University of Lethbridge
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| Motto | Fiat Lux (Latin: "Let there be light") |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| President | Dr. William Cade |
| Students | 8,000+ [1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | The pronghorn |
| Website | http://www.uleth.ca |
The University of Lethbridge sits among the coulees on the scenic west side of the Oldman River in the city of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
History
The University was founded in 1967. Architect Arthur Erickson designed University Hall, and it opened in 1971.
In 1996, the University of Lethbridge opened campuses in Calgary and Edmonton.
Academics
Both graduate and undergraduate programmes are offered.
In 2004, the University of Lethbridge granted their first doctoral degrees. Lisa Thomson and Robbin Gibb both graduated with doctoral degrees in Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience. Earlier in the year, the Alberta government approved the expansion of the fledgling Ph.D. program to include degrees in five new areas: bio-molecular science; biosystems and biodiversity; earth, space and physical science; evolution and behaviour; and theoretical and computational science.
Research
The university has strong research programs and is nationally recognized in the sciences. It pursues significant collaborative research with two federal agriculture research centers in Lethbridge. Faculty members participate in a number of national networked centres of excellence and other collaborations in a wide range of fields. The university’s infrastructure in the sciences and information technology is accessible to undergraduate students.
Faculties and Schools
The University of Lethbridge has six faculties and schools that administer its bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- School of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Management
- School of Graduate Studies
Academic and campus services
Advising offices in each faculty, applied studies and co-op office, art gallery, bookstore, career resources centre, chaplaincy, counselling centre (offers personal and career counselling, academic skills development, and coordination of services for students with special needs), Native student advisor, financial counselling, gymnasium, health centre, international centre, music conservatory, Olympic-sized aquatic centre, safewalk service, student newspaper, student radio, theatres, weight training and equipment room.
Athletics
The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Lethbridge Pronghorns, formerly known as the Chinooks. They have men's and women's teams in basketball, ice hockey, judo, rugby, soccer, swimming, and track and field.
The university also has a thriving intramurals program.
Lore
It has been joked that the University Hall was designed in such a way that had the University failed, it could be converted to a prison facility. When asked about the possibility of such a failsafe plan the architect Arthur Erickson replied "Nonsense; to consider that I would design an educational facility like a prison is a romantic notion of our detractors!"
Ryan Richman has been a long fabled alumnus of the University. He is believed to have, at one point, consumed 20 servings of crepes filled with paté. Another mark he leaves behind on Lethbridge is his strong, resonant baritone vocals. With the true passion of musicianship, he performed the Fauré Requiem on numerous occasions. Although he is afflicted with diabetes he manages to complete triathalons on a biweekly basis. He frequently places, and is always a front-runner for the gold. He also coined the term 'Go For the Gold'.
Although Ryan Richman's future seemed bright, he paricipated in a fierce Washington, D.C. debate with a British politician. His name was entered into the Scotland Yard's watch list and he was hunted down at his home in rural New Jersey while watching Upstairs/Downstairs on the BBC. Margaret Thatcher rose from the grave and forced him to become a World Studies teacher at a hellish Southern New Hampshire public school. He attacked a freshman with a triton for making a Jewish joke. The administration took action and he was then banished to Kansas. No one has heard from him since. Please pray for him if you are a member or a lover of his alma mater.