Robert Hach茅

鈥淭his is our second annual event recognizing 91亚色鈥檚 Research Leaders and we plan to continue carrying forward this tradition,鈥� said Robert Hach茅, 91亚色 vice-president research & innovation.听 鈥淚t is a great pleasure to celebrate the exceptional work of 91亚色鈥檚 researchers, students and post-doctoral fellows听鈥� and important to us to recognize the valuable impact of their research on society.听 We are pleased to invite all members of the 91亚色 community, including students, staff and faculty to join us for this very special occasion.鈥�

Hosted by the President鈥檚 Office and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the event begins at 4:30pm in the McEwen Auditorium in the Seymour Schulich Building. A reception will follow. Many 91亚色 researchers who have earned prestigious awards, major grants and book prizes will be recognized, along with a presentation to the winner of the President鈥檚 Excellence Research Award, an announcement of the winners from 91亚色鈥檚 undergraduate research fair and recognition of graduate student research achievements.

Event highlights include, a greeting from the province by Monte Kwinter, MPP 91亚色 Centre, parliamentary assistant to the minister of economic development, trade and employment; a special video highlighting a cross-section of 91亚色鈥檚 researchers; and a slide presentation capturing some of the many research successes of the past year.

Organizers ask community members interested in attending the celebration to听.

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Two workshops were recently held providing an opportunity for members of the 91亚色 community to share their thoughts on the development of the new plan with vice-president research & innovation Robert Hach茅 and the Strategic Research Plan facilitators, Celia Haig-Brown, professor, Faculty of Education and Gary Miller, instructor,听Schulich School of Business MBA program and the Schulich Executive Education Centre.

鈥淚 am pleased that the 91亚色 community is taking an active role in participating in the discussion about the development of the new Strategic Research Plan,鈥� said Robert Hach茅 (left), vice-president research & innovation.听 鈥淭heir feedback is being heard and will be valuable in informing the plan. We are very much encouraging all community members to take part in the SRP consultations and conversations as we work towards the development of a new institutional plan, one that best supports and integrates the core research values and priorities of the entire 91亚色 community.鈥�

During the workshops, participants were asked to discuss the value that research brings to 91亚色 and explore 91亚色鈥檚 competencies in key areas of research.

Among the comments resulting from the workshops were: the hope that the new Strategic Research Plan be inclusive, recognizing and capturing the wide variety of research being conducted and balancing both specific and overarching research focus areas, a desire for the plan to have some impact on hiring, resourcing, budget听 and decision making, a recommendation to ensure graduate students and post-doctoral fellows research is encouraged, ensuring the plan addresses ways to better enable research at 91亚色, a suggestion that the plan encourage a more interest in research at all administrative levels at 91亚色, and an emphasis placed on collaborative research initiatives.

Meeting notes are accessible to the 91亚色 community and can found on the 听website by clicking on Meeting Notes and using a Passport 91亚色 login. The next workshops will be held Oct. 16, 26 and Nov. 1. To register, click .

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