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The University of Lethbridge has a number of 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.

The love of music has led a pair of local businesses to come together in support of an exciting music initiative in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge. Lucky Star Guitars and The Geomatic Attic, both prominent supporters of local and visiting musical acts, have collaborated to fund the new Lucky Star Guitars/Geomatic Attic Digital Audio Arts Award. Mike Christou, Tom Anderson and Fred Greene of Lucky Star Guitars and Mike Spencer of The Geomatic Attic see it as a harmonious relationship.

From the dedicated moms and dads who climb out of their warm beds in the wintry dawn to get their child to the hockey rink, to the players who can remember their first goal like it happened a day ago, Dr. Gordon Hunter, a University of Lethbridge Dhillon School of Business professor, wanted to give a voice to people’s everyday experiences with hockey in his new book.

Dhillon School of Business students will get a head start on their professional development by hearing from top-notch speakers during a two-day conference Thursday and Friday at the University of Lethbridge.

Geoff Haines-Stiles always had a desire to travel the world – it was just a matter of finding the right itinerary and ticket. Through education, that route was revealed and Haines-Stiles eventually visited all seven continents, including two trips to the most remote, and least visited – Antarctica.

The Shriners have been helping youth since the early 1900s and the Lethbridge Shrine Club is continuing that tradition with the establishment of five bursaries for University of Lethbridge students in financial need.

The University of Lethbridge has a number of 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. Barefoot Cellars founders – 2015 Executives in Residence 11 to 11:30 a.m., Markin Hall Atrium

Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, founders of Barefoot Cellars, the #1 wine brand in the world, visit the Delta Bow Valley Hotel and U of L Calgary campus to discuss entrepreneurship

Social media sites can be both a boon and a bane to our online networking. They are useful on a business and personal basis for many reasons but managing privacy and security requires serious attention, says Kevin Vadnais, information security manager at the University of Lethbridge. Data Privacy Day on Wednesday, Jan. 28 is an international initiative that presents the opportunity to remind people to take a moment to update passwords and review privacy settings on sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, says Vadnais.

The University of Lethbridge has a number of 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.