Open House with the Office of Human Rights and Equity: Human Rights Day

Event Date: 
Friday, December 10, 2021 - 10:00am to 2:00pm EST
Event Location: 
The Dining Hall (Orillia Campus), The Study (Thunder Bay)
Event Contact Name: 
jonathan Erua
Event Contact E-mail: 

The Office of Human Rights and Equity invites you to an interactive event in recognition of Human Rights Day.

Thunder Bay Campus: Friday, Dec. 10, 10 am to 2 pm
Location: The Study

Orillia Campus: Friday, Dec. 10, 12 to 2 pm
Location: The Dining Hall

This event will also be available via Zoom (online ID 946 4535 4487).

LU Divested, Now What? Where We've Been & Where We Should Go!

Event Date: 
Thursday, November 25, 2021 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm EST
Event Location: 
The Study Coffeehouse + On Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Fossil Free Lakehead
Event Contact E-mail: 

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Come and discuss what climate action at Lakehead should look like!

Last November Fossil Free Lakehead succeeded in winning a 7-year long campaign to get Lakehead to make its investments fossil free. Now we want to hear from YOU on where we should go next? Join our visioning session on November 25, (online or in-person) and hear about similar campaigns with guest speakers from Banking on a Better Future and the CJUBC x SFU Community Reinvestment Campaign.

Register here: tinyurl.com/LuNowWhat

International Students: Banking in Canada

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Virtual
Event Contact Name: 
Kyle Neabel
Event Contact E-mail: 

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As an international student, coming to Canada can be exciting but it also can be very busy. While you’re getting used to your new surroundings, the last thing you want to think about is your finances. This workshop explores banking and how it works in Canada.

Register here: https://services.rbc.com/EventRegistration/?event=5264

Your Brand Matters

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Virtual
Event Contact Name: 
Kyle Neabel
Event Contact E-mail: 

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The Your Brand Matters Workshop is a 1-hour session to help young people build awareness of their brand, and learn how to use their brand effectively throughout their career. Young people will learn the essentials of what makes a great personal brand, first impression, professional presence, and elevator pitch.

Register here: https://services.rbc.com/EventRegistration/?event=5262

Rock Your Profile (LinkedIn Workshop)

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Virtual
Event Contact Name: 
Kyle Neabel
Event Contact E-mail: 

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This workshop will help youth develop strategies and learn tips on how to best build their LinkedIn profile, expand their network, and start connecting with professionals in their chosen career path.

Register here: https://services.rbc.com/EventRegistration/?event=5261

myReadings: Introducing Lakehead's new electronic reading list tool

Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 10:00am to 11:00am EST
Event Location: 
Chancellor Paterson Library Online Workshop - Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Alexis Paulusma
Event Contact E-mail: 

myReadings is an exciting new learning tool that integrates directly into your D2L course site. In this session, we will review the main functionalities of myReadings and the ways in which it can support your teaching and learning. In this session we will:

Provide an overview of the myReadings and how it can support your teaching pedagogy
Demonstrate how to add myReadings to your D2L course site
Present the 5 different ways in which you can add readings to your list (such as through the Library search and the CiteIt! Tool)
Show you how to map sections of your myReadings list to your D2L course site (by inserting a direct link to each week's readings).
Review how the library can support you in using myReadings.
Answer any questions that you might have!
Opportunities will be provided for you to add and use the myReadings tool. We recommend attending with a D2L course site that can be used in these exercises.

Register Here: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3644869

Graduate Student Research Strategies

Event Date: 
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 9:00am to 10:30am EST
Event Location: 
Chancellor Paterson Library Online Workshop - Zoom
Event Contact Name: 
Alexis Paulusma
Event Contact E-mail: 

During this 90 minute session, we will introduce you to a variety of research strategies and library tools, to help you succeed with graduate level research at Lakehead University.

By the end of this session, you will be familiar with:

- Selecting databases
- OMNI and Interlibrary loan options
- Zotero Citation Manager
- Free research tools (Unpaywall, Lazy Scholar)
- Google Scholar - pros and cons
- Lakehead Knowledge Commons & finding theses and dissertations
- Copyright - some things to keep in mind

Register Here: https://libcal.lakeheadu.ca/event/3644407

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