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Doll-Making Workshop to Support Local Ukrainian Refugees
Nipissing University’s Extended Learning department invites members of the community to take part in a Ukrainian doll-making workshop at the NUSU Student Centre (221 College Drive, North Bay), on Thursday, October 27 at 6 p.m. in support of two families who recently relocated to North Bay from Ukraine. The cost to attend this event is $15 per person. -
Michelann Parr Named Schulich Teaching Chair of Open Education Resource Development
Nipissing University is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelann Parr as the Schulich Teaching Chair of Open Education Resource (OER) Development. Parr is currently a professor in the Schulich School of Education and has worked at Nipissing full time for over 20 years. She is also a proud Laker alumnus, having earned three degrees from Nipissing University. -
NUBASE Reveals Name of Inaugural BIPOC Bursary
On Sunday, September 25, the Nipissing University Black Association for Student Expression (NUBASE) announced that the university’s first-ever bursary for BIPOC students would be named after Warren Lindsay, Director of Services at the Nipissing University Student Union and an active member of NUBASE. -
New Scholarship to Benefit Female Students at Nipissing University
NORTH BAY, ON – Nipissing University and the Canadian Federation of University Women North Bay (CFUW North Bay) are pleased to announce the establishment of a new scholarship in memory of Dr. Diana Walton, a French Language and Classical Studies professor at Nipissing University for 37 years who passed away last year following a battle with cancer. -
Welcome Pow Wow returns to Canadore College and Nipissing University
Indigenous InitiativesTraditional Indigenous singing and dancing could be heard Friday on the
Education Centre campus in North Bay. Organized by Nipissing University’s Office of
Indigenous Initiatives, Canadore College’s First Peoples’ Centre, and the Aboriginal Students
Association, the annual Welcome Pow Wow has been greeting new and returning students for
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New Exhibit Honours Legacy of Paul Commanda and Indigenous Guides
ResearchA new exhibit, developed in partnership with Nipissing First Nation, Dokis First Nation, Nipissing University and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh), is now on display at the North Bay Museum, honouring the work of Paul Commanda, the Nbisiiing Guides and their contributions to science. Entitled Our Guides are Really Going Places/Nishnaabeg e-paamwingewaad waasa zhaawag: Nbisiiing Guides and the Legacy of Paul Commanda, the exhibit showcases the photographs and stories of the Indigenous Guides who led the Carnegie Museum expeditions that occurred between 1901 and 1958.
18th Annual Welcome Back Pow Wow celebrates start of new academic year
Today, students, staff, and faculty from both Nipissing University and Canadore College gathered to celebrate the 18th Annual Welcome Back Pow Wow held by the pond at the Education Centre. This beloved tradition connects the Canadore and Nipissing campuses while celebrating Indigenous culture and the beginning of Fall Term.
