June 6, 2013 - 4:35 p.m.

During the evening of June 5, 2013, a significant water-main break occurred at the construction site adjacent to the Students’ Union Building at the University of Lethbridge’s main campus.

As a result, major flooding occurred in the Library and the University Centre for the Arts.

Due to the immediate extent of the flooding, classes in the Library and the Centre for the Arts scheduled for Thursday, June 6, 2013 have been cancelled. Classes located in buildings other than those affected by the flooding are taking place as scheduled.

Employees who work in the Library and the Centre for the Arts are asked not to access their workspaces until further notice.

A local group of researchers and First Nations cultural experts are meeting over the next two days (June 4-5) at the University of Lethbridge to learn from each other about how to more proactively preserve ancient Blackfoot sites in southern Alberta in the face of future land development.

According to volunteer conference organizer Jerry Potts, a member of the Apatohsipiikuni (Northern Piikani, or Canadian) community, for more than a century archaeologists have recorded, studied and analyzed the remains left by Niitsitapii – the First Nations people of the area.

This year, 15 deserving University of Lethbridge graduands will receive medals that acknowledge their significant academic achievements, including the Governor General’s Gold and Silver Medals for overall academic excellence, along with medals from specific Faculties and the School of Graduate Studies.

The diverse group of medal recipients come from around the world, across Canada and close to home, including:

-       Lethbridge, Calgary, Enchant, Rocky Mountain House and Medicine Hat, AB
-       Jaffray and Cranbrook, BC
-       Herbert, SK
-       Winnipeg, MB

University of Lethbridge Pronghorns head coach Mike Hansen has begun re-tooling the men’s basketball roster with the signing of a pair of ACAC all-stars from the Lethbridge College Kodiaks.

Hansen announced the signing of southern Alberta products Rob Olsen and Jared Baker on Monday afternoon, wlecoming a pair of players whom Hansen previously coached at Lethbridge College during the 2009-2010 season. Olsen and Baker then embarked on their two year missions for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. This past fall, both returned to the Kodiaks program and did not miss a beat, finishing one-two in team scoring.

Both Olsen and Baker have also excelled in the classroom, with each being named CCAA Academic All-Canadians this past season.

Elizabeth Ferguson (BA '03, MA ’05, Native American Studies), the co-ordinator of the University of Lethbridge’s Native Student Advising office, has received an award from the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW) for her work to support First Nations, Metis and Inuit students at the U of L.

As the first recipient of this award from the U of L community, Ferguson joins more than 300 women from 76 communities across the province who have been recognized for their strength and accomplishments.

What expectant mothers envision for their birth experiences often isn’t what they realize, according to a University of Lethbridge study.

The result is a drastic rise in Caesarean section rates that has alternative health-care providers, feminist advocates for women’s health and mainstream medical providers all expressing serious concerns about the medicalization of childbirth.

Close co-operation between municipalities and chambers of commerce on both sides of the border is important to ensure that decisions made in Washington, DC and Ottawa will serve the interests of most residents of the region, according to University of Lethbridge political scientist Geoffrey Hale.

Groups like the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) do an excellent job of promoting broader regional interests on cross-border economic co-operation, says Hale, but there are enough different interests at play on border issues that area business groups can’t take political responsiveness for granted.

The University of Lethbridge has reappointed Dr. Robert Boudreau to a second five-year term as the University’s Vice-Provost & Associate Vice-President (Academic). The Board of Governors, as well as the review committee struck to make a recommendation to the Board, unanimously supported Boudreau’s reappointment.

“Dr. Boudreau has been instrumental in ensuring the success of several initiatives over the past five years,” says University of Lethbridge Provost Dr. Andrew Hakin. “For example, Bob was instrumental in ensuring a smooth transition for our academic programmes as we relocated our Calgary Campus to the Bow Valley College site and our Edmonton Campus to Concordia University College of Alberta.

The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors today reappointed Dr. Daniel J. Weeks to a second five-year term as the University’s research vice president. The Board of Governors, as well as the review committee struck to make a recommendation to the Board, unanimously supported Weeks’s reappointment.

“The University of Lethbridge continues to evolve as one of Canada’s leading comprehensive research and teaching universities of its size,” says University of Lethbridge President Dr. Mike Mahon. “Dr. Weeks has played a significant role in promoting and supporting the many research strengths in all of our faculties and has helped position the University for much future success.”

Join us on a magnificent voyage as Mozart and his young son Karl come to life on stage at Southminster United Church, May 15 and 16.

Discover Mozart’s passion for composing and embark on a magical journey into the world of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. Follow the Prince and Papageno as they try to rescue Princess Pamina from the Queen of the Night in Sarastro’s enchanted castle.

Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage includes 23 excerpts from the master’s music. Performed by musicians from the University of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music, these excerpts are masterfully woven into the drama as two actors recreate historical incidents from the composer’s life.