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College Research Lab Recognized with National Excellence Award

Jun 1, 2016 | 3:27 PM

LETHBRIDGE – Lethbridge College is celebrating a national achievement by the Citizen Society Research Lab (CSRL).

It was recognized at the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) annual conference in Quebec, with a bronze Innovation in Applied Research Excellence Award on May 31.

CICan is the national and international voice of publicly supported institutes, and works to train over 1.5-million learners in more than 3,000 urban, rural and remote communities across the country.

The CSRL was established in 1997 as part of the College’s Centre of Applied Arts and Science, flourishing since then under the leadership of Dr. Faron Ellis. It’s now become a recognized quantitative public opinion service, providing information relevant to students, faculty as well as industry and community partners.

“It has been rewarding to have been encouraged and enabled by various presidents, vice-presidents, deans and boards of governors over the past couple of decades,” noted Dr. Ellis.

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“The institution didn’t have a research focus when I was initially hired, and to have the support to build and help develop a program has been a true pleasure.”

Since its inception, the CSRL has partnered with 17 small and medium enterprises and community organizations, conducted 159 public opinion studies and trained more than 2,300 students.