Executive Director named for the Centre for Academic Excellence. 
February 2, 2012

Laurentian University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christine Blais as Executive Director of the Centre for Academic Excellence.

 

Dr. Blais will provide leadership in developing the goals and objectives of the Centre for Academic Excellence in order to support student success and foster achievement in teaching and learning.

 

“The Centre for Academic Excellence was identified as a core priority in our academic plan and we are thrilled to have Dr. Blais in place to steer this very important endeavour,” said Patrice Sawyer, Chair of the Search Committee and Vice-President, Francophone Affairs, Research & Graduate Studies. 

 

Dr. Blais was hired as a faculty member in the School of Human Kinetics on July 1, 2011 at the rank of Associate Professor, and recently served as Interim Associate Dean in the Faculty of Professional Schools.  Dr. Blais was a faculty member at Brock University from 1992 to 2002. There, Dr. Blais served two terms as Chair of the Department of Child and Youth Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences. At the same time, she was Director of the Concurrent Education program. She moved to the University of Manitoba in 2002 where she remained until 2011. She became Director of University 1 at the University of Manitoba in 2004 until 2011.

 

“The vision of the Centre for Academic Excellence is an exciting one, and I am thrilled to be leading this innovative project.  We are committed to building on our excellence and supporting 'best practices' for all learners: students and teachers,” said Dr. Blais.    

 

The Centre’s mission is to nurture a strategic and coordinated approach to academic excellence, through innovation in teaching, professional development, and a comprehensive system of supports for learners at all levels. 

 

Biography: Dr. Christine Blais

 

Dr. Christine Blais has focused on learning throughout her academic career.  She earned a PhD in Educational Psychology in 1990 at the University of Ottawa, where she also completed her MSc and her BSc in Kinesiology.  She has held tenured professorships at the University of Manitoba and at Brock University, and has lectured, taught and published since 1980.  Dr. Blais has mostly recently worked as Associate Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at Laurentian University.  Previously, she held leadership roles at the University of Manitoba where she served as Director of University 1 and as Associate Professor in the Interdisciplinary Master’s Program in Disability Studies.  She was twice awarded a National Institute on Mental Retardation Scholarship, and has contributed to research in areas such as learning in children with Down syndrome, social capital in core curriculum, and career exploration for children with disabilities.

 


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