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Alumni Association set to recognize 2020 and 2021 Alumni Achievement Award recipients

The University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) will welcome the 2020 and 2021 Alumni Achievement Award recipients back to campus to celebrate their accomplishments.

Alumni 6 min read

Volunteering Your Way to Success

Volunteering is the perfect balance between give and take – especially for students looking to one day land their dream career.

Volunteering 2 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

Skills you'll need in the future workplace

Future success isn't only dependent on your education and hard-skills. Find out what you need to be career ready and how to set yourself apart in the job market.

Dhillon School of Business 4 min read

Kirsten Meiszinger (BFA '16), programs coordinator, Art Gallery

Meet Kirsten Meiszinger (BFA '16), programs coordinator for the ULethbridge Art Gallery. "I get to be with people when they experience art for the first time or in a new way, and that is magical."

Faculty & Staff 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

Patti Infanti, Financial Services financial systems analyst

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Lethbridge, so I have so many deep connections to this wonderful community. I still have friends that I met as

3 min read

Faculty of Education profile, Scott Powell and Kevin Orr: Keeping up with technology and the evolution of education

The Zoom technology that forms the basis for online education had been in use by the Faculty of Education for several years when the pandemic arrived. “When we had to go to Zoom, it was a very smooth transition,” Kevin Orr.

Faculty of Education 3 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

Faculty of Education profile, Kirsten Livingstone with Cheryl Lynch-Staunton: The CurrLab—a place with things you wouldn’t necessarily have in your school

When student teachers in the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education venture out into real-world classrooms for their practicum experiences, it is the faculty’s Curriculum Lab that equips them with the physical tools to help them succeed.

Faculty of Education 4 min read

Five questions with Health Services Management student Dr. Sabahat Nazim

First-year student Dr. Sabahat Nazim, who previously worked as a paediatrician in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, talks about why she chose uLethbridge's Master's of Health Services Management (MHSM) and what the journey has been like so far.

Dhillon School of Business 3 min read

Miranda Mackenzie (BA/BEd '16), Convocation and Student Records Coordinator

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Calgary. However, both my parents were raised in Taber, and as a result of many holidays spent with my grandparents,

2 min read

Fine Arts student Jordan Hanas builds critical skills in collections care during Art Gallery internship

Jordan Hanas was not expecting to fall in love with art history when she started her education at ULethbridge, but she knows for certain she’s on the right path.

Faculty of Fine Arts 3 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

Green Shirt Day 2022 delivers an important message with new logo designed by ULethbridge alumnus Joshua Wong (BFA - New Media/BMgt ’20)

Organ donation changes and saves lives—up to eight, to be exact, from one person's donation. For Green Shirt Day 2022, Canadians are encouraged to register as organ donors and wear green to mark their support for organ donation.

Alumni 4 min read

ULethbridge Post-Doctoral Fellow: Optimizing the Future

As computational power grows faster, the problems become more complex. Optimization is at the heart of success when it comes to solving computer problems efficiently. Post-doctoral fellow Sajad Fathi Hafshejani aims to keep up with the ever-evolving computational power of the future.

Computer Science 2 min read

Rock your Mocs: Stories from the ULethbridge community

For Indigenous Awareness Week, the University of Lethbridge Iikaisskini Indigenous Student Centre has been collecting photos and stories about moccasins from students, staff and faculty. Learn more about moccasins from Elder Shirlee Crow Shoe.

Iikaisskini 6 min read

Shanda Webber (BA '05), Naamoipiiksii (Hummingbird), Manager of Strategic Indigenous Learning Initiatives

As the manager of strategic Indigenous learning initiatives, Shanda Webber (BA '05) creates community engagement with Blackfoot community members and ULethbridge stakeholders.

Faculty & Staff 4 min read

Crafting a human-centred online experience

A powerful collaboration is driving a new online learning platform for Dhillon School of Business accounting students.

Dhillon School of Business 3 min read

How the Dhillon School of Business and CPAEF can support your accounting journey today

The majority of accounting students at the Dhillon School of Business pursue Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designations. We’ve proudly been partnering with the CPA Education Foundation to ensure students have the best training and support for their CPA journey.

Dhillon School of Business 3 min read

On Becoming a Teacher: "I integrated aspects of pop culture into my lessons—engagement was much higher," Jenn Biglin

"It hit me that I could use pop culture in the ways of music, television, and movies to help with vocabulary and give students opportunity to steer learning in their way," Jenn Biglin (BA '20, BEd '22).

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Meeting of the Minds 2022: 3 Minute Thesis™

3 Minute Thesis is an international research communication competition originating from the University of Queensland. These talks are quick snapshots of some of the fascinating work ULethbridge students are doing.

2 min read

Meeting of the Minds 2022: Images of Research

Images of Research highlights ULethbridge graduate students' work. With a remarkable breadth and depth of research, submissions to the photography competition includes fascinating imagery few people have the opportunity to enjoy otherwise.

School of Graduate Studies 7 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
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