As staff and faculty, you are often the first to recognize that a student is in distress so it is important that you feel equipped to identify these behaviours and also understand how you can help.

The Supporting Students in Distress Guide and accompanying workshop outline the various levels of distress and the resources you can provide for a student in each level of distress. We will also cover available supports in various areas, both on and off-campus including Counselling and Wellness, Academic Services, Disability Services, Legal and Conduct, and Community Supports.

As staff and faculty, you are often the first to recognize that a student is in distress so it is important that you feel equipped to identify these behaviours and also understand how you can help.

The Supporting Students in Distress Guide and accompanying workshop outline the various levels of distress and the resources you can provide for a student in each level of distress. We will also cover available supports in various areas, both on and off-campus including Counselling and Wellness, Academic Services, Disability Services, Legal and Conduct, and Community Supports.

Virtual Global Indigenous Speakers Series / Cicla de conferencistas indígenas globales

Imagining Possibilities through Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Critical issues of our time including climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have challenged the current state of affairs, provoking an inward gaze among our global community on the resiliency and sustainability of our current philosophies, structures and systems. Indigenous knowledge systems that are relational and well-established can offer alternative approaches to contemporary issues and support the re-imagination of our global future.

This invitational Speakers Series highlights the theory, research, and practice of international Indigenous scholars, offering students and faculty across disciplines inspiration, creativity and paths forward in uncertain times.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 11:30 am to 1 pm EST - Jorge Cocom Pech (Mayan), Mexico
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 12:30 - 2 pm EST - Dr. Wendy Smythe, University Minnesota Duluth
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 11:30- 1 pm EST - Dr. Juan Illicachi Guzñay (Kichwa),Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Ecuador
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 11:30 - 1 pm EST To be announced
Wednesday, Mar. 3 12:30- 2 pm EST To be announced

Register here:
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/indigenous/global-indigenous-speakers-series

Lakehead University's Student Refugee Program invites campus and community members to support the annual Ride for Refuge, Saturday Oct. 3rd. Support can be in the form of:

* joining the team and riding (or walking, running, being active) anywhere,
* joining the World University Services of Canada local committee to help with this and other events,
* supporting the other donors who have given to the cause this year.

The team is active all week to raise awareness for the national day of action, all day Oct. 3, 2020. Follow them on Instagram or Facebook (WUSC LU). Or visit the team page on the national Ride for Refuge website. #ride20

The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Social Sciences and Humanities Council (SSHRC) Scholarship workshop is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences and humanities who will be enrolled in graduate school next year (2021-22). The scholarships do have specific limitations and credentials listed below; they offer significant funding based on a student's academic achievement and ability to propose a research project.

* Canadian citizens or permanent residents (both).
* International students on visas (OGS).
* Students with “first class average” in last two years, as determined by university (SSHRC).
* A- (80%) the last two years (OGS).
* Students planning research or creative projects. Practicum and course work can apply, but at a disadvantage (SSHRC).
* Applicants must be enrolled, or intend to pursue full-time graduate studies at the masters or doctoral level in an approved graduate program.
* Applicants must not already have been awarded the scholarship.

Please contact Kevin Brooks (kbrooks2@lakeheadu.ca) if you would like a link to this online workshop.

Orange Shirt Day Webinar

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10 am

Join via Zoom
https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/92714937345?pwd=U0dIS2cycWYxbEdoS3p6ZmtnblUz...
Meeting ID: 927 1493 7345 Passcode: 453855

Guest Speaker: Bob Baxter, Marten Falls First Nation
Residential School Survivor

On September 30th, wear an orange shirt in the spirit of reconciliation and to honour Residential School survivors and all those impacted by Residential Schools.

Orange Shirt Day is set aside to honour residential school survivors and all those impacted by Residential Schools. In the spirit of reconciliation, everyone is asked to wear an orange shirt on this day.

The idea for this day came from Phyllis (Jack) Webstad’s story of having her new orange shirt taken away from her on her first day of Residential School.

Today it’s an opportunity for communities to come together to re-affirm their commitment to reconciliation.

To learn more, visit: http://www.orangeshirtday.org/

Resources:
Indigenous Learning - Residential School subject guide: \
https://libguides.lakeheadu.ca/c.php?g=705780&p=5021419


#orangeshirtday
#everychildmatters
#lakeheadu

Join us for the launch of Accessing Excellence Together - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2019-2024.

An event for members of the Lakehead University community to learn how we plan to incorporate EDI into our services, teaching, and research.

Drop-in Q&A with the Office of Human Rights and Equity - Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 3 pm.

This is an online event for the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses. Click here for the Zoom meeting.

Meeting ID: 994 6150 4023

Passcode: 510060

Lakehead University works with settlement organizations to be able to provide our students with additional resources, such as access to International Student Connect (ISC).

ISC Project staff and partners are working in collaboration with educational institutes to deliver virtual services to International Students, and in recent weeks, they've been receiving requests for online sessions for Faculty members regarding their services. Faculty members have close interaction with students and play an essential role in helping them with their everyday struggles. ISC has two upcoming sessions. The agenda for each session will include:

1) Project Introduction
2) Our Partners – Workshops and One-On-One Services (Virtual/In-Person)
3) Online Resources for International Students - On-Demand Webinar, Fact Sheets and Guides
4) Q&As


If you are interested in attending, please register for one of the sessions:

· September 28th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8605608539925633805

· November 4th, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7591230997976757517

For more information on ISC visit https://internationalstudentconnect.org.

Join the Sustainability Coordinator, the Indigenous Curriculum Specialist, and the Indigenous Outreach Coordinator as we explore the Thunder Bay campus and nature trails. Learn about some of the sustainability-related services and spaces available at Lakehead.

You will be invited to reflect on the concept of sustainability and your relationship to this particular place. Historical anecdotes and Indigenous ways of knowing will be integrated into this walk. Please wear sturdy shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather.

To maintain physical distancing, the walks will be limited to 8 people. Please email to register. Additional walks will be scheduled depending on interest.

September 29 or October 5
1:00 - 2:30 pm

Lakehead University works with settlement organizations to be able to provide our students with additional resources, such as access to International Student Connect (ISC). ISC Project staff and partners are working in collaboration with educational institutes to deliver virtual services to International Student, and in recent weeks, they've been receiving requests for online sessions for Faculty members regarding their services. Faculty members have close interaction with students and play an essential role in helping them with their everyday struggles. ISC has two upcoming sessions. The agenda for each session will include:

1) Project Introduction
2) Our Partners – Workshops and One-On-One Services (Virtual/In-Person)
3) Online Resources for International Students - On-Demand Webinar, Fact Sheets and Guides
4) Q&As


If you are interested in attending, please register for one of the sessions:

· September 28th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8605608539925633805

· November 4th, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7591230997976757517

For more information on ISC visit https://internationalstudentconnect.org.