Legend : C = C ar r i ed O ver t o 201 3 - 201 4 B u si n ess P l an P = P ar t i al l y ach i eved O = O ngo i ng , now e m be d de d i nt o C ol l e ge r e s pons i bi l i t i e s Y = A ch i eved - 10 - 2012 - 2013 – Co mmunity - Bas ed Acces s O bj ect i v e 1. 2 : f os t e r col l abor at i on and i nnov at i on by : IN IT IA T IV E S R E S U L T S Init ia t iv e M eas u r emen t / T ar g et Init ia t iv e O u t co mes 1 .2 .1 S ubmi t t i ng f undi n g appl i c at i ons i n s uppor t o f appl i ed r es ear c h A ppl i c at i ons s ubmi t t ed Mi ni mum of t w o appl i c at i ons s ubmi t t ed by Ma r c h 201 3 Y C ol l eges O nt ar i o N et w or k f o r I ndus t r y I nnov at i on ( CO NI I ) c omp et i t i v e appl i c at i on s uc c es s f ul f or Med i T ec h pr oj ec t w i t h V et S c i enc es D i gi t al T ec hnol ogy A dopt i on P i l ot P r o gr am ( D T A P P ) appl i c at i on s ubmi t t ed an d app r ov ed A ugus t 2012 f or fi v e c l i ent pr e - as s es s ment s an d f ou r f ul l engagem ent s + f ol l ow u p. T hi s l ed t o t w o addi t i onal appl i ed r es ea r c h p r oj ec t s f or C ompu t er S c i en c e, i nt egr at e d i nt o t w o c our s es N at ur al S c i enc es and E ngi nee r i ng R es ear c h C ounc i l appl i ed r es ea r c h dev el op ment a ppl i c at i on f or O V R X / I ns t r ume nt at i on E n gi neer i ng T ec hni c i an pr o gr a m s ubmi t t ed and app r ov ed J anu ar y 20 1 3 1. 2. 2 P ar t ne r i ng w i t h a numb er o f nor t he r n c ol l eges t o ex pl or e t he f eas i bi l i t y of c ol l abor at i ng on l ow enr ol men t pr o gr a ms F eas i bi l i t y ex pl or ed t o co - del i v er , f o r ex ampl e, t he H ai l ey bur y S c hool of Mi n es br an d of mi ni ng H ai l ey bur y S c hool of Mi n es br an d of mi ni ng of f e r ed t hr o ugh ot her c ol l eges by J an uar y 201 3 Y S i x nor t her n c ol l eges ( B o r eal , C ambr i an , C an ado r e , C onf ed er at i on , S aul t , an d N o r t he r n C ol l ege) s i gned an agr eemen t t o t ak e a c ol l abor at i v e appr o ac h f or s t udent ac c es s t o p r ogr ammi ng and s er v i c es T r ac k es t abl i s hed f or s t ud ent s i n C o n f eder a t i on C ol l ege’ s Mi ni ng T ec hni ques pr o gr a m t o ent e r y ea r t w o of t he Mi ni ng E n gi neer i ng T ec hni c i an pr og r am N or t h er n and F l emi ng hav e dev el ope d t he p r ogr am s y nops i s f or a 2 - y ea r S c hool o f E nv i r onment al & N at ur al R es ou r c e S c i enc es ( S E N R S ) pr og r am wi t h t he f i r s t y ear c l os el y mi r r or i ng F l emi n g' s E c os y s t em Manage ment T ec hni c i an and F o r es t r y T ec hni c i an pr og r am H eads of B us i nes s of N or t her n On t a ri o E ngl i s h C ol l eges A ppl i ed A r t s a nd T ec hnol og y ( C AAT ) met r ega r di ng c ol l abor at i on, c r os s - t eac hi ng and co - pr omot i o n of l ow enr ol m ent y ea r s a n d s pec i al t y bus i nes s pr ogr ams S ome bus i nes s c our s es s h a re d bet w een C a mbr i an and N o r t he r n 1 .2 .3 P ar t ne r i ng w i t h a numb er o f c ol l eges i n O nt ar i o t o ex pl o r e t he f eas i bi l i t y of c o - dev el opi ng new pr og r ams f o r N o r t he r n C ol l ege F eas i bi l i t y ex pl or ed t o c o - dev el op a new p r og r am s ui t abl e f or t hi s ar ea a nd f o r t he needs of t he F i r s t N at i ons c ommuni t i es . F or ex ampl e, a ne w nat ur al r es our c es pr og r am N ew n at ur al r es ou r c es pr o gr am pr epa r ed f or d el i v er y by S ept embe r 20 13 Y Memor andum of U nder s t a ndi ng b et w een F l emi ng, N or t h er n and C onf ed er at i on C ol l ege now s i gned