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Archival moment - The Nipissing University Mace
ConvocationMy NipissingThe design of Nipissing University’s mace is a complex mixture of artistry and power. Its presence represents the authority vested in the University to grant degrees, yet its design signifies more than the right to certify students as knowledgeable. It incorporates all the effort, history and tradition that surround both the site of and the vision for the University. -
Exclusive honorary degree interview with Dr. Roy Slack
ConvocationMy NipissingWhat are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? What does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? And, what is your message to graduates? Today, we are pleased to present Dr. Roy Slack. -
Time Travellers Wanted - discover the future in new NU speaker series
My NipissingImagining what the future holds has captivated humans for centuries. What will the world look like? What amazing new inventions will have transformed our collective reality? Who will be the global super powers? Will we be able to breathe the air? Will earth be a garden paradise or a dystopian wasteland? -
Exclusive honorary degree interview with Dr. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell
ConvocationMy NipissingEach honorary degree recipient was asked: What are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? What does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? And, what is your message to graduates? Today, we are pleased to present Dr. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell. -
Dr. Parr selected as Dr. Elizabeth Thorn Chair in Literacy
Schulich School of EducationCollaboration and community are the cornerstones that Dr. Michelann Parr will use to enhance literacy as the newly announced Dr. Elizabeth Thorn Chair in Literacy at Nipissing University.Dr. Parr becomes the third person selected to hold the Chair. Dr. David Booth served as the Dr. Elizabeth Thorn Chair in Literacy from 2008 – 2012 and Dr. Sharon Rich served as Chair from 2012 – 2015. Dr. Parr begins her three-year term on July 1, 2017. -
Exclusive honorary degree interview with Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler
ConvocationMy NipissingEach honorary degree recipient was asked: What are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? What does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? And, what is your message to graduates? Today, we are pleased to present Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler. -
Exclusive honorary degree interview with Dr. Tom Jenkins
ConvocationMy NipissingWhat are some of your accomplishments that make you proud? What does this honorary degree from Nipissing University mean to you? And, what is your message to graduates? Today, we are pleased to present Dr. Tom Jenkins. -
NU popularity increasing
My NipissingThe number of students planning to attend Nipissing University in September has increased by 7.6 percent compared to last June, well above the provincial increase of 1 percent, according to data released by the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC). -
Convocation June 7 - 9, 2017
ConvocationGeneralMy NipissingThe gowns are ironed, and the hoods folded, the Surtees Centre is polished and ready to go, and speeches are getting final tweaks. Graduates are ready to celebrate. Convocation is here. -
Nipissing announces 2017 honorary degrees
ConvocationMy NipissingNipissing University is celebrating five individuals with an honorary degree, the university’s highest distinction, during convocation 2017, June 7 – 9 in North Bay.Nipissing is bestowing honorary degrees to:Tom Jenkins on Wednesday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Clint Malarchuck on Thursday, June 8, at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler on Thursday, June 8, at 2 p.m. Jeannette Corbiere Lavell on Friday, June 9, at 9:30 a.m. Roy Slack on Friday, June 9, at 2 p.m.
