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Feb 7	Lakehead University’s Business Administration team placed 2nd in ACHIEVE competition (Thunder Bay) Four students from Lakehead University Thunder Bay earned second place in a competition held during the ACHIEVE conference in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1.
Feb 5	Open Call for Student Nominations to Lakehead's Sustainability Stewardship Council (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University is looking for one student from Thunder Bay and one student from Orillia to act as a representative to the Lakehead University Sustainability Stewardship Council (LUSSC).
Feb 5	ORPT Equipment Depot Rentals Available (Thunder Bay) Information regarding the ORPT Equipment Depot
Feb 3	WOLFIE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Thunder Bay) Are you passionate about Lakehead?! Are you energetic and love to give out high fives!? Can you get the crowd excited?! Recruitment is looking for you! We are looking for volunteers for our upcoming Grade 11 Day on February 21st who would like to be Wolfie for the day!
Feb 3	Answer the Call! (Thunder Bay) Short-term, part-time work available.
Jan 29	Lakehead University opens new Career Zone (Thunder Bay) Career Zone will offer a variety of supports and services such as resume review, interview and job searching skill development, and an alumni mentorship program.
Jan 28	Participate in Carpool Month this February and Win Prizes! (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The Office of Sustainability, partnered with Commute Ontario, invites you to participate in this year’s Carpool Month campaign (carpoolmonth.ca) that is set to take place from February 1 - February 29, 2020.
Jan 27	Congratulations to Dr. Camillo Lento (Thunder Bay) Congratulations to Dr. Camillo Lento, who received a Distinguished Instructor Award at the Lakehead University Senate meeting held in November.
Jan 22	Cultural Day (Thunder Bay) This is a special day where all the different communities of Thunder Bay come together to share a piece of their culture through food, music, dance, and traditional clothing. Please come learn more about different cultures of the world while enjoying some delicious food around the globe.
Jan 20	Be an Orientation Leader! (Thunder Bay) Attention all students! Lakehead is looking for help with next year's New Student Orientation programming.
Jan 20	Introducing Lakehead’s new Fulbright Canada Research Chair (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Dr. Nancy Langston is Distinguished Professor of Environmental History at Michigan Technological University. She will serve as Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Sustainability Solutions at Lakehead University.
Jan 20	Lakehead University’s In Conversation talks returning to the Thunder Bay Public Library (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s free In Conversation talks are returning to the Thunder Bay Public Library with exciting presentations planned for this semester.
Jan 17	Sports and recreation volunteers (Thunder Bay) Looking for volunteers
Jan 14	Lakehead University researcher, Health Research Institute scientist receiving more than $448k from the Canadian Cancer Society (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University researcher and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute scientist was awarded $448,800 from the Canadian Cancer Society to continue research into a new method of diagnosing breast cancer that may detect lesions earlier than current methods.
Jan 13	Faculty and Staff Mobility Opportunities - Turkey (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Funded mobility opportunities available under the ERASMUS+ agreement between Lakehead and Ondokuz Mayis University in Samsun, Turkey
Jan 13	Congratulations to Drs. Jacoba and Chugunov for receiving Teaching Innovation Awards (Thunder Bay) Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Jacoba and Dr. Evgeny Chugunov, who each received a Teaching Innovation Award at the December 2, 2019 Senate meeting.
Jan 10	Dr. David Barnett named Lakehead University’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Today, Lakehead President & Vice-Chancellor Dr. Moira McPherson announced that Dr. David Barnett has been named the University’s Provost & Vice-President (Academic).
Jan 9	The Office of Aboriginal Initiatives and the Aboriginal Mentorship Program are looking for Volunteers and Tutors (Thunder Bay) The Aboriginal Mentorship Program (AMP) matches experienced university students with Indigenous youth to create a positive connection of learning about post-secondary educational opportunities.
Jan 7	Study Abroad in Scandinavia! (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Discover the international exchange opportunities through the North2North mobility program.
Jan 6	Dr. Sonja Grover publishes new book Peremptory International Legal Norms and the Democratic Rule of Law (Thunder Bay) Dr. Grover has published a new edited book with Routledge that explores the risks to the democratic State inherent in the attempt to divorce the notion of democratic rule of law from respect for and adherence to peremptory international legal norms which allow for no derogation therefrom, such as the prohibition of torture and of inhumane treatment or punishment by the State.

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