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Jul 30	Lakehead’s Alumni Signature Tournament Helps Students Live Their Dreams (Thunder Bay) The RBC Lakehead Alumni Golf Tournament is a success each year thanks to the support of title sponsor RBC and presenting sponsor Wasaya Airways. The annual RBC Lakehead Alumni Golf Tournament raises funds in order for students to live their dreams by pursuing their post-secondary education. “Cost should not be a barrier to education,” said Mark Tilbury, Director, Alumni and Community Relations at Lakehead University. “Post-secondary education plays an important role in a person’s future. This support shows that RBC and Wasaya Airways are extremely community-minded and we thank them for that.”
Jul 23	Lakehead Orillia’s Fast Pass program eases the transition to university for new students (Orillia) For most new students, leaving home and heading off to university is a milestone tinged with equal parts excitement and anxiety. To help ease what can be a difficult transition, Lakehead University opened its doors this month to welcome new students – and their families – for an advance orientation.
Jul 18	Lakehead Orillia Centre offers unique ways to get creative this summer (Orillia) For those interested in learning more about a favourite creative passion this summer, Lakehead University Orillia’s new “Gathering Place for Arts, Culture and Community,” may have just the right opportunity.
Jul 16	Lakehead University’s next SOS public lecture presents People of a Feather, a film about survival (Orillia) Lakehead University’s “Summer of Sustainability” (SOS) series continues this month with a special screening of People of a Feather, a film about survival in a changing Canadian Arctic. The event takes place on Tuesday, July 23 at 7 pm at Lakehead Orillia’s University Avenue campus.
Jul 2	Future Students to attend ‘Fast Pass’ – Lakehead Orillia’s popular pre-orientation program (Orillia) More than 200 future Lakehead University students will visit the Orillia campus in July to participate in Fast Pass, a pre-orientation program designed to help incoming students learn about the campus, their programs, and university life.
Jun 26	Lakehead University’s Bridge Team Successful at National Competition (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Civil Engineering students placed in the top 10 at the 2013 National Student Steel Bridge Competition at Seattle’s University of Washington. The Lakehead team was one of 49 universities and colleges at the invitation-only competition. Lakehead’s five-member team was invited in March after winning the Mid-West Regional Competition at Iowa State University. “The steel bridge competition provides students with real engineering experience: planning and design, team work, essential problem solving skills and the opportunity to compete against other schools from Canada, the US and Mexico,” said Raquel Almeida, one of the students on the team.
Jun 26	Lakehead Orillia launches new ‘Gathering Place for Arts, Culture and Community’ (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia has launched a new summer initiative that offers exciting and unique opportunities for creative learning – the Lakehead Orillia Centre: A Gathering Place for Arts, Culture and Community.
Jun 25	EDGE Helps New Lakehead Students Succeed (Thunder Bay) New students and their families are invited to “Explore, Discover, Get Involved and Ease Their Minds” at EDGE 2013. Participants will visit Lakehead’s residence, meet upper-year students, faculty and staff, and take part in programming at this two-day orientation. EDGE will occur Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 on the Thunder Bay campus. “EDGE is the perfect opportunity for students and family members to explore our beautiful campus, discover what Lakehead has to offer, and participate in activities designed to ease the transition to university,” said Lakehead President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson.
Jun 17	Meet the Lakehead Students Riding Across Canada to Build Food Security (Thunder Bay) Media and the public are invited to meet Adrian Arts and Megan Clark – two Lakehead students who are cycling across Canada to collect non-perishables and money for food banks. Adrian and Megan will be collecting non-perishable donations at: Location: Safeway on Dawson Road in Thunder Bay Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013 Time: 10 am to 4 pm
Jun 13	Lakehead Orillia’s SOS event demystifies Ontario’s ‘Land Between’ (Orillia) The next event in Lakehead Orillia’s Summer of Sustainability (SOS) public lecture series takes place on Tuesday, June 18 at 7 pm, and will investigate the unique landscape of Ontario’s Land Between.
Jun 13	Lakehead’s ActiveU offers fun for youth (Thunder Bay) Registration has opened for ActiveU, a unique Lakehead University camp for youth from Grade 4 to 6 that explores recreational, educational and fun-based programming in a diverse setting. “ActiveU helps bring out the best in children and youth through interactive athletic and educational activities, however it isn’t just about sports and learning,” said Lakehead University President & Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson. “ActiveU is also about giving kids the chance to see how a university education can help them realize their own potential for success.”
Jun 12	“Letters of Orillia” spell opportunity at Lakehead University’s CampU (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia has partnered with the Streets Alive! Letters of Orillia art project and local artist Paul Baxter to design the only matching pair of letter sculptures for the annual Streets Alive! festival.
Jun 11	Lakehead Highlighted in Ontario Universities’ Going Greener Report (Orillia) , (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is doing its part to help Ontario’s university campuses and students shrink their environmental footprints, according to the fourth annual Going Greener report released today by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). “Ontario’s universities have so many responsibilities to society, whether it’s facilitating the success of future generations, or helping protect the world in which they will succeed,” said Lakehead University President & Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Brian Stevenson. “I am very proud of how Lakehead and Ontario’s university community has taken a leading role in environmental initiatives.”
Jun 6	Barrie resident wins prestigious Lakehead University scholarship (Orillia) Four years ago, David French, a successful automotive sales professional in Barrie, decided to make a drastic change to his life. After 15 years in the business, he was looking for a new challenge and left his career to become a full-time student.
Jun 5	Lakehead University and Local School Boards Receive Grant to Increase Student Success (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University research team is receiving $197,942 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to investigate how cultural diversity shapes the integration of strengths-based programs in schools. This is the first Partnership Development Grant that SSHRC has given to a team from Lakehead University. Partners include Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boreales, Lakehead Public School Board and the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board. “Our research demonstrates that educators who use a strengths-based approach increase student success and reduce bullying,” said Dr. Ed Rawana, Clinical Psychologist, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs, and Director of Lakehead’s Clinical Psychology Program.
Jun 4	Lakehead Graduates First Cohort from Teaching English as a Second Language Program (Thunder Bay) Students enrolled in Lakehead University’s newest program are set to finish their coursework this Thursday and use what they’ve learned across Canada and around the world. The Teaching English as a Second Language certificate program requires 100 hours of in-class work and 20 hours of practicum. The in-class work finishes this week, and students are currently working to set up their practicum.
Jun 4	Lakehead University honours outstanding students, faculty and community leaders at 2013 Convocation (Orillia) Graduating students from Lakehead University’s Orillia campus are preparing for a special day of celebration this Saturday, as the campus holds its annual Convocation ceremony.
Jun 3	Lakehead Researchers Serve Up Northwestern Ontario Food Report A new report by Ontario researchers – including two from Lakehead University – documents how farmers’ markets, co-ops and other sustainable food systems strengthen the economic, environmental and social health of local communities. Lakehead University's Dr. Mirella Stroink and Dr. Connie Nelson led a process that included interviews and in-depth consultations with representatives of more than 40 local food initiatives across Northern Ontario.
May 30	Lakehead University’s 2013 Thunder Bay Campus Convocation Ceremonies (Thunder Bay) Lakehead will graduate approximately 2,500 students during the University’s Convocation ceremonies at its Thunder Bay and Orillia campuses over the next two weeks. In Thunder Bay, graduates, friends, family, award recipients, and honourees will celebrate achievements this Friday and Saturday at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.
May 17	Georgian & Lakehead Event Celebrates Innovative Business Success (Orillia) Business leaders from across Simcoe County gathered at Lakehead Orillia's University Avenue campus yesterday for a Business 2 Innovation event that brought together researchers from Georgian College and Lakehead University with local business leaders. This was the third annual event presented by the two institutions to encourage collaboration and partnerships to support business success in the region.

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