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IME students into ICBC finals

A group of Integrated Management Experience (IME) students in the Faculty of Management has made the final round of Canada’s most prestigious business case competition. Five U of L students made it through a grueling preliminary process to win the right to compete in the finals with business students from around the world at the Queen’s University Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC), which takes place this month in Kingston, Ont.

Resourceful approach guides Harris

By TREVOR KENNEY

When Lorelei Harris was given responsibility for subject areas with which she was unfamiliar, naturally she fell back on her librarian training.

Summer camps for everyone

The University of Lethbridge continues to be a hub of activity throughout the summer months thanks to a variety of summer camp options available on campus: Life, You, Mathematics and Computer Science (LUMACS)

Geography students take city hall

By BOB COONEY

A team of Geography students recently received a high-profile lesson in public affairs by presenting their research to Lethbridge City Council. As part of an Applied Studies project, five students from Gary Weikum’s Geography 2535 Introduction to Planning and Geography 4500 Sustainability Issues in Planning classes spent the academic year conducting research on the sources and quantity of greenhouse gases produced by the corporate operations of the City of Lethbridge.

Incoming executive excited about opportunity to boost student engagement

By KYLE DODGSON

The spring winds bring an annual changing of the guard at the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU). As another successful year at the Students’ Union comes to an end, a new Executive Council is poised to usher in new, and what it expects will be prosperous, student initiatives.

Kulig study a blueprint for recovery

By BOB COONEY

The recent fire in Slave Lake, Alta. has left many people wondering how the community will rebuild and, most importantly, cope with the aftermath of a devastating event that destroyed approximately one third of the community, including homes, the library, town government offices, businesses and much more.

Library is into pop fiction

Soon, you’ll be able to get more than just academic reads at the University Library. The library is planning to set up a leisure reading section on level 10, purchasing a selection of best-selling fiction books that will be displayed on a revolving shelf alphabetically by author. As well, comfortable chairs will be moved from elsewhere in the library to create a cozy, relaxing area. 

Immersed in the culture

A group of U of L Rotaract club members were recently in Guatemala to present Roots and Wings International (RWI) with $1,000, which the not-for-profit organization used to provide Internet access to the 1,200-resident village of Pasac in Nahuala, Sololá. The charity recently constructed the first tech center in the area, where 30 computers serve 600 students and members of the community. While in Pasac, the group stayed with local families, and truly learned what life is like in rural Guatemala.

A mature path to education

By WENDY FAITH

Not every university education begins after high school. There are many ways to achieve a post-secondary degree and the University of Lethbridge is home to a variety of mature students pursuing their educational goals across all disciplines. “I may not have been able to attend university straight out of high school,” says English-Education major Alisha Sims, “but looking back I don’t think that was a bad thing.”

StatsCan Research Data Centre a valuable resource

By BOB COONEY

It’s a tiny, plain research space, with four small workstations and no Internet access. It requires, among other things, an RCMP security clearance to access the information located within it, and has steel reinforcement built into the walls – so forget about cell phone use. Card key access is tightly controlled and someone is on-site to monitor attendance and carefully screen all notes and results that leave.

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