Events and Activities
ACUNS 2025-26 Seminar Series
March 2026
March 9, 2026, Noon ET​​​
Join us for an exciting presentation showcasing the wide range of programs offered at Aurora College.
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DR. KERRY LYNN DURNFORD
Registered nurse, researcher, and Program Head of the Bachelor of Nursing, School of Health & Human Services
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AXELLE KEARNAN
Program Head, Practice Nurse and Personal Support Worker Diploma, School of Education
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JILLIAN BROWN
Program Head, Bachelor of Education, School of Business & Leadership
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GRETA SITTICHINLI
Program Head, Business and Office Administration Diploma, School of Arts & Science
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SARAH ROSOLEN
Program Head, Remediation
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DAVE PORTER
Assistant Vice President, Education & Training
February 2026
February 2, 2026, Noon ET
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Join us for the first ACUNS Research Seminar Series of 2026
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Title: Identifying drinking water safety hazards throughout an Arctic community’s water supply system
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Speakers: Stephanie Gora & Caroline Duncan, York University
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Stephanie Gora's research focuses on drinking water management in small and Arctic communities and the development and evaluation of light-based technologies for water purification. She previously held an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Water Resources Studies at Dalhousie University and holds a PhD in civil engineering with a focus on drinking water treatment from the University of Toronto. Between 2009 and 2012 she worked as a consulting engineer at CBCL Limited in Halifax and is registered as a professional engineer. Stephanie is actively involved in various industry associations including the American Water Works Association and the International UV Association.
Caroline is a PhD candidate in civil engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering with a strong focus on optimizing drinking water in the Arctic using participatory approaches to system dynamics modelling. Under the guidance of Prof. Stephanie Gora, her research seeks to understand the complex factors that affect the quality and accessibility of drinking water in the Arctic using an interdisciplinary approach. Through her research, Caroline works closely with the Municipality of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, collaborating with community members, government, and NGO stakeholders involved with drinking water from source to tap.
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October 2025
October 29, 2025
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Join us for the first of the 2025 ACUNS Research Seminar Series at 12 pm ET
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Title: Cruise Ship Sagas
Speaker: Patrick Mahar Nipissing University
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https://trentu.zoom.us/j/97282687245?pwd=1YpcM3S1PWp9gT97TUxT1CrSqRbuFz.1​​
Passcode: 103552
​Dr. Patrick Maher has spent a career exploring how people use outdoor environments, and how their use of those spaces offer them meaning and value. Dr. Maher is Professor of Physical and Health Education at Nipissing University and in 2025 has been one of the first recipients of the Grímsson Fellowship, allowing him to continue his research in an idyllic space close to the Arctic and to promote relations between international and Icelandic communities.
Commenting on his appointment as a fellow, Dr Maher said, “The impact of tourism on the community is real, particularly in summer months – concerns are being shared, but may not always be heard. For management of unique, remote areas, the anecdotal evidence of overuse is clear. This type of external, academic research gives wider examination and analysis.”