Lakehead Orillia to launch new Research Centre March 19th

March5,2015
Lakehead University– Orillia, ON

The establishment of a new Research Centre for Sustainable Communities will be celebrated at an official launch on Thursday, March 19 at Lakehead University’s Orillia campus.

The community is invited to attend the event to learn about the new Centre and to meet the members of the Lakehead Orillia faculty who helped establish the Research Centre, which is focussed on interdisciplinary research that supports sustainable communities.

“I am extremely proud of this accomplishment,” said Dr. Kim Fedderson, Dean & Vice- Provost of the Orillia campus. “Since our campus opened in 2006, we have been focused on a community-centred approach. This Centre will now be a cornerstone for supporting all aspects of community sustainability.”

“The Centre is based on three core areas of research,” explains Dr. Nanda Kanavillil, chair of the Centre’s Management Committee and the founding director of the Centre. “We will be promoting research in the areas of social justice, political economy and environmental sustainability.”

The Centre was approved by Lakehead University Senate last March and its unconventional approach to research, with an emphasis on multi-disciplines and collaboration, will be a catalyst for research funding and community partnerships.

The launch event takes place on Thursday, March 19 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Lakehead’s University Avenue campus in the Simcoe Hall lecture theatre 1022

“This is an opportunity for community members and representatives of organizations and businesses in the region to learn more about the planned activities of the Centre and ways to get involved,” adds Dr. Kanavillil.

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to nkanavil@lakeheadu.ca by March 16.