Event Calendar

September 2025

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	New Social Justice Fall Course! »
	Upcoming GWS 2025-2026 courses 8:30 AM	President's Welcome Pancake Breakfast 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (OR) Welcome Brunch 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM DIY Welcome Kit 8:30 AM (OR) First Day of Class Drop-In Activities 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Final PhD Dissertation Defense - Psychology: Erika Puiras 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Welcome Palooza - Lakehead University Student Union's 2025 Fall Orientation 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM	Indigenous Student Services Centre Open House 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ISSC Open House & D2L Workshop 11:00 AM (OR) WellU Wednesday: Block Party 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (OR) Student Services BBQ & Mini Putt 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM WellU Wednesday: Block Party 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Every WED: Drop-In Advising - All International Students Welcome! 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM	Indigenous Student Coffee & Checklist 8:30 AM (OR) Welcome at Heritage Place 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Research Security Webinar: Module 6: Travelling Safely: Protecting Your Research While Travelling Abroad 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM PhD Defense - Biotechnology: Ruth Amanna 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Let's Talk: Thunder Bay Transit 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM	National Truth & Reconciliation Flag Raising 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM PhD Dissertation Defense - A. Raynak 9:30 AM (OR) TRC Survivors Flag Raising 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM R&I Workshop Series: Mitacs – Horizon Europe International Mobility Award (IMA) 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM New International Student Late Arrival Welcome 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (OR) LUSU Welcome Palooza 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Math Competency Assessment - BEd P/J Professional Program 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
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« New Social Justice Fall Course! »
Bee Curious! - A Workshop Buzzing About Honeybees 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Open 6v6 Beach Volleyball Card Tournament 12:45 PM to 5:00 PM (OR) Varsity Soccer Game Kick Off 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM	Let's Talk: Thunder Bay Transit 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM New International Student Late Arrival Welcome 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Every Monday: Drop-In Advising - All International Students Welcome! 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Post-Graduation Work Permit Workshop 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Discover LakeheadU 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Master Thesis Defense: Gurleen 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Paws and De-Stress 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Final MA Thesis Defense - Psychology: Cara Allardice 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM Research Tools and Instruments – Submission of an Application 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Master Thesis Defence - Natural Resources Management: Benjamin Bohemier 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Let's Talk: Shopping on a Student Budget 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM Final MA Thesis Defense - Psychology: Hannah Storrs 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM	CEN-CAN Expo 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Global Ambassador Program Launch 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (OR) WellU Wednesday: Art of Self-Care 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM Workshop: Budget Like A Student: Creating Your First Budget 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM Global Ambassador Program (Level 1) Drop-in Session! 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Every WED: Drop-In Advising - All International Students Welcome! 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM New International Student Late Arrival Welcome 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM New International Student Late Arrival Welcome 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Orientation Blue Jays Game: University & College Night in Toronto 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM WellU Wednesday Rec The Yard 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Paws and De-Stress 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Lakehead Night at the Toronto Blue Jays (Toronto, ON) 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM	CEN-CAN Expo 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Transfer & Mature Student Social 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM MHSc Thesis Defense - M. Bryson 11:00 AM Fall 2025 Graduate Orientation – Your Adventure Continues 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM Immigration 101 for New Students 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (OR) safeTALK 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM NSERC Q&A Session: Discovery Grants – Submission of an Application 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Let's Talk: Flavours From Home 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM The (anti-)fascist game + Billionaires and Guillotines - Dr. Max Haiven presents a book and a game 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Ontario Master Naturalist Program - Fall 2025 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM	(OR) Take10: Mental Health Check-In & Self-Care Planning @HP 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM R&I Workshop Series: International Research Opportunities (for Faculty) 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM MSc Thesis Defense - Psychology: Daniel Olusanya 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM	Magical, Mystical Mushrooms - An OMNP Workshop with Bob Bowles 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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« New Social Justice Fall Course!		Admissions & Applications [International Students] 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Protocols working with Indigenous Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Library Carnival 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Community Fair 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Paws and De-Stress 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Library Carnival 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (OR) LUSU Fresh Market 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM NSERC Q&A Session: Discovery Grants – Submission of an Application 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Northern Nature Connect: A Guided Forest Therapy Walk 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM CIHR: 2025-26 Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant: Information Webinar for Applicants 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM	Health Fair by LUSU 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Session: myAwards 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (OR) WellU Wednesday: No Pressure, All Pleasure 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM NSERC - DG webinar for small institutions 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Every WED: Drop-In Advising - All International Students Welcome! 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC) Speaker Series: Dr. Glenda T. Bonifacio 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Among Us Gaming Session 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Paws and De-Stress 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM WellU Wednesday Unfinishing School 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM	Applying for your Student Visa 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (OR) Breakfast Bar 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Immigration and Settlement Advising with YMCA Immigrant Services 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Global ME Insider Experience 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Community & Volunteer Fair Presenting by Bank of Montreal 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (OR) Resume Revamp Workshop 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (OR) Global ME Insider Experience 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Kahoot: Living Within Your Means: Cost of Living Tips 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Living Within Your Means: Cost of Living Tips 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Elder in Residence - Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes 12:00 PM Therapy Dogs in SAS (TB) 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (OR) Therapy Dogs @HP 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Ontario Master Naturalist Program - Fall 2025 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM The View From Up Here Premiere 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM	(OR) Take10: Consent Awareness & Sexual Wellness @HP 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM International Day of Peace Event by Gender and Women’s Studies, Social Justice Studies and Mendlife Canada 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (OR) Powley Day with Indigenous Initiatives 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM International Day of Peace Event by Gender and Women’s Studies, Social Justice Studies and Mendlife Canada! 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Powley Day 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM WUSEP Guest Speaker - Dr. Katie Mitchell-Koch: "Enzyme Solvation: Connections among Structure and Dynamics" 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM Campus Walk with your Advisor 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Ian Tamblyn in Concert 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM	Fall Harvest 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Fall Harvest 11:00 AM Aqua Zumba 12:15 PM to 1:00 PM Film Premiere: A Tale of Two Qallunaat 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Open 3v3 Basketball Tournament 12:45 PM to 5:00 PM	Let's Talk: Places of Worship 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM New International Student Late Arrival Welcome 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM 2025 Alumni Association AGM 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 2025 Alumni Annual General Meeting 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
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	Academic Support Cafe 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Dissertation Proposal Defense - Psychology: Jillian Zitars 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Mitacs International Mobility Award (IMA) - Information Session 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM (OR) Fall Harvest Feast & Indigenous Initiatives Open House 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	Research Into Action Conference 2025 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM Discover LakeheadU 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM MSc Thesis Proposal - Biology: Amy Klassen 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Paws and De-Stress 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (OR) Dress for Success Fashion Show 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Conversation Café 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Northern Nature Connect: Creekside Creations 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Student Wellness Advisory Team Meeting 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tech Ed 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Finding and Using Primary Source Documents 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Global Ambassador Program Info Table 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM WellU Wednesday: Snoozefest 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Mindfulness by the Lake 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM Truth and Reconciliation in an Era of Distraction - We are in a time of global shifts, fake news, media overload, and growing incivility; does Truth and Reconciliation still have meaning? with Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Academic Support Cafe 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Introduction to Library Research Services & Collections 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Every WED: Drop-In Advising - All International Students Welcome! 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Research Centre for Sustainable Communities Speaker Series: Dr. Farhan Samir 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM (OR) WellU Wednesday: Rec the Yard 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Paws and De-Stress 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM	Next Steps in the Admission Process 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (OR) Breakfast Bar 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Academic Support Cafe 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM LUSU Clubs Fair 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Citation Management Using Zotero - Research Made Easy 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM SSHRC: Partnership Development Grants Session 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Mindfulness by the Lake 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM Rainbow Connections: Move With Confidence 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Encounters in Bioethics- Bioethics 101: Reducing Harm and Promoting Ethics in Health Care 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Cricket Match 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM NSERC Webinar - Alliance Grants Evaluation and Competitive Selection Process 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM NSERC: Research Tools and Instruments – Submission of an Application 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Research Security Webinar: Module 1: Raising Awareness of Security Risks and Mitigation Tools in the Research Ecosystem 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Therapy Dogs in SAS (TB) 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Study Permit Extension Workshop 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Positivi-tea: New Beginnings - Building Connections 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Ontario Master Naturalist Program - Fall 2025 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM	(OR) County of Simcoe Familiarization Tour 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (OR) Take10: Breakfast Bar @HP 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM TRV Visa Renewal Workshop 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Sacred Fire & Pipe Ceremony 12:00 PM MA Thesis Proposal Defense - Psychology: Mallory Solomon 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Fresh Tracks: Wellness Foundations for First-Year Thunderwolves in Residence 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (OR) NASA Space Apps Sign Up and Info Session: How to Choose your Challenge 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
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Standard First Aid/CPR 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation BEAD A PIN FOR ORANGE SHIRT DAY 11:00 AM (OR) Chiropractor Meet and Greet 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM NRMT Seminar: Forest Trees in Reducing Noise Pollution (Dr. B Aricak, BTU, Bursa Turkey) 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Elder in Residence - Elder Beatrice Twance-Hynes 12:00 PM Northern Nature Connect: Exploring the Labyrinth 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM	Paws and De-Stress 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

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