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Employee Spotlight: Calvin Toth, Information Technology Services

The multi-talented Calvin Toth is a technology whiz by day and a pianist and vocalist by night

Employees 1 min read

Employee Spotlight: Priscilla Patel (BFA '13, BMgt '17), Social Media Coordinator, Ancillary Services

Priscilla Patel is the social media coordinator with Ancillary Services and she's a polyglot

Employees 2 min read

Alumni Profile: James Wade (BFA - Multidisciplinary '11)

Alumni profile for James Wade, BFA Multidisciplinary '11. James is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and illustrator.

Multidisciplinary 1 min read

Alumni Profile: Brendan Matkin (BFA - New Media '13)

Alumni profile for Brendan Matkin, BFA - New Media '13. Brendan is an interaction designer, creative technician and educator.

New Media 1 min read

Alumni Profile: Emma Parkinson (BMus '08)

Mezzo Soprano | National Opera Singer Canadian mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson has been hailed as "an outstanding voice" (La Scena Musicale) and "a seductive mezzo" (Opera Canada). In the 2017/18

Faculty of Fine Arts 1 min read

Alumni Testimonial: Jesse Northey (BMus - Digital Audio Arts '13)

Alumnus Jesse Northey, BMus - Digital Audio Arts '13, shares why he chose to study at the University of Lethbridge.

Music 1 min read

Alumni Profile: Makambe K Simamba (BFA - Dramatic Arts '13)

Alumni profile for Makambe Simamba, BFA - Dramatic Arts (Performance) '13. Makambe is an award-winning theatre artist, playwright, actor and producer.

Drama 1 min read

Dhillon School of Business Alum Jessica Joss (BMgt '03) Joins Forces with the Chinner Wealth Management Group

The Chinner Wealth Management Group has joined forces with Jessica Joss (BMgt '03, CPA, CA, CFP) and moving forward their combined entity will be known as the Chinner Joss Wealth Advisory Group aka CJ WAG.

Dhillon School of Business 2 min read

Alumni Profile: Kathryn Smith (BFA - Dramatic Arts '12)

Alumni profile for Kathryn Smith, BFA - Dramatic Arts (Technical/Design) '12. Kathryn is a designer, director, technician and musician.

Drama 1 min read

Alumni Testimonial: Andrea Kreminik (BFA - Art '14)

Alumni profile of Andrea Kreminik, BFA-Art (Art History/Museum Studies) '14. Andrea is the Curatorial Assistant at the uLethbridge Art Gallery, and works closely with the Gallery Registrar and the Art Collection.

Art 1 min read

Digital Audio Arts Student Buoyed by Support From Sakamoto Research Prize and Chinook Summer Research Award

As an accomplished musician, Ryland Chambers-Moranz is comfortable on the stage and in the recording studio. As a Digital Audio Arts (DAA) student and researcher in the University of Lethbridge’s Faculty of Fine Arts, he’s proving just as adept at analyzing music in its analog and digital forms.

Faculty of Fine Arts 2 min read

Employee Spotlight: Ryan Harper-Brown, Instructor & Internship Coordinator, Department of New Media

Did you know Ryan was once a stand-up comic?

Employees 2 min read

A Passion for Food Takes Student from Kitchen to Classroom and Back Again

A competitive baker in high school, Aimee attended the Culinary Arts program at NAIT before coming to uLethbridge to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences as an Aboriginal Health major.

Faculty of Health Sciences 1 min read

Mitacs Award Winner Takes Studies Overseas to Italy

Austin Kothig was awarded the Mitacs Globalink Research Award through collaboration between uLethbridge neuroscience professor, Dr. Matthew Tata, and Dr. Francesco Rea from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa, Italy.

Faculty of Arts & Science 3 min read

Employee Spotlight: Deirdre Coburn, Graduate Awards Advisor, School of Graduate Studies

Did you know Deirdre is an Olympic weightlifter?

Employees 2 min read

Diverse Skill Set Aids Geography Graduate Banting in Professional Career

For geography alumnus James Banting (BSc ’09, MSc ’16), the University of Lethbridge was the environment he needed to discover his passion. He started with general science, looked at political science and finally settled on geography.

Faculty of Arts & Science 2 min read

Employee Spotlight: Dr. Olu Awosoga

Dr. Olu Awosoga, Health Sciences associate professor, has enjoyed being the U of L's chief marshal for the past few years.

Employees 2 min read

Graduate Student Profile: Elani Bykowski, MSc

Elani Bykowski searches for more efficient and cost-effective ways of diagnosing brain and spinal cord injury

School of Graduate Studies 1 min read

Food-Supply Matchmaking: Exploring Food Connection Options in Southern Alberta

John Usher, uLethbridge Dhillon School of Business professor, investigated whether local producers could benefit from a regional food hub, and unearthed new ways local producers are connecting food to community.

Dhillon School of Business 4 min read

Employee Spotlight: Virginia Trotter

Get to know Virginia, a Saskatchewan transplant and supervisor in the Caretaking department.

Employees 2 min read

Shining Student | Alicia Barbieri - Art Studio

This week's Shining Student found more enriching opportunities as a uLethbridge student than were available to her in larger centres like Vancouver or Calgary. Meet Alicia!

Faculty of Fine Arts 1 min read

Faculty-member Commissioned by Renowned Penderecki String Quartet

Dr. Arlan Schultz, chair of the University of Lethbridge Department of Music, has been commissioned to write a new work for Ontario's internationally celebrated Penderecki String Quartet.

Faculty of Fine Arts 1 min read

Igniting a Passion for Inclusivity in Post-Secondary Education

Calgary campus alumna says the Dhillon School of Business is a game-changer for immigrant students from all over the world

Calgary Campus 2 min read

Employee Spotlight: Jesse Malinsky (BA '98)

Get to know alumnus Jesse Malinsky, Access Services supervisor in the University Library.

Employees 2 min read

Graduate student spotlight: Erin Davis (MSc)

Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Arts and Science in Religious Studies and Psychology Honours, With Great Distinction MSc Thesis Research: I will be conducting a study using participatory action research in combination with running

School of Graduate Studies 1 min read
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