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oct 31	georgian college and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 to develop central ontario’s only four-year electrical engineering degree (orillia) , (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and georgian college have announced plans to develop a four-year degree in electrical engineering that they will deliver jointly in central ontario. 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will enrol in both institutions and graduate with a georgian advanced diploma and lakehead degree. graduates will be eligible to apply for a professional engineer (peng) designation. the program was announced at georgian college’s barrie campus, yesterday, by georgian college president and ceo, dr. marylynn west-moynes, and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson.
oct 29	anishinaabe guest speaker presents aboriginal perspective of local history (orillia) the final event of lakehead’s fall aboriginal speaker series takes place on thursday evening, november 7, and will feature special guest dr. darrell manitowabi, who will present a lecture and discussion about the coldwater-narrows experiment.
oct 24	task force to examine sexual assault education, prevention and support (orillia) , (thunder bay) as stated in a recent letter to his university community, today lakehead president and vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, announced the creation of a presidential task force to examine policies pertaining to sexual assault prevention and the support provided to victims on campus. “universities have a responsibility to promote understanding and positive social change,” said dr. stevenson. “and we do that through education.” “this task force speaks to the role universities play in transforming society,” added dr. stevenson.
oct 23	leadership retreat expands horizons for lakehead student (orillia) a group of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 recently spent a weekend learning about themselves and their leadership potential at youth leadership camps canada (ylcc), located on lake simcoe near orillia.
oct 23	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and georgian college explore new pathways for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (orillia) , (thunder bay) in a time when canada’s universities and colleges are being encouraged to work closer together to expand opportunities for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 and central ontario’s georgian college signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) today, outlining how both post-secondary institutions will embark on several new learning pathways.
oct 23	joint conference discusses northwestern ontario economic development (thunder bay) the 2013 canadian rural revitalization foundation’s (crrf) annual national conference will be held in thunder bay at the airlane hotel and conference centre from oct. 23-27. hosted by the northwestern ontario municipal association, nishnawbe aski nation, and 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , the crrf will discuss new opportunities for growth while reigniting questions about regional development, resource management, governance and co-governance of resources at local and regional levels and with first nations, métis and inuit people.
oct 18	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ranks first in ontario (orillia) , (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 is ontario’s number one research university in the undergraduate category of this year’s annual ranking of canada’s top 50 research universities, as reported by re$earch infosource. lakehead was second in the province in the same category, last year. “this result confirms what we already know at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 – that research and innovation can be a thriving and growing part of universities our size,” said provost and vice-president-academic, dr. rod hanley. “we have exceptional faculty, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and community partners who are passionate and driven about changing the world.”
oct 17	local student wins lakehead’s coveted presidential scholarship (orillia) driven by a desire to make a difference, christina petsinis did just that at her high school, tentatively dipping her toe into student politics in grade 9 before diving into new leadership positions, making a splash not only at her school, but also at the school board and provincial levels.
oct 10	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 career & job expo helps 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 explore employment options (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s career & job expo 2013 is an excellent opportunity for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to explore career options and hone their ability to find employment. “we’re offering tips to get your foot in the door with employers to improve the chances of being hired,” said christina buzzi, career and employment specialist with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s student success centre. “we hope as many 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 as possible take advantage of career & job expo 2013,” buzzi added.
oct 2	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 experts will be in conversation at the library (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s new in conversation speaker series will be held at the thunder bay public library from october until april. talks will be hosted by experts from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 who will discuss depression, the history of the residential school program, the beauty of bugs, classical guitar, and the fashion and femininity of flappers from the 1920s.
sep 27	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 officials visiting queen’s park (orillia) , (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 officials will visit queen’s park on monday, sept. 30 and tuesday, oct. 1 as part of its annual lobby days visit with provincial leaders. lakehead’s president & vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, began the lobby days initiative three years ago in order to highlight lakehead’s strategic priorities to the ontario government and opposition parties. dr. stevenson will be joined by deb comuzzi, vice-president external relations, and richard longtin, director of government relations, as they meet with key ministers, critics and party leaders
sep 26	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s morris lecture featuring philosopher mark kingwell (thunder bay) one of canada’s most famous philosophers, mark kingwell, will be the guest speaker at this year’s morris lecture, hosted by 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s department of philosophy. “mark kingwell is canada's pre-eminent public intellectual, one of our best philosophers, an excellent writer, and a dynamic speaker,” said lakehead philosophy professor todd dufresne. “kingwell’s work combines scholarship and an unusual understanding of contemporary issues ranging from politics to culture. in this presentation, he promises to address a common problem of everyday life: procrastination.
sep 23	lakehead’s research garden shows dramatic results (orillia) over the past few months, 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 at orillia’s 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , as part of an innovative project with a local plastics company, have learned the value of field studies – in a field adjacent to the university avenue campus.
sep 18	celebrated poet and author to open lakehead’s aboriginal series (orillia) celebrated author, poet, and educator, lee maracle, will be the guest lecturer at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s first event of the 2013 aboriginal speakers series.
sep 18	lakehead’s paced to focus on economic development in northwestern ontario (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 president & vice-chancellor, dr. brian stevenson, has announced the creation of the president’s advisory council on economic development (paced) for northwestern ontario. the council will meet regularly, and is comprised of regional industry and business leaders. “paced’s purpose is to advise me on how 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 can fulfil an even more integral role in the economic development of northwestern ontario,” said dr. stevenson, who will serve as chair of the new council. “council members will help me determine where this university can best contribute to our region and how to measure that success.”
sep 17	paterson foundation gives $1 million to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s faculty of law (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has graciously accepted a $1 million gift from the paterson foundation. the donation is intended to help further ongoing renovations to the port arthur collegiate institute and the university’s new faculty of law. “the paterson foundation and the paterson family have been supporters of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 from the beginning,” said don paterson, president of the paterson foundation. “it is our hope that this support to the university will help to highlight the importance of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 , particularly the faculty of law, in our community and will encourage others both in the community and beyond our borders to become involved.” in recognition of this most generous gift, the faculty of law’s main auditorium will be named the paterson foundation faculty of law auditorium.
sep 16	阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers receive sshrc grants (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 researchers are receiving more than $1.5 million from the social sciences and humanities research council of canada (sshrc) for exciting projects relating to new media, first nations renewable energy initiatives and economic development, weight bias and more. sshrc’s insight grants aim to build knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world by supporting research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. dr. sandra jeppesen, assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies at lakehead orillia and coordinator of media studies for social change, has been awarded an insight grant of $497,482 over five years for her program of research, indymedia 2.0: new media activism in the digital economy. this is the largest insight grant that lakehead has ever received
sep 13	environmental sustainability 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 get early start (orillia) a group of aspiring scientists began their studies at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia early this fall, as the first cohort of fourth year environmental sustainability 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 embarked on an intensive three-week field study course in august.
sep 13	a standing ovation for 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s donors, alumni and community friends (thunder bay) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 donors, alumni and friends got together to raise funds for student scholarships while enjoying an evening of great food, live music, and a silent auction at standing ovation, the institution’s annual fundraiser. “tonight’s event will assist 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in our faculty of law’s charter class, which means these scholarships will benefit northern ontario by improving access to justice,” said lee stuesser, founding dean of lakehead’s new faculty of law. “access to justice is of paramount importance to the people of northern ontario. it’s the reason our university’s faculty of law was established,” stuesser added.
sep 4	lakehead opens doors to ontario’s first new faculty of law in 44 years (thunder bay) ontario’s first faculty of law in 44 years officially opened its doors, today, with a large ribbon cutting ceremony at lakehead’s port arthur collegiate institute (paci), home to the university’s newest faculty. attendees of this historic event included the school’s first cohort of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and faculty, as well as dignitaries and ontario premier kathleen wynne. the inaugural class will teach 60 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 everything they need to know to be lawyers and more, by focusing on aboriginal law and understanding aboriginal issues, the needs of small practitioners and natural resources law.

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