Alumni Spotlight
Alum Lorne Clifford Chooses Not to Stand by in the Face of Suffering
Thursday, October 15, 2026 / Online
“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).
Engineering Grad Danny Carlos Helped Launch Lakehead’s Next Chapter
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 / Online
Civil engineering alum Danny Carlos (BEng’11) has just helped Lakehead University take a giant leap forward.
Standing Up for Burma’s Besieged Chin People
Monday, June 15, 2026 / Online
“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.”
Kate Solbakk is Passionate about Protozoa
Thursday, May 21, 2026 / Online
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).
Community Leader Erin Beagle
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 / Online
"I love people," says Lakehead alum Erin Beagle (BEd'05). Anyone familiar with her long history of community work can attest to this fact.
Keith Ailey Celebrates Art and Community
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 / Online
“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.
Teigan Labor Fights for Canada’s Incredible Wilderness
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 / Online
This Conservationist and Freediver Documents Life in the Atlantic
Yukon Educator Heidi Warren
Friday, January 23, 2026 / Online
“Students have taught me more lessons about myself than I ever could have expected,” says educator and Lakehead alum Heidi Warren.
Our Region’s Forests are in Good Hands with this Rising Star
Thursday, December 18, 2025 / Online
Dr. Temitope Ojo had big dreams when he was growing up, but working in the natural resources industry wasn’t one of them.
Chief Michele Solomon is an Inspiring Changemaker
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 / Online
Chief Michele Solomon has led Fort William First Nation since 2023, but she’s spent decades caring for her community.
