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may 30	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2013 thunder bay campus convocation ceremonies (thunder bay) lakehead will graduate approximately 2,500 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 during the university’s convocation ceremonies at its thunder bay and orillia campuses over the next two weeks. in thunder bay, graduates, friends, family, award recipients, and honourees will celebrate achievements this friday and saturday at the thunder bay community auditorium.
may 17	georgian & lakehead event celebrates innovative business success (orillia) business leaders from across simcoe county gathered at lakehead orillia's university avenue campus yesterday for a business 2 innovation event that brought together researchers from georgian college and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 with local business leaders. this was the third annual event presented by the two institutions to encourage collaboration and partnerships to support business success in the region.
may 16	2013 civitas award winner inspired by lakehead 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s 2013 civitas award recipient describes the development of the orillia campus as a large conceptual art piece that has been brought to life.
may 15	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s sos lecture series returns for summer 2013 (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s “summer of sustainability” (sos) series is back this summer with new environmental sustainability issues and solutions to discover.
may 13	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 honours seventh chancellor, dr. arthur mauro (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is hosting a reception to honour its 7th chancellor, dr. arthur mauro, today, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm, in the office of the president. lakehead president & vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, will thank dr. mauro on behalf of the university community for the years of service he gave to the institution. dr. mauro’s three year term as chancellor of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ended on december 31, 2012. respected for his numerous career- and community-based accomplishments, dr. mauro’s leadership in furthering 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's initiatives includes his role in establishing lakehead’s new faculty of law. he believes that accomplishment is indicative of the critical role of the university in northwestern ontario and canada.
may 10	networking event brings together industry and researchers to promote business growth (orillia) a business 2 innovation event at lakehead orillia's university avenue campus will encourage learning, collaboration and interaction by connecting industry and researchers to explore potential partnerships and funding opportunities.
may 7	lakehead’s board of governors announces its 2013 fellow (orillia) , (thunder bay) the chair of the board of governors of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , cameron clark, is proud to announce that toronto dentist, dr. robert bennett, will be named a fellow of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in recognition of his important contribution to help establish and grow the orillia campus.
may 3	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announces 2013 civitas award recipient (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president & vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, is pleased to announce that orillia business owner, artist and community leader, will mcgarvey, is the recipient of the 2013 civitas award.
apr 5	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 names former canadian ambassador as its eighth chancellor (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is proud to announce distinguished former career diplomat, entrepreneur and political strategist, dr. derek hudson burney, as its eighth chancellor. "dr. burney is an accomplished individual with a national and international reputation and deep roots in thunder bay," said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson. "阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is honoured that this former ambassador to the united states from 1989 - 1993 will now represent our great university at home and abroad."
apr 1	exceptional student leaders represent lakehead at national conference (orillia) two 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s orillia campus visited kelowna, b.c. last month to represent the university at the canadian conference on student leadership, an annual event planned by 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
mar 28	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's powwow celebrates aboriginal culture (thunder bay) (friday, march 8, 2013 - thunder bay, on) the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 native student association (lunsa) is hosting its annual powwow at the c.j. sanders fieldhouse from friday, march 15 to sunday, march 17, 2013. this year's theme is celebrating 25 years of powwow at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . "the lunsa association executive is commemorating 25 years by kicking off the powwow season with this celebration," said sarah nelson, lunsa president.
mar 26	faculty of law completes its inaugural year's faculty (orillia) , (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s faculty of law is pleased to welcome dr. frances chapman and mr. jason maclean to its founding faculty. these appointments officially complete the faculty’s first year hires. “both of our new faculty bring with them solid legal practice credentials and strong scholarship — exactly what we need," said the faculty of law’s dean, lee stuesser. "in a small school that emphasizes teaching, they will be excellent in the classroom. we’re thrilled to have them as part of our founding team."
mar 25	new canada research chair appointed at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s dr. pauline sameshima has been awarded a canada research chair in arts integrated studies. she comes to lakehead from washington state university where she taught arts integrated research in the teacher education program and the cultural studies and social thought in education graduate program. dr. sameshima, an associate professor in lakehead’s faculty of education, has also been awarded more than $25,000 by the canada foundation for innovation leaders opportunity fund to develop an arts integrated research lab. “my work promotes the use of arts in learning, teaching and research. it nurtures individual researcher and student creativity development and provides new perspectives,” dr. sameshima said.
mar 18	university's board of governors approves lakehead's strategic plan for 2013-2018 (thunder bay) (march 8, 2013 - thunder bay, on) after over two years of development, meetings and consultations with the university community and its various stakeholders, lakehead's board of governors proudly approved the final draft of the university's strategic plan for 2013-2018. the plan, entitled, nurturing a passion to lead, embodies the bold, new vision that will oversee the collective vision of the university for the next five years: 'to provide a transformative university experience that is far from ordinary.' "completing this strategic plan is a major milestone," said board of governors' chair, cameron clark, "and we know that this is just the start. "our strategic plan will serve as the framework to foster intellectual and human connections while giving 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 the tools to construct their own destiny," clark added.
mar 18	high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from city and region will aim for the podium in lakehead's science olympics (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's upcoming science olympics northwestern ontario will be a great opportunity for curious high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to learn through doing, with help from professors and university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 running the exciting events. local and regional 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from grades 9 to 12 will work in groups to solve fun challenges that apply their knowledge of science and engineering in creative ways. "science olympics is an excellent way to engage 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in science, engineering and math while introducing them to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ," said dr. andrew dean, dean of the faculty of science and environmental studies.
mar 18	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 announces two decanal renewals (thunder bay) lakehead's provost and vice-president, academic, dr. rod hanley, is very pleased to announce the renewal of two of the university's deans: faculty of education's dr. john o'meara, and the faculty of science and environmental studies' dr. andrew dean. "these decanal renewals are in recognition and response to the dedication and contribution these individuals have made to their respective faculties and lakehead as a whole," said dr. hanley. "in a time of increased importance in post-secondary education, universities need to retain those in key positions whose strategies and philosophies only serve to benefit our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and the future of academia."
mar 14	lakehead hosts rapid change and the future of canada's north talks (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for northern studies forum rapid change and the future of canada's north will feature four internationally renowned speakers on friday, march 15 and saturday, march 16. biology professor dr. john smol, of queen's university, recently appeared on an episode of the cbc documentary series the nature of things. other speakers include juli abouchar, a partner in willms and shier environmental lawyers llp; and professor of human geography, dr. dieter muller of umea university in sweden.
mar 6	first nation and métis nation leaders support faculty of law's proposed course enhancement (thunder bay) lakehead's dean of the faculty of law, lee stuesser, has proposed a new course that will be an enhancement to the new law program's first year curriculum. it is dean stuesser's hope that this proposal will address the fundamental demand of the 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 staging a sit-in outside the university president's office. a proposed new law course, law 1535: aboriginal perspectives, would be positioned as a mandatory, half-credit component of the curriculum to complement law 1530: native canadian world views & law, which has already been approved by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 senate. the course will assume an experiential format, and introduce 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to aboriginal culture, traditions and perspectives through speakers, dialogue and experience-based learning.
mar 6	lakehead hosts march break open house for prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (thunder bay) (march 6, 2013 - thunder bay, on) prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , along with their friends and family, will explore life on campus and have the unique experience of being a student for a day from monday, march 11 to friday, march 15 during 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's march break open house. "世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will tour the campus and residences, meet with faculty members in their programs of interest, and be a lakehead student for a day by attending in-session classes," said robert perrier, acting director of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's admissions and recruitment department.
mar 5	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 celebrates international women's day on thursday, march 7 (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's department of women's studies is celebrating international women's day on thursday, march 7 with western university's dr. treena orchard. "dr. orchard's presentation will be of interest to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and members of the broader community with an interest in social justice, human rights and gender issues," said 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 women's studies professor dr. pam wakewich, who hopes for a large turnout at thursday's event. "it will also give us an opportunity, on the eve of international women's day, to talk about the ways in which participatory action research can be an effective tool for personal reflection and social change."

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