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| Motto: | Ad Augusta per Angusta (Achievement through effort) |
| Established: | July 1, 1965 |
| Type: | Public |
| Endowment: | $30. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 6 million |
| Chancellor: | Lorne Everett |
| President: | Frederick Gilbert |
| Faculty: | 290 (full time) |
| Staff: | 2250 |
| Students: | 7,644 |
| Undergraduates: | 7,043 |
| Postgraduates: | 601 |
| Location: | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Campus: | Rural/Suburban |
| Sports: | Lakehead Thunderwolves |
| Colors: | Royal blue, gold |
| Nickname: | LU |
| Mascot: | The Thunderwolf |
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Lakehead University (LU) is situated at the head of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder It is the only university in Northwestern Ontario. Geographic subdivisions Northwestern Ontario consists of the census divisions of Kenora District, Rainy River District and Thunder Bay District Lakehead University attracts many students from across Canada as well as international students. Lakehead offers a broad range of degree and diploma programs within nine faculties. The diverse learning environment contributes to over 41,000 alumni in 67 different countries. In October 2006, Lakehead University was named 'Research University Of The Year' (Undergraduate Category) by Research Infosource, achieving No. 1 rank for both research income growth in Canada, and research intensity in its category.
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Lakehead University is a non-denominational arts, education, and science university in Thunder Bay, Ontario with master's-level graduate programs. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder Lakehead University evolved from Lakehead Technical Institute (founded 1946) and Lakehead College of Arts, Science, and Technology (founded 1957). [1]
Lakehead Technical Institute was established on June 4, 1946, by an Order-in-Council of the Province of Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Classes commenced in January, 1948, in temporary rented quarters in downtown Port Arthur. Port Arthur Ontario, was a city in Northern Ontario which amalgamated with Fort William Ontario and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the City of In September of that same year, the first university courses were added to the curriculum.
Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology was established by an Act of the Ontario Legislature assented to on March 28, 1956, and proclaimed on August 1, 1957. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The present university site, donated by Mike and Ann Biloski of Port Arthur, was occupied on October 2, 1957. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) [2]
Second-year Arts courses were added in 1960-61, and on March 3, 1962, the original Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology Act was amended to give the college the authority to establish new faculties, and confer degrees in arts and sciences. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The college gained university status in 1962. The College granted its first degrees on May 5, 1965. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John It was officially given the name Lakehead University in 1965. [3] The Lakehead University Act, 1965, was given royal assent on June 22, 1965, and came into force on July 1, 1965. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology, thereafter known as "Lakehead University," was continued under this new charter.
Lakehead is a university with a dual role. It is a university in the north with the responsibility of bringing to Northwestern Ontario an understanding of a broad range of the basic academic disciplines as well as knowledge of the province, nation, and world. Geographic subdivisions Northwestern Ontario consists of the census divisions of Kenora District, Rainy River District and Thunder Bay District It is also a university for the north with the responsibility of gathering knowledge about the region for use in social, economic, and cultural development and for transmittal to the rest of the province, nation, and world.
In adapting to its environment over the years, Lakehead University's character and dual role have made it distinctive in the Ontario university system. Lakehead began as a university in the north where basic arts and science disciplines predominated. The university then steadily added other programs that were of significance and relevance specifically to Northwestern Ontario. In addition, through extensive offerings by continuing education, the university has expanded its focus to many of the region's smaller rural communities as well. Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs
LU has an annual expenditure over $117 million. The university itself (with 2250 staff and faculty) has a major economic impact on the city of Thunder Bay and on the region. Seventy-five per cent of Lakehead’s students come from outside the local commuting area, and new money brought into the city annually by these students is estimated to be approximately $59 million. Lakehead’s total economic impact on the city of Thunder Bay alone is approximately $251 million yearly. In 2004, the university along with Laurentian University formed the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Laurentian University ( Université Laurentienne) founded in 1960 is a mid-sized bilingual University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a Medical school in the Canadian province of Ontario, created through a partnership between Laurentian University The addition of the new medical school is expected to boost bio-tech research and economic development in Northern Ontario.
The university is made up of the following nine faculties: Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Forestry and the Forest Environment, Professional Schools, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Medicine, and Graduate Studies. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Environmental studies is the systematic study of human interaction with their environment The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including Anthropology, Communication studies The humanities are academic disciplines which study the Human condition, using methods that are primarily Analytic, Critical, or Speculative The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a Medical school in the Canadian province of Ontario, created through a partnership between Laurentian University A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned
Each faculty, under the jurisdiction of a dean, is divided into various departments and schools, which are headed by a chair/director. By student enrolment, the Social Sciences & Humanities is the largest faculty at Lakehead 32. 1%, followed by Professional Schools 20. 1%, Science & Environmental Studies 15. 3%, Engineering 11. 3%, Education 11. 2%, Business Administration 7. 2%, Forestry & the Forest Environment 1. 9%, Medicine 0. 9%.
In 2006, Lakehead University was named "Research University of The Year" by Research Infosource and ranked #1 for research income growth and research intensity in the Undergraduate Category. Maclean's magazine, in 4 of the past 5 years, has listed Lakehead #1 in Canada for "Value Added" which measures incoming grades, and several indicators of student achievement. Maclean's is a Canadian weekly News magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics pop culture and current events In the 2006 Globe and Mail Report Card, students graded Lakehead "A" for Class sizes, Faculty knowledge of subjects, and Sense of personal safety/security. An "A-" grade was awarded for Overall quality of education, Overall university atmosphere, and Computer accessibility on campus.
Lakehead was one of 26 Canadian universities that withdrew their participation from the 2006 Maclean's survey citing concerns over methodology.
The original college site comprised some 32 hectares of land in south-west Port Arthur, Ontario donated by Mike and Anna Biloski of Port Arthur. Port Arthur Ontario, was a city in Northern Ontario which amalgamated with Fort William Ontario and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre to form the City of The Biloski's had sent a son away to University, and when he came back within a few months, Mr. Biloski in a discussion with Dr. Tamblyn agreed to give him his farming property if he built a local University for those of the city. From 1962 to 1965, an additional 87 hectares of adjoining land were purchased in anticipation of future expansion. [5]
The first college building, was formally opened on October 2, 1957. This building which was initially called the Main Building, underwent six separate extensions from 1960 - 1967 to develop into its present form. A new library wing was added in March, 1960, and in the fall of 1969, two extensions providing additional lecture rooms and laboratory space were opened.
From 1964 to 1969, the campus saw the addition of the University Centre (which had a 325-seat lecture theatre and cafeteria), a new library building, an athletic centre gymnasium and the Centennial Building (now known as Tamblyn Building) which houses the science and technology laboratories, classrooms, and faculty offices.
At the centre of the campus is a man-made lake. Its creation was planned with the regional conservation authorities as an important flood control project for the McIntyre River which runs through the campus.
A new academic building, named in memory of dean Tim Ryan, was dedicated on November 18, 1972. An extension to the C. J. Sanders Fieldhouse, which houses an olympic length swimming pool, additional office space, classrooms, and instructional gym, was officially opened on January 12, 1973.
On May 29, 1982, the Faculty of Education Building was named the Bora Laskin Building in honour of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the chancellor of Lakehead University from 1971 to 1980. Bora Laskin, PC, CC, FRSC ( October 5, 1912 &ndash March 26, 1984) was a Canadian Jurist The Supreme Court of Canada consists of the Chief Justice of Canada ( Juge en chef du Canada) and eight Puisne Justices all appointed by
A Student Centre events hall, built through the efforts of the Lakehead University Student Union (LUSU) and funded entirely through student support, opened in September 1991. Operated entirely by the student union, with a management agreement between the union and the university, the Centre's campus pub- The Outpost, boasts a full service kitchen and a hall licensed for more than 700 people.
By 1995 Lakehead University completed construction of a Rural Family Resource Centre in Oliver Paipoonge for the Department of Social Work. Oliver Paipoonge is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located directly west of the city The university and Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in 1998, entered into a partnership involving the transfer of 60 acres (or 24. 24 hectares) of land for the purpose of building and operating a new acute care hospital.
In 2003 the university celebrated the opening of the $44-million Advanced Technology & Academic Centre (ATAC), a high-tech teaching and learning centre, that provides 1,400 new student spaces. The building, funded by Ontario's SuperBuild Growth Fund, corporate sponsors and private donations, contains "smart classrooms", GIS labs, enhanced distance education facilities, and computer teaching and research labs. Later that year, Lakehead University was the recipient of the Hogarth Plantations, a 44-hectare property located on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, that will be used by the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment for teaching and research. Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. The property was a gift by Dr. Walter Hogarth to the Lakehead University Foundation.
In a campus-wide referendum held in 2004, students, faculty, and staff voted 68% in favor of a smoke-free campus.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was established in 2005 as a joint initiative between Lakehead University and Laurentian University in Sudbury. The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a Medical school in the Canadian province of Ontario, created through a partnership between Laurentian University Laurentian University ( Université Laurentienne) founded in 1960 is a mid-sized bilingual University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. NOSM is organised within the Faculty of Medicine of both Laurentian and Lakehead. Its mission is to contribute to improving the health of the people and communities of Northern Ontario by advancing the highest quality of medical practice, learning, teaching and research. Territorial evolution Those areas which formed part of New France in the pays d'en haut, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River, With main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, NOSM has multiple teaching and research sites distributed across Northern Ontario, including large and small communities. Territorial evolution Those areas which formed part of New France in the pays d'en haut, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River,
In March 2005, Lakehead opened a new 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m²) athletics centre called The Hangar. The $6-million facility features an indoor track and multipurpose field with artificial turf, an aerobics/yoga studio, a weight room and fitness centre, and a sports medicine clinic. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the
Lakehead University's physical plant now consists of 39 buildings and 116 hectares of property including 40 hectares of landscaped and maintained grounds. The current value of land and property holdings is estimated to be well over $150,000,000.
In 2006, Lakehead University has submitted a proposal to open a new Law School. The proposal is currently under review.
A men's residence, including recreational and dining facilities for 52 students and a resident staff member, was opened in September, 1962. In 1966, 32 additional double bedrooms were added to the residence and a section of the new structure was made available as a residence for women. In 1968, a new $2,750,000 residence village comprising 10 new buildings and providing residence for 520 students was completed. The village is situated on the banks of the McIntyre River within easy walking distance of all university buildings and athletic facilities.
In the fall of 1989, a complex of 36 townhouses marked the newest addition to the residence facility. This venture provides housing for 142 students in 4 bedroom townhouses. A second townhouse complex providing an additional 144 beds, including units accessible to the physically challenged, was opened in September 1991. A third townhouse complex providing 32 four bedroom townhouses and 8 two bedroom apartments opened in September 1992. Prior to the start of the 1993 term, Avila Centre was purchased from the Roman Catholic Church for the purpose of providing an additional 100 bedrooms for women and quarters for the alumni offices and Avila Music School.
In September 2003 construction was completed on two new residences behind the Avila Centre, adding a total of 288 beds.
The university residence has a total accommodation of 1,282 beds as of 2005/2006
In September 2006, Lakehead University opened a new campus in downtown Orillia, Ontario. The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m²) facility at Heritage Place currently supports unique multidisciplinary undergraduate programs that combine arts/science studies with Concurrent Education in both honours and non-honours degree options (HBASc/BEd, BASc/BEd). In addition, a college transfer program in Business Administration enables 3-year diploma graduates to complete a B. Admin degree in one year. Other programs being offered at the Orillia campus include a Master of Management (M. Mgt) and a 1-year post-graduate degree in Social Work (HBSW).
The Orillia Campus currently has over 300 students enrolled, and at its current location can accommodate up to 500 students. The campus is a technology enabled learning environment that includes science and computer laboratories, library facilities, offices, and meeting areas. The enrolment trend suggests Lakehead-Orillia may soon outgrow its present location. Various options are under consideration for the location of the permanent campus.
Lakehead University developed governing board and senate policies as well as Aboriginal governed councils within the university structure. At Lakehead University Aboriginal staff, particularly in academic positions, signal the institution’s commitment to success for Aboriginal students. Lakehead University, for example has a Vice-Provost of Aboriginal Initiatives. Lakehead University provides special first-year bridging programs for Aboriginal students. Dedicated tutoring services are available within the Lakehead University’s Native Nursing Access Program. Lakehead University reaches into Aboriginal communities to talk to potential students at a much younger age through traveling to remote First Nations to deliver its Superior Science Program. [6] Lakehead U is home to Canada's only Department of Aboriginal Education to foster Native Language instruction and prepare teachers to meet the needs of Aboriginal students and communities. By percentage of total student population, Lakehead University has one of the largest aboriginal student communities in Canada.
Lakehead's campus radio station is CILU-FM 102. Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of Radio station that is run by the students of a college CILU is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts at 1027 FM in Thunder Bay Ontario. 7. The station also broadcasts on the Internet. The student newspaper is The Argus. The Argus is the student newspaper from Lakehead University, in Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada Students can also participate in various activities in numerous clubs ranging from student government to multi-cultural and athletics. The campus pub, The Outpost, and The Study Coffeehouse serve as gathering places for many campus community activities and as performance venues.
For outdoor enthusiasts, popular summer activities include kayaking, hiking, camping and rock climbing. In the winter, hockey, snowboarding, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling are among students' favorites.
The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Lakehead Thunderwolves. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Lakehead Thunderwolves are the varsity athletic teams that represent Lakehead University in Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada.
In early 2006, LU President Fred Gilbert made international news when he curbed expansion of the campus wi-fi network, citing concerns over potential long term health effects. Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used The controversial move had sparked outrage with students on campus and among Internet tech-bloggers. [16] Gilbert (a biologist and zoologist) maintained that "the jury is still out on the long term effects of electromagnetic waves on human physiology". [17] In the fall of 2007, however, the student operated campus pub was allowed to maintain it's wireless network on the principle that entering the facility was a choice. [18] Student wi-fi advocates hope that wi-fi coverage would eventually be extended to other locations on campus.
In August 2006, Lakehead University initiated a multi-phase student recruitment campaign that featured posters, and an Internet website showing an image of the current U. S. President George W. Bush with the caption which read, "Yale Shmale. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. . . Graduating from an Ivy League University doesn't necessarily mean you're smart. " Some 60 poster ads were distributed around the downtown Toronto core. The website has drawn national and international attention and was defended by the university chancellor and president, Frederick Gilbert, as "a tongue-in-cheek way of getting attention. " Some visitors to the website, outside observers, alumni, and students, including the president of Lakehead University's student union, however, have been critical of the appropriateness of the recruitment campaign, which appeared to mock a foreign head of state and another university for recruitment purposes. [3]A CTV poll conducted a week into the Yale Shmale campaign showed public response was almost evenly split, but a slim majority voted in favor of it. [4] As a side note, Thunder Bay's remoteness from Toronto, has some people perceiving Lakehead as a 'backwater' university, a perception the Yale Shmale campaign attempted to address by raising awareness of the university among prospective students living in Southern Ontario.
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Motto: "Ad augusta per angusta" (Achievement through effort)
See also: List of Ontario universities
There are 22 Universities in the Canadian province of Ontario that are Secondary education institutions with degree-granting authority