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Meeting challenges paved the way to success

Finding her niche, Angelica Zucchiatti is using her degree as a springboard to help people with addictions.

Convocation 3 min read

Seven Questions with Shining Graduate Sirhaan Bhanji (BMgt '20)

Graduate Sirhaan Bhanji tells us about his experience as an international student at uLethbridge. Sirhaan came to Canada from Tanzania and made the most of his undergraduate studies in Canada.

International 4 min read

The five fears of business women on the edge of greatness

Dhillon School of Business alumna Sarah Lajeunesse (BMgt ’12) recently sat down with Dhillon School of Business students and members of the community to talk about women in leadership.

Dhillon School of Business 4 min read

Shining Graduate, Brayden Pitcher, BSc '20

As an undergraduate student, Brayden Pitcher worked to build connections, both with his professors and his peers. Through those connections, he researched ways in which we can improve the teaching of work-related skills for students with disabilities. Learn more about his uLethbridge experience.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

5 questions with graduate Cody Russell (BMgt '20)

Dhillon School of Business student Cody Russell, a Marketing major and Supply Chain Management minor, talks about his uLethbridge experience.

Dhillon School of Business 1 min read

Five questions with alumna Mariam Ullah (BMgt '20)

Heralding from Yellowknife N.W.T., Dhillon School of Business graduate Mariam Ullah came all the way to Lethbridge A.B. to pursue a Bachelor of Management in Accounting.

Dhillon School of Business 3 min read

Dr. Kevin Wood: First Graduate of the PhD Program in Education

The Fall 2020 University of Lethbridge convocation honours Dr. Kevin Wood as the first graduate of the PhD program in Education. "I was so satisfied with my master’s program, that to have the same opportunity in a PhD was incredibly attractive, " says Dr. Kevin Wood.

Convocation 2 min read

You can make movies here?

How a uLethbridge alumna went from never holding a camera, to Canada’s top young producer in just 10 years.

Faculty of Fine Arts 3 min read

Taking flight together

How could Sarah Russell (BA ’19) picture herself a university graduate when she’d never seen one in her family? How could she be expected to navigate an education system in a world with which she could not relate?

Alumni 3 min read

6 Questions with Kelsey Black (Art History/Museum Studies)

Art History Museum Studies student Kelsey Black answers 6 questions about her student experience with advice to those joining the uLethbridge family.

Faculty of Fine Arts 2 min read

6 questions with Holly Kletke (Music/Education)

Music/Education student Holly Kletke answers 6 questions about her student experience with advice to those considering applying.

Faculty of Fine Arts 3 min read

6 questions with Kacie Hall (Drama)

Drama student, president of the Theatre Arts Society and artistic director of the Musical Theatre Society, Kacie Hall, answers questions about her student experience.

Faculty of Fine Arts 3 min read

Employee Spotlight: Mark Matias | Calgary Campus

Mark Matias is part of the admin support team for the Calgary campus. After seven years with uLethbridge, he wears endless hats to help keep us all running smoothly!

Faculty & Staff 3 min read

U of L students create secure platform for digital political engagement

Peter Hurd-Watler, fourth-year Dhillon School of Business student, and his Veras Technologies Inc. group see blockchain as a solution for enhancing political engagement.

Dhillon School of Business 3 min read

Dhillon School first in province to have new data analytics course recognized for entry into CPA Professional Education Program

The Dhillon School of Business was the first and is one of only a few schools in all of Alberta to offer a new course in data analytics which students will need to complete before they enter into the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Professional Education Program (PEP).

Dhillon School of Business 2 min read

Dhillon School of Business Names Inaugural Director of Business Development and Experiential Learning Initiative

The Dhillon School of Business is pleased to announce Dr. Matt Rahimi as the inaugural Director of DSB Link.

Dhillon School of Business 1 min read

Living with Chronic Conditions: Dr. Kamrul Islam's Research Highlight

Chronic conditions, such as diabetes or dementia, are becoming more common. As of 2019, 44% of Canadian adults aged 20+ have at least 1 of 10 common chronic diseases [https://www.canada.ca/

Research & Creative Activity 2 min read

PUBlic Professor Series presents Dr. Gail Michener

Dr. Gail Michener is scheduled to share her research as part of the PUBlic Professor Series in the 2020/21 season. As an introduction to Gail, we recorded a Q&A session with her on the perceptions of a common prairie rodent.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference Hosted Online in August 2020 draws speakers and presenters across the country

The University of Lethbridge’s Neuroscience Club and Canadian Center for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN) banded together in August to host the 2020 Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference (UNC) online with keynote speakers and presenters from across the country.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

At 91-years-old, the Classic Ford Model "A" is Yet Another Teaching Opportunity for Neil Horlacher

“The teaching gene is in our family,” says Rod Horlacher who followed in his father's footsteps and became an Industrial Education teacher. “We want to learn.”

Faculty of Education 2 min read

Employee Spotlight: Asheley Cowie | Student Affairs

Asheley Cowie has been a part of the uLethbridge team for 13 years and has spent much of this summer pivoting her student programming to create an impactful New Student Orientation event.

Faculty & Staff 3 min read

Students gain research skills through Mitacs internships

Five uLethbridge students have upped their research skills this summer thanks to $15,000 in funding from Mitacs. The funding, offered in partnership with member universities, gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Teaching Multiple Literacies in Canadian Classrooms:

Sarah Gagnon championed research on effective English language assessment practices in her uLethbridge Master of Education program.

Faculty of Education 2 min read

PUBlic Professor Series presents Dr. Janay Nugent

History professor, Dr. Janay Nugent, shares her research as part of the PUBlic Professor Series. Here you can access the original talk as well as a newly recorded Q&A (recorded in summer 2020) on the history of children and youth.

Faculty of Arts & Science 1 min read

Land of a Hundred One-room Schools

“When the prairies were surveyed, it was anticipated there’d be a school every six miles or so,” says Art. “There were hundreds of one-room schools.” Situated on rural quarter-sections, standard school properties included a teacherage, barn, coal shed, and well or cistern within a fenced yard.

Faculty of Education 2 min read
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