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Sep 19	Lakehead University's Psychology Department Receives CPA Accreditation and CFI Funds (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Department of Psychology today announced that its PhD in Clinical Psychology, the first PhD program offered at Lakehead, has recently received accreditation from the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). This landmark news-in concert with $1 million in multi-institutional collaborative funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for the development of the Centre for Biological Timing and Cognition (CBTC) over the next five years-has positioned the department for steady academic and research growth.
Sep 17	LUSU's Bike Shack: A clean, green, healthy storage facility (Thunder Bay) Today, students, faculty, and staff gathered in front of the Lakehead University Student Union's new Bike Shack facility to celebrate the grand opening of the multi-purpose building - a clean, green, and healthy initiative on various fronts.
Sep 17	Lakehead University Appoints Campus Dean, Orillia Campus (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kim Fedderson to the position of Campus Dean, Orillia Campus. Dr. Fedderson will report directly to Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of Lakehead University, and will begin his new role on January 1, 2008.
Sep 12	Lakehead University's 2007-2008 Awareness Campaign Urges Students to Do Something (Thunder Bay) Following on the heels of its controversial, widely publicized, and successful YaleShmale Awareness Campaign, Lakehead University launches its 2007-2008 campaign, Do Something, today.
Sep 11	Climate Change Conference Provides Valuable Information (Thunder Bay) Many scientists consider climate change to be the most serious threat facing the world today. Environment North, the Food Security Research Network, and the Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) are hosting Climate Change: Solving it Together II. Rotary Clubs of Thunder Bay, the Chronicle Journal, and Bay Credit Union are sponsoring the event, which takes place at the Lakehead University Outpost on Saturday, September 22.
Sep 11	Lakehead University and City of Orillia Announce Plan for Permanent Campus Location (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University and The City of Orillia are pleased to announce that they have now entered into formal negotiations to establish Lakehead University's permanent Orillia campus on the Horne Farm.
Aug 31	Lakehead University Staff Gears Up to Welcome New Students for Orientation Week (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's Orientation staff members are gearing up to welcome new students to the Thunder Bay campus. The theme for the University's 2007-2008 Orientation Week is Changes. Challenges. Choices, and staff members have developed a fun, informative, and activity-filled week in which new students, alongside their family and friends, may start participating as early as tomorrow evening. Residence move-in takes place on the morning of Friday, August 31, and official orientation activities will run from Saturday, September 1 to Wednesday, September 5.
Aug 31	Orillia Campus Faculty and Staff Prepare to Welcome New Students to Orientation Activities (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University staff is gearing up to welcome new students to the Orillia Campus. The theme for the University's 2007-2008 Orientation Week is Changes Challenges Choices, and organizers have developed a fun, informative, and activity-filled schedule for new students, their family, and their friends. Events will run from September 4 to 5.
Aug 29	Lakehead University Master's Student Puts Region's Recreational Value on the Map (Thunder Bay) Perrine Lesueur, Master's Student at Lakehead University's Outdoor School of Recreation and Tourism, will conduct web-based recreational surveys, data from which will be mapped and may eventually be used to help make decisions about forests and their uses, protect specific natural areas, and maintain recreational opportunities in the region. The research will be conducted in partnership with Lakehead University's Centre for Tourism, and Parks and Outdoor Recreation Research of Canada.
Aug 29	Lakehead University's TSTOP Program Builds Relationships with Region's Schools (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University is participating in the Teaching Science and Technology Outreach Program (TSTOP), an initiative stemming from the Ministry of Research and Innovation's efforts to provide science teachers at the secondary and elementary level the opportunity to participate in scientific research at publicly funded institutions.
Aug 23	Lakehead University Contest Winner Has Book Smarts and Street Smarts (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University announced the winner of its Smart Car contest, developed in conjunction with the controversial and widely publicized 2006 YaleShmale/Be Smart Awareness Campaign. Dr. Fred Gilbert, President of the university, presented Rebecca Hand, who will become an Honours BASc/BEd student at Lakehead's Orillia campus, with her pre-paid four-year lease to a Smart Car.
Aug 22	Lakehead University's Orillia Campus Welcomes New Faculty (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University welcomes new full-time and sessional faculty during their two-day orientation program to the Orillia Campus.
Aug 21	Lakehead University's Digital Information Package Opens Innovative Doors for New Student Orientation (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University has developed digital orientation packages for its new students (2007). As opposed to the former paperbound document, this university-wide initiative will allow incoming students to access valuable university information by USB key, a standardized serial computer interface that allows simplified attachment of peripherals. The USB key is also a companion to the Orientation website.
Aug 20	Crown Ward Visits to Lakehead University's Campus Presents Youth with Options (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University will host 35 Crown Wards and their support workers for Post-Secondary Education Day. The event aims to support Crown Wards' completion of high school, as well as their subsequent transition to, and success with, post-secondary education and training.
Aug 16	Lakehead University Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Yancheng Teachers University (Thunder Bay) A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between Lakehead University and Yancheng Teachers University, which is located in Yancheng, China, a city of 8 million people in the coastal province of Jiangsu, China.
Aug 9	Lakehead University Orillia Student First to Seek Academic Adventure Abroad (Thunder Bay) Jason Kerr, a second-year HBASc/BEd student at Lakehead's Orillia Campus, will be participating in Lakehead University's International Exchange Program this September. Kerr is enrolled to study at Hogskolan Dalarna University in Sweden for one semester, and is Lakehead's first Orillia student to participate in an international exchange.
Aug 2	New Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Focuses on Northern Environments and Cultures (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University's Faculty of Graduate Studies, in conjunction with the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, announced a new Master's program in Environmental Studies that is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2007. The program is a Master of Environmental Studies - Northern Environments and Cultures and is the first of its kind in Ontario. It will concentrate on the inhabitants and environments in Canada's Boreal Forest, and as far north as its boundary with the Tundra -- territory described as the "mid-north," "near-north," or "provincial north," and sometimes referred to as the "forgotten north."
Jul 31	Lakehead Shads Develop Zero Waste Technology Product for 2007 National Shad Cup Competition (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University's 2007 Shads have determined that the R-Card, a zero waste technology product will be entered into the National Shad Cup, to be held this October in Waterloo, Ontario. This prototype, developed by e-finity, is designed to reduce paper waste generated by consumer receipts, while also simplifying financial record keeping. According to the group's business plan, "e-finity strives to provide ease of use and efficiency to consumers in an environmentally responsible fashion. The R-Card eliminates paper receipt waste while providing a convenient organizational tool for consumers."
Jul 19	Community Invited to Hear the Sweet Sounds of Shad Valley (Thunder Bay) Shad Valley students will get the opportunity to showcase their musical talents next week. Their Musical Ensemble, a free event open to the public, promises to entertain community members of all ages.
Jul 17	Lakehead's LIFT Awardees Inspire Students (Thunder Bay) Today, Lakehead University introduced three recipients of the 2007 Province of Ontario Leadership in Faculty Teaching (LIFT) award: Drs. Seth Agbo (Education), Inderjit Nirdosh (Chemical Engineering), and Tom Potter (Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism). The LIFT award, developed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities, recognizes excellent teaching by college and university faculty across Ontario.

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