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By: Trevor Kenney
As news reports filtered out of fire-ravaged Slave Lake, Alta., recently, tales of heroism and perseverance in the midst of personal tragedy riveted the public. The stories took on even more meaning to University of Lethbridge master's student Ainslee...

Article - /unews/article/masters-studies-gain-insight-tragedy - July 4, 2011

Author(s):
By: Trevor Kenney
It has been identified as a strategic direction and key priority for the institution but when it comes to talking about making the University of Lethbridge more sustainable, what exactly does that mean?In an effort to promote the University's...

Article - /unews/article/making-sustainability-part-your-everyday-routine - November 1, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The Faculty of Management is preparing to launch an exciting initiative connected to the Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching (CFMRT).On Tuesday, Nov. 15, representatives from the University, the community and various stakeholder groups...

Article - /unews/article/real-world-experience - November 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Robin Bright (BEd '82, MEd '88) and Tom Doyle (BSc '93) are proud to be Co-Chairs of Supporting Our Students (SOS) 2011/12. Although they admit they don't have much in the way of fundraising experience, they have come together to set an example and lead...

Article - /unews/article/putting-students-first - September 15, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
UPDATE: Brett Clifton has been awarded The Historical Society of Alberta's $1,000 award for the best student essay of 2011. Entitled "From Bridges to the Ridge", the essay deals with Lethbridge soldiers who fought and died at Vimy Ridge in World War I....

Article - /unews/article/uncovering-lessons-war - December 21, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
This year's winner of The Ingrid Speaker Medal is helping science understand the cognition and behaviour of octopuses and other cephalapods....

Article - /unews/article/mather-receives-ingrid-speaker-medal - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The University of Lethbridge welcomed over 1,000 students, family and friends to the third annual prospective student Open House on Saturday, Nov. 5. Guests spent the day touring the campus, visiting faculty and student service booths, listening to...

Article - /unews/article/open-house-hit-students-parents-alike - November 14, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Growing up in rural Alberta, opera singer Acacia Doktorchik (BMus '09 distinction, MMus '11), always sang to the tune of a different song.While most of her friends dedicated their time to stickhandling at the hockey rink or roping calves and barrel...

Article - /unews/article/trailblazing-masters-graduate-has-music-her-soul - October 7, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Kayla Moleschi isn't technically classified as a mature student, but maturity is a big factor in her approach to school, rugby and life in general.The first-year standout on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby team took some time...

Article - /unews/article/moleschi-makes-instant-impact - November 2, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The University of Lethbridge Students' Union (ULSU), an organization mandated to aid students and governed by students, offers a long list of excellent services to the student population throughout the year; but few are as valuable as the ULSU Food Bank...

Article - /unews/article/food-bank-valuable-service - November 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
"It's all about the environment, stupid!"University of Lethbridge instructor Gary Weikum quotes Dr. David Suzuki for effect but the message is valid. To create a viable sustainability plan, one that encompasses all three aspects of the sustainability...

Article - /unews/article/environment-key - November 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
I have just returned from the annual meeting of the Association for Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Held in Montreal, this get-together was not only productive but symbolic, as 100 years ago this year the first gathering of the AUCC took...

Article - /unews/article/open-mike-november-2011-looking-ahead-aucc - November 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Annual Supporting Our Students campaign launches Oct. 24-28From student to staff member, Sharon Lawson (BEd '88) is no stranger to the University of Lethbridge. With a first-hand understanding of the U of L student experience, she has been supporting...

Article - /unews/article/lawson-recognizes-need - October 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
By CHANTELLE FROC, Student WriterBy November, most students have settled into campus life, finished their midterms, and some may even be already counting down the days until Christmas. However, despite the fact that classes have been in session for two...

Article - /unews/article/student-services-fair-first-campus - November 3, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The University of Lethbridge boasts some of the country's most distinguished researchers, professors who bring worldly knowledge to their classrooms on a daily basis. The quality of the U of L experience doesn't end in the classroom however, as the...

Article - /unews/article/horns-benefit-langevins-stature - April 15, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The world of finance isn't typically considered to be a humanitarian field. When it comes to dollars and cents, things tend to be cut and dried – particularly in corporate circles where the bottom line reigns supreme....

Article - /unews/article/experience-yields-new-perspective - February 25, 2011

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By: Natasha Evdokimoff (BA '95, BMGT '97)
Mountain roads in Nepal aren't really meant for vehicles. The narrow, winding and pothole-ridden paths that connect Nepal's remote villages to the outside world are precarious at best and can often be downright treacherous, looming dangerously above...

Article - /unews/article/taking-high-road - May 10, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
While Statistics Canada reported a 17 per cent unemployment rate for 15-24 year-old students this past summer, Faculty of Arts and Science co-op students told a different story, as they were all too happy to flash evidence of their impressive co-op work...

Article - /unews/article/co-op-interns-show-creative-side - October 20, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Two students with distinctly different backgrounds, fields of study and career goals shared a common experience this summer – one that speaks to the internship opportunities available at the University of Lethbridge....

Article - /unews/article/study-opportunities-abound - October 4, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Jan Newberry (Anthropology) has been appointed the 2011 Board of Governors' Teaching Chair.Newberry assumes her new responsibilities in July, which include a significant level of involvement in the U of L's Centre for the Advancement of Excellence...

Article - /unews/article/newberry-appointed-2011-bog-teaching-chair - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's hockey team has set a lofty goal, and it has nothing to do with what happens on the ice. The Horns are taking on breast cancer with their second annual Pink in the Rink weekend, Oct. 21-22, when they host...

Article - /unews/article/taking-run-breast-cancer - October 17, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Long before the Pronghorns men's hockey team skated away with a national title on Maple Leaf Gardens ice, another group of young athletes brought glory to the University of Lethbridge....

Article - /unews/article/1971-chinooks-get-their-due - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
In the manner of a week, Dr. Hans-Joachim (HJ) Wieden learned he'd be receiving two teaching awards this spring – one from the University and another from the students. It's safe to say his philosophy, and the subsequent delivery on that promise, has...

Article - /unews/article/wieden-earns-distinguished-teaching-award - May 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Music in the Making campaign already halfway towards $500,000 goal...

Article - /unews/article/hitting-all-right-notes - June 13, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
As a 10-year-old child growing up in Montreal, Mary Falconer fell in love with ballet when a neighbourhood school began offering Saturday morning classes. Her teachers were part of a ballet association that sent instructors to schools and community...

Article - /unews/article/ballet-everyone - August 18, 2011

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