orillia campus principal

linda rodenburg appointed principal of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus

dr. linda rodenburg

august 2, 2024 – orillia, ont.

dr. linda rodenburg has been appointed the new principal, orillia campus at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . her position took effect august 1, 2024.

“i would like to congratulate dr. linda rodenburg on her appointment to this leadership position at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ,” says dr. gillian siddall, president and vice-chancellor. “i look forward to working closely with her as we lead the orillia campus, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , and the community on an exciting path forward over the next five to 10 years.”

under the guidance of the president, the principal oversees the strategic direction and operation of the orillia campus. the role is responsible for championing the university’s mission, engaging in community outreach, promoting university programs, and advancing local partnerships. in this role, rodenburg will work closely with 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff on campus, and collaborate with government, industry and other stakeholders to foster economic development initiatives in orillia and across the region.

one of the founding faculty members of the orillia campus, rodenburg is highly regarded as a teacher, mentor, and leader. in 2018, she founded the office of community engagement lifelong learning, with the mandate to offer non-traditional learning opportunities for all ages as well as professional development opportunities. as a lecturer in the department of english, she taught courses in english and interdisciplinary studies, and her research has focused on indigenous and māori stories in relation to canada and new zealand. her academic work has focused on how stories construct a sense of culture within a place.

“i have a long history with lakehead in both thunder bay and orillia, and i am very grateful for this opportunity to take this next step,” rodenburg says. “the orillia campus is experiencing an incredible moment of growth, and i look forward to working with the president and executive team to move the vision for this university forward within this community that i love and call home.”

rodenburg is passionate about building partnerships, both internally and externally, that advance lakehead’s strategic priorities, enable excellence in research, support inclusive communities, and create opportunities for learning and student success.

“we are an accessible institution that is embedded in the communities we serve through partnerships and relationships forged with business, industry, and municipal government. i look forward to leaning into those relationships as we expand our impact throughout the county of simcoe.”

rodenburg earned her honours bachelor of arts in english concurrently with her bachelor of education degree at lakehead in 1999. she completed her masters in english at the university of guelph before traveling to new zealand to complete her phd at the university of otago on a commonwealth scholarship. she returned to canada and joined the team that opened lakehead’s orillia campus in 2006.

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research in action: bringing new life to 17th century choral music

if you haven’t heard of henry aldrich, the famous 17th century composer, architect and oxford dean, you’re likely not alone.

but 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 music professor and orillia campus principal dr. dean jobin-bevans wants to convince you to tune in.

“i was immediately drawn to his work as it’s the music i love to hear and perform myself,” says jobin-bevans, who came across aldrich’s archived manuscripts in 2013 during a sabbatical researching in the christ church library, oxford. “there is also a modern appeal to his music – it’s still accessible and relevant all these centuries later.”

aldrich’s music, most of which are anthems composed for the cathedral at christ church, was written for both unaccompanied choirs or those singing with an organ accompaniment. typically thought of as an english style of church music, choral anthems have a long history of performance in the anglican tradition and are almost exclusively sung in english.

henry aldrich collected, transcribed and composed as many as 8,000 scores of choral music for cathedral performances during his career at the university of oxford’s christ church college, as a way to inspire his own creative work and religious musical expression. a prolific 17th century english writer, theologian, philosopher, composer, and architect, he also served as dean of christ church and as the university of oxford’s vice-chancellor.

intrigued by aldrich’s unique approach to choral music, jobin-bevans set out to transcribe select pieces from the 300-year old collection, editing and creating musical scores for contemporary church choirs, instrumentalists, and music scholars. working his way through original leather-bound, handwritten manuscripts, jobin-bevans spent six years editing and digitizing 20 different scores, updating elements such as time signatures and adding musical bars and vocal clefs.

a cd of the new editions was released in november of 2019 and some of aldrich’s original manuscripts are also captured on the project website. jobin-bevans says that hearing the music performed for the first time by the cathedral singers of christ church, who also recorded the music for the cd, was hugely rewarding and speaks to the lasting quality of aldrich’s work.

viewing history through the late composer’s musical lens is another takeaway of the project, says jobin-bevans. “aldrich grew up, was educated and appointed dean during the period of the english restoration, a time of great upheaval, politically and socially. his work reflects that history and tells us a lot about what his creative mind was thinking concerning the role and function of restoration church music and liturgy.”

jobin-bevans also agrees a parallel can be drawn between himself and aldrich that goes beyond the music.

“he was passionate about connecting architecture, logic, and math through music to both teach and inspire,” reflects jobin-bevans. “his work has been an inspiration to me and has kept me engaged in new ways to teach, lead as a principal, and continue building this lasting digital archive of his legacy.”

dr. dean jobin-bevans’ research is a partnership with the christ church library, oxford. samples of the music are available at:https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/henry-aldrich-project. the full album, henry aldrich: sacred choral music, can be purchased on itunes or borrowed from the naxos music library through your local library.

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