The CALAREO IRME program is accepting applications for Summer and Fall 2024 research internships in Latin America.

The CALAREO IRME program, funded by the Government of Canada's Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) Program, is now offering research internships for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024. Nearly 100 internships are being offered in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.

To be eligible for GSO funding, Lakehead students must be (1) a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and (2) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program and be in good standing. Students from underrepresented groups (indigenous students, low-income students, and students with disabilities) are encouraged to apply and will receive extra support. Some internships may be eligible as a co-op placement.

For more information and to see the list of internships, go to www.calareo.ca, or contact Jill Sherman at calareo.research@lakeheadu.ca.

The WellU Champions for Mental Health aims to highlight Lakehead staff and faculty members who go above and beyond to support student mental health. Champions were nominated by students for showing compassion, encouraging a sense of belonging, inspiring health-promoting behaviours, and promoting student well-being.

The 2024 WellU Champions are:

Thunder Bay Campus

• Patricia Johnson from Student Accessibility Services
• Krista McAllister from Student Success Centre
• Joel Symonds from Student Affairs
• Mx. Mohit Dudeja from the Faculty of Education
• Lori Kapush from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
• Dr. Leigh Potvin from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
• Dr. Keira Loukes from the Faculty of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
• Dr. Hao Bai from Mechanical Engineering
• Dr. Taryn Klarner from the School of Kinesiology
• Dr. Mike Campbell from Chemistry
• Dr. Erin Pearson from the School of Kinesiology
• Bonnie McDonald from Gender and Women’s Studies
• Alexandra Hudyma from Mathematical Sciences
• Isi Medina from Residence Life
• Aaliyah Stewart from Residence Life

Orillia Campus

• Tess Casole Buchanan from the School of Social Work
• Professor Charles Manners from the Criminology Program
• Lori Anne Beneteau from Dana Hospitality
• Professor Hilton Bertalan from the Criminology Program
• Elizabeth Adams from Residence Life
• Dr. Michelle McKee from Student Health and Wellness
• Dr. Florin Pendea from the Departments of Sustainability Sciences and Geography & the Environment
• Alisia Johnston from Student Accessibility Services
• Ashley McLetchie from Residence Life

To see what students said about the champions and what the champions had to say about their role in well-being on campus, visit lakeheadu.ca/welluchampion.

Take your learning global with the Indigenous Field School in Belize!

This course is being offered by Algoma University, with up to 10 spaces reserved for Lakehead students. Together with the course leaders and staff and students from Algoma University, Lakehead students will participate in pre-departure preparation, the 11-day field school in Belize, and post-experience activities.

Program Dates
May 6 to 17, 2024

Information Session
Friday, Jan. 12 at 10 am

Application Deadline
Wednesday, Jan. 17

Lakehead will sponsor up to 10 eligible domestic undergraduate students through the Government of Canada's Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) funding (the amount mayvary depending on eligibility). Indigenous students will receive preference for funding. Funding is expected to cover program fees (covering international flights, activities, in country transportation, and some meals), tuition fees at Algoma University, and other administrative fees (total estimated costs to be approximately CAD 4,500). All participants will be provided with comprehensive health and travel insurance.

Click here for details.

Belize is unique as the only English-speaking country in Central America. It gained its independence from British Honduras in 1981 and has since, steadily, defined its identity. The Indigenous cultures present in Belize include the Yucatec, Mopan, and Q'eqchi' Maya, and Garifuna peoples. Their languages as well as Spanish are part of Belize’s linguistic landscape. In this course students will visit several community leaders representing these Indigenous communities, as well as several Mayan architectural wonders to learn about their ethno-medicine, architecture, and astronomy. After completing this course students will: Learn to identify and use various plant medicines from the jungle; Be able to identify mathematics embedded in Mayan architecture, and; Build awareness of astronomical and scriptural features that define Mayan cultures.