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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.

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.

As part of its Speaker Series, the Social Welfare and Social Development Department is welcoming the campus community and the public to a presentation by Dr. Daniel Brant, Coordinator of Bimaadiziwin Reconciliation Circle, in room A259, at 8:30 a.m., on Friday, October 7, 2022.

The ongoing acts of violence against women in Iran are deeply concerning and distressing to many members of our university community, especially for NU students, staff, and faculty members from Iran or those with close ties to the country.

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.

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. 

Nipissing University lecturer and alumnus, Anna Pearson, has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of her “remarkable achievements in education and a commitment to preparing students for a digital and innovation-based economy.”