Friday, March 18, 2011

[PDADC-L] Staff Announcement - University Relations

Staff Announcement – Assistant Vice President, International Relations

It is with mixed emotions that I wish to inform you that Lorna Jean Edmonds, Assistant Vice-President, International Relations, will be leaving the University to become the Executive Director, International Relations at the University of Western Ontario, effective May 9, 2011.

In her new role, Lorna Jean will be responsible for international engagement within the research and advancement areas at Western. This includes the development of strategic plans for enhancing international research, advancement, and related activities. Additionally, Lorna Jean will pursue new opportunities, strategic institutional partnerships, revenue generation, and philanthropic opportunities with industry, government, and alumni nationally and internationally for targeted international initiatives.

Since joining University of Toronto in June 2007, from Queen’s University, Lorna Jean has been instrumental in advancing the international presence of the University. Our relationships with countries such as China and India are significantly stronger with educational institutions, governments, industry, and associations. Recently, Lorna Jean was instrumental in U of T’s success in the MITACS Globalink program where 22 top students from India embarked on three-month research internships at the University.

On behalf of University Relations and on a personal note, I wish Lorna Jean every success in this new position at Western. Please join me in thanking her for her contribution to the University of Toronto and congratulating her on her new appointment.


Judith Wolfson
Vice President, University Relations

***
Office of the Vice President
University Relations
27 King's College Circle
Suite 216
Toronto, ON M5S 1A1

Phone: 416.978.5401
Fax: 416.978.4431

No comments:

Post a Comment

Welcome to the CIV-MIN Blog

This is where we compile all the announcements, postings and non-urgent alerts that used to clog up your email inbox. Feel free to scroll through the latest postings organized by date below, or check our categorized listings on the right for the information you want.