Notice Board

The Department of Religious Studies and the Khan Islamic Studies Endowment present:

Sufi Bodies
Guest Speaker:  Dr. Elizabeth Alexandrin (University of Manitoba)
Day/Date:  Friday, November 9, 2018
Time:  10:00 - 10:50 a.m.
Location:  C610

See poster for details.

The History Department and Asian Studies will present the following special lecture for Seminar HIST 4040 (Nations and Nationalism in East Asia):

Using Popular Culture to Make Children into Soldiers: Propaganda Kamishibai in WWII Japan
Guest Speaker:  Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh (UBC)
Day/Date:  Thursday, November 1, 2018
Time:  3:05 p.m.
Location:  AH-100 (Anderson Hall)

See attached poster for details.

Everyone is welcome.  Light refreshments to be served.

Please join the Religious Studies Department and the Women Scholars' Speaker Series for a presentation by Dr. Jennifer Otto.  The presentation is based on her fascinating new book Philo of Alexandria and the Construction of Jewishness in Early Christian Writings.

Date:  Friday, October 26, 2018
Time:  3:00 p.m.
Location:  C-610 (University Hall)

Light refreshments will be served.

The Women Scholars' Speaker Series is co-chaired by Profs. Louise Barrett and Elizabeth Galway and funded by the President's Office.

Did you just immigrate? Do you have questions? You might get an answer during Question and Answer session. Your participation and shared insights are appreciated.

The School of Liberal Education would like to invite you to our launch for this year's Common Book Project
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir" by Joseph Auguste Merasty and David Carpenter.

Date:  Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Location:  AH-100 (Anderson Hall)
Time:  5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

More details can be found on the School of Liberal Education website (http://www.uleth.ca/liberal-education/news-and-events) or the attached poster.

For more than 50 years, Indigenous culture has been woven into the fabric of the University of Lethbridge, enriching programming, teaching and research, and creating an environment where students find community, support and success.

We are Iniskim, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone, and are proud to celebrate the rich cultural heritage, beliefs and relationships of the Blackfoot people by accepting the Blackfoot image of the turtle as a symbol of our School of Liberal Education.

Winner of an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

The 2nd Annual Social Justice Symposium will take place on Friday, September 21 (1:00 - 5:00 p.m.) in the SU Ballrooms.  Dr. Julie Young will start things off with "What is Social Justice?", followed by five ten-minute talks from faculty members across campus.  The symposium will also feature Global Cafe sessions as well as there will be a number of booths from a variety of campus and community organizations that actively address social justice issues.

The University of Lethbridge in partnership with Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, Ron & Joyce Sakamoto, Lethbridge Herald, SACPA, Wesbridge Construction Limited will present the following:

Title:  Forgiveness, A Gift from My Grandparents
Speaker:  Mark Sakamoto
Date:  Saturday, September 15, 2018
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  PE-250 (1st Choice Savings Centre for Sports & Wellness, U of L)