Meet Student Leader Yannick Benoit

Nipissing students consistently impress as leaders, in the classroom, on campus and in the community.  Recently the university celebrated 25 student leaders at the annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards. Over the coming months, NU News will introduce each student leader to the wider community with a short article discussing their accomplishments and activities. Today, we are pleased profile Yannick Benoit, a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice student and Dave Marshall Leadership Award winner in the campus category.

Benoit has contributed to the campus as President of the Criminal Justice Student Association, Nipissing University Student Union member, and as the Secretary of the Criminal Justice Honours Society: Alpha Phi Sigma.

Benoit has worked to build student-faculty relationships, plan guest speakers, host fundraising events, and promote awareness of important issues like domestic sex trafficking in Canada. His hardworking, ambitious, and welcoming personality has contributed to his success in all of his roles. His infectious spirit has influenced his peers to get involved.

The Dave Marshall Leadership Award recognizes full-time students who have made an outstanding extra-curricular contribution to their academic program, to the campus, or to the greater community. Campus recipients are selected in recognition of their ability to: enhance campus culture, create a sense of community on campus, and empower others to get involved.