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PRESENTATION CONCERNING AN UPDATE ON THE LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY ORILLIA CAMPUS
Dr. Linda Rodenburg, Interim Principal and Michael den Haan, Vice-President of External Relations provided a presentation concerning an update on the Lakehead University Orillia Campus.
Dr. Rodenburg described that Lakehead University has solid roots in the County of Simcoe and are looking at potential opportunities to branch out to other municipalities.
Dr. Rodenburg and Mr. den Hann discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The background of Lakehead University and current student population;
• A chart illustrating barriers to student education;
• The Lakehead University’s economic impact on Ontario’s GDP;
• The university’s relationship and impacts on the City of Barrie;
• The students ranking on Lakehead University preparing them for employment;
• The strengths of the university include lifelong learning, research, innovation and focusing on partnerships;
• The next steps for Lakehead University and potential future growth;
• The current program complement at Lakehead Orillia and Lakehead Georgian campuses; and
• The plans for future programming.
Members of Council asked a numbers of questions of the presenters and received responses.