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Meet student leader Dakota Heon
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingHeon is a charismatic, upbeat, positive young man who upholds the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers at all times. He is passionate about making a difference in the lives of indigenous youth and has already done so in his roles as sexual violence prevention and education assistant, Dibaadan student, and volunteer for the Ontario Indian Friendship Centre. -
Meet student leader Hayley Heaslip
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingHeaslip is an ambassador for Nipissing University in everything that she does. She is passionate and enthusiastic about promoting Nipissing University to prospective students and parents whether on the phone, at the Ontario Universities Fair, or during the many campus tours she conducts throughout the year as part of her role in the Student Recruitment Office. -
Meet student leader Candace Ghent
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingGhent balances a commitment to academic study with a commitment to social justice community building. As co-founder and co-director of the Gender Equality and Social Justice Student Collective, Ghent organized a network of students majoring or minoring in the subject who are interested in connecting their studies to social justice campaigns and events. -
Meet student leader Sean Dey
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingDey has enhanced campus culture in his roles as: NU Kinesiology Games Team Co-Captain, NU Men’s Hockey Student Trainer, NUPHE Student Council President, NUPHE Student Council Student Broadcaster, NUSU Frosh Leader, NUSU Crew Member, Frontier College Peer Tutor, Biidaaban Tutor, and Teacher Candidate Advisory Council Director of Communications. -
Meet student leader Analucia Vucic
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingVucic shows incredible skill as a researcher. Her Honours thesis explores, through semi-structured interviews, the experiences of military spouses in relation to frequent mobility and unstable employment. This research is a serious contribution to understanding the effects of tied migration for military families, and in particular, its effects on women. -
Meet student leader Daryl Tjin
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingToday, we are pleased profile bachelor of physical and health education student Daryl Tjin. Academically, Tjin is one of the top students in the four-year bachelor of physical and health education program at Nipissing University. -
Meet student leader Spencer Short
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingShort is an outstanding student who balances academics and community involvement with ease. While maintaining a high academic standing, he helped other students as a teaching assistant in the microbiology course, started cutting-edge research in the organic chemistry lab, and founded the first Nipissing University Ice Fishing Club. -
Meet student leader Kelly Gillard
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingGillard is an accomplished student who takes on multiple academic and social leadership roles on and off campus. These roles include: outreach assistant for sexual violence prevention; president, social coordinator for the social welfare and social development club, and research assistant. Gillard is also an active community volunteer at One Kids Place, Community Living, and the Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre. In all of these roles, she is an outgoing and thoughtful student leader. -
Meet student leader James Donovan
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingDonovan is a confident and collaborative leader in the Psychology lab, in student activities, and in the classroom. Through his enthusiasm, competence, and guidance, Donovan motivates and aids other lab members in their research pursuits. -
Meet student leader Nicole Billington
Dave Marshall Leadership AwardMy NipissingBillington is helpful, kind, and always willing to support her peers in any way she can. Throughout her degree, she has supported her peers as a peer tutor, Academic Skills Drop-In Centre Volunteer, and teaching assistant for multiple psychology classes.
