The University of Lethbridge is hosting its inaugural Iniskim Future Students Day on March 27, 2024!
Media are invited to an availability on Wednesday, Mar. 27, at 10:30 a.m. during the Exhibition Booth Fair located on the running track in the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness.
ULethbridge’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, gifted by Elder Bruce Wolf Child in 2002. This initiative aims to address the barriers Indigenous students often face in accessing or pursuing post-secondary education and provide pathways to success.
With a full day of activities, the event will introduce potential future Indigenous post-secondary students to all the possibilities available at the ULethbridge campus.
Attendees will explore the many programs, supports and resources available for Indigenous students. This includes interactive sessions with faculties and departments such as Admissions and Scholarships, Career Bridge and Iikaisskini Indigenous Services, as well as a booth exhibition and on-the-spot admission.
It is also an opportunity to meet Indigenous ULethbridge students, graduates, staff and professors to learn their experiences.
Available to interview:
• Beth Grier, Indigenous Student Recruitment Officer
• Students enrolled in the Indigenous Student Success Certificate program
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Contact:
Melissa Villeneuve, Communications Specialist
403-329-2282
Our University’s Blackfoot name is Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. The University is located in traditional Blackfoot Confederacy territory. We honour the Blackfoot people and their traditional ways of knowing in caring for this land, as well as all Indigenous Peoples who have helped shape and continue to strengthen our University community.
