Siipoimoststa, Santanita Oka (BHSc '16), Indigenous mental health outreach worker, Iikaisskini Indigenous Services Meet Santanita Oka (BHSc '14), who works with Iikaisskini Indigenous Services as the Indigenous mental health outreach worker.
Dr. Josephine Mills, professor, Department of Art; director and curator of the Art Gallery Dr. Josephine Mills competed nationally in fencing and began her post-secondary studies in biology but it was her love of art that won out in the end.
Kelly Vaselenak, administrative assistant, Field Experiences, Faculty of Education As the admin assistant in the Faculty of Education's Field Experience office, Kelly is a master at planning and managing practicum placements for students.
Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta, Associate Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Galileo inspired Dr. Arundhati Dasgupta to study physics when she was a Grade 7 student.
Scott Whiteside, manager, Ascent Climbing Centre, Summer Youth Programs and Horns Intramurals Tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up in Lethbridge and was a career gymnastics coach and administrator until taking the manager position with the Ascent Climbing Centre in 2000. I
Métis researcher and librettist Dr. Suzanne Steele welcomed as inaugural postdoctoral researcher for Faculty of Fine Arts Dr. Suzanne Steele is the first postdoctoral researcher for the Faculty of Fine Arts. A Métis librettist, Steele brings a wealth of knowledge and experience into the role.
What does it mean to engage in truth and reconciliation in higher learning institutions? A conversation with Dr. Apooyak'ii, Tiffany Prete As we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, it is important to learn and understand how we can take meaningful steps to achieve the goals of the day and the overall mission of truth and reconciliation in Canada.
Iikaisskini (Low Horn) Gathering Centre opens in honour of Dr. Leroy Little Bear (BASc '72, DASc '04) Dr. Leroy Little Bear (BASc '72, DASc '04) knows the importance of education and champions the pursuit of knowledge in everything he does, which is strikingly evident in his work on Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being.
Faculty of Education Profile: Integrating a diverse artistic lens to a multi-task work world, Suzanne Atkinson (BFA '00) "We work so well together. I think the reputation of the Education department is very strong because it’s a great group of people" — Suzanne Atkinson, Faculty of Education.
Research: Dr. Dawn Burleigh and integrating Indigenous perspectives in the Faculty of Education Working in a remote Cree community in Northern Ontario that was accessible only by airplane, Dr. Dawn Burleigh learned lessons from the people of Attawapiskat about Indigenous life and perspectives that profoundly changed the course of her educational journey.
Meet Tony Stannard (BSc '05, BMgt '12), Dhillon School of Business, Trading Room manager As the manager of the Trading Room, Tony is able to use both his BSC in computer science and his BMgt. In addition to two diplomas he completed earlier, he's now working on an MBA.
Meet Nanda Stannard (BMgt '05), Library, library operations specialist In addition to her full-time role as library operations specialist, Nanda Stannard, who speaks three languages, is a summer sessional instructor in Modern Languages.
Dr. Michelle Hogue (MEd '04), chief marshal and professor and coordinator of the Indigenous Student Success Cohort Dr. Michelle Hogue, as chief marshal, will be leading graduands in their walk up the hill during the first in-person ceremonies since the pandemic began.
Dr. Michelle M. Hogue (MEd '04) "Science is foundational to the Indigenous paradigm and Indigenous people have been doing science since time immemorial." Dr. Michelle Hogue began her ULethbridge career nearly 30 years ago. Today, she's an Associate Professor and the Indigenous Student Success Cohort Program Coordinator.