Meet Vicki Grisack, Governance Officer and Assistant to the Vice-Provost of Accessibility, Community and Belonging Vicki Grisack is saying goodbye to her duties as Governance Officer and hello to retirement after 17 years. She's changed desks six times and worked under three presidents during her tenure.
Celebrating 30 years for the Ecumenical Campus Ministry and Rev. Canon Erin Phillips Rev. Canon Erin Phillips has been with the Ecumenical Campus Ministry from the beginning. Serving students at Lethbridge Polytechnic and ULethbridge, she and her volunteers have been providing food, support and smiles to students for 30 years.
University to build funicular to improve access to UHall The days of trudging up the hill from University Hall, sometimes two or three times a day, could be coming to a close as ULethbridge considers plans to build a funicular to connect
Arlene Curran, Faculty of Fine Arts, Head Scene Shop/Props Carpenter As the Head Scenic Carpenter, Arlene Curran gets to exercise her creativity with every stage production. A journeyman carpenter, Curran has been with ULethbridge since 2002.
Kirsten Meiszinger (BFA - Studio Art '16), Programs Coordinator, Art Gallery Kirsten Meiszinger found her niche in the art world after having a summer job in an art gallery and museum. She helps people of all ages engage in art and creative pursuits.
Mike Burland, Academic Advisor, Dhillon School of Business Growing up in Lethbridge, Mike Burland had ties to ULethbridge even as a kid when he took classical guitar lessons on campus. He came back to campus to work as an International Recruitment Officer in 2015, a position that eventually led to his current job as an Academic Advisor.
Meet Jackie Fletcher (BA/BEd '03, MEd '20), Manager, Accessible Learning Centre Alumna Jackie Fletcher brings a wealth of educational experience to her new position as Manager of the Accessible Learning Centre.
Meet Scott Harling (BMgt '03), General Counsel Alum Scott Harling, ULethbridge's General Counsel, hails from Winnipeg. After attending Mount Royal College and ULethbridge, he returned to Manitoba to complete a law degree.
Meet Mark Sera (BMgt '01), Director, Horns Recreation Mark Sera (BMgt '01) was born and raised in southern Alberta, and he has called ULethbridge his workplace home for 20 years. He worked in Financial Services until he took the position as Director of Horns Recreation last July.
Nursing students bring health initiatives to the community Third-year nursing students created diverse and unique ways of delivering health messages during their community rotations.
Quick cases to big learning Dr. Bonnie Lee, EDI Scholar, invites upper-level undergraduate and graduate students to craft concise, lively cases that capture students’ encounters with EDI dilemmas in their teamwork, internships, interactions with superiors and social media.
Meet Deborah Lucas, Vice-President Finance and Administration As Vice-President of Finance & Administration, Deborah Lucas joined ULethbridge last fall after holding a similar position at Huron University, an affiliate of Western University.
Meet Dr. Lauren Kennedy-Barrows, Manager, English Language Institute, International Dr. Lauren Kennedy-Barrows joined ULethbridge in 2020 as Manager of the English Language Institute. As a high school student, she spent a year attending a high school in Japan, an experience that ignited her interest in languages and cross-cultural learning.
Using relational care in a therapeutic recreation setting Katelyn Scott and Dr. Sienna Caspar used the FASCCI model to increase the use of a therapeutic recreation tool in a care setting.
Meet David Scott, Library, Professional Librarian David Scott came to ULethbridge to complete a co-op internship at the Library. A short time after he completed the internship, he was offered a full-time position in January of 2016.
A small tribute to Jon Oxley, Gallery Manager, on his upcoming retirement Jon Oxley, Art Gallery Manager, is retiring on Dec. 31. In this story, his colleagues and friends share their thoughts on his departure.
Shawna Koots (BMgt '18), Payroll Specialist, Human Resources Shawna Koots joined the staff at ULethbridge in 2020 when everyone was working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It took a year before she met her coworkers face-to-face.
Marty MacLeod (BA '15), Admissions Specialist, SEARS For Marty MacLeod, the best part of his job as Admissions Specialist is telling someone they've been accepted into the program of their dreams.
Farewell to a fixture — Jim Booth set to retire After more than 30 years at the helm of Ancillary Services, Jim Booth says he's had a great career, but it's time for him to change gears.
Jeff Oliver, Manager, Network and Telecom, IT Services Jeff Oliver is retiring after a 30-year career in Information Technology with ULethbridge. As a network administrator, he's seen many technological changes in that time. And he says one thing is sure — the changes will keep coming.
Dr. David Kootnikoff, Instructor of English, Faculty of Arts & Science Dr. David Kootnikoff is a dedicated scholar who earned three master's before completing a doctoral degree. He has taught and worked as a journalist in Japan and Hong Kong.
Dr. Shannon Vandenberg completes her third degree at ULethbridge A dedicated scholar and researcher, Dr. Shannon Vandenberg has completed all three of her degrees at ULethbridge.
Shining Faculty of Health Sciences graduate — Jason Funkhouser Jason Funkhouser is passionate about community-driven advocacy and health promotion, tackling problems in a straightforward and logical manner.
Gene Lublinkhof, Director, Major Capital Projects, Facilities Working in the Capital Projects office (now Campus Development), Gene Lublinkhof has had a hand in planning many of the recent building projects on campus, including Science Commons. In addition, he was in charge of many renovation and maintenance projects in all areas of campus.
Emily Villanueva, Professional Librarian II, Library Emily Villanueva serves as the Science and Scholarly Communication Librarian at ULethbridge, helping the University community find and use quality information.