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Feb 17	Lakehead to host College Transfer Preview Day (Thunder Bay) A university degree has never been more valuable. According to Statistics Canada, about twice as many new jobs were created (between June 2008 and June 2015) for university graduates than for other post-secondary graduates.
Feb 16	Award-winning play, “Remnants,” to be performed at Lakehead Orillia (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) “Remnants” is an award-winning play that reflects forty years of conversation between the author – a psychologist and playwright at the University of Michigan – and a small group of Holocaust survivors.
Feb 11	Lakehead University and Confederation College hold Therapeutic Recreation Summit (Thunder Bay) Students from Confederation College and Lakehead University participated in the Therapeutic Recreation Summit on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Feb 10	Lakehead University professor renewed as Canada Research Chair (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University's Dr. David Greenwood has been renewed as the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Education.
Feb 2	Adventurer speaking at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) For three years, one of Canada's most experienced backcountry travellers, James Raffan, circumnavigated the globe at the Arctic Circle, producing an acclaimed new book called Circling the Midnight Sun: Culture and change in the invisible Arctic.
Feb 1	Lakehead University announces new Dean of Graduate Studies (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's new Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies is Dr. Chander Shahi.
Jan 21	Lakehead University’s In Conversation talks returning to the Library (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s In Conversation talks are returning to the Thunder Bay Public Library with four exciting presentations planned for this semester.
Jan 20	Lakehead University Athletics and Wasaya Airways recommit to Reach Up! (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University Athletics has renewed its partnership with Wasaya Airways to continue the Reach Up! program with First Nation communities in the North.
Jan 12	Angelique EagleWoman appointed Dean of Lakehead’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s second Dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law will be Angelique EagleWoman.
Dec 7	Violence against women and girls must stop (Thunder Bay) LUSU’s Gender Issues Centre held a service at Lakehead University for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Monday, Dec. 7.
Nov 30	Lakehead University’s English Language Program earns Languages Canada accreditation (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s English Language Program has earned accreditation from Languages Canada, which reviews and accredits top ESL programs across the country.
Nov 24	Lakehead’s Report to the Community celebrates important people, events (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Report to the Community luncheon recognized the influential people and events from the last year and celebrated the University’s 50th anniversary.
Nov 20	Lakehead’s Faculty of Business Administration earns AACSB accreditation (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Faculty of Business Administration in Thunder Bay has earned the highly-coveted accreditation with The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Nov 19	Former Lakehead chancellor announces $250,000 scholarship challenge (Thunder Bay) A former Lakehead University chancellor is challenging the community to make a gift to the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law.
Nov 19	Recalling Lakehead Moments – a conversation with Dr. Doug West (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) As part of our celebrations of Lakehead University’s 50th Anniversary, I spoke to some of our faculty and staff to learn more about their experiences at both the Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses. My conversation with Dr. Doug West, associate professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Political Science, is the final article in our anniversary series.
Nov 2	Lakehead University team cleans up at national competition again (Thunder Bay) For the second year in a row, a Lakehead University chemical engineering team placed first in the SNC-Lavalin Undergraduate Plant Design competition held in Calgary in October.
Oct 30	Maclean’s ranks Lakehead among Canada’s Top 10 universities, again (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Maclean’s University Rankings have, once again, included Lakehead University among the country’s Top 10 primarily undergraduate universities. When compared to Ontario universities in its category, Lakehead places second overall.
Oct 28	Lakehead’s Ring of Fire Conference to Focus on Urgent Issues (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law is hosting a Ring of Fire conference on Friday, Oct. 30 that will examine sustainable development, the duty to consult, and community impact.
Oct 19	The federal election result will be discussed at Lakehead University (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Department of Political Science is hosting an hour-long discussion on the federal election result on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1 pm in ATAC 3004 and OA 3041.
Oct 15	Lakehead University research ranked first in Canada (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead is ranked number one in Canada for research in the category of undergraduate universities by Re$earch Infosource.

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