This week was Student Appreciation Week at Lakehead and it was a blast! Between awesome sales at the bookstore, free food, colouring, helpful seminars, and all sorts of activities, it was an exciting time around campus! To be honest I didn’t even know it was student appreciation until someone ran up to me on Tuesday and gave me a free blue-icing persian (which is by the way a delicious Thunder Bay dessert/donut!).
Here are some highlights from the week!
Naturally, I couldn’t help but go and check things out. Some nice girl also gave me a free coffee coupon in the Regional Centre when I was eating my lunch!
To be honest, the week after reading week (which was last week) is always crazy, and I think Student Appreciation is on this week for a reason! I mean, who doesn’t love a little free pizza in between studying for four midterms and writing two papers?
Friday was definitely my favourite day this week! Not only was I done all my midterms, but I also worked at the bookstore. Friday was Random Acts of Kindness Day – we at the bookstore were each given a $25 gift card to give out to a student at the bookstore! The guy I gave mine too was pretty excited, as he was buying a textbook! Staff also went around campus today buying students their lunches and coffees. There was not missing how excited everyone was!
Friday in the Agora there was also a colouring table (stress relief, anyone?) and a cool wall covered in hearts – written on them were things that people were thankful for, loved, or why they loved Lakehead! My favourite was the “I love Persians!” heart. There was also a giveaway draw for $500. Yes please.
Some awesome deals at the bookstore (and yeah, that’s a blanket that feels like a sweatshirt!):
Overall it was an awesome week – even though midterms, tests, and assignments had all us tearing our hair out. I love that Lakehead does stuff like this and tries to make it easier on us students. The fact that we were able to participate in Random Acts of Kindness Day was definitely the highlight of my week. I wish I would have gotten more pictures – but quite frankly, my blue persian and all the events were too exciting that I totally forgot!
Don’t forget – Lakehead U!