From the President:

Celebrating the past, building for the future

Some celebrations are about more than marking a milestone. They’re an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come, recognize the people who helped us get here and look ahead to what’s possible.

That’s certainly how I felt as we celebrated the grand opening of Lakeland College’s renewed Newcombe N. Bentley Building earlier this month.

It was a wonderful occasion, bringing together students, employees, government representatives, community partners and friends of the college to celebrate a remarkable transformation. Read more.

-Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart

In the news:

Three students working with Lakeland's applied research team swept the Canadian Beef Industry Conference's student poster contest this summer.

The Rustlers women's hockey team kicked off their home opener with a banner-raising celebrating last year's historic conference gold medal.

The RBC Foundation invested in the development of Lakeland's Ag Leadership Academy.

Webb's Machinery and New Holland surprised Lakeland human services faculty with a fleet of child-sized tractors.

See Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart's statement on the tragedy in CFB Wainwright here.

Winning international recognition:

Lakeland carpenter apprentice Logan Peters represented Canada at WorldSkills in Shanghai, China, coming home with a Medal For Excellence.

In case you missed it:

On Oct. 16 and 17, we threw open our doors on both our Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses for one of our biggest annual events — Open House!

Hundreds of visitors joined us to check out our campuses, tour our programs and residences, connect with our faculty and students, and turn "maybe" into "This is it! I want to go to Lakeland!"

Check out our Open House Flickr album for more.

Favourite photos:

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In the calendar:

Nov. 4 & 5: Volunteer Fair

Vermilion (Nov. 4) and Lloydminster (Nov. 5) campuses.

Nov. 11: Remembrance Day

Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses closed.

Nov. 17: Green and Gold Day

Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses

See full calendar of events here.