Fleming College

City of Kawartha Lakes ON – (April 14, 2015) – Fleming College’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences and Lakehead University’s Faculty of Natural Resources Management have signed an agreement that allows Fleming students to graduate with a diploma and a degree in just four years.

The agreement applies to five of Fleming’s two-year diploma programs:
– Environmental Technician
– Ecosystem Management Technician
– Fish and Wildlife Technician
– Forestry Technician
– Urban Forestry Technician

Following completion of the diploma program, Fleming students must take a one month transition program (offered in August) and can then go on to take one of two degree pathways – an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Management or an Honours Bachelor of Science in Forestry. Both degrees are offered at Lakehead’s Thunder Bay campus.

“The degree programs offered at Lakehead University are complementary to our diploma programs at the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences at the Frost Campus. This articulation agreement allows a Fleming graduate to earn a diploma and an honours degree in just four years and provides them with greater opportunities for advancement in their careers,” says Linda Skilton, Principal of the Frost Campus and Dean of the School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences.

“Fleming students who have chosen to come to our programs in the past have done exceptionally well, and I am very pleased to see this process expand in our 50th anniversary year as a University,” said Ulf Runesson, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Resources Management at Lakehead.

 
“Our Faculty has a long and proud tradition of preparing students for professional practice (and research) in all aspects of land and water stewardship, and the presence of Fleming transfer students makes a lot of sense. Fleming transfer students who choose to add a degree as part of a four-year experience shared between our schools will not only receive two years of extra education but will also be in a position to assemble a competitive portfolio for rewarding careers. Lakehead’s tagline states: exceptional. un-conventional. Based on my own experience with Fleming graduates – they fit well into our approach of portfolio-building.”

While students must meet certain requirements to enter the degree programs, Lakehead will assign each incoming Fleming student with a faculty mentor to ensure a smooth transition and maximize the students’ progression through the program.

For more information about Fleming’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, visit: http://flemingcollege.ca/school/environmental-and-natural-resource-sciences. For more information about Lakehead’s Faculty of Natural Resources Management, visit: http://nrm.lakeheadu.ca/.

About Lakehead University
In 2015, Lakehead University will celebrate 50 years of exceptional education. Guided by its Strategic Plan (2013-2018), Lakehead is known for providing an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community. About 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead University is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies.
Maclean’s 2015 University Rankings places Lakehead University 2nd in Ontario and among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities, and 1st among Ontario’s undergraduate universities for Total Research Dollars, Social Sciences & Humanities Grants, and Library Expenses. In 2014, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead 2nd in Ontario and 3rd among Canada’s undergraduate universities.
Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 68,000 alumni.
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Media – for more information or to arrange interviews, please contact:

Laura Copeland
Communications Officer
Fleming College
laura.copeland@flemingcollege.ca
705.749.5530 x 1370

Brandon Walker
Media Relations Officer
Lakehead University
(807) 343-8177
mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca