Creating a Brighter Future for Elementary School Students Working with a local elementary school, uLethbridge alumna and neuroscience researcher Dr. Robbin Gibb is taking leading brain research right into the classroom.
Swim Team Gives Back The uLethbridge swim team is built on a belief that excellence in sport extends past the winners’ podium and they continually work to develop a culture that fosters community service.
Hockey Award Honours Love of the Game The Seamus Daley Memorial Hockey Award keeps players on campus and on the ice.
Chess Gives At-risk Youth a Chance As part of a unique youth sentencing initiative, uLethbridge faculty member Dr. Lance Grigg, a multidisciplinary team of researchers and graduate students, and a Provincial Court of Alberta judge are exploring how chess affects youths' thought-processes and decision-making.
Cultivating Connections; Paula Gorman For those who have the privilege of knowing Paula, it’s not hard to guess why she’s this week’s Inspiring Light.
Bill Spenceley (BSc ’81): 2018 Alumnus of the Year A business leader with a strong research background, alumnus Bill Spenceley has guided his local company to worldwide success, all while taking a leading role in environmental sustainability and empowering the next generation of uLethbridge students through collaborative projects and ventures.
Fitness, Teaching and Inclusion; Janelle Dyck (BMGT ’97) This Inspiring Light is a fitness instructor turned inclusion coach. For Janelle Dyck, the U of L holds unlimited opportunity; both for her and the students she’s guiding through University.
Visionary Donor Imagines Possibilities for a New Science Facility One visionary donor began imagining possibilities for a new science building long before the shovels hit the ground.
Pronghorns Achieve Rugby Greatness Nearly 20 years after the program was founded, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Rugby knows what it is, having confidently carved out a recognizable identity.
Putting Science on Display Interactive periodic table will put science on display, igniting a spark in future scientists.
The Chef with Perfect Pitch; ChiChi Cameron ChiChi Cameron has been with the University for 16 years and is the administrative assistant in the Arts & Science Dean’s office. However, her work here isn’t all that defines her.
Honouring a Life while Celebrating Learning In 2012, the Penny family gifted the landmark Capital Furniture building to uLethbridge. Though new life has since been breathed into the building, it's true significance rests in its namesake: The University of Lethbridge Dr. Foster James Penny Building, and the young man's life it honours.
Residence Students and Pronghorn Athletes Team Up to Help Community Residence students and Pronghorn Athletics teamed up for a number of initiatives throughout the year that benefited the southern Alberta community.
Bright Pink, Bright Mind, Bright Future; Joey Grace You may have noticed her (usually wearing a shade of pink) either in a class or hard at work in the University. The engaging executive assistant (finance and administration), Joey Grace, is working toward a Bachelor of Arts, taking classes at the U of L while working full time.
Sharing a Hidden Treasure of Art with All Thanks to a gift from the estate of Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess which includes more than 1,000 pieces featuring works by the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, Picasso, Chagall, Inuit and Northwest Coast First Nations artists, uLethbridge has one of Canada's most significant art collections.
Advancing Alternative Health Care Dr. Wendy Takeda's journey to improve her patients’ entire well-being through acupuncture has led her to establish a student scholarship and collaborate with uLethbridge researchers.
Engineering the Student Experience The future of engineering at the University of Lethbridge could look very different thanks to the support of industry and the southern Alberta community.
Honouring a Community Builder Harry Cox's tenacity and dedication played a key role in establishing the Pronghorn's hockey program, as well as Lethbridge's sports community.
A Running Family Legacy; Emily Brown (BA ’12) The daughter of two alumni, an avid runner and loud and proud a University of Lethbridge advocate, Emily leaves a trail of smiles wherever she goes.
Ladies, Love & Laughter; Dress Club Dress Club or Clothing Club, depending on who you ask, is a group of 12 women (plus or minus a guest or two) from various departments across the U of L, past and present. Each month, this group of ladies get together at a selected member’s home.
Nicole Bach: Family, Fitness, Facts and Figures Hunkered down in the project management trailers of the Destination Project site you’ll find fitness fiend, employee and current student, Nicole Bach.