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Laurentian University to hold Open House, March 11, 2023

Laurentian University to hold Open House, March 11, 2023

Personalized tours, services fair, and sample lectures will be delivered

(March 1, 2023) - The Laurentian University community is preparing to welcome many future students, parents and other guests at the March 11th Open House, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 

“Visitors can expect to participate in fascinating presentations and academic lectures demonstrating what their first year could look like at Laurentian. Guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a personalized campus tour,” said Events and Communications Coordinator, Office of Domestic Recruitment, Danielle Yasko-Pellerin. Stops along the way will include learning spaces and lecture halls, labs to libraries, residences to food services, and everything in between. 

“The entire university community including alumni, student ambassadors, staff, and faculty have come together to plan and execute this event that will welcome future students and other guests from near and far,” explained Pieter Breijer, Manager of Domestic Recruitment. “We're extremely excited to be showcasing Laurentian's outstanding faculties, services, and student life.”

Those interested in touring the University’s McEwen School of Architecture can expect a round-trip shuttle to and from this location and the University’s primary campus. A student ambassador will be eager to welcome all aboard.

Guests interested in attending sample lectures led by outstanding faculty members can expect to get a true sense of what it’s like to be a Laurentian student. Lectures will engage the audience on topics such as Ecohealth Promotion, Genetics and Genetic Diversity, Qu’est ce le stress et comment le gérer and Analyse sociologique du phénomène du tatouage.

Those interested in star gazing and the many teachings associated with the night sky can attend demonstrations in the Doran Planetarium, a 10-meter wide dome that projects a simulation of the sky ablaze with the twinkling of hundreds of bright stars. 

A student services and faculty fair will ensure that no question is left unanswered about Laurentian’s many services and programs. 

Laurentian regularly offers information sessions and campus tours to showcase campus.

Registration for Open House is available online.

 

Postscript: 

Attendance highlights include: 

  • 253 prospective students and more than 800 guests attended March Break events. This is a record number of attendees for LU’s Spring Open House! 
  • 117 student and alumni ambassadors worked events. 
  • More than 20 student clubs participated in events.
     

University prepares for Open House, March 12, 2022

University prepares for Open House, March 12, 2022

Liaison leaders Stéphanie Ménard and Caleb Piché-Larocque make a positive impact in the student journey

(March 3, 2022) - As Laurentian University welcomes back students with the resumption of in-person classrooms this week, the university community is also preparing to welcome many more future students at the March 12th Open House. 

Laurentian’s Liaison Services delivers the event and supports the future student journey towards post secondary education. Liaison is the first point of contact for all persons interested in programs and services offered by Laurentian, and team members are dedicated to guiding those considering the University as their post secondary destination of choice. 

Stéphanie Ménard, a third year Psychology student and Caleb Piché-Larocque, a fourth year Business Administration student, are Liaison’s current Senior Student Ambassadors. Both are francophones and expect to graduate with certificates of bilingualism. 

“We provide guidance to the many student ambassadors who work in Liaison. We also support the organization and smooth execution of events,” said Ménard. While Ménard has worked with Liaison since the first semester of her undergrad, Piché-Larocque joined the Liaison team in his second year. Speaking about his passion for student recruitment, Piché-Larocque said as follows: “I’ve enjoyed my student experience, and sharing that experience with future students is very rewarding.” Ménard agrees and outlined that a reason why she loves her job so much is because it enables her to “make a positive impact.” As she described: “The Liaison team is amazing. Everybody is passionate about their work, and we do our best to ensure that each and every prospective student experience to Laurentian, is unique.” 

According to Liaison’s Events and Communications Coordinator, Danielle Yasko-Pellerin, “student ambassadors like Stéphanie and Caleb are inspiring. They come to work every day ready to help students from around the world.”
       
While Liaison Services regularly offer information sessions and campus tours to showcase Laurentian’s beautiful campus, the current focus is this year’s March Open House event, on Saturday, March 12, 2022, 10am - 3pm. This in-person event will include an academic and services fair, as well the opportunity to participate in a personalized campus tour. 

Registration for Open House is available online. 

One-of-a-Kind Simulator Recreates Workplace Conditions at CROSH Open House

One-of-a-Kind Simulator Recreates Workplace Conditions at CROSH Open House

Workplace Simulator (W-SIM) can solve real-world workplace problems using work-task simulation

(DEC 4, 2019) – Laurentian University’s Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) hosted an Open House today to showcase the fully operational Workplace Simulator (W-SIM). W-SIM is the only facility of its kind in the world and can recreate almost any Northern Ontario workplace environment within a controlled laboratory setting. It integrates a robotic motion platform to simulate vibration; an environmental chamber to control temperature and humidity; a virtual reality eye-tracker to simulate workers’ surroundings; and a cardiorespiratory diagnostic system to measure human responses. This allows researchers to solve real-world workplace problems using work-task simulation.

The possible applications of the W-SIM are vast. They include developing and assessing novel technologies to manage heat stress, vibration exposure, or line-of-sight issues. It is also capable of testing an individual’s fitness for duty, working while fatigued, or understanding how workers manage situational awareness. 

Although W-SIM was developed primarily to research and solve complex workplace problems, CROSH is actively seeking out partnerships with individuals or industries outside of Laurentian University by helping them access the W-SIM for unique applications or equipment testing. 

Housed in the Cliff Fielding Building, the Workplace Simulator is a component of the Purdue Central Analytical Facility. Serving Northern Ontario, the CROSH Workplace Simulator provides state-of-the-art infrastructure for the design of research studies or service contracts. It gives clients the unique ability to simultaneously collect data, conduct experiments, make human physiological measurements, and test materials, equipment, and personnel.

QUOTES:
‘We congratulate CROSH and we gratefully acknowledge the funders whose support has been so crucial to our ambitious research program. The Workplace Simulator would not have come to fruition without the foresight and financial support from both federal (FedNor, Canadian Foundation for Innovation) and provincial groups (Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, Ontario Research Fund) in addition to internal support from Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines. These investments demonstrate the high degree of confidence that our leaders have in the University and in CROSH’s mandate to lead research excellence in the field of occupational safety and health.’ Robert Haché, President and Vice Chancellor of Laurentian University

“Having the ability to simulate the workplace allows researchers or industry partners to test innovative equipment solutions more extensively before testing them in the workplace environment. This benefits the company because often equipment that fails in the workplace won’t be tried a second time. It also benefits the workplace because fewer work-hours need to be committed to testing a novel application while doing day-to-day business.” Dr. Sandra Dorman, Director of the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH).