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.

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.

A 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.