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Update on Employee Engagement

Dear members of the University Community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe, As many of you know, organizational culture and work environment are key priorities for Laurentian University as we strive to become one of Canada’s top employers. To help us understand where we are and what being a great employer means to us [...]

Celebrating Excellence – Part II

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: There’ve been so many extraordinary accomplishments within our Laurentian community of late! Indeed, I would like to devote a second blog post to the achievements of our students, faculty and staff, under the heading “Celebrating Excellence.” In the past few weeks, vice-presidents [...]

Celebrating Excellence

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: Since my last blog-post, I have had the pleasure of engaging informally over coffee with faculty members from Biology, Commerce, Human Kinetics, Library, Physics and Political Science. We have also held eight budget consultations in Barrie with representatives from faculty, staff and [...]

Employee Engagement in Action

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: Since my last blog posting, Dr. Patrice Sawyer (Vice-President, Research and Francophone Affairs), Bernard Beaulieu (Executive Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development) and I had the opportunity to have breakfast or coffee with 12 more faculty and staff members from Accessibility Services, [...]

2013 off to a roaring start

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: We’ve been off to a roaring start, so far in 2013. January was exceptionally busy, beginning with two big announcements for our mining programs. On January 14th, we announced an investment of $1.25M from IAMGOLD to fund the establishment of Canada’s first [...]

Another year of growth and accomplishment

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: My wife Barbara and I want to thank everyone who stopped in at our Open House on Sunday, December 9th. It was delightful to see so many members of our University community as well as friends and supporters from the broader community. [...]

Inspiring Events

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: My wife Barbara and I invite all members of the University community to our annual Open House on Sunday, December 9th, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Last year, over 450 people came for a portion or all of the afternoon. This is [...]

New University Website

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe At the end of September, in time for the Ontario Universities’ Fair (OUF), the University launched a new website. On the old website, visitors did not have access to course sections and their respective description, nor did they have access to a [...]

Towards More Meaningful Conversations

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: As you know, one of the seven aspirations of the 2012-2017 Strategic Plan is for the University to be known for its positive organizational culture. In 2009, I had the opportunity to meet with every academic and non-academic department asking colleagues several [...]

Campus Master Plan

Dear members of the University community / Boozhoo / Aanii / Kwe kwe: The University has begun the process of updating its Campus Master Plan for the Sudbury campus. I invite you to learn more about this process and to review the discussion guide. In essence, all members of the university community are invited to [...]

Food at LU

Let’s face it, we all get hungry. It’s a simple fact of life, and we need food to survive. Four years ago, when I started at the University of Guelph, I was so excited to be starting my Bachelor of Commerce, Hotel and Food Administration. The program is ranked number one in Canada of its …

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