Alumni E-Zine

“No one wakes up one morning and says, ‘I want to live in a tent in an abandoned parking lot,’” says Lakehead University alum and university Security Services Director Lorne Clifford (BA’15).

“My hometown of Thantlang is empty,” says alum Za Uk Ling (BA’06).
“Burma’s armed forces burned and destroyed at least 1,000 homes there last year.”
It was another blow for a man who’s been fighting for decades to protect the Chin people of Burma (also called Myanmar).

A YouTube video changed Kate Solbakk's life.

"The 'Story of Stuff' documentary exposed society's cycle of buying stuff and throwing it away and then buying more stuff and throwing it away," explains Kate (HBASc'14).

“My teaching style is probably a little bit unconventional,” says Lakehead alum Keith Ailey (HBFA’97, BEd’98).

“I’ll start each lesson—whether it’s in a high school or university class—with an art demonstration.

Choosing the university surrounded by boreal forest and a vast lake proved to be a good move for Teigan, who grew up exploring the wild waters and shores of Nova Scotia.

“Students have taught me more lessons about myself than I ever could have expected,” says educator and Lakehead alum Heidi Warren.

Dr. Temitope Ojo had big dreams when he was growing up, but working in the natural resources industry wasn’t one of them.

“As a kid, we didn’t have constant electricity in Nigeria,” Temitope says. “So I set my mind on becoming an electrical engineer because I wanted to be part of the solution.” 

Chief Michele Solomon has led Fort William First Nation since 2023, but she’s spent decades caring for her community.

Sidney Howlett didn’t expect her life to change the day she spoke to youth climate activists at an Alberta high school in 2020.