What's Happening in Arts & Science

Nipissing University is proud to share that Anna Pearson, part-time course instructor in the Schulich School of Education, was recently recognized with a 2023–24 Minister’s Award of Excellence in the Future-Proofing Ontario’s Students category.

On April 2, Nipissing University English student Priya Seeraj-Turingia and Dean of Arts & Science, Dr. Nathan Colborne, traded perspectives as part of the Dean for a Day initiative, an experience that offered each of them a deeper understanding of the other’s role in the University.

When fourth-year Political Science and Economics student Kennedy Bond began searching for a way to apply her academic knowledge outside the classroom, she never expected it would lead to a province-wide policy project with real-world impact.

The culmination of years of creativity, exploration, and artistic growth will be on full display as Nipissing University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) graduating class presents its final thesis exhibition at The Capitol Centre’s WKP Kennedy Gallery. Running from March 21 to April 4, 2025, this highly anticipated showcase will highlight the diverse and innovative work of emerging artists from the program.

Nipissing University third-year Fine Arts students, Ross Kozuskanich and Ellie Laberge recently collaborated with artist and Nipissing Associate Professor of Fine and Visual Arts, Andrew Ackerman, on a sculptural installation featured in the 2025 Ice Follies exhibition. Their piece, Fire and Flood, examined humanity’s fragile relationship with nature, exploring themes of climate change and resilience. The installation resonated with the festival's theme, Ozhaashikwaa (The Ice is Slippery), capturing the instability and vulnerability of the natural world amid unprecedented climatic change.