An unknown local artist between 1913 and 1921 created this painting of an aerial view of the city of Lethbridge.
The work spent most of its early life hanging in the Arlington Hotel, a downtown establishment that operated under a variety of owners and titles from 1910 to 2007, when it was demolished.
In 1971, the hotel’s proprietors, John and Walter Mysyk, presented the painting to the newly founded University of Lethbridge as a gift from the Ukrainian Canadian Association of Lethbridge.
The 1950s are the focus of the 2011 Historic Lethbridge Festival, May 3-8, with myriad activities planned for everyone in the family. The University of Lethbridge is hosting two events as part of the festivities.
The U of L Art Gallery has an exhibition entitled, The 1950s: Works from the U of L Art Collection & Galt Museum & Archives, in both the Main Gallery and Helen Christou Gallery.
By AMANDA BERG
We’ve all used guidebooks, maps and compasses when hiking in the Rocky Mountains, but have you ever heard of a musical guide to the Rockies? That is what creator (and Calgary native) Samantha Whelan-Kotkas has produced.
Through the University of Lethbridge’s Feel the Beat concert series, Lethbridge audiences will get an opportunity to take part in the experience.
Once again, the U of L Art Department is opening its studios and workshops to the public.
On Apr. 19 and 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, everyone is welcome to tour the Art Department.
The University of Lethbridge campus community is reaching out to those affected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Music to Heal the Heart and Soul, on Saturday, Apr. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Southminster United Church, is an evening of music, dance and poetry readings dedicated to the survivors and victims of the Japanese tragedy.
The program includes performances by the U of L Singers, a 32-voice mixed choir conducted by Dr. Janet Youngdahl; modern dancers led by Claire Lint; pianist Dr. Deanna Oye; and saxophonists Dr. David Renter and Andrew Ichikawa.
Three University of Lethbridge Faculty of Management (accounting) alumni recently earned top honours on the Uniform Evaluation (UFE), the exam written by all Chartered Accountant (CA) hopefuls.
Andrea Harper (Young Parkyn McNab LLP, Lethbridge), Kelsey (Watson) Stimson (Meyers Norris Penny, Lethbridge) and Eric Van Dyk (BDO Canada LLP, Edmonton) claimed three of eight national honour roll positions from a pool of 479 people in Alberta who wrote and passed the exam.
Faculty of Management students Aliya Lalani and Mikail Beckford are representing for the
U of L and their fellow accounting majors.
The pair, both in fourth year, was recently selected to be student ambassadors for the Certified General Accountants’ Association of Alberta (CGA). The ambassadors represent the CGA brand on campuses across Alberta, talking to students, promoting the CGA designation and helping to organize events on and off campus.
Lalani recently earned second-place honours in Alberta’s Next Top Accountant competition.
By ABBY GROENENBOOM
As a changing of the guard begins to take place within the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU), it is a good opportunity to look back at what was accomplished in the previous year. From Fresh Fest to Humans vs. Zombies, hosting Peter Mansbridge and lobbying on behalf of students’ interests, the ULSU had a very progressive and successful year.
Lectures
Apr. 12 | CMA Leadership and Innovation Speakers Series: David Chilton | David Chilton, author of The Wealthy Barber, Canada’s all-time bestselling book | 7 p.m., UHall Atrium
Apr. 14 | Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture: Dr. Andreas Warburton
First Results from the Large Hadron Collider | 1:40 p.m., C640
Apr. 15 | Math & Computer Science Noon Hour Speaker: Jackie Rice
An Introduction to Reversible Logic
Noon, C674
By CARLY ADAMS
Over the past decade, scholars from across Alberta have been meeting annually at the Alberta Round Table for the Socio-Cultural Study of Physical Activity & Sport. This year, the University of Lethbridge is hosting the event for a second time, Saturday, Apr. 30, with
Dr. Brian Wilson of the University of British Columbia as the keynote speaker.
