COMMUNICATIONS BULLETIN

February 24, 2009
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Building the Green Economy: Lakehead University Presents Speaker Kevin Danaher - Everyone Welcome

Tomorrow evening, students, faculty, staff, and community members gather in Lakehead University’s UC0050 (near the Agora) to hear Dr. Kevin Danaher, Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center, speak at Lakehead University’s 2009 Speaker Series. The Speaker Series is hosted in conjunction with the University’s 2009 Research and Innovation Week.

Dr. Danaher is the author and/or editor of numerous books, including his latest (co-authored with Shannon Biggs and Jason Mark), Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots.

To find out more, visit News.


Lakehead Graduate Students Show Their Talent

Lakehead graduate students will be showing off their research talent this week, as they take part in the graduate student conference that is part of Research and Innovation Week 2009. The conference will feature poster and paper presentations.

The top three presentations in each of three categories will be recognised. The categories are the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). One prize will be awarded to the best Aboriginal-themed research project.

To find out more, visit News.

Thunderwolves Hockey Defeats Waterloo Warriors - Team Advances to Playoffs

In a cliffhanger game that left everybody on the edge of their seats, the Thunderwolves hockey team defeated the Waterloo Warriors in the OUA quarter-finals to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Next up are the Laurier Golden Hawks in the best of three OUA Western Conference semi-finals. The only home game of the series (played in Thunder Bay) is on Wednesday, February 25, at the Fort William Gardens. Game time is 7:30 p.m., and a free student bus leaves the Agora Circle at 6:30 p.m. Playoff tickets are available only through the Gardens box office.


TD1 Information for Part Time Employees

Please ensure that 2009 TD1 forms and Bank Deposit forms are completed and included with Staff Information Forms for new and existing part-time employees.

These forms can be found in the Office of Human Resources, or by following these links:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/td1on/README.html

http://hr.lakeheadu.ca/pdf/bankdep.pdf

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/td1/README.html

Should you have any questions, please contact Laura Dutchak at 343-8334, or ldutchak@lakeheadu.ca.