By TREVOR KENNEY
There are any number of reasons why students choose to attend the University of Lethbridge – from class size to specific program offerings to finances and locale – different factors appeal to different students.
International students have their own set of criteria for choosing a place to study, and for Sichen (Anfernee) Zhou, the U of L carried a reputation for offering the kind of personal support he needed to achieve his educational goals.
By STACY SEGUIN
This May, Luz Ospina, academic assistant, Department of Modern Languages, will accompany 11 University of Lethbridge students as they immerse themselves in the language and culture of Mexico City as part of the University’s pilot Spanish summer immersion program.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Ulsan University in South Korea has long been a valuable partner with the University of Lethbridge, and for the first time this coming summer, U of L students will get the opportunity to participate in a one-month study tour to learn Korean culture, history, society, business and language.
“I expect this program will be very popular,” says Laura Ferguson of the University’s International Centre for Students.
The University of Lethbridge is extremely fortunate in that international students come from all over the world to study in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program, typically to meet the English Language requirement for studies at the University.
It’s amazing the effect candles on a birthday cake can have when you’re thousands of miles away from home.
By TREVOR KENNEY
There’s a language of belonging when entering an academic environment, and finding the key to unlocking that language is more difficult for some than others. Thankfully, there’s a gatekeeper on hand to assist in the search.
Eric Low (BA ’75) mans the University’s Writing Centre, a haven for those searching for guidance when trying to write in a language that, at times, can seem foreign.
By TREVOR KENNEY
The Caribbean is a common destination spot for Canadians looking to escape the trials of winter and enjoy life in the tropics. For three cousins to come the other way however, leaving the resort island of Saint Lucia to live in Lethbridge, is hardly an ordinary occurrence.
By TREVOR KENNEY
The University of Lethbridge has been sending students on Japanese study tours for more than 20 years, but you would be hard-pressed to find two students more appreciative of the opportunity to visit Japan than cousins Aaron and Taryn Tamayose.
The duo will accompany education professor Dr. Lance Grigg as part of the 15-student group selected to participate in the Hokkai-Gakuen University exchange program later this month. Fourth-generation Japanese, or Yonsei, the two will finally realize a lifelong dream of visiting their ancestral homeland.
By TREVOR KENNEY
For Glenna Westwood (BA ’84), proclaiming the University of Lethbridge as a culturally diverse campus is literally, just lip service.
By LAUREL CORBIERE
Think about it.
What does it mean to be educated in Canada? If you are Canadian, you may not have even entertained this question. If you are not Canadian and you are here now, undoubtedly you have thought about this a great deal.
