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apr 7	lakehead orillia student conor jones shares his experience studying abroad (orillia) conor jones of orillia is in his third year of the honours bachelor commerce program at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . in may 2013 may, he began exploring the idea of studying abroad for the 2013 fall semester. conor worked with the lakehead orillia student affairs department to organize a trip to sweden. after receiving a student exchange bursary through 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 international, he was able to pack his bags and set out on his journey.
apr 7	lakehead establishes mous with mexican indigenous intercultural universities (thunder bay) , (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s vice-provost (aboriginal initiatives), dr. cynthia wesley-esquimaux, and president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, have signed three memoranda of understanding (mou) with three indigenous intercultural universities in mexico.
apr 4	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 mba student wins 2nd prize in focus 2040 competition (thunder bay) a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 masters of business administration student, naureen mushfique, recently placed second in the focus 2040 competition. this competition challenges 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to evaluate what the workplace will be like in the year 2040. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are asked to think beyond textbook principles, evaluate real world workplaces, and plan an innovative work system.
apr 3	lakehead hosts ontario’s university leadership in thunder bay (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, is pleased to host a two-day council of ontario universities (cou) meeting of the province’s university presidents and academic colleagues at its thunder bay campus, april 2-3.
apr 2	two lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 win provincial scavenger hunt’s grand prizes (thunder bay) two of the five research matters’ virtual scavenger hunt grand prizes have been awarded to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who participated in february’s province-wide research challenge. the council of ontario universities organizes research matters events to encourage the public to explore how ontario university research affects everyday life. the virtual scavenger hunt took 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and the public on a journey into research happening at universities across ontario.
apr 1	lakehead’s board of governors names murray walberg as its next chair (thunder bay) , (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s board of governors have passed a motion that current board vice-chair, murray walberg, will assume the role of chair of the university’s board of governors in october 2014. “阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is critically important to the prosperity of our community and region,” said mr. walberg. “i am proud to be given the opportunity to further support lakehead’s continued progress and growth as the next chair of its board of governors.”
mar 31	lakehead celebrates athletic achievement (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia celebrated the achievements of its athletes and sports teams on saturday evening at its annual athletic awards banquet, held at the best western mariposa inn in orillia. the event paid tribute to the accomplishments of student athletes over the 2013-14 academic year.
mar 28	lakehead course brings 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to europe to honour sacrifices in wars (thunder bay) a dozen 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 undergraduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their instructor are taking a trip to europe to learn more about the history, monuments and battlefields of the first and second world wars. this april and may, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 from the department of outdoor recreation, parks and tourism’s battlefield tourism course will spend 10 days visiting monuments and battlefields in normandy, northern france, belgium and holland.
mar 25	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 nursing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 learn about caring by facing themselves and others (thunder bay) more than 200 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 recently learned about the human face of caring through an interactive mask-making project that will help shape the nurses that they will become. the goal is to teach bachelor of science in nursing 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 about caring by helping them understand themselves, others and the world they live in.
mar 25	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 accounting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 place first at gaaps (thunder bay) lakehead’s accounting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 placed first at this year’s gathering of accounting associates, professionals, and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (gaaps) competition out of 12 undergraduate teams from across canada. the winning lakehead team was comprised of fourth-year accounting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ben anderson, lucas bauer, nick dzikowski, and taylor hosanna. this isn’t the first time lakehead’s accounting 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have done well in the competition – they finished second in 2013, first in 2011 and third in 2010.
mar 24	lakehead’s ‘in conversation’ event offers insider education tips for parents (orillia) at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s next ‘in conversation’ event at the orillia public library, parents of school-age children will have an opportunity to learn insider tips and strategies to support their children’s education.
mar 21	lakehead/ymca agreement supports community leadership development (orillia) community leaders in simcoe county can look forward to new leadership training opportunities in the coming months thanks to a new partnership between 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and the ymca of simcoe/muskoka.
mar 14	lakehead professor’s textbook aims to empower elementary math teachers (thunder bay) a new textbook written by a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor empowers elementary school teachers with more effective ways to support their 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in learning and using mathematics. mathematical models for teaching (canadian scholars’ press) is based on new theories about the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics. the ground-breaking textbook argues for a new pedagogy that goes above and beyond routine memorization.
mar 14	local toastmasters group goes on the road to bring self-confidence to lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (orillia) public speaking, for many, is a terrifying prospect. “when i had to make a presentation, i would get so nervous … i wanted to cry,” concedes judy zhong, a first-year environmental sustainability student at orillia’s 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 campus. “it’s so intimidating to stand in front of a class and give a speech.”
mar 12	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 native student association hosting spring powwow march 14-16 (thunder bay) the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 native student association is hosting its annual powwow at the c.j. sanders fieldhouse from friday, march 14 until sunday, march 16. the theme for this year’s powwow is re-uniting the community, which was decided after recent events in thunder bay resulted in social upheaval and a further division between local communities.
mar 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is hosting new college transfer preview day (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s office of undergraduate recruitment is hosting a new preview day designed specifically for college 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 or college graduates who are looking to turn their diploma into a degree. college transfer preview day will benefit college 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 or grads who will learn about the different pathways to lakehead.
mar 7	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 well represented at canadian leadership conference (thunder bay) , (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 will have one of the largest delegations of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in attendance at this year’s canadian conference on student leadership, taking place march 6 to 8 at mcmaster university in hamilton.
mar 6	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s research awards celebrate excellence (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s research and innovation awards reception was held on thursday, march 6 to celebrate the dedication and hard work of researchers and 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . “because of this passion, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 was recently ranked number one in ontario and number two in canada for research by re$earch infosource,” said dr. rod hanley, acting vice-president (research, economic development and innovation) and provost and vice-president (academic).
mar 6	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 opens campus to prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 during march break (orillia) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia will host its annual march break open house next week, opening up the campus to hundreds of prospective 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and their families and friends.
mar 3	student project connects historical research to real-life experience (orillia) holly wiggins’ great-grandfather, a butcher from a small town in england, joined the armed forces during the second world war, leaving behind his young wife and two children under the age of five. his family would not hear from him again, until he was on a ship sailing back to liverpool following his liberation from a japanese prisoner of war camp.

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