - student union
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.lakeheadu.ca/presidents-office/presidents-biography
- ↑ according to Schwarzwälder Bote , December 21, 2018