lakehead, confederation and canadore sign mou to develop seamless transfer opportunities for indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
february 12, 2021 – north bay, thunder bay and orillia, ont.
the presidents from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , confederation college, and canadore college signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) via zoom on friday, february 12 to encourage and facilitate educational opportunities for indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
click here to watch the virtual signing event.
the five-year mou comes after these post-secondary institutions collaborated on several recent projects funded by the ontario council on articulation and transfer (oncat) exploring the enhancement of wrap-around supports for indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . these are team-based supports that ensure the post-secondary institutions understand each student's strengths and provide a network of holistic support.
“it’s great to see colleges and universities finding ways to work together to support 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the north,” said the honourable ross romano, minister of colleges and universities. “with support from oncat, the ability for indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to transfer easily and gain a post-secondary credential will strengthen the well-being and economy of indigenous communities.”
“oncat is thrilled to collaborate with our partners at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , canadore college, and confederation college to improve access to programs and degrees — and reduce cultural barriers to success — for indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ,” said yvette munro, executive director of oncat. “this unique partnership will find new and better ways to support indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and enrich our learning as a transfer system.”
specifically, projects led by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s office of indigenous initiatives, confederation college’s negahneewin research centre (formerly centre for policy and research in indigenous learning), and canadore college’s first peoples’ centre have listened to learners, support staff, influencers, and community members.
“we are always pleased to partner with fellow post-secondary institutions that share our vision of excellence in education and support of student success,” said kathleen lynch, president of confederation college. “through our formalized relationship with canadore college and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 on this project, we look forward to reducing barriers and increasing supports for indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .”
the mou outlines how the schools intend to collaborate in planning for, developing, and establishing a seamless transfer agreement to strengthen retention of indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at each school.
“canadore has a proud history of commitment to indigenous 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 by offering programs and services based on cultural values and practices,” said canadore college president and ceo george burton. “this partnership carries on that tradition and creates exciting new educational opportunities for indigenous learners.”
the schools intend to explore the cultivation of inter- and intra-institutional academic and cultural support for indigenous transfer 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
“阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s commitment to social responsibility recognizes the importance of our role as a regional university in making a difference to all the communities we serve," said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president and vice-chancellor, dr. moira mcpherson. "this mou further demonstrates our continuing and collective commitment to encouraging and facilitating education opportunities for indigenous learners."
the first point of contact for student-transfer-focused collaboration will be the coordinator of indigenous outreach and recruitment, indigenous initiatives at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , the registrar and director, strategic enrolment services at canadore college, and the registrar at confederation college.
the schools will establish an internal and external working group. the external working group will consist of the vice-provost, indigenous initiatives, the coordinator of indigenous student services centre, and the coordinator of indigenous outreach and recruitment at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , who will meet with designate(s) from canadore college and designate(s) from confederation college to make progress on the principles of the mou.
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media are invited to reach out to the contact(s) listed below to request more information or an interview from each institution:
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
brandon walker, media, communications and marketing associate
(807) 343-8177
confederation college
ashleigh quarrell, manager, communications and public relations
(807) 632-5296
aquarrel@confederationcollege.ca
canadore college
cindy males, public relations and communications specialist
(705) 475-2538
cindy.males@canadorecollege.ca
oncat
ana skinner, manager, funding programs
(647) 637.8501
askinner@oncat.ca
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