Nipissing University will present honorary degrees to eight outstanding individuals during the university’s 2011 Spring convocation ceremonies in North Bay and Brantford. An honorary degree will be bestowed upon: Dr. Charles Pascal, Alton Bigwin, Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Suzanne Brooks, David Liddle, Dr. Mark Tremblay, Sister Priscilla Solomon, and Keith Lickers.

In a unanimous vote at their December meeting, Nipissing University’s Board of Governors approved the university’s new strategic plan, Academic Excellence: The Strategic Plan 2010-2015.

​Thanks to a new research project taking place out of Nipissing University, a group of boys at O’Gorman Intermediate Catholic School in Timmins are using iPads, the latest and coolest gadget on the market, to improve their literacy skills.