The University of Lethbridge, The Blackfoot Confederacy and The Mastercard Foundation: The Three Sisters of Indigenous education Recently, ULethbridge hosted representatives from the Mastercard Foundation and from institutions across Canada to share lessons, best practices, innovations and reflections from the past year and discuss how each partner is working to create systems change in the communities they serve.
EleV Navigator Team receives a Blackfoot name to set their paths forward in a good way As the six members of the EleV Navigator Team prepare to go into the Blackfoot Confederacy communities of Kainai, Piikani and Siksika, they are being given a traditional sendoff.
Dhillon School of Business benefactor appointed to Order of Canada The University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business’ benefactor and honourary degree recipient Dr. Navjeet (Bob) Dhillon (LLD ’19) has been appointed as Officer to the Order of Canada.
Our friends are your friends: How our partnership with MNP benefits students Industry partnerships benefit Dhillon School of Business (DSB) students in many ways. Here three DSB alumni explore how MNP has given back to our students through course content, assisting with job preparation and supporting career transitions.
World Teachers' Day: Teaching is an investment of time and sacrifice To all the teachers we work with day in and day out as mentors, supervisors, and coaches, your unwavering support for our student teachers is deeply appreciated. Thank-you all for everything you do for us, our communities, and our world--Dr. Robin Bright.
Wellness and Gratitude: "I want to make sure that my students are well from top to bottom," Heather McCaig (BEd ‘95) "I try to look every single day at those things that I’m grateful for no matter how hard my day has been. I look for the positives that I can take out of a day, always starting or finishing on a positive note, says teacher, Heather McCaig.
How the element of choice in business contracts can affect work quality- 5 questions with Dr. George Gonzalez Dhillon School of Business faculty member Dr. George Gonzalez's most recent publication "Do Effort Differences between Bonus and Penalty Contracts Persist in Labor Markets?" will have companies thinking twice about how they award contracts.
How to Build the Canadian Pacific Railway in a Classroom: A Student Teacher Story In creating the Canadian Pacific Railway in their classroom, students discussed environmental and sociological impacts—good and bad, including the fates of Chinese workers, indigenous peoples, and bypassed towns.
Looking backwards, and forwards, at 20 years of supporting the fine arts Conga lines and sing-alongs, chefs and serenades, performances, pottery, prints and more. Join the University of Lethbridge as it dances down memory lane, celebrating 20 years of Abbondànza!
Elder led research and creation project Mootookakio’ssin reactivates Indigenous objects Mootookakio’ssin is creating a virtual home for Indigenous objects, a place to reactivate the Blackfoot relations within them and transfer that knowledge all the way from Britain back to their peoples in Southern Alberta.
Quality living as we age: Five questions with Dr. Carla Carnaghan on assisted living and long-term care Dr. Carla Carnaghan reveals the differences between assisted living and long-term care residences, ways to improve quality of life for seniors and more.
5 Questions about Corporate and Personal Finance with Dr. Vishaal Baulkaran The latest research on business governance, investing in green bonds, consumer debt and more with Dhillon School of Business' Dr. Vishaal Baulkaran.
The Wintertime Wellness Project The Wintertime Wellness Project is part of the Faculty of Education's continued effort to promote wellness in the classroom and community. We hope these wellness messages and stories will inspire you to prioritize your well-being. Take good care.
uLethbridge students say thank you More than 2,000 scholarships were awarded to ulethbridge students this academic year. As the year comes to a close, students are sharing their words of gratitude to the donors who make scholarships a reality.
Abbondànza endowment provides record number of scholarships to Fine Arts students Thanks to 20 years of community support, the University of Lethbridge is excited to announce an astounding 30 scholarships were awarded from the Abbondànza Fine Arts Scholarship Endowment in the 2020/2021 academic year.
When Teaching Runs in the Family: Carol, Brittany, and Greg Young Brittany Young (BA/BEd’17) grew up in a home filled with caring support as her parents returned from teaching each day to talk shop, sharing ideas and perspectives and, always, laughter.
Why "Conversational Indigenization" is Today’s Essential Course University of Lethbridge teacher and researcher Don McIntyre from the Dhillon School of Business has spent years creating a safe space for conversation around his new course "Conversational Indigenization: Reconciling Reconciliation", now available to students and communities at large.
From Interviews to Diversity in a Virtual World—COVID-19 From an HR Perspective Dhillon School of Business alumnus Chris Broughton (BMgt ’10) answers some of our Dhillon students’ questions about how COVID-19 has changed the business landscape and what the future may hold for employers and employees.
5 Questions about Social Responsibility and Sustainability with Dr. Debra Basil We asked professor of marketing at the University of Lethbridge's Dhillon School of Business, Dr. Debra Basil, five questions about social responsibility and sustainability in business.
Jonathan W. Hak Announced as Adjunct Associate Professor for Dhillon School of Business The Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge is pleased to announce Barrister and Solicitor Jonathan W. Hak Q.C. as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Calgary campus.
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.
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 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.
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.
A Community in the Middle of Nowhere When the rebuilt Masinasin School opened in 1950 it was shiny white and the four rooms were full of students in Grades 1-12. By its closing in 1996 the paint was peeling and there were 20 prospective students in Grades 1-6—not enough to stay viable.