Huntington University (Canada)

Huntington University is a founding partner of Laurentian University located in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Huntington University is a federated university along with Thorneloe University and the University of Sudbury.

Programs

As an independent university with its own charter, Huntington University specializes in arts and humanities programs, including communication studies, ethics, gerontology, philosophy, religious studies and theology. All of its degrees are conferred by both Laurentian University and Huntington University, with the exception of the graduate degree in counselling, which is conferred by Huntington.

Affiliations

A growing university, Huntington has partnership agreements with colleges and universities in Canada and overseas.

Governance

The university is governed by a board of regents chaired by Mary-Liz Warwick. The current president and vice-chancellor of Huntington University is Dr. Kevin McCormick. There have been three chancellors on the board of regents in Huntington University's history. Theodore K. Jewell from 1999-2005, Murray C. Arnell 2005-2007, and presently Edward J. Conroy.

History

The university was founded in 1960 as one of the first post-secondary establishments of northern Ontario.

Residence

The Huntington University Residence provides co-ed accommodation for 167 students in a mix of 73 double rooms and 21 single rooms. All of the rooms are wired for free broadband Internet access and available Bell phone lines. There are also four kitchens, four common rooms, two exercise rooms with weight machines and treadmills.

The Huntington University Residence is staffed by a residence supervisor and four proctors who are upper year students.

J.W. Tate Library

Located within Huntington University is the J.W. Tate Library. The J.W. Tate Library at Huntington University features a specialized collection of books, videos, fine art slides as well as print and electronic journal and reference subscriptions. The library features 12,000 items that support the many programs and courses taught at Huntington University. Also, an assortment of films and educational videos can also be found. In the fall of 2010 the J.W. Tate Library, in partnership with the Lougheed Teaching and Learning Centre, launched a new student space featuring upgrades in information technology and updated resources for research. Wireless Internet access is available in the library's reading room.

Lougheed Teaching and Learning Centre

A first of its kind, The Lougheed Teaching and Learning Centre at Huntington University promotes excellence and innovation in higher learning and professional development throughout the north. In joining the campus community and the public at-large, the centre strives to foster a culture that continually implements initiatives for integration and provides opportunities for critical dialogue that spread best practices in teaching and learning in both theoretical study and practical application.

Under the guidance of the director, The Lougheed Teaching and Learning Centre is building a community of collaboration that seeks to enhance the quality of teaching and learning through integrated communications, academic conferences and more.

The Lougheed Teaching and Learning Centre:

• provides ongoing leadership in teaching and learning in and within the northern landscape;
• increases awareness and understanding about scholarship in the northern environment;
• supports and enhances the diverse teaching contributions and learning efforts of all partners;
• explores the unique ways of enhancing the teaching and learning experience as well as the creative strategies that engage student, faculty and community participation;
• annualizes opportunities for students, faculty and community partners to engage in critical discourses related to epistemology and pedagogy;
• produces and communicates proceedings resulting from knowledge shared at conferences, workshops and other related events.

Canadian Institute for Studies in Aging

CISA (Canadian Institute for Studies in Aging) was created in 2013 out of Huntington University in Sudbury, Ontario. It is a research think-tank involved in community-based research. CISA members hail from different corners of academia comprising faculty from Huntington and Laurentian Universities. CISA is operated by a director and two associate directors who form the CISA executive. CISA’s immediate projects are in collaboration with the City of Greater Sudbury, St. Joseph’s Villa and experts in palliative care. CISA is housed at, and supported by, Huntington University.

Canadian Finnish Institute

The purpose of the Canadian Finnish Institute is to facilitate and support enhanced relationships between the peoples of Canada and Finland. The Canadian Finnish Institute will showcase the Finnish culture through various activities including an annual Canadian/Finnish Symposium, a Fellowship Program, academic awards for students, academic exchange programs and more.

In conjunction with the official launch of the Canadian Finnish Institute held October 8, 2015, His Excellency Charles Murto, Ambassador of Finland to Canada, was named as a member of the inaugural class of the Canadian Finnish Institute’s Fellowship Program. Huntington University also announced the establishment of a new scholarship, in honour of the Finnish Ambassador. The award will be presented to a student who has demonstrated excellence in furthering the linkages between Finland and Canada.

Through the Canadian Finnish Institute, the only one of its kind in the country, Huntington University will:

• profile and celebrate the rich contributions of the Finnish people to the Canadian landscape;

• specifically highlight and profile the Finnish peoples exemplary contributions to Northern Ontario;
• establish academic partnerships between Canadian and Finnish educational and cultural institutions/centres;
• develop and facilitate scholarly activity exploring Finnish / Canadian relations;
• encourage and support community based initiatives which enrich Canadian / Finnish relations;
• recognize and celebrate outstanding individuals who have made profound contributions (cultural, educational, political) to Finnish / Canadian relations;
• host a Canadian/Finnish Symposium in December 2017 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Finnish Declaration of Independence.

Canadian Institute for International Policing

The Canadian Institute for International Policing (CIIP) is a national and international centre of excellence for the study and practice of International Policing. The mandate of the CIIP is multi disciplinary and non partisan, examining the international policing from a cross section of different of perspectives. The CIIP is a partnership founded by Huntington University and the Greater Sudbury Police Service.

Mandate

The CIIP will:

• contextualize International Policing as an inclusive term, enveloping a plethora of activities and actions. Areas explored by the CIIP include, but are not limited to: police training, capacity building, military roles, peacekeeping, cybercrime, terrorism and transnational policing;
• facilitate critical discussion of the issues pertaining to international policing from multi stakeholder perspectives;
• establish Canada as an international leader in the study of International policing through conferences, symposia, journals and books;
• provide expertise to various governments and agencies in areas related to international policing.

Governance

• The Institute is an independent forum constituted through a Board of Directors.
• The Board will consist of representatives of key stakeholder groups associated with international policing including: police (municipal, provincial\territorial, national) military, academic, and various levels of government.
• Membership (individual or organizational) will be a decision of the Board, determined after careful deliberation of the “expression of interest” presented by the applicant.
• Opinions expressed by the Institute and or its members do not represent the views of the member’s organization.
• The Executive will consist of the Board Chair, Executive Director, and two board members selected by the board.
• Meetings will be held on a bi-annual basis, unless otherwise directed by the Board Chair in consultation with the Executive Director and Executive.
• Meetings will be held in locations, hosted by various member organizations.

References

www.huntingtonu.ca

External links

• Huntington University

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