2018 NU News

Nipissing University graduate, Krista Bouwman, has been selected to join a fantastic expedition to the high arctic, exploring Nunavut and western Greenland to snorkel and polar dive to scout, document and record disappearing sea ice.

Nipissing students consistently impress as leaders, in the classroom, on campus and in the community.  Recently the university celebrated 25 student leaders at the annual Dave Marshall Leadership Awards.  Over the coming months, NU News will introduce each student leader to the wider community with a short article discussing their accomplishments and activities. Today, we are pleased to profile Abbey Thompson, who is working toward a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, Marketing stream.

It is with great pleasure that we announce Jade Nighbor has been elected as the new Nipissing University Alumni Advisory Board president.

We are pleased to present Senator Yvonne Boyer who was conferred Nipissing’s highest distinction, an honorary degree, during the convocation ceremony in North Bay on June 8, 2018.

Marking the 10th anniversary of then-prime minister Stephen Harper’s apology in the House of Commons for the government-funded residential school system, a new third edition of Speaking My Truth: The Journey to Reconciliation, was launched.