THEUNIVERSITY INTHEREGION
Summaryof CommonThemes:
1. The importance of universities in leading and partnering on
innovation, sharing and applying emerging research, and
supporting communitymembers and students to innovate.
2. TheUniversity’s importance in attracting, training, and retaining the
younger generation and in attracting new talent to the region.
3. The importance of partnership and collaboration, connected with
the transfer of knowledge, opportunities for students to acquire
skills, opportunities to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship,
and opportunities to provide the community with current and
cutting-edge services. The University’s current and potential
contributions to community revitalizationwere strongly endorsed.
4. The need to explore opportunities to further support the local
agricultural industry.
5. The need for graduates who are adaptable, and who have cross-
disciplinary skills — health with information technology,
governancewithmanagement, social justicewith accounting, and
engineering with marketing and communications expertise, for
example.
6. The need for students with strong soft-skill competencies and the
ability to readily adapt to new settings.
7. The potential benefits of greater integration of trades, college, and
university education.
8. The need to further prepare students to be leaders as well as
collaborators in the community and the workforce, and to inspire
students to engagewith this community.
9. The importance of ongoing learning opportunities as technologies change, careers evolve, and economic
cycles affect employment sectors differently.
10. The importance of providing students with opportunities to acquire industry-recognized credentials, across a
range of fields.
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