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By: Trevor Kenney
As we approach summer and the conclusion of my first year at the University of Lethbridge, I feel it is an opportune time to look back and reflect upon all that I've come to appreciate here at the U of L. I think back to my initial impressions of the...

Article - /unews/article/reflecting-exceptional-first-year - June 28, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
When he enrolled in psychology at the University of Lethbridge, Dr. Mark Fenske (BSc '96, Distinction) had a goal – he wanted to help people. The associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Guelph, and co-author of the...

Article - /unews/article/fenske-made-most-his-u-l-opportunities - January 24, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
The University of Lethbridge campus has changed a lot since Barbara Warren (BEd '81) was a student.As an alumna, Warren is proud of the progress that's been made and wants to help ensure continued opportunities for today's students."I have always...

Article - /unews/article/barbara-warren-alumna-campus-history-and-giving - October 6, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
"It is 1971. I have just turned twenty. The soles of my weathered Canadian boots are being hit from below by splashes of flying red mud. Then the road's texture changes from oozing muck to industrial-grade gravel as I chug along on my single-cylinder,...

Article - /unews/article/hall-unveils-concluding-volume-project - April 14, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Sandeep Mishra is an idealist with a realist's background. The PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology has a keen understanding of what has led to his educational success, and a desire to better society as a result. He'll use his science to do so....

Article - /unews/article/understanding-reasons-behind-risk-taking - November 25, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
As the owner of Transcend Coffee, a specialty coffee bean roaster, retailer, coffee bar and education facility based in Edmonton, Poul Mark (BA '94) has come a long way from his time as Students' Union President at the University of Lethbridge. But...

Article - /unews/article/marks-success-rooted-u-l - January 17, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
When Chelsea Matisz (BSc '05, MSc '09) began her academic journey at the University of Lethbridge in 2001, she wasn't sure what she wanted to be – knowing only that she loved studying biology and was good at it. Ten years, plenty of hard work and...

Article - /unews/article/matisz-looking-make-impact - June 28, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Coming out of high school, Jason Suriano (BA '01) was focused on the fast track to a law degree. Now, 14 years later, he's navigating a museum gallery with a group of 10 year-old kids as they banter about video games – and he couldn't be happier....

Article - /unews/article/engaging-online-generation - October 6, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
When Larissa Featherstone (BMgt '10) crossed the stage at convocation last June she was grateful for her U of L experience and was already looking for ways to give back."My time at the University was transformational and established a foundation for the...

Article - /unews/article/larissa-featherstone-alumna-gives-back - October 6, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
For professor emeritus J-P Christopher Jackson, it was the notes on a page of sheet music that awakened a lifelong love of music, motivated a successful career at the University of Lethbridge and inspired a gift that will leave a legacy....

Article - /unews/article/ensuring-promising-future - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Once upon a time, a young man left the warmth of the Philippines in search of a better life. He travelled to Canada, where he met a beautiful young girl, who had also emigrated from the Philippines. Eventually, the young man and young woman fell in love...

Article - /unews/article/dotimas-proud-spread-u-l-message - December 20, 2010

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By: Trevor Kenney
University of Lethbridge Economics instructor/researcher Donna Townley spent a recent weekend in Montana doing some cross border teaching that she hopes will help the regional economy in the Flathead Valley....

Article - /unews/article/cross-border-connection - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Brin d'Amor, a tranquil and inspiring setting in Costa Rica, is where Andrew Hewitt (BMgt '05) will fulfil his vision of empowering a critical mass of exceptional young leaders who will play a significant role in the future of business....

Article - /unews/article/empowering-youth-fulfilling-vision - August 15, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
In an age when tension between religions has reached a critical point, the need for dialogue, understanding and tolerance has never been more important. An Endowment at the University of lethbridge is supporting Islamic studies, and cultivating an...

Article - /unews/article/understanding-islam - April 26, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Katie Bruce, Amy Reber and Allison Crop Eared Wolf are the winners of the 2010-11 Roloff Beny Photographic Awards in Fine Arts....

Article - /unews/article/students-earn-beny-awards - May 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Do you remember when the family video camera was a rare and valuable piece of bulky equipment brought out of its protective case to record little more than holidays and birthdays? Fast-forward a decade or more and video cameras, found in everything from...

Article - /unews/article/passion-film-drives-poliquin - May 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
By TAMERA JONES, UK (Natural Environment Research Council, with U of L Communications staff and researcher input)...

Article - /unews/article/hurly-study-explores-hummingbird-habits - April 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
In the 1960s, Cora Hastings was considering a job at the newly established University of Lethbridge and wrote to her parents about the position. In the midst of the political turmoil in the United States at the time, her father offered some...

Article - /unews/article/hastings-found-home-u-l - March 21, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Jim Coutts, a southern Alberta-based art collector, political advisor and philanthropist, has formally turned over his homestead property and a significant portion of his art collection to the University of Lethbridge.On Thursday, June 30, the U of L...

Article - /unews/article/gift-launches-coutts-centre-western-canadian-heritage - June 29, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Fundraising is not a taboo topic for JJ Machalski (BMgt '09). As a student, he and his fellow University of Lethbridge Model United Nations members collectively raised nearly $40,000 over the course of three years in order to attend several Model UN...

Article - /unews/article/alumnus-sees-giving-responsibility - May 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Enthusiastic, positive and goal-oriented, Brock Melnyk (BMgt '06), president of the University of Lethbridge Alumni Association (ULAA) Calgary Chapter and financial advisor for ATB Securities Inc., is thrilled that his life is going as planned. He...

Article - /unews/article/melnyk-enthused-about-role-calgary-chapter - April 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Dr. Lesley Brown (Kinesiology and Physical Education) is the University's new associate vice-president, research, a role she assumed officially on May 1 after having served in the role of assistant vice-president, research since January 2010.An...

Article - /unews/article/brown-named-associate-vp - May 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Glaciers around the globe are continuing to melt so fast that many will disappear in the next 50 to 100 years. Such conspicuous evidence of climate change indicates growing challenges that affect more than polar bears and weather forecasts....

Article - /unews/article/glacial-research-boosted-donor-support - April 19, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Raised on the Piikani Nation in southern Alberta, newly elected Chief, Gayle Strikes With A Gun (BEd '88), spent her early childhood surrounded by a loving family whose values, teachings and examples had a significant impact on her life....

Article - /unews/article/strikes-gun-stays-true-her-vision - March 18, 2011

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By: Trevor Kenney
Kathryn Manson doesn't enjoy 5:15 a.m. wake-up calls, but the 21-year-old...

Article - /unews/article/place-call-their-own - February 25, 2011

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