ULethbridge Stories
  • Home
  • Our students
  • Our faculty & staff
  • Our alumni
  • Our projects
  • Our supporters

Catharine Reader

255 posts •

Co-operative Education experiences shape Jenna Sullivan’s confidence and career direction

As Jenna Sullivan (BSc Co-op ‘22) prepares to walk across the stage to receive her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry, she reflects on the ULethbridge experiences that helped shape her journey, particularly co-op.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Q&A with Shining Graduate Julisha Roache

Julisha Roache (BA '22) took advantage of work-integrated-learning opportunities at ULethbridge. As part of her honours thesis, she examined how the process of racialization affects the social identity of Caribbean immigrants in Canada.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Q&A with Shining Graduate Mollie Riley

Mollie Riley (BA '22) graduates this spring with Great Distinction for her Bachelor of Arts majoring in history. At ULethbridge, Mollie was able to participate in experiential learning that helped shape her experience by providing tremendous learning and growth opportunities.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Q&A with Shining Graduate Zoie Hansen

Zoie Hansen (BSc Co-op '22) graduates with Distinction this spring with a Bachelor of Science in psychology, and the Co-operative Education designation. Her pursuit of experiential education took her to Denmark and Hungary and helped shape her understanding of the world and what lies ahead.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Q&A with Shining Graduate Kathleen Mah

Kathleen Mah (BA '22) has an incredibly exciting summer planned that will take across the country and as far as Portugal! She is off to two conferences where she will present her research work on the Freedom movement.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Q&A with Shining Graduate David Awosoga

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics, David Awosoga (BSc '22) is off to the University of Waterloo to pursue a Master's Degree in Data Science in the Fall.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Monica Lockett lands dream job before graduating

The path to a dream job was paved by challenging and rewarding opportunities for Monica Lockett (BA' 22). As a mature student, Monica was determined to make the most out of her education. Monica is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Shining Student Olivia Marasco

Shining Student Olivia Marasco (BSc Co-op '19) chose uLethbridge for her graduate degree because of the quality mentorship she received in her undergraduate degree.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Shining Student Amy Cran

uLethbridge was the place for Shining Student Amy Cran because she has heard many positive things about the professors. She attributes much of her success and growth as a student to these professors, who have shown her support and encouragement throughout her degree.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Shining Student Douhouk Dabbas

Shining Student Douhouk Dabbas has been inspired by professors across the disciplines during her uLethbridge experience. She wants incoming students to remember that professors are always there to help us accomplish our goals and to not hesitate to ask questions.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Shining Student Taylor Blais

Shining Student Taylor Blais chose uLethbridge because of the focus on liberal arts education. She took classes that she would never have taken otherwise, which led her to the path she is on now.

Faculty of Arts & Science 6 min read

Shining Student Brett Leclaire

While Shining Student Brett Leclaire initially chose the University of Lethbridge because it was his hometown university, he has since fallen in love with the faculty and classes available.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Shining Student Elizabeth Trofimenkoff

Shining Student Elizabeth Trofimenkoff grew up just outside of Lethbridge. She chose to study at the U of L to stay close to family as well as the smaller class sizes and research opportunities.

Faculty of Arts & Science 4 min read

Shining Student Mollie Riley

Although Shining Student Mollie Riley came to uLethbridge to study education, she soon fell in love with history and decided to pursue that entirely. She is thankful that she did as she is truly passionate about history and plans to continue her education in that field.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Shining Student Piiksipitaakii, Andrea True Joy Fox

Shining Student Andrea True Joy Fox (Piiksipitaakii) (BA/BEd '09) chose to complete her graduate studies at the University of Lethbridge because she had an incredible undergrad experience where she shared meaningful connections with colleagues and instructors.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Shining Student Annaliese Downey

Shining Student Annaliese Downey found a passion outside of her major that led to an incredibly rewarding research project.

Faculty of Arts & Science 4 min read

Shining Student Sean Park

Shining Student Sean Park chose uLethbridge because of the atmosphere and sense of community on a smaller campus—it allowed him to pursue a quality education while building relationships with faculty and peers to get the most from his uLethbridge experience.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

ULethbridge engineering played a prominent role in setting the foundation for Adam Sundberg

"Engineering is a complex and challenging profession, but the atmosphere at the U of L allowed me to grow confident in my abilities and in the belief that I could succeed in my studies."

Faculty of Arts & Science 5 min read

Congratulations to Shining Graduate Tosin Ajibulu

Feeling valued as a student is important to Shining Student Tosin Ajibulu. When selecting a university, she had the opportunity to interact with people from several universities, and she recognized that uLethbridge is filled with people who care about students.

Faculty of Arts & Science 4 min read

Nicola Schatz

“Scientific research at uLethbridge is genuinely collaborative. Within a single lab and across multiple labs, you can help on various projects by sharing equipment, ideas and expertise in different protocols.”

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 1 min read

Dr. Stacey Wetmore

“I am most excited to work with talented students every day. It is also exciting when the computer modelling they do provides the missing explanations that help us understand the traditional ‘wet’ experimental data collected in our collaborators’ labs.”

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2 min read

Marcela Rada (BMus '17)

“I hope to encourage my students to be innovators. I want to inspire them to use technology to help build communities and create content never seen before.”

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 1 min read

Dr. Fern Leavens (BSc '13)

"Science helps us to continue exploring and better understand the world we live in. It also contributes to advances and innovations in virtually every area of our world."

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 3 min read

Araba Sagoe-Wagner (BSc '17, MSc '20)

“Doing independent studies/research and having a place to showcase results like Luke Stebbins Symposium and Meeting of the Minds helped me work on other skills relevant to work, like compiling data and presenting information to others.”

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2 min read

International Day of Women & Girls in Science

This year, we are celebrating the diversity of knowledge and academic backgrounds that women and girls are involved with across Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).

International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2 min read
© 2025 ULethbridge Stories
Latest Posts ulethbridge.ca