Student Success How Felix Schiel became Canadian Felix Schiel, a student from Magdeburg, Germany, only arrived in Canada in September but it didn’t take him long to adapt to the life of a University of Lethbridge student and get a little richer in the process. Attending classes and living in residence, Schiel quickly honed in on
Featured University of Lethbridge implements fall reading week in November Students at the University of Lethbridge will be getting an extra holiday starting next fall with the addition of a fall reading break, Nov. 7-10 CJOC Radio [http://www.cjocfm.com/news-and-info/lethbridge-news/university-of-lethbridge-implements-fall-reading-week-in-november/]
Featured Students' music project supported by businesses A recent CD release highlighted the creative collaboration between two local businesses and the University of Lethbridge Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2015/12/10/students-music-project-supported-by-businesses/]
Featured It's not your imagination, winters are really getting warmer A University of Lethbridge study reviewing weather patterns throughout the province since 1960 shows the climate is actually warming, leading to potentially longer growing seasons Sherwood Park News [http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2015/12/10/there-is-no-class-1-land-in-the-county]
Featured Board of Governors appoints Dr. Claudia Malacrida as new Associate Vice-President (Research) The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Claudia Malacrida as the new Associate Vice-President (Research) Genome Alberta [http://genomealberta.ca/blogs/board-of-governors-appoints-dr-claudia-malacrida-as-new-associate-vicepresident-research.aspx]
Featured Horns team up to fight cancer The Pronghorns women's hockey team raised $3,000 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation as they hosted their annual Pink the Rink fundraiser Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/local-sports/2015/12/11/horns-team-up-to-fight-cancer/]
Campus Life Fall reading break approved for 2016 The University of Lethbridge continues to introduce initiatives that address the mental health and well-being of its students, approving the implementation of a fall reading break for the 2016 Academic Schedule. The break will run Nov. 7-10 and, with Remembrance Day included, amounts to a full week away from classes
Featured Operation Red Nose Lethbridge has busiest weekend of the year A total of 301 safe rides home were given this weekend through Operation Red Nose Lethbridge Country 95.5FM [http://www.country95.fm/News.asp?ID=10963]
Featured The Contemporary relevance of the Historical Treaties to Treaty Indian peoples Recent University of Lethbridge masters graduate in Native American Studies, Leon Crane Bear, pens an essay ActiveHistory.ca [http://activehistory.ca/2015/12/the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-historical-treaties-to-treaty-indian-peoples/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Activehistoryca+%28ActiveHistory.ca%29]
Student Success Essay on Zen Buddhist art nets student Michael Chan prize Kaelah Collins’ (BA ’15) keen interest in Asian culture has paid a dividend she never expected. Collins learned she won the Michael Chan Prize in Asian Studies for an essay she wrote for Dr. John Harding’s Zen Buddhism 3000-level class last April. “I was shocked. I know that I’
Research Malacrida appointed Associate Vice-President (Research) The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has appointed Dr. Claudia Malacrida, one of Canada’s leading sociologists, as the new Associate Vice-President (Research). Malacrida joined the University’s Department of Sociology in 2002 was recently appointed a Tier I Board of Governors Research Chair. “Dr. Malacrida is one of
Campus Life People Plan an investment in U of L's greatest resource - its people More than three years in the making, the People Plan has been approved by the University of Lethbridge’s Board of Governors, creating a unique institutional framework designed to support faculty and staff in creating an enriched campus experience that makes the U of L an even more desirable place
Featured U of L committee's fundraising efforts to help Syrian refugees garner wide support A fundraising effort organized by the University of Lethbridge Refugee Action committee in September has already raised more than $26,000 Lethbridge Living [http://lethbridgeliving.com/news/general/item/u-of-l-committee-s-fundraising-efforts-to-help-syrian-refugees-garner-wide-support]
Featured Operation Red Nose at the ready for weekend partiers The community once again welcomes the service of Pronghorn Athletics' Operation Red Nose Country 95.5FM [http://www.country95.fm/news.asp?ID=10915]
Community U of L committee’s fundraising efforts to help Syrian refugees garner wide support A fundraising effort organized by the University of Lethbridge Refugee Action committee in September has already raised more than $26,000 and enough household goods to fill four garages and a donated storage space. The committee, led by University Chaplain Erin Phillips and Dr. Anne Dymond, a U of L
Featured Coaldale curler receives first ever scholarship award U of L student Lindey Felske is recognized for her community involvement Sunny South News [http://www.sunnysouthnews.com/sports/2015/12/08/coaldale-curler-receives-first-ever-scholarship-award/]
Featured Horns add to foundation The Pronghorns men's basketball team announces its latest recruit, Stirling product Scott Mazutinec Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/local-sports/2015/12/08/horns-add-to-foundation/]
Campus Life Book of Knots explores nothingness When Jay Gamble sits down to write he uses stationery and a trusty fountain pen. Sometimes he even uses a vintage Underwood typewriter. He doesn’t shun computers or other modern devices but he maintains composition comes easier with a fountain pen in his hand. So it’s kind of
Campus Life Mazutinec commits early to Pronghorns program The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team received an early Christmas present Monday when southern Alberta product Scott Mazutinec verbally committed to play for the Horns for the 2016-17 season. Mazutinec, from Stirling, AB, is a six-foot-four inch guard who starred for the U17 Alberta team this past
Featured Canadian poet with roots in Moose Jaw U of L English alumna Karen Solie, who recently released some new works, won the 2010 Griffin Poetry Prize Moose Jaw Times Herald [http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/News/Local/2015-12-05/article-4366749/Canadian-poet-with-roots-in-Moose-Jaw/1]
Featured Three exhibits open at SAAG Work from a U of L Faculty of Fine Arts alumna will be on display Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2015/12/04/three-exhibits-open-at-saag/]
Community Taking learning outside the classroom Students enrolled in Dr. Jennifer Mather’s Psychology 4550 class took their learning outside the classroom with a unique project to understand the nature of community for people with schizophrenia. “The purpose of the assignment was to get a better understanding of what it’s like to be a person
Featured Lubicon Lake Nation holds historic by-election: Cynthia Tomlinson first woman elected to traditional government U of L alumna Cynthia Tomlinson became the first woman elected to the traditional government of the Lubicon Lake Nation Canada Newswire [http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/lubicon-lake-nation-holds-historic-by-election-cynthia-tomlinson-first-woman-elected-to-traditional-government-560545561.html]
Featured Anti-GMO group says yield gains non-existent A recent study by researchers at the University of Manitoba and the University of Lethbridge determined that GM canola varieties generated an extra $726 million in net benefits to farmers over conventional varieties in 2012 WeddingBells.ca [http://www.producer.com/2015/12/anti-gmo-group-says-yield-gains-non-existent/]
Featured New West names director, GM Alumnus Derek Stevenson takes on role with New West Theatre Lethbridge Herald [http://lethbridgeherald.com/news/local-news/2015/12/04/new-west-names-director-gm/]
