Sometimes the best-laid plans never see the light of day. Sometimes, they just need a little more time on the shelf.
The University of Lethbridge’s 2009-2013 Strategic Plan is a plan for the future, one that will chart the general direction of the University over the next five years.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Facing your own mortality at 13 years old can be a jarring experience. Mackenzie Rizos, goaltender for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team, did just that – and then she turned into a positive.
By JANA MCFARLAND
As Co-Chairs for the 2009 Supporting Our Students campaign, Laurel Corbiere, director for the International Centre for Students, and Dr. David Gregory, graduate program and research coordinator for the Faculty of Health Sciences, are gearing up for a new year.
By TREVOR KENNEY
For Glenna Westwood (BA ’84), proclaiming the University of Lethbridge as a culturally diverse campus is literally, just lip service.
A group of University of Lethbridge students took fundraising to a new level recently and the
U of L community responded in kind.
The Bio Wall is just one of the many outstanding features of the University of Lethbridge’s new Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building but it may be its most distinguishable.
By STACY SEGUIN
On frozen ponds or in heated arenas, Canadians love their hockey. Dale Ptycia (BASc ’85) also has a passion for the game, but he took it one step farther, turning it into a career as senior manager of licensing and merchandising for Hockey Canada (HC).
By STACY SEGUIN
Whether it means taking on the powers that be or courageously facing a room full of “Dragons,” Kevin Gaudet (BA ’91), federal director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), stands strong in his convictions, a legacy of valour that runs in his family.
By TREVOR KENNEY
Sheila Matson is adept at playing a variety of roles, whether professionally or on stage. This has served her well in a three-part career at the University of Lethbridge that began in 1968 and has no end in sight.
“It’s been wonderful,” Matson says of her time at the U of L. “I love the University, I don’t think there’s a better employer in the city and I really don’t say that lightly because I’ve been in many different spots.”
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