4th Annual With1VoiceNight: Shoot for Change Anti-Racism Game

Athletics
Black History Month
Saturday, February 8, 2025 , 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Nipissing University Black Association for Student Expression (NUBASE), in partnership with Lakers Basketball, invite you to attend the 4th Annual Shoot for Change Anti-Racism Game at the Robert J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre. The Women’s game will take place at 6 p.m. followed by the Men’s game at 8 p.m.

The Neuroscience of Habitual Behaviour: From TikTok to the Misuse of Drugs

General
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 , 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Andrew Weeks, this talk attempts to provide practical and accessible information about why we form habits and often behave in automatic ways. Whether you are worried that you are spending too much time on your phone or are struggling with drug use, this talk provides you with an understanding of how the brain changes when these habits form, what keeps them going, and what you might try if you want to make a change.

Eat! Meet! Compete! History Social and Trivia

General
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 , 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
We're excited to invite you to our history trivia night and social—Eat! Meet! Compete!

Start the evening with a social hour to grab dinner and drinks (available for purchase from the menu) and mingle with fellow history buffs and professors.

Then, put your knowledge to the test in a fun trivia competition! Teams of three to four (maximum one professor per team) will compete for awesome prizes.

Indigenous Week 2023

Indigenous Week
Monday, February 27, 2023  - Friday, March 3, 2023
Hosted annually by the Office of Indigenous Initiatives this week-long event centres Indigenous voices, histories and knowledge and welcomes students, staff, faculty and community members to engage in a week of workshops, talks, film screenings and land-based activities led by Indigenous knowledge holders, Elders, scholars, artists and film makers.

Black History Month Film Event: What We Deserve: Restorative Justice and Reparations

General
Black History Month
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 , 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
In recognition of Black History Month, we invite you to a special film screening of What We Deserve–a documentary exploring centuries of unaddressed harm faced by the victims of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and their descendants. Through poignant reflections and insightful commentary, the film champions calls for restorative and reparative justice.
Following the screening, participate in a live Q&A session with award-winning filmmaker Shelley Jarrett, moderated by Dr. Charles Anyinam, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing.

Undergraduate Research Conference

Academic
Special Events
Research Month
Friday, March 28, 2025  - Saturday, March 29, 2025 , 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Undergraduate Research Conference celebrates the contributions of undergraduate research at Nipissing University and across Ontario. It provides an opportunity for students to present a research project they are working on while engaging in scholarly debate.

A student from any undergraduate discipline, who has worked on a scholarly project in which they have taken on a leadership role in its development and execution, are eligible to participate in the conference. Proposals can be disciplinary specific or multi/interdisciplinary.

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