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Sep 8	Lakehead U 40th Celebration Raffle Gives Away More Than $30,000 in Prizes (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University wants you to win a car! And the 40th Celebration Raffle is your chance. As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations, Lakehead U is holding a raffle -- with a grand prize of a 2006 Hyundai Sonata GL, worth $28,900 donated by Marostica Motors. Proceeds from the raffle will go toward Lakehead U student bursaries.
Sep 1	Lakehead U Invites Thunder Bay Community to “40 Years” Dinner (Thunder Bay) The community of Thunder Bay is invited to dinner at Lakehead University. The "Lakehead University Celebrates... 40 Years" Dinner will take place on Thursday, September 29, starting at 6:30 p.m. in The Hangar. To add excitement to the evening, Paul Shaffer, Musical Director of The Late Show with David Letterman, will be entertaining the crowd, joined by fellow musicians Lew Soloff, former member of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, and Tom "Bones" Malone, multi-instrumentalist star of the "Blues Brothers" movie and also of The Late Show with David Letterman.
Aug 31	Lakehead U Orientation 2005: “Set Sail” (Thunder Bay) It's that time of year again -- the time when students and faculty alike are gearing up for the new academic year. Starting on Friday, September 2, Lakehead University will come alive again with youthful energy as students check out the campus and move into residence. Orientation is an exciting, informative, action-packed week of activities welcoming new students to Lakehead and getting them ready for university. All new students -- from Thunder Bay or from afar -- are expected to participate in Orientation activities.
Aug 29	Lakehead U Offers Unique Opportunity to Non-traditional students (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Faculty of Education has developed a unique opportunity for non-traditional students in Thunder Bay. A new program called Humanities 101: A Lakehead University Community Initiative is being offered as a non-credit Lakehead U course to people who may not otherwise have the chance to attend post-secondary education. The first of it's kind in Ontario, this multidisciplinary course involves faculty members from around the university, and will cover issues related to Social Work, Aboriginal Studies, Political Science, Women's Studies, Anthropology, English, Music, and Philosophy.
Aug 11	Partnership to Identify IT Economic Opportunities (Thunder Bay) Representatives from three levels of government as well as the public and private sectors of Northwestern Ontario have come together to study current information and communications technology challenges and opportunities. The study, which is the first of its kind involving all levels of government and the public and private sectors, is being carried out because the partners believe that sharing human and capital resources will greatly improve the individual and collective ability to advance technology solutions in this region.
Jul 25	Shad Valley “Shad Cup” and Open Day (Thunder Bay) This is the last week for the Shad Valley students at Lakehead University. These 50 students have been hard at work heading towards two major events: The Shad Cup and Open Day.
Jul 6	International Organization Names Lakehead U Professor Deputy Chief Examiner for Visual Arts (Thunder Bay) Dr. Fiona Blaikie named Deputy Chief Examiner for the Visual Arts with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
Jun 30	50 Brightest High School Students at Lakehead U for Shad Valley 2005 (Thunder Bay)
Jun 30	Pioneer in Aboriginal Education Celebrates 30 Years at Lakehead U (Thunder Bay)
Jun 29	Lakehead U Receives $287,574 in CFI Funding to Support Three New Researchers (Thunder Bay)
Jun 28	Lakehead U, Confederation College Partner to Assist Potential International Graduate Students (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University and Confederation College have joined forces to help potential graduate students whose first language is not English to meet the language requirements at Lakehead U.
Jun 27	Community Invited to Attend Lakehead U’s Fireworks Birthday Extravaganza (Thunder Bay) Join the party on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. at Lakehead University! On July 1, 1965, the Lakehead University Act came into effect, and the Thunder Bay community is invited on campus by Lake Tamblyn to celebrate Lakehead U's 40th Birthday! The celebration takes place by Lake Tamblyn, there will be free live music, a children's area, a reasonably priced BBQ, and an electrifying fireworks display after sunset. The antique car club will also be on display at the party. The exciting outdoor musical line up is: Viva, Green Dolphin Street, and C. R. Slam.
Jun 23	Lakehead U Establishes International Ties (Thunder Bay)
Jun 21	Lakehead U Researcher Receives Funding for Safe Transportation for Seniors Project (Thunder Bay)
Jun 20	TBayTel’s New Directory Celebrates Lakehead U's 40th Anniversary (Thunder Bay) On Monday, June 20, TBayTel unveiled its 2005-2006 Telephone Directory for Thunder Bay and the surrounding area. The 40th Anniversary of Lakehead University, from 1965 to 2005, is featured on the cover with a montage of photographs that capture the University's diversity and excitement throughout the decades.
Jun 13	Orillia Embraces Lakehead U Campus (Thunder Bay) The City of Orillia is showing enormous community support for the Lakehead University Orillia campus. An Implementation Task Force has been created with volunteers from both Lakehead University and the City of Orillia, and there are 30 Orillia members involved in the Task Force at varying levels.
Jun 13	Lakehead U’s Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Certificate Program Wins National Award (Thunder Bay) The Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Certificate Program has recently been honoured by the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education (CAUCE) in the local/regional Programs category.
Jun 13	Honours for Lakehead U's Department of Psychology (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Department of Psychology has received a number of honours from the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO).
Jun 3	Lakehead U Social Sciences and Humanities Researchers Receive Funding (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce the results of the annual Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) research grants competition. Five Lakehead U researchers have been awarded Standard Research Grants (SRG) totalling $332,636.
Jun 2	Lakehead U Artist and Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Inductee Featured at Gallery (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead U Department of Visual Arts faculty member's work will be featured at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until June 19. Sarah Link, who will be officially inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts this summer, has been teaching ceramics at Lakehead U since 1994.

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