From left to right, fourth-year students Daniel Sabbe, Tingting Zhuang, Taylor Goods, and Sarah Dyce took first place in a recent accounting competition in Winnipeg. 

February 1, 2017 – Thunder Bay, ON

Lakehead University accounting students Tingting Zhuang, Sarah Dyce, Taylor Goods and Daniel Sabbe earned first place in the Business and Accounting Student Case Competition and Conference (formerly GAAPS) sponsored jointly by Asper School of Business Accounting Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of Manitoba.

The competition took place from January 26-28, at the Fairmont Hotel, located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg.

Ten teams from across Canada, each comprised of four undergraduate students, participated in the three-day conference, which included an accounting-based case competition, guest speakers and networking events.

Dyce said this competition was the highlight of her four years at Lakehead University.

“I truly appreciate the opportunity to compete against and with such an amazing and intelligent group of people. Not only did we win, but we made long distance connections and friendships that I am sure will follow us into our futures after we graduate in May.”

The first prize win comes with a trophy and $1,500 in prize money to share. The Lakehead University team won this competition in 2014 as well.

“Going through this competition really helped us see who we are as professionals and our skills of analyzing case situations,” Sabbe said.

“Although this event was all generated around the competition, the biggest thing we were able to take home with us was a new group of great friends from across Canada. It was really great to be able to go and socialize with many people from all different backgrounds,” he added.

“We are very proud of our students’ achievement,” said Dr. Bahram Dadgostar, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration. “Their performance is a testament to the quality of the business program at Lakehead University.”

The Faculty of Business Administration is accredited by both the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA).

Fewer than five percent of business schools in the world have AACSB accreditation and only 15 business schools in Canada have this dual accreditation.

January 23, 2017 – Thunder Bay, ON 

The secret is out about Lakehead University. 

Lakehead was recently included among an exclusive group of Canadian universities on a Huffington Post list of under-the-radar institutions that are considered our country’s best kept secrets. 

“The Huffington Post article stated what thousands of alumni already know – that Lakehead is exceptional and unconventional,” said Lakehead President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Brian Stevenson. 

Referred to as “the quintessentially Canadian university experience,” Lakehead’s campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia offer elements that students won’t find in other schools – such as beauty, serenity, and small class sizes. 

“Lakehead is a fully comprehensive and research-intensive university, meaning we have everything that larger universities have, but without the large classes. As the article says, at Lakehead our students are truly more than just a number,” Dr. Stevenson said. 

Lakehead’s inclusion in the Huffington Post list of the country’s best kept secrets follows other, less-than-secret, accolades, such as being ranked Canada’s number one research university in its category for the second year in a row by Re$earch Infosource, and that more than 94% of our undergraduate students find employment within two years of graduation—higher than the provincial average. 

Please click here to read the Huffington Post article. 

Please click here for more about the Re$earch Infosource rankings.

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Media: For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media Relations Officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. In 2016, for the second consecutive year, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities. Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

Dr. Monica Flegel and Dr. Judith Leggatt will host a talk on Friday, Jan. 20 about Ghostbusters 2016 and the election of Donald Trump.

January 17, 2017 – Thunder Bay and Orillia, ON 

Did something strange in your neighbourhood lead to the election of Donald Trump? 

Associate Professors Dr. Monica Flegel and Dr. Judith Leggatt, who teach English at Lakehead, wrote a research paper that they will discuss at a free public talk on Friday, Jan. 20, called Did Ghostbusters 2016 Lead to Trump?

“I wouldn’t necessarily say the film caused Trump’s election,” said Dr. Flegel. “But, we’ll describe the social context that lead to the film receiving backlash, and examine how that same context is at work in politics more broadly.” 

Dr. Leggatt noted that the online backlash “empowered people who saw themselves as dissident voices fighting against empty diversity in pop culture and in politics.” 

The talk will also describe the relatively new notion that anyone seen as an outsider, whether in film reviewing or in political office, must be more qualified.  “The rhetoric around film critics is similar to politicians – that we don’t need them anymore because we have the internet,” Dr. Leggatt said. 

Many Americans have argued online that they’re not being sexist by dismissing the re-make of Ghostbusters with a female cast or by dismissing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Dr. Leggatt said.   

But as Dr. Flegel observed, many of those “down-voting the film’s trailer on Youtube made direct connections between rejecting the film and rejecting Clinton.” 

“They believe ghostbusters shouldn’t be women and presidents shouldn’t be women,” Dr. Leggatt said.

Everyone is invited to attend this free talk, held from 12 to 1 pm on Friday, Jan. 20 in ATAC 5036 at Lakehead Thunder Bay and in OA 3007 at Lakehead Orillia.

It will also be shown through Facebook live.

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Media: For more information or to arrange interviews, please contact Brandon Walker, Media Relations Officer, at (807) 343-8177, or mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. In 2016, for the second consecutive year, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities. Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

Dr. Frances Helyar

January 9, 2017 – Orillia, ON

This talk has been postponed due to weather. Lakehead Orillia’s popular speaker series, In Conversation, begins the new year with a talk on Tuesday, Jan. 17 by Dr. Frances Helyar about the evolution of teacher education in Simcoe County.

Since the inception of common schooling in Ontario, attitudes toward teacher training have shifted. Recurrent themes include the tension over theory versus practice. In this talk, Dr. Helyar will present an overview of the history of teacher education in Ontario and provide insights about the present and future of teacher training in Simcoe County.

Dr. Helyar is the Chair of Education at Lakehead Orillia and teaches courses about the history, philosophy, and sociology of education. She is an educational historian and is currently writing a book about Acadian education from 1900 to 1940.

Dr. Helyar’s In Conversation talk takes place at the Orillia Public Library on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6:15 pm.

All In Conversation events are free, but registration is required. Register by email to info@orilliapubliclibrary.ca or by phone at 705-325-2338.

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Photo: Dr. Frances Helyar, Faculty of Education with Lakehead University, will be the featured speaker at the upcoming January 17In Conversation event at the Orillia Public Library. The event is free of charge, but registration is required.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Brandon Walker, Media Relations Officer
705-330-4008 ext. 8372
mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca

Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. In 2016, for the second consecutive year, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities. Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.

January 17, 2017 – Orillia

Due to extreme inclement weather, all classes and exams are cancelled at Lakehead University's Orillia campus today (Tuesday, Jan. 17).

All campus services and offices will remain open.

Members of the University community are advised to exercise caution, as the roads may be hazardous.

For more information please check Orillia campus status web page:
www.lakeheadu.ca/about/orillia-campus/weather.

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Media: For more information, please contact mediarelations@lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead University has about 9,700 full-time equivalent students and 2,000 faculty and staff in 10 faculties at two campuses in Orillia and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Lakehead is a fully comprehensive university: home to Ontario’s newest Faculty of Law in 44 years, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, and faculties of Engineering, Business Administration, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities, Science & Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, Education, and Graduate Studies. In 2016, for the second consecutive year, Re$earch Infosource ranked Lakehead first among Canada’s undergraduate universities. Visit www.lakeheadu.ca.