Dr. Richard Mrazek is the Board of Governors Teaching Chair for 2008. The veteran Faculty of Education researcher has been internationally recognized as a leading science, technology and environmental educator. His research areas include science education, integrating environmental education in school curriculum, as well as using emerging technologies in teaching and assessment.
The University of Lethbridge Senate is seeking nominees for its Spring and Fall 2009 honorary degree awards, and is appealing to community groups to nominate individuals who have made a local, regional or worldwide impact on society.
“An honorary degree is one of the highest honours we can give a person who has contributed to our community, our province, or our country,” says Elisha Rasmussen, Chair of the Senate Public Communications Committee.
Calling all Pronghorn men’s hockey fans, get on board the fan bus for the Nov. 14 matchup between your U of L Pronghorns and the U of C Dinos.
Tickets to take part in this longtime rivalry include a reduced admission to the game, transportation to and from Calgary, a tailgate party barbecue, friendly competitions and of course a very exciting Canada West hockey game.
Everyone is invited and U of L scarves and thunder sticks will be provided.
By Bob Cooney
The 150 residents of Lomond, Alta. will get to know a few University of Lethbridge students a bit better this fall. The group, including fourth-year multi-disciplinary Urban and Regional Studies students Madeleine Baldwin, Matt Hall and Brian Conger, is working for the County of Vulcan with the assistance of County intern Kevin Budzinski to prepare and present a Municipal Development Plan (MDP) to the Village of Lomond in late 2008.
By Robin Bright
For one morning at least, textbooks were closed and literature in its broadest sense was the focus of new student teachers.
For the past seven years, Language and Literacy instructors in the Faculty of Education, together with the Curriculum Lab and the Bookstore, have joined forces to organize and present a morning dedicated to children’s and young adult literature.
By Nicole Eva
With all the financial turmoil in the news these days, there is heightened interest in the stock market; even those of us less financially-inclined can’t help but pay attention to the dire speculations on the news every day.
To that end, two databases the University of Lethbridge Library has recently acquired might be of interest to the wider University community.
By Trevor Kenney
Working on the premise that recruiting a volunteer might be as simple as providing the opportunity, University of Lethbridge management student Jody Roetman had an idea. Some 10 months later, that idea spawned what promises to be an ongoing relationship between University students and volunteer agencies throughout southern Alberta.
The inaugural U of L Volunteer Fair, held Sept. 17 in the Atrium, proved to be a rousing success as students attended in droves, proving that activism is more than just an ideal on campus.
By Stacy Seguin
During the Cold War era, the sight and sound of massive test explosions detonated at Suffield, Alta., likely inspired fear and dread in the average person.
Dr. Douglas Schmitt (BSc ’80), however, professor of geophysics and physics at the University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge’s 2008 Distinguished Alumnus of the year award winner, is anything but average.
Skye Dack (BMgt ’06) was awarded the Chamber of Commerce “Outstanding Young Person of Canada” Award.
Dack was honoured at the JCI (Junior Chamber International) Calgary Outstanding Young Persons of 2008 Awards Reception in June. Dack is also automatically nominated for the JCI Canada TOYP Awards.
By Trevor Kenney
Toss out the words “Strategic Plan” and it doesn’t take long before most people’s eyes glaze over. At least that was the perception in the past.
The U of L Strategic Plan is nearing completion and if attendance at recent Town Hall meetings is any indication, this incarnation of the University of Lethbridge mission statement owns a unique feel. Strong audiences took in a pair of Town Hall events in September, with all facets of the University community represented and engaged in the process.
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