On March 23rd, the Development Office hosted over 100 guests at its bi-annual Awards Appreciation Social in Alumni Hall. All donors who have created bursaries and scholarships at Laurentian were invited to meet the beneficiaries of their generosity and to learn first-hand how their contributions have made an impact on their lives. Third-year student Austin […]
Giving Tuesday Building on the tremendous success of last year’s initiative, Laurentian University held its second annual Giving Tuesday campaign and raised an official total of $74,437 on November 29th! Giving Tuesday is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. On this day only, donations were doubled […]
Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday… now Giving Tuesday is coming to Laurentian University on November 29, 2016. It is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join […]
In celebration of Mrs. Lily Fielding and her family’s $3 million investment on Oct. 24, Laurentian University will officially name their new state-of-the-art facility the Cliff Fielding Research, Innovation, and Engineering Building. The Fielding family has a long history of investing in both Laurentian and the Sudbury community. The Fielding family has established significant student […]
On Sept. 8, Laurentian University welcomed the “Man in Motion” Rick Hansen to the Fraser Auditorium to speak about the importance of breaking down barriers and unleashing the potential of people with disabilities. This inspiring event was held as part of the Glencore Memorial Lecture Series. The Glencore Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1978 […]
On May 18th, Laurentian University welcomed famed defense attorney Dean Strang, who appears on the wildly popular Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, and Laurentian University’s Forensic Science chair Dr. Scott Fairgrieve to the Fraser Auditorium to discuss the broader implications of the infamous Steven Avery case, as well as the systematic failures of the […]
