After months of training and wins at regional competitions, the University of Lethbridge's Inter-Collegiate Programming Contest team is participating in the prestigious Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals in St. Petersburg, Russia for the first time.

Seeded sixth in a field of more than 100 competitors, the team's Canada Day long weekend won’t be spent relaxing or camping in the great outdoors. They will instead be camped out in a university lecture hall 10 time zones away from home with hundreds of other students, looking to solve challenging computer coding problems.

On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, the Alberta government formally requested the U of L house a number of evacuees while cleanup efforts to their communities continue.

It is expected that evacuees will start arriving at our campus later this afternoon. As you can imagine, this is a stressful time for individuals and families who have lost many of their possessions and remain unable to assess the damage to their homes.

Due to the impact of the recent flooding, some school boards in Alberta have made the decision that diploma exams are optional for the 2012/13 school year.

The University of Lethbridge will use the final grade recorded in courses by Alberta Education, with or without the completion of a diploma exam, in making its final admission decision for students.

Questions regarding admission decisions may be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 403-320-5700, regoffice.inquiries@uleth.ca, or admissions@uleth.ca.
 

The easy way to pick a Canadian out of a crowd is to ask them to say “out and about” – a phrase that stereotypically ‘outs’ a Canuck ‘about’ as quickly as astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield could tweet from the International Space Station.

Because of our unique way of speaking, and no matter how hard we try to hide it, experts and non-experts alike hear the inflections:  Out becomes ‘oot’ and ‘about’ becomes ‘aboot’ – the vowels are changed to alter the sound of the word.

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns have finalized their schedules for the Canada West soccer season and for the program's men's team, the focus will be on building off of last season's 18-point performance, a franchise best.

The men's program will open its 2013 campaign with a home-and-home series against the University of Calgary Dinos, Sept. 7-8 (at home on Sunday, Sept. 8). That's the start of a 15-game schedule that will also see the Horns play host to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies, Mount Royal University Cougars, UNBC Timberwolves, UBC Thunderbirds and the Trinity Western Spartans.

Given the decisions of Alberta Education, the Calgary school boards and other provincial school boards regarding diploma exams, the University of Lethbridge is reviewing its requirements for admission for the 2013/2014 academic year.

Information regarding how the University of Lethbridge will accommodate the diploma exam decisions will be provided later this week on Uleth.ca and from the Registrar of the University of Lethbridge.

In consideration of the recent and severe flooding of downtown Calgary, and because the University of Lethbridge’s Calgary Campus remains inaccessible, Summer Session I courses at the Calgary Campus are now complete.

Instructors will evaluate completed course work and will subsequently assign a final course grade. Final exams for Summer Session I have been cancelled.

Students who would like the opportunity to retake the course will be able to do so at no cost to them. Those wishing to withdraw from the course will be able to, without the withdrawal appearing on their official transcript. Final grade submission for Summer Session I will remain July 3, 2013.

Due to the mandatory evacuation orders issued by the City of Calgary, Bow Valley College and the University of Lethbridge Calgary Campus will remain closed until further notice.

For additional information on the local State of Emergency in the City of Calgary and for appropriate evacuation procedures, please consult http://www.calgarycitynews.com/ or calgary.ca/General/Pages/State-of-Local-Emergency.aspx

Faculty, staff and students at the University of Lethbridge Calgary campus should look to their uleth.ca emails accounts for information regarding the closure and the scheduling of classes.

Friday, June 21
8:45 a.m.

The University of Lethbridge will remain open during the current City of Lethbridge local State of Emergency. For more information on the flood situation, visit the website www.lethbridge.ca or follow @LethbridgeCity on Twitter.

Thursday, June 20
4:18 p.m.

The local State of Emergency remains in place for the City of Lethbridge but the effect on the University of Lethbridge is negligible.

All paths to the river bottom area from the University have been closed but the U of L remains open and all programs are operating as normal.

The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's and women's hockey teams open their 2013-14 Canada West hockey schedules in early October, and with both teams coming off non-playoff seasons, will need a quick start to get off on the right foot.

The Horns women's team hosts the first home game of the season when they welcome the defending Canada West champion University of British Columbia T-Birds to Nicholas Sheran Arena on Oct. 4-5. That weekend will mark the start of a stretch that sees the Horns host seven of their first eight games at Nicholas Sheran.