The University of Lethbridge has several events lined up this week that may be of interest to your readers, viewers and listeners. Members of the media who are interested in covering these events are encouraged to contact the individual event organizer directly.
CKXU FUNdrive 2018 — Cosmic Frequencies
Daily until Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m.
This year’s FUNdrive is dedicated to raising funds to build a new website for CKXU. The initiative includes a web-branding overhaul, a website that incorporates an archive of programming produced at CKXU, a cutting-edge digital music submission and cataloging system, a new and improved programming schedule and much more.
Contact — Aaron Trozzo, 403-329-5189, manager@ckxu.com
A Barne in Bedlem — Two Approaches to Medieval Plays
Tuesday, March 20 to Saturday, March 24, W425, David Spinks Theatre
In this final production of the Drama Mainstage season, audiences will be transported 500 years in the past. In medieval England, people gathered during the feast of Corpus Christi to see a complete retelling of the Bible in short plays. These dramas mixed religious tradition with popular folklore and humour. In a town-square setting, audiences will see The Second Shepherds’ Play, a Nativity play with a satirical twist, and The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve, a contemporary piece that borrows themes from the original story.
Contact — Fine Arts, finearts@uleth.ca
Indigenous Cultural Sensitivity
Wednesday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Ballroom B, Students’ Union Building
Sponsored by the U of L Nursing Student Association, Blackfoot Elder Francis First Charger will talk about cultural sensitivity by sharing information about Blackfoot ways of life, the history of Indigenous people, misconceptions and protocols.
Contact — Marilyn Lamb, 403-332-4579, marilyn.lamb@uleth.ca
Did I Hear You Say Racism? Interpretive Authority and the Oral History Interview
Wednesday, March 21, 7 to 9 p.m., Friends Place Meeting Room, The Crossings Branch of the Lethbridge Public Library, 255 Britannia Blvd. W.
Everyone is welcome to attend this talk, sponsored by the U of L Centre for Oral History and Tradition, by Dr. Pamela Sugiman, dean of arts and professor at Ryerson University. Sugiman heads the Oral History Cluster of the Landscapes of Injustice project and her current research explores the memories of eyewitnesses and bystanders to acts of racial injustice.
Contact – Bev Garnett, 403-380-1894, bev.garnett@uleth.ca
PUBlic Professor Series — Dr. Catherine Kingfisher
Thursday, March 22, 7 to 9 p.m., Lethbridge Lodge, 320 Scenic Dr. S.
Kingfisher, an anthropology professor, conducts research in two urban collective housing communities, one in Tokyo, Japan and the other in Vancouver. In her presentation, titled Locating Happiness: Beyond Individualism, she’ll talk about these alternative models of well-being and how they provide potential and practical responses to problems associated with individualism, fragmentation and isolation.
Contact — Catharine Reader, 403-382-7154, catharine.reader@uleth.ca
#MeToo and the Politics of Social Media Feminism
Friday, March 23, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Galileo’s Lounge, Students’ Union Building
The Campus Women’s Centre is hosting Dr. Jessalynn Keller, assistant professor of Critical Media Studies at the University of Calgary, for a discussion on the MeToo hashtag as a key example of ways social media is facilitating important conversations about gender, violence, and feminism in contemporary media culture. Keller’s research focuses on feminist digital cultures, girls’ media and celebrity.
Contact — Kristen Krein, kristin.krein2@uleth.ca
Lethbridge Regional Food Hub
Friday, March 23, noon to 1:30 p.m., Room L1102, Library
In the latest instalment of the Prentice Institute’s Brown Bag Lecture Series, Dr. John Usher, a professor in the Dhillon School of Business, will present the results of a study he began two years ago looking into the feasibility of setting up a regional food hub in Lethbridge.
Contact — Jeff Bingley, 403-380-1814, prentice@uleth.ca
How Do We Teach Children About the Past?
Friday, March 23, 3 to 4:30 p.m., L1102, Prentice Board Room, U of L Library
The Institute for Child and Youth Studies presents Discussions Across Disciplines. Three panels have been convened to discuss how to teach, present and discuss the past to children and how children are portrayed in representations of the past. Professors and graduate students from geography, education and archaeology will give brief presentations followed by informal roundtable discussions.
Contact – Victoria Holec, victoria.holec@uleth.ca
3MT Finals
Friday, March 23, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Markin Hall Atrium
Hosted by the School of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students’ Association, the 3 Minute Thesis finals feature a dozen students presenting their research in front of judges, the audience and a clock that gives them three minutes and not a word more.
Contact — Faye Salins, 403-329-2132, gsa.internal@uleth.ca
Sci-Fusion - Lethbridge Regional Science Fair & Science Olympics
Friday, March 23, 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., upper track, 1st Choice Savings Centre
Judging takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and projects are available for public viewing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The Science Olympics are scheduled for 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. and awards will be handed out starting at 3:30 p.m. A schedule is available online at Southern Alberta Technology Council (SATC).
Contact — SATC, admin@SATCLethbridge.ca
Meeting of the Minds conference
Saturday, March 24, 8 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., Markin Hall Atrium
The 12th annual conference will showcase the diverse research interests of the U of L’s graduate students, including topics like Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, intercultural communication, drinking water security, pet companionship and eating disorders, DNA repair enzymes and human resources in health care. Dr. Shelley Wismath is the keynote speaker from 12:40 to 1:30 p.m. She will discuss what the establishment of the School of Liberal Education means for the U of L, now in its 51st year, and in the future.
Contact — Faye Salins, 403-329-2132, gsa.internal@uleth.ca
And/or: The Student Show
Saturday, March 24, 7 to 9 p.m., Penny Gallery, Dr. Foster James Penny Building, 324 5 St. S.
Everyone is welcome to attend the opening reception for this exhibit that features the work of Department of Art students. Admission is free. The exhibition is on view Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., until March 29.
Contact – Fine Arts, finearts@uleth.ca
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Contact:
Caroline Zentner, public affairs advisor
403-394-3975 or 403-795-5403 (cell)
