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International business grad breathes new life into accounting expertise
It's a significant feat to earn the highest grade point average across Lakeland College's Lloydminster campus, and that's not all this Class of 2023 was able to accomplish at Lakeland. Dominic Skibba, who graduated from Lakeland's business administration diploma accounting major, was awarded the...

Making things happen: Marilyn Young, Class of 1997, 2023 Distinguished Alumna
When Marilyn Young was informed that she'd been selected as Lakeland College's 2023 Distinguished Alumna, she thought there had been a mistake. “I thought they didn't have the right person,” the Class of 1997 business administration alumna explains. “That's just me. Sometimes you don't really...

New graduate credits Lakeland for mind-blowing opportunities
When new environmental sciences diploma graduate Nathaniel Hak toured Lakeland College with his Lakeland alumnus dad, he quickly realized he had found the right school. “I was instantly hooked by the idea that I could complete my program outdoors, and that my education did not have to be defined...

Award-winning grad's Lakeland experience enriched with extracurricular opportunities
In and beyond the classroom, Lakeland College's 2023 Lloydminster campus President's Medal recipient found ways to excel. Raisa Tabusalla, a business administration general business major graduate, received her diploma during the Lloydminster campus Convocation Ceremony on May 26 but walked away...

Growth and learning: a family business
There is a certain degree of comfort that comes from knowing where your food comes from. Sisters and fellow Lakeland alumni Jordy Howlett and Jacy Spreen are determined to help demystify the process with the help of their mother, Sheila, and their farm-to-table shop, Mama Sheila's Farm Store. Located...