Employee Spotlight — Breanne Stewart Administrative Assistant, Conservatory of Music Originally from Kimberley, B.C., Breanne has long called Lethbridge home. Even though life has taken her to exciting places, she always seems to gravitate back to Lethbridge.
Employee Spotlight - Wim Chalmet Director of Facility Operations and Maintenance Making physical fitness a personal goal, Wim in prior years has tried different running events. This includes completing the Lost Soul 100km ultra-marathon!
Employee Spotlight — Dawn Vickers Manager, Accommodated Learning Centre Although she has lived in Alberta since the 1990s, Dawn is originally from Newfoundland and Labrador. Her lineage from that area dates all the way back to the 1700s!
Employee Spotlight: Spencer Pommells, Athletics Manager Having moved to Lethbridge in 2016, Spencer's role as the Athletics Manager includes special projects such as Operation Red Nose. One thing that most people don't know about Spencer is that he is a die-hard 60 Minutes fan!
Employee Spotlight: Dr. Kristine Alexander, Associate Professor of History, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Child and Youth Studies For Kristine, the best part of her job is interacting with students!
Employee Spotlight: Jake Cameron, Library Systems Support Specialist Always having an interest in computers, it is fascinating to note that Jake's first computer as a child was a Commodore 64!
Employee Spotlight: Erin Phillips, Chaplain Erin has always been thankful to be invited into people's lives throughout the years. Some of it is sorrows and struggles. However, it can also be weddings and talking about new ideas. All of it is holy ground that she is grateful to be a part of.
Employee Spotlight: Dr. Mark Slomp (MEd '06), Executive Director of Student Services As the executive director of student services, many may not have guessed that Mark is also a traditional country music enthusiast. The twangier and the more nasally the music the better!
Employee Spotlight: Diane Minamide (BMgt '99, BEd '08), Education Abroad Coordinator - Incoming Where are you from? I was born in Magrath and I completed all of my schooling there. Japanese was my first language; I didn’t learn English until Grade 2. As a child,
Employee Spotlight: Josh Lindemann, Manager of Technology Services, Dhillon School of Business Where are you from? I was born in Owen Sound, Ontario but I grew up in Pincher Creek. I’m a dual citizen; both of my parents are American. They honeymooned in Banff
Employee Spotlight: Brandy Old (BA/BEd '17), Agility Manager Since being a child, Brandy always knew that she wanted to be a teacher and go to university.
Employee Spotlight: Juliet Graham, Registrar, uLethbridge Art Gallery A paper conservator, Juliet Graham has seen some of the oldest books in Canada. As the Art Gallery registrar, she keeps track of more than 15,000 artworks.
Employee Spotlight: Dr. Cam Goater, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences A professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr. Cam Goater is in his 24th fall semester teaching at U of L!
Employee Spotlight: Kevin Vadnais (BSc '00), Manager, Information Management and Security Office An admitted computer nerd, Kevin spent eight years doing R & D with Hewlitt Packard before joining the U of L.
Employee Spotlight: Dr. Athena Elafros, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology After working as an academic at small liberal arts colleges in New York state for the past six years, Elafros is glad to be back in Canada.
Employee Spotlight: Steve Brodrick (BMgt '09), Director, Housing Services Steve Brodrick, world traveller, makes sure residence students have everything they need for their home away from home
Janet Youngdahl celebrates the works of female composer Barbara Strozzi In celebration of the 400th anniversary of 17th century composer Barbara Strozzi, Janet Youngdahl (Music) will perform and present research with collaborators and colleagues throughout the coming months.
Art Faculty Member’s Exhibition 'Daughters of Uranium' Explores Nuclear Anxiety, Atomic Tourism In 2017, Mary Kavanagh received a Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight grant for her project Atomic Tourist: Trinity, which explores nuclear anxiety in the twenty-first century.
Employee Spotlight: Dr. Brendan McAllister, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Neuroscience Meet Dr. Brendan McAllister, a post-doctoral fellow conducting research in Dr. Majid Mohajerani's neuroscience lab.
Employee Spotlight: Cara LaMontagne (BMgt '03), Manager, Campus Mobility Services Cara LaMontagne applies her management skills to everything related to getting around on campus, from parking your car to the magnetic signs
Employee Spotlight: Lukas Neamtu (BSc '08), Programs Coordinator, Applied Studies & Co-op Meet Lukas Neamtu, a ball of energy who works with students involved in co-op work terms and applied studies. This former band geek also serves on the SOS committee.
Employee Spotlight: Nicole Bach (BSc '19), Project Manager, Destination Project Nicole Bach has been involved with the Destination Project from its earliest days through to completion, all while finishing her degree!
Drama Faculty Members Theatre Company Wins Multiple Awards Jay Whitehead's Theatre Outré won the Downtown Innovators Award and the Hilton Edwards Award for Best Aspect of a Production. They also held the world premiere of alumnus Marshall Vielle's 'Where the Two-Spirit Lives' in 2019.
Faculty Profile: Rolf Boon (Music) Rolf Boon, faculty member in the Department of Music, was involved in the Canada Mosaic project, was an adjudicator for the Juno's, and had his composition Hyacinth Caelum: Sesquie for Canada's 150th performed by the Calgary Civic Symphony.
Faculty Profile: Georg Boenn (Music) Georg Boenn, Music department faculty member, performed 'ad infintum', his Ambiosonic Electronic Music piece using a 56.8 channel full 3D sound system. His e-book has been downloaded more than 1550 times.