Alumni Spotlight
Giving Kids Someone to Lean On
Monday, November 4, 2019 /
Being a kid isn't easy, and when everyday struggles are combined with challenging situations, a child's self-esteem can plummet. Matthew Chater, (BA’08, Psychology/BEd’08) the President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, believes that having a mentor can help turn things around for young people.
An Ironman with a Giant Heart
Monday, October 7, 2019 /
One winter, former Thunder Bay deejay Brent Hawley (BA’01) packed up his belongings, sold off most of his real estate holdings, and moved to Hawaii. After two decades in Northwestern Ontario, Brent had landed a job as a media management consultant for the largest group of radio stations in the Hawaiian Islands – the Pacific Media Group (PMG) in Kailua-Kona.
Putting Pen to Paper
Monday, October 7, 2019 /
In 2015, Doug Diaczuk did what he once thought was impossible – he wrote a 40,000 word novel in only three days.
A Passion for Politics
Monday, May 6, 2019 /
A high school co-op at a Thunder Bay radio station turned out to be the first step on a journey that’s taken 24-year-old Matt Pascuzzo to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Lakehead University a second home to the Carlinos
Monday, March 4, 2019 /
For the Carlino siblings, Lakehead University became a home away from home, a place to learn how to learn, to meet new people and grow and push their limits while obtaining the skills needed to work in their desired careers.
Bolu Fabanwo Reaches Out to Lakehead Orillia Students
Monday, February 4, 2019 /
A few years ago, any international student arriving at Lakehead Orillia had a very different university experience than they do now. Their homesickness was intensified because there were almost no other overseas students on campus.
Adventures of Titanic Proportions
Monday, January 7, 2019 /
In the unforgiving North Atlantic, the hulking wreckage of the Titanic rusts in gloomy silence on the ocean floor. Until 1991, no one – except a handful of scientists – had seen the ‘unsinkable’ ocean liner since it collided with an iceberg and disappeared into the frigid waters.
Lakehead Orillia graduate credits his degree on college pathway program
Monday, November 5, 2018 /
Cody Avery is on the hunt. Cody (HBASc’18) grew up in Tottenham, a small town approximately one hour southwest of Orillia. He was part of Lakehead Orillia’s graduating class on Saturday, June 9, 2018. He majored in Criminology with a minor in Environmental Sustainability. Before that, he studied Police Foundations at Georgian College.
Firefighting Trailblazer Stephanie Drost
Monday, September 3, 2018 /
Thunder Bay firefighter Stephanie Drost never lets the grass grow under her feet. “Even as a kid, I was very active,” she says. “I was a competitive cross-country skier from the age of seven.” Stephanie competed provincially and nationally and then as a member of Lakehead University’s cross-country ski team. She combined her studies in kinesiology, and later business, with a gruelling race schedule.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Monday, April 9, 2018 /
Marina Rupcic (née Mesic) grew up watching the soap opera The Young and the Restless with her grandmother. Marina’s favourite character, the glamourous Ashley Abbott, worked in the lab of her family’s company – Jabot Cosmetics – creating luxury perfumes and makeup. The show sparked a lasting fascination in the young girl from Thunder Bay.