Lakehead University Student Union
The Lakehead University Student Union is an organization at Lakehead University.[1]
The union raised funds through a student levy to support a refugee student's arrival at the Thunder Bay campus. It has employed students and provided involvement opportunities for undergraduates.[2]
The name appears in the Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight profiles of Za Uk Ling, Brent Hawley, Cody Avery and Jean-Paul De Roover.[1][3][4][2]
In Anishinabek News
- March 2016: The organisation's Thunder Bay board of directors included Tannis Kastern as a member as of March 2016.[5]
- October 2017: Board member Tannis Kastern was involved in the opening of the Medicine Wheel Garden.[6]
- January 2019: The union requested the ban on bottled water to raise awareness about the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the product. The organization helped develop the policy based on the belief that water is a human right rather than a commodity.[7]
- May 2019: Tannis Kastern previously served as a member of this organization's board of directors.[8]
- November 2023: Acting president Brandon Rhéal Amyot spoke at the National Indigenous Veterans Day event in Thunder Bay.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Standing Up for Burma’s Besieged Chin People", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 15 June 2026 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Music Man", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 20 May 2016 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "An Ironman with a Giant Heart", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 7 October 2019 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "Lakehead Orillia graduate credits his degree on college pathway program", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 5 November 2018 (archived copy; original page).
- ↑ "Alumni Native Access Program at Lakehead brings people together", Anishinabek News, 15 March 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Medicine Wheel garden at Lakehead University to unite nations from all over the world", Anishinabek News, 5 October 2017 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Lakehead Orillia institutes campus ban on disposable water bottles", Anishinabek News, 17 January 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Two Anishinabek Lakehead University graduates featured at 3rd Annual Aboriginal Programs Open House", Anishinabek News, 8 May 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Remembering Indigenous veterans", Anishinabek News, 13 November 2023 (archived copy; original article).