Our Stories
Fine Arts Shining Student Moni Omubor
Fine Arts graduate student and artist Moni Omubor is building upon her architectural background and integrating her passion for photography and graphic design through her studies at the University of Lethbridge.
Shining Graduate Student Fisayo Latilo
Fisayo Latilo (BA/BEd '19) returned to the University of Lethbridge to pursue graduate studies after teaching for both the Calgary Board of Education and Lethbridge School Division.
Shining Student Veda Hegde
Participating in research and her graduate studies supervisor's support has helped master's student Veda Hegde evolve into a strong and independent researcher at the University of Lethbridge, where she has trained a few undergraduate …
Shining Student Aleah Bastien (BA ‘21)
Aleah Bastien (BA '21) discovered her passion for research and activism as an undergrad at ULethbridge. With the encouragement of her professors, she is working towards finishing her master's thesis for her …
Shining Student Rebecca Jeong (BSc ‘20)
After completing independent studies and an undergraduate thesis during her BSc in chemistry at ULethbridge, Rebecca Jeong (BSc '20) became passionate about computational chemistry. As the University has great faculty members and …
Shining Student Hanna Fantin (BA ‘22)
Not really knowing what to study at university, Hanna Fantin (BA '22) chose ULethbridge as a place to start fresh in a new city. After falling in love with a major she selected by chance …
Shining Student Makay Murray (BSc ‘19)
Makay Murray (BSc '19) hopes to one day work in the field of drug discovery and design to help eradicate the next big disease. After excelling in chemistry research as an undergraduate …
Shining Student LaRae Smith (BA/BEd ‘21)
LaRae Smith (BA/BEd '21) initially chose ULethbridge for its excellent teaching program. She stayed here for her master's because of the fantastic support and mentorship she received from Dr. Kristine Alexander from …
Shining Student Briana Boychuk
ULethbridge has a solid computational chemistry research program, incredible faculty and excellent facilities. When Briana Boychuck realized she wanted to pursue a life-long career in research, ULethbridge seemed to be a perfect fit.
ULethbridge Post-Doctoral Fellow: Optimizing the Future
As computational power grows faster, the problems become more complex. Optimization is at the heart of success when it comes to solving computer problems efficiently. Post-doctoral fellow Sajad Fathi Hafshejani aims to …
Fill industry demand for data analytical skills with Dr. Feng Jiao
Dr. Feng Jiao understands better than most the power of data and business analytics to improve financial performance. Thankfully, Dr. Jiao shares his knowledge with students in the course- and project-based MSc …
A Counselling Psychology Program Respected Across Canada: Dr. Kerry Bernes
The work of Dr. Kerry Bernes and his colleagues is so successful that the Faculty of Education now boasts counselling psychology programs respected across Canada, with applicants coming from far and wide …
Dr. Amy von Heyking: High-quality education systems are created through rigorous and collaborative accountability systems
Curriculum-development research has been a passion for Dr. Amy von Heyking, who has examined history curriculum across Canada, along with educational policy surrounding curriculum development and implementation. It's a topic in the news with …
A Year of Grace and Patience:
Taking on Covid-19 as a First-time Principal: Matthew Bekkering (BSc '06, BEd '08, MEd '17)
Lethbridge Pronghorns Basketball captain returned to the UofL to pursue a master’s in educational leadership after serving in roles as an informal school leader for seven years. “I wanted a more clear-eyed understanding of …
Exploring Decolonization in Education with Master's Student Ashley Ens (BMgt '16)
Master of Science in Management student Ashley Ens (BMgt '16) talks about the grief that drove her to pursue post-secondary, the ways in which we can disrupt and decolonize the academy and …
Faculty Friday | Dr. Carlos Romero, postdoctoral fellow
This week we're chatting with Dr. Carlos Romero, a postdoctoral fellow doing excellent work in unraveling the complex systems of soil, crops, and land resilience to help people like farmers and policy makers …
Canadian Association for Study of Educational Administration: Best Master’s Thesis 2020 goes to Kathryn Desrochers (BSc/BEd ’13, MEd ’21)
Kathryn Desrochers (MEd '21) invited teachers to rate their efficacy using a scale she developed based on existing literature and Alberta’s Teaching Quality Standard. “Teachers had the highest feelings of efficaciousness when they …
The Creativity of Curriculum and 36 Years with the Faculty of Education: Dr. Richard Butt
At the end of the day Dr. Richard Butt has much to be proud of. As a musician, story-teller, nature-lover and academic, his ability to be expressive was integral to his teaching, learning …