Convocation

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Wellness Centre ready for summer projects

The 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness has been a welcome modern addition to the University's Physical Education building, but not much has changed to the core of the nearly 40-year-old facility. That will change over the summer as the PE building gets a facelift. Beginning

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Campus promises to be full of activity over summer

The University of Lethbridge Facilities Department is gearing up for another productive construction season this summer. Redevelopment of the campus's western parking lots is set to begin in a few weeks, beginning with the creation of a new entranceway at the northwest corner of Lot E. This is

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Spring convocation set for Thursday and Friday

The University of Lethbridge 2012 Spring Convocation ceremonies take place Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1 in the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness. Approximately 1,500 people are eligible to graduate, and this year more than 1,100 graduands will attend four ceremonies over a two-day

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Sproule brings experience to counsel role

Sharon Sproule (BA '97) has been appointed as the University of Lethbridge's in-house legal counsel. Sproule is a long-time Lethbridge resident and U of L graduate who joins the University from Torry Lewis Abells, where she practised as a litigator and solicitor, joining the firm in 2003.

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Honorary Degree nomination deadline approaching

The University of Lethbridge Senate is collecting nominations for the Spring and Fall 2012 Honorary Degrees, and is appealing to southern Alberta community groups to nominate individuals who have made a local, regional or worldwide impact on society. "Our honorary degrees act as a mirror. We're looking

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Rosenfarb life subject of CBC Radio One documentary

The inspiring life of the late Chava Rosenfarb (Honorary Degree '06) is featured in a radio documentary program on CBC Radio One this week. The Late Show is an unconventional take on the art of the obituary, a moving, sometimes humorous, and always compelling national radio documentary series that

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Honorary degree recipients make contributions

The 2011 Honorary Degree Recipients A distinguished group of four people make up the Spring Convocation list of Honorary Degree recipients. In each instance, it is apparent that this group gave a great deal to their vocational field but more than anything, they gave back to society. Maude Barlow Maude

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Events Calendar - May

Convocation (June 2-3) Degrees, diplomas and certificates will be awarded at Spring 2011 Convocation as follows: CEREMONY I Thursday, June 2, 9:30 a.m. Installation of the Chancellor, Shirley Anne Margaret McClellan Conferral of Honorary Degree – Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Conferral of Degrees and

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Senate selects honorary degree group

The University of Lethbridge Senate [http://www.uleth.ca/senate/] has confirmed six deserving individuals to receive an Honorary Degree at Convocation ceremonies taking place in the spring and fall. Following are short biographical sketches of this year's honorees. Maude Barlow Barlow is a widely published author, leader

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University mourns loss of Rosenfarb

The University of Lethbridge community offers its most sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Dr. Chava Rosenfarb, a U of L Honorary degree recipient (2006), noted Yiddish author, Holocaust survivor and mother and mother-in-law of Dr. Goldie Morgentaler (English) and Dr. Jonathan Seldin (mathematics and

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Honorary degree nominations sought

The University of Lethbridge Senate is seeking nominees for its 2011 and 2012 honorary degree awards, and is appealing to southern Alberta community groups to nominate individuals who have made a local, regional or worldwide impact on society. "Our Honorary Degree recipients reflect not only excellent service to our

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Honouring Hank Margolis

The University of Lethbridge is pleased to grant Dr. Hank A. Margolis an honourary degree at the Fall 2010 Convocation ceremonies, Oct. 15-16. Margolis, a professor in the Faculty of Geography and Geomatics at Laval University [http://www.ulaval.ca/] in Quebec, is known as a driving force for Canadian

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Davidson one of province's most influential people

Richard Davidson, the University of Lethbridge's current Chancellor, veteran Lethbridge lawyer and "volunteer extraordinaire" as described by Alberta Venture [http://www.albertaventure.com] magazine – has made that publication's list of the 50 most influential people [http://albertaventure.com/2010/07/albertas-50-most-influential-people-2010/] in the Province

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Spring Convocation begins today

The University of Lethbridge is proud to celebrate the class of 2010 as Spring Convocation begins with 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ceremonies today at the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness. Among the graduands are several individuals being recognized for significant academic achievement:

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Convocation to celebrate Honorary Degree recipients

The University of Lethbridge will hold its Spring 2010 Convocation ceremonies this week, June 3-4, at which another distinguished group of individuals will receive honorary degrees. 2009 Honorary Degree Recipients Dr. Vincent Di Lollo Dr. Vincent Di Lollo is recognized in the international scientific community as a leader among researchers

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Life lessons

Changes to the requisites for nurses working in Continuing Care – the area of nursing [http://www.uleth.ca/healthsciences/content/nursing] nearest and dearest to her heart – is what prompted Milner to further her education. But much to her surprise, Milner found that earning a degree at U of L

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Markin promoted to Order of Canada

Dr. Allan Markin, a University of Lethbridge Honorary Degree recipient (2006), oil and gas industry entrepreneur and philanthropist, was promoted to an Officer of the Order of Canada [http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=72] by Governor General Michaelle Jean Wednesday, Apr. 7 at Rideau Hall. Markin was one

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Senate chooses five to receive honorary degrees

The University of Lethbridge Senate has confirmed a diverse and distinguished group of persons as recipients of Honorary Degrees for 2010. The recipients, who represent a cross section of the local, national and international community, will receive their degrees at the Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 Convocation Ceremonies. This year&

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Call out for nominations

The call is out once again for members of the University of Lethbridge community to recognize outstanding academic achievement by nominating persons for honorary academic degrees. On the authorization of the Senate, the University annually awards honorary degrees in two categories, public service and academic, to individuals of great distinction.

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GFC seeking Honorary Degree nominations

The call is out once again for members of the University of Lethbridge community to recognize outstanding academic achievement by nominating persons for honorary academic degrees. On the authorization of the Senate, the University annually awards honorary degrees in two categories, public service and academic, to individuals of great distinction.

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Graduate's life changed by Bali tragedy

Deanna (Thompson) Jokisch (BMgt '09) traveled to the University of Lethbridge campus for the first time to attend Convocation in October. The road to her degree, which she completed at the U of L's Calgary campus while working full time, took more than seven years and came

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Convocation to be streamed live online

The University of Lethbridge is pleased to present its Fall 2009 Convocation ceremony this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 17 at the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness. For those not able to attend the ceremony or who have family members too far away to attend, live streaming video of

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Conservation is more than turning off the tap

Geoffrey Chaucer, who wrote the Canterbury Tales, probably doesn't come to mind as a conservation expert. But when tracing the evolution of the idea, Ben Gadd (BASc '72) discovered the English writer was the first person to write it down, in 1384. Gadd argues that back then,

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McAdam, Titley receive honours

Dr. Ian McAdam and Dr. Brian Titley were both honoured by the University of Lethbridge Wednesday as they received the Distinguished Teaching Award and the Ingrid Speaker Medal for Distinguished Research, Scholarship or Performance, respectively. McAdam, of the U of L's English Department [http://www.uleth.ca/fas/

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Events Calendar

Convocation (May 28-29) Degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be awarded at Spring 2009 Convocation as follows: Ceremony I Thursday, May 28, 9:30 a.m. Conferral of Honorary Degrees Robert Samuel Best, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Ralph Eugene Himsl, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Doctor of Philosophy Post-Master'