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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Shining Student Annaliese Downey Shining Student Annaliese Downey found a passion outside of her major that led to an incredibly rewarding research project.
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.
On Becoming a Teacher: "I couldn’t imagine teaching without learning from students,” Vivianna Lee "I have learned how important it is to develop rapport with students. Every child you meet is so unique and there is so much to learn from them," says Vivianna Lee (BA/BEd '22).
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."
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.
Deng Dak - Pronghorn Basketball "It’s means a lot. It’s a month where I can actually sit and reflect on the trials and tribulations that people that look just like me went through."
Moreau Darlington - Pronghorn Basketball "Keep pushing, no matter your current situation. Keep pushing, keep believing, keep showing up every day no matter the outcome eventually it pays off in more way than you can imagine."
Bawo Ewowo - Pronghorn Track and Field "To me Black History Month is about the recognition and celebration of Black people who have contribution to society."
Tyrell Cook - Pronghorn Soccer "Black history month is way more than the celebration of black people one month of a year. It’s a starting point to show the many contributions black people continue to make in communities and around the world."
Oladipo Olatona - Pronghorn Track and Field "I feel like being a Black athlete in a university sport is a great honour. I feel like to an extent we represent others who might not have had the opportunity to do the same things as me just because of the fact that they are Black."
Paul Asebiode - Pronghorn Basketball "I wish I knew why the stereotypes that surround Black people are still being accepted."
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.”
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.”
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."
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.”