Dr. Barbi Law is working on a simple solution to help all children develop their physical skills and confidence in their abilities, a solution that doesn’t involve registration fees, equipment costs or 6 a.m. practices, one that starts with a skill that every child has in spades: imagination.

Nipissing University will present honorary degrees to eight outstanding individuals during the university’s 2011 Spring convocation ceremonies in North Bay and Brantford. An honorary degree will be bestowed upon: Dr. Charles Pascal, Alton Bigwin, Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Suzanne Brooks, David Liddle, Dr. Mark Tremblay, Sister Priscilla Solomon, and Keith Lickers.

In a unanimous vote at their December meeting, Nipissing University’s Board of Governors approved the university’s new strategic plan, Academic Excellence: The Strategic Plan 2010-2015.