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.
Rush Week — U of L Students’ Union
Monday–Friday, Jan. 11–15, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Atrium, University Hall
Anyone who made a resolution to try something new in 2016 might just find it during Rush Week. Clubs on campus are recruiting new members all week long and their interests are broad and include swing dancing, curling, archaeology, mental health, and object manipulation, such as juggling, and much more.
Contact: Riley Miller, 403-329-5221, su.communications@uleth.ca
Harley Hotchkiss Memorial Lecture — Dr. Samuel Weiss
Thursday, Jan. 14, 9 to 10 a.m., EP1201, CCBN
Weiss will talk about his research into brain stem cells and the hope that these studies will lead to new treatment possibilities for malignant gliomas that are currently untreatable.
Contact: LeAnna Kalvi, leanna.kalvi@uleth.ca
Prentice Institute Special Guest Speaker — Dr. Edward Brynn
Friday, Jan. 15, noon to 1:30 p.m., L1102, Prentice Boardroom (weather permitting)
Dr. Brynn has agreed to speak at an impromptu Brown Bag event while he is travelling through Lethbridge.Brynn is a historian and diplomat who has lived and worked in several African countries, including Mauritania, Gambia, Ghana and Burkina Faso. He also served as the State Department Historian in Washington, D.C. from 2009 to 2012.
Contact: Nancy Metz, 403-380-1814, nancy.metz@uleth.ca
Frostbite 2016 — Third annual Frostbite Rail Jam
Friday, Jan. 15, noon to 4 p.m., University Hall Breezeway
The U of L Students’ Union and Boarderline have organized an event that will see skiers and snowboarders from southern Alberta compete for a chance to win $1,000 and other prizes. Spectators are welcome.
Contact: Danielle Adams, su.studentaffairs@uleth.ca
Fine Arts Graduate Students Colloquium
Saturday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., W570, Recital Hall, and the Dr. Foster James Penny Building at 324 5 St. S.
In addition to the dozens of graduate student presentations scheduled throughout the day, a 9 a.m. keynote address by Sandi Somers, covering the making of ‘The Riders,’ a dance film shot in the Alberta Badlands near Drumheller, opens the colloquium.
Contact: Katherine Wasiak, katherine.wasiak@uleth.ca
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Contact:
Caroline Zentner, public affairs advisor
403-394-3975 or 403-795-5403 (cell)
