2015 NU News

Once a youth with Crown Ward status turns 18, he or she becomes independent and is no longer under the care of the Children’s Aid Society (CAS).  Without family support this transition is difficult and the option of attending postsecondary is daunting and often unattainable.

Congratulations to Amanda Burk, associate professor of Fine Arts, who recently had her work, Hushed Renewal, accepted into the 35th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition in Illinois. Burk’s work has also been chosen for publication inPocketful Illustration Magazine.

A dedicated and determined team of athletes recently represented Nipissing University in the hotly contested Faculty-Staff Hockey Tournament in Guelph. The heroes from Nipissing returned home victorious!

very Wednesday in March, Alpha Phi Sigma students will be in the Education Centre Hallway to raise awareness about human trafficking and to collect very specific donations of gently used or new bras and unwanted cellphones.

Nipissing’s team of 12 intrepid iLead students have left sunny Jamaica and have returned home to sunny (and cold and snowy) Canada after making final presentations to business they worked with, Great Huts Resort and the Portland Rehabilitation Management Centre.