Monday, June 18, 2012
Dr. Craig Loewen Appointed Dean, Faculty of Education
The University of Lethbridge Board of Governors has, after a national/international search, confirmed the appointment of Dr. Craig Loewen as Dean of the Faculty of Education.
Loewen is a Professor within the Faculty of Education and was serving as Interim Dean. The latter is a position he accepted in 2010 following Dr. Jane O’Dea’s decade of service as Dean of the Faculty.
Loewen is a long serving faculty member, U of L alumnus (BEd ’84) and mathematics education expert whose research includes how students learn and how teachers can promote and enrich student learning.
“Dr. Loewen is a highly-respected educator and researcher who has held a number of administrative positions within the faculty in addition to maintaining an active teaching and research portfolio,” said Dr. Andy Hakin, the U of L's Provost and Vice-President, Academic. Learn more here.
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Board Affirms Associate Dean Appointments in Arts and Science, Management
At a recent Board meeting, the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors confirmed the re-appointments of Dr. Muriel Mellow (Sociology) as an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Dr. Richard Perlow (Human Resources Management and Organizational Behaviour) as an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Management.
Dr. Matthew Letts (Geography) was appointed a new Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science, following Dr. Craig Monk (English) who has returned to teaching. Learn more here
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Pension and Benefits News Now Available: UAPP Changes Take Effect July 1
Information about the latest changes to the Universities Academic Pension Plan (UAPP) are included in the most recent issue of the Pension and Benefits Newsletter, which you can find here, along with a host of additional material from the
Pension and Benefits team.
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What's "Up" with the Giant Cranes? Southern Alberta economy gets jolt from U of L construction
In parts of Asia, the crane represents good fortune and longevity.
The same could be said for the pair of 165-foot tall mechanical cranes that grace the horizon on the south end of the U of L campus.
For the University of Lethbridge, the cranes symbolize a hefty infusion to the local economy.
About $14.8 million of the $27.5 million project cost for the Aperture Park Phase 3 residence is going directly to southern Alberta companies, says Brian Sullivan, director of the Project Management Office (PMO) in facilities.
He adds that the economic spinoffs from the housing project alone are significant.
“There are at least a dozen major local contractors working here; from all the surveying to the mechanical, electrical, drywall and excavation work.”
All this activity makes the U of L the busiest building site south of Calgary. Read more here.
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Find Facts Fast! New Online Facts Website Makes it Easy
The Fact Book used to be a tedious read -- but no more!
Thanks to some clever online placement, re-organization, and improved searchability, you can get more numbers, faster, from the friendly folks in Institutional Analysis.
If you want to know how many Manitoban students we have, you can find that. Need to know if we have students from Australia or Zimbabwe? No problem. Have a desire to learn about the number of transfer students from Saskatchewan? Sure. Start your journey to number-land here
The 159-page document is still available to download and print off should you need to do so, and the staff from IA are always available for an e-mail or telephone consult if you are really stumped.
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Deerly Beloved
A mule deer fawn, possibly a day or two old, was left hiding in plain sight last week on a lawn near University Hall.
The little one is one half of a set of twins, and among four fawns observed in various parts of campus.
It is very important to not touch them or move them -- or to get too close. Being charged by a cranky mule deer mom is not an experience anyone wants (trust me on this!). For more images, please visit this website.
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Red Deer River Oil Spill Provides Unique Research Opportunity
A recent pipeline rupture in the Red Deer River might have relatively short term environmental damage, but a larger concern is the vast number of older pipeline locations at river crossings and their vulnerability to floods, according to a leading expert in floodplain and river bank ecosystems.
Dr. Stewart Rood, a University of Lethbridge Environmental Science researcher and member of the Water Institute for Sustainable Environments at the University of Lethbridge, has already started on a study of the Red Deer River oil spill, looking at more than 30 km of river shoreline downstream from the spill.
He and his colleagues are looking for opportunities to learn from this particular spill, and then turn their research findings into a set of guidelines for developing oil pipelines near, over or under waterways. Learn more here.
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Canadian Number Theory Association Conference at University of Lethbridge Until June 22
The University of Lethbridge will play host to more than 200 mathematicians and researchers from around the world between June 17 - 22 at the Canadian Number Theory Association's 12th Meeting, a first for the Mathematics and Computer Science Department faculty members who are the key organizers, along with colleagues from UBC, U of C and SFU.
Among more than 100 presentations, a public talk is planned for the evening of Monday, June 18 featuring Dr. Andrew Granville and entitled "Pattern hunting in the prime numbers".
Number theory researchers study, among other topics, prime numbers and their roles in many computer algorithms, including secure credit card transactions.
Instead of working with the prime numbers most people understand (a prime number is only divisible by 1 and itself) such as 2,3,5,7,11 or 13, the researchers deal with prime numbers more than 100 digits long. Get more information here.
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How Will Aaron's Ultimate Gumbo and Mock Apple Pie Support the ULSU Food Bank?
There is still time to submit your favourite recipe to the Campus Cookbook and support the ULSU Food Bank.
This week, you can sneak preview some of the recipes, courtesy of Aaron Tamayose (Disabilities Resource Centre) and Carolyn Gaebel (Library).
The University of Lethbridge Bookstore and the University of Lethbridge Students' Union are creating the cookbook as a collection of U of L Staff and Faculty recipes, published right here on campus.
It will be available for faculty, staff, students and the general public to purchase in the fall, with all profits being donated to the ULSU Food Bank.
Learn more, and submit your favourite recipe, here.
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Retirement Reception -- Cheryl Wheeler, Human Resources
Please join us on June 22 in celebrating the retirement of Cheryl Wheeler after nearly 14 years of service to the University of Lethbridge.
Cheryl started her U of L career with the Faculty of Education before transitioning to the Office of the Vice-President Finance and Administration, leading to her current role within Human Resources as Manager, HR Projects. The details for Cheryl's retirement celebration can be found here.
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This is Our U, Too! Searchable Summer Camp Database Now Available
A new listing process that lets people search and select summer camps based on age, interest, start dates or topic is now online.
Summer camps in all areas generally fill up quite quickly, so please use this convenient tool to get your kids registered, and spread the word to those you feel may also be interested in having their children experience the U of L during the summer.
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What's new at www.thisismyU.ca?
Giving creates access
When Fred Greene (BA ’98) is asked to name a favourite work of art, he rhymes off not one, but a handful.
With an impressive resumé that includes a four year fellowship at the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in Rome and 10 years in the Conservation Department at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, it’s not surprising that Greene feels right at home in the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
He describes the U of L Art Collection with passion.
“Our collection is spectacular,” he says simply.
Read more here
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Next Uweekly -- Tuesday, July 3
Over the summer, Uweekly will be published every second Monday until August 27. If you have a notice or information to submit for the week of July 3 and beyond, please contact robert.cooney@uleth.ca.
Summer publishing dates:
Tuesday, July 3
Monday, July 16
Monday, July 30
Monday, August 13
Monday, August 27
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