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Jun 7	Lakehead Challenge panel to discuss the immigrant experience (Orillia) A social entrepreneur from Eritrea and a former astronaut from Ukraine will join Sandra Lee of Simcoe County’s Local Immigration Partnership to discuss the experience of immigration and settlement in Canada
Jun 4	Lakehead Orillia’s 2016 Convocation celebrates 10 years of achievement (Orillia) During Lakehead University Orillia’s 10th Anniversary year convocation ceremony on June 4, approximately 200 students crossed the stage at Rotary Place and joined the growing number of graduates who have received degrees from the Orillia campus.
Jun 3	Lakehead University and Georgian College strengthen ties to support the growth of post-secondary opportunities (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) The future of post-secondary opportunities in Simcoe County, Orillia and Barrie, continued to be top of mind when the Boards of Governors and senior academic and executive staff from Lakehead University and Georgian College met, this morning, in Barrie.
May 31	Lakehead Orillia’s 2016 Voice of Convocation a true student leader (Orillia) Five years ago, Rebecca Scott, who wanted to become a teacher, thought she had already chosen her university until a recruiter from Lakehead (Danielle Poeta) visited her high school in Hanover, Ontario. Poeta’s presentation inspired her to take a road trip with some friends to visit the Orillia campus.
May 11	Lakehead’s Biorefining Research Institute creates an important advisory committee (Thunder Bay) A new advisory committee will provide direction to Lakehead University’s Biorefining Research Institute that will benefit Northwestern Ontario’s forestry sector.
Apr 28	Lakehead University selects its first Director of Human Rights and Equity (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University has chosen Dreeni Geer as its first Director of Human Rights and Equity.
Apr 21	Lakehead’s Board of Governors Names David Tamblyn as Incoming Chair (Thunder Bay) , (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Board of Governors has appointed current Vice-Chair David Tamblyn as its next Chair. Tamblyn, who has served as the Board’s Vice-Chair since October 2014, will assume the position of Chair following the Board’s Annual General Meeting in October 2016.
Apr 20	Connecting Lakehead University with Students from Around the World (Thunder Bay) Recently, Ju Hee Hwang had to do a presentation in English in front of her classmates. Just weeks earlier, the English literature major from Korea would have been terrified, but not this day.
Apr 15	Georgian, Lakehead and the SCDSB to collaborate in support of international students (Orillia) Georgian College, Lakehead University and the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) have committed to work together to support international students. On April 15, they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and commit to linking the K-12 and post-secondary education systems for international students in Simcoe County. A signing event will take place at the SCDSB Education Centre from 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Apr 14	Lakehead Orillia announces honorary degree and Civitas Award recipients for 2016 Convocation (Orillia) Lakehead University will recognize two champions of education at this year’s Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, June 4 at Rotary Place in Orillia.
Apr 13	Lakehead’s next In Conversation event to discuss climate change and carbon woes (Orillia) Lakehead University’s Dr. Florin Pendea studies one of the most important research questions of today – climate change. As a paleo-ecologist, Pendea’s research helps to solve questions about how environmental change has affected humans historically. By understanding the effects of carbon on climates of the past, Pendea believes his research will help other scientists make more accurate environmental predictions for the future.
Apr 13	Exceptional individuals will be celebrated at Lakehead’s Convocation Ceremonies (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University will recognize five exceptional people at this year’s Convocation Ceremonies on Friday, May 27 and Saturday, May 28 at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.
Apr 6	Lakehead Mechanical Engineering student wins first place (Thunder Bay) A fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student from Lakehead University placed first at the Canadian Engineering Competition held recently at McGill University.
Mar 31	Lakehead University’s Steel Bridge Team takes first place at regionals (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Steel Bridge Team has done it again.
Mar 30	New evidence pushes back the time of disappearance of the Indonesian ‘hobbits’ (Homo floresiensis) (Thunder Bay) Eight years of further excavations and study at the Indonesian cave site of Liang Bua have pushed back the time of disappearance of the ‘hobbits’ of Flores (Homo floresiensis) from as recently as 12,000 years ago to about 50,000 years ago—around the same time that modern humans (Homo sapiens) first dispersed through the wider region and reached Australia.
Mar 30	Lakehead University Media Studies students to present public showcase (Orillia) The Media Studies Program at Lakehead University Orillia will present its annual Media Arts Showcase – an exhibition of media artwork produced by students – on Tuesday, April 5 from 5 to 7 pm at the Orillia Museum of Art & History.
Mar 15	Lakehead University’s BRI Receives Funding (Thunder Bay) A Lakehead University researcher is receiving funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for his biorefining project. Dr. Lew Christopher, Director of Lakehead’s Biorefining Research Institute, is receiving $59,539 for his work into enabling advanced, high-quality research in Forest Biorefining.
Mar 11	Lakehead University invites you to the March Break Open House (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University Thunder Bay will host its annual March Break Open House next week, opening up the campus to hundreds of prospective students and their families and friends. The Open House takes place from Monday, March 14 to Friday, March 18 and gives prospective students a chance to be a Lakehead student for the day. They can sit in on classes, meet professors and students, and enjoy guided tours of the campus facilities.
Mar 10	Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Awards celebrate excellence (Thunder Bay) Lakehead University’s Research and Innovation Awards of Excellence Reception was held on Thursday, March 10 to celebrate the dedication and achievements of researchers and students.
Mar 9	Lakehead University opens campus to prospective students during March Break (Orillia) Lakehead University Orillia will host its annual March Break Open House next week, opening up the campus to hundreds of prospective students and their families and friends.

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