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2023

Student Spotlight: Matthew Espinoza
Student Spotlight: Cole Giffin
Alumna Spotlight: Sciences infimières graduate embarks on her next adventure - medical school
Student Spotlight: Biologie Biomédicale student participates in pre-med shadowing study abroad program.
Graduate Spotlight: Dehmin Eshkawkogan
Student Spotlight: Leah Dawson, physiotherapist in the making
Student Story: Allie Hutchings
Graduate Spotlight: Ainsley Lougheed
Graduate Spotlight: Samantha Leavers
Graduate Spotlight: Darshan Shah
Graduate Spotlight: Tanya Thomas-Elliott
Bella and Piper - Winning On and Off the Ice
Tristan Routhier: A Natural Born Athlete
Masters in Human Kinetics and CROSH researcher fully embraces graduate student experience
Maddie Norman: A Four-Season Competitor
Laurentian alumna and Master’s of Social Work student enjoys studying and working in Northern Ontario
Chris Ross: Born to Play in the Dirt
Laurentian alumna looks back on twenty-three years and counting of French language teaching
Amélie Pires: Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn't Work Hard
Josh Peddle and Nicholas Jones: The Journey from the Rock to the Big Nickel
Abbey Maillet: From Across the Lake to Across the Country
Bailey and Sydney Tabin: Reuniting In The North
Are local fish safe to consume? Research on contaminants in subsistence fish to impact Indigenous communities
Engineering grad turning heads in Silicon Valley by turning waste into fuels

2022

Graduate looks back on her experience in Speech-Language Pathology
Pascale Gendron: Passion Finding Purpose
Cameron Boland: The Dual-Sport Athlete
Naomi Palmer: The Recovery Story
Ph.D. student collaborates with NASA on cutting-edge research
Callum Belshaw: Not your Typical Ball Player
Local History student spends summer and fall working at the Juno Beach Centre.
Charlie Frew: The Underdog Story
Alex Fowke: Keeping it in the Family
Natural Resource Engineering PhD candidate selected for prestigious national award
Meet Hanna Beaudry, a Senior Residence Assistant helping to build community on campus
Adversity into Opportunity
Digging Deep into Mining
Giving Birth to a New Area of FASD Research
A New Train of Thought
Local Sister Act Charms Graduation Ceremony
Family of refugees finding academic success
Paskwamoostoosi Lightning: An inspirational Indigenous student leader
Meet our students - Natalie Crepeau
“Healing Hands” – Renée’s Journey
Call me Bebaminojmat ~ Leland Bell
Graduate Spotlight: Nasim Yavari
Graduate Spotlight: Ivan Samoylenko
Graduate Spotlight: Lacey Hambleton
Graduate Spotlight: Eugenia Eshkawkogan

Jour des Franco-Ontariens 2021

You are not born a Franco-Ontarian — you become one,” explains sociologist Roger Bernard.

In honour of the Jour des Franco-Ontariens, Laurentian asked community members to discuss a time in their journey when they became Franco-Ontarian.

Six of them share their thoughts.

Alexandre Noël de Tilly
Hemliss Konan
Samuel Bénard-Barry
Nicole Dubuc-Charbonneau
Amélia Melançon
Michelle O'Bonsawin

2020 Stories

Putting his community ahead of his education: the story of LU student Jacob Pitawanakwat
The Importance of University Athletics
Laurentian alumna looks back on the value of her arts degree
Student from Nigeria now calls Sudbury home (Video)
Residence life at Laurentian (Video)
Welcome to Laurentian (Video)
Why we’re living on residence (Video)
Celebrating the class of 2020 (Video)
Using math to optimize mining: Bright Afum (Video)
Science Meets Art: Amanda Durkin (Video)

2019 Stories

Student Transformation: From First to Fourth Year
Five First-Year Myths
Top 5 things to do in Sudbury for $10 or less
What do you like most about Laurentian? (Video)
Why did you choose to study at Laurentian? (Video)
What advice would you give other international students? (Video)
What are the differences between Canada and your country? (Video)
This student earned her degree while fostering 7 siblings (Video)
Laurentian graduate lands job at Vale (Video)
Laurentian opens doors for international students (Video)
A day in the life of a Laurentian grad student (Video)
Tips for university success (Video)

2018

Indigenous engineering student breaks down barriers
How Laurentian changed my life
How to be a student-athlete (or ya know, if you just wanna work out and study)
Did we just become best friends?
How Travelling Has Influenced Me
Heartfelt Thoughts to BSW Students
STEM fields are not just for the boys
Ready for a thrill?
How To Rock This Exam Period

Archives

Hug a Stressed Student!
Dear first-year me
Tips From a Fourth-Year Student
Laurentian University Model Parliament 2014
Top 5 Things to Do Over the Holidays
Get Fit on Campus with Healthy Living and the SGA
5 Things University Taught Me
Reading Week: Keeping Busy
Unique partnership gives geology students international experience
Your Canadian Winter Bucket List
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jesse Popp
Laurentian University Lingo - Part 2
Thank You - A Student Documentary (VIdeo)
Meal-Prep and Chill: A Student's Guide to Healthy Eating
Cancer Awareness Series: Be Your Breast Self
What should I think about when accepting an offer to University?
Enjoy the outdoors at Laurentian
You Say There's Nothing to do in Sudbury...
My Laurentian Story
Netflix and De-stress
Before you can love where you are going, love where you are at
How To Explore Your Own City
A First Years Guide to Laurentian Lingo
6 Study Techniques to Get You Through Midterms
What is a Cup of Coffey
Where can I study on campus? (Video)
Myth vs. Fact: Your First Week in University
13 Reasons Why Being a Student is Great!
Simple Ways to Stay Active when all you want is Netflix
6 Steps to a Successful Group Project
Surviving the Cold and your Winter Blues
5 Ways to Jumpstart Your International Exchange Dreams
First Week of my Pan Am games volunteering
Way to re-kindle your motivation
4 Entertaining Things to do on a Greyhound Bus
On finishing the last exam of your undergrad
Dear First-Year Me
Why choose LU?
How to prepare on the day of your exam (Video)