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Only ten people a year receive this award in Canada, and Laura Killam of Cambrian College in Sudbury and Nipissing University of North Bay is one of them. Killam, a faculty member in both Cambrian’s and Nipissing’s Schools of Nursing, has been chosen as one of the 2023 recipients of a 3M National Teaching Fellowship.

Nipissing University student, Sarah Pecoskie-Schweir, has been chosen as one of 10 students from across Canada to receive a 2023 3M National Student Fellowship, Canada’s top award for post-secondary educational leadership and innovation. A well-respected leader on campus, Pecoskie-Schweir is known for her passion for student success, interest in education, and contributions to the campus community.

Megan Odd graduated from Nipissing University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Sociology (MA Sociology) in 2022. During her time at Nipissing, Megan was actively engaged in her research and community as both an undergraduate and graduate student.  

Nipissing Lakers Athletics and the North Bay & District Girls Hockey Association (NBDGHA) have officially joined forces. While there has been a long-standing relationship between the two groups, the association, which has been around since 1998 and was formerly called the Ice Boltz, will now be known as the Junior Lakers.

Growing up in Northern Ontario, Tegan McWhirter developed a passion for the outdoors. While pursuing her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Environmental Science at Queen’s University, Tegan worked for the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry as a Wildland Fire Fighter on the Type I (initial attack) crew.