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Monday, July 22, 2013
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Calgary Campus students return to BVC
The U of L Calgary Campus will be officially moving students and instructors back to Bow Valley College as of Monday, July 22, 2013. Students should begin attending classes at BVC beginning Monday, July 22, 2013 and onwards. The Calgary Campus staff report they are looking forward to being back in business downtown. Learn more here.
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Student Success Centre Launched
The University of Lethbridge is launching a Student Success Centre – a new business unit that brings together a number of different resources and services to help students successfully navigate through their university experiences.
“This is a great step forward for the University of Lethbridge, as we move forward with a coordinated approach to student engagement," said Dr. Judith Lapadat, the U of L’s Associate Vice-President (Students).
Building on the recommendations of an all-campus recruitment strategy committee, the Student Success Centre will be managed by Trish Jackson, a U of L grad (BASc ’03), former SU executive member and international recruitment officer.
Jackson will be joined by campus outreach coordinator Auburn Philips (MA’12) and support personnel drawn from other offices on campus to work with students to ensure they get the most out of their university experience.
A Learning Strategist position and a Tutoring Coordinator position are in the process of being filled, and will add tutoring assistance, time management help and student leadership development to the complement of services offered through the Centre.
The Centre is an extension of activities that the Recruitment & Student Life office and Counselling Services have created over the past seven years to assist high school students in their transition to university life, only it will be extended to all years and levels of study, and to all three campuses. Learn more here.
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U of L Developed SPIRE instrument wins international Sir Arthur Clarke Award
A University of Lethbridge physics research team and a Lethbridge-based high tech data processing company are among the collective group of people behind the Herschel Space Telescope’s Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver (SPIRE) instrument, which has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Sir Arthur Clarke Award for academic study and research.
The award is in recognition of the scientific achievements of the SPIRE instrument, which was designed, built and operated by an international team of astronomers, scientists and engineers.
SPIRE was co-developed by Dr. David Naylor (Physics and Astronomy) and a team of researchers who led Canada’s contribution to the Herschel project on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency.
Blue Sky Spectroscopy, a Lethbridge-based, high tech company, is one of the three international Data Processing and Science Analysis Software centres for the SPIRE instrument. Learn more here
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Counselling in female-only groups shows promise as treatment option for problem gamblers
Women who were identified as problem gamblers show more success in counselling sessions if the participants are working in same-sex groups, according to a recent University of Lethbridge study.
The findings could help to change the way in which women problem gamblers receive treatment.
University of Lethbridge researchers Dr. Noella Piquette and Erika Norman, a recent Masters graduate and community-based counselor, published their findings in the Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery. Learn more here.
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5 Questions with Dr. Arlan Schultz
Dr. Arlan Schultz is an assistant professor of music, composition and theory and the head of the composition area within the Department of Music in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Schultz’s music has been broadcast on Radio Canada, in France on CBC’s sister network, and has been heard at performances in Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
He has also been commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the McGill Concert Choir, the Stuttgart Wind Quintet with Canadian pianist Louise Besette, Hungarian violinist János Négyesy, Canadian pianist Sandra Brown, Ensemble Resonance, Calgary and New Works Calgary, among others.
Learn the answers to Schultz's '5 Questions,' here
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U of L study to examine how social and economic stressors affect the health of Aboriginal adults
In a first-of-its-kind study, University of Lethbridge researchers are examining how the social and economic adversity faced by Aboriginal peoples may affect their biological health.
This new study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, will be co-lead by three researchers at the U of L, pulling together research strengths from health sciences, kinesiology and neuroscience.
Stressful experiences are an inevitable part of life, but repeated and chronic exposure to uncontrollable stressors can disrupt the function of neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, and immune systems. Markers of biological disruption can be identified well before the clinical markers of disease are detected. Learn more here.
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U of L researcher and community partners to play key role in national homelessness initiative
University of Lethbridge researcher Dr. Yale Belanger will play a key role in a national initiative that will gather information on the state of homelessness in Canada and will disseminate that knowledge to front-line providers.
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness was recently created through a $2.5 million investment from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, which promotes and assists research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities.
The Observatory’s work will be particularly relevant in Alberta, as recent province-wide flooding may increase the number of individuals who could be homeless. Learn more here.
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Planned Power Outages, August 21, 22, 23: UCA, SU and AH
The Utilities team is upgrading equipment in the University Centre for the Arts (UCA), Students’ Union Building (SU) and Anderson Hall (AH) beginning on Wednesday, August 21 and ending Friday, August 23.
The work involves replacement of an emergency power transfer system (UCA) and an upgrade to the main power distribution breakers in the UCA, SU and Anderson Hall.
The power outages will only affect these three buildings.
Power will operate as normal in all other campus buildings.
Details can be found here.
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Fire Alarm Speaker Tests Thursday, July 25
The golden tones of a specially-selected Security team member will grace the speakers in several buildings on Thursday, July 25 as regular fire alarm speaker tests take place. Test locations and times can be found here.
Fire Wardens and Assistant Fire Wardens are requested to check their areas during the test to ensure that the system is functioning so that the announcing Security Representative’s voice can be heard clearly, that the general alarm is audible and distinct and that the fire strobe lights within applicable areas are flashing. Learn more here.
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Bridge Bucks transactions unavailable July 23 to 25
The Brudge Bucks system will be off-line for approximately two days, beginning July 23. Learn more here.
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BBQ Wednesday: St. Louis-style BBQ Ribs
St. Louis style BBQ Ribs are on the menu this BBQ Wednesday, on the east patio in University Hall. A Grilled Vegetable Skewer for those who don't eat ribs is also available. The lunch includes
Pasta salad, Drinks and Desserts too!
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Next Uweekly -- Tuesday, August 6
If you have a notice or information to submit for the next two weeks beginning August 6 and beyond, please contact robert.cooney@uleth.ca
Over the summer, Uweekly will be published every second Monday until the end of August. Dates are listed below.
August: 6, 19.
August 26 -- Regular weekly editions resume.
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