University of Lethbridge

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University of Lethbridge
Motto: Fiat Lux (Latin: "Let there be light")
Established 1967
Type: Public
Endowment: $ 24.5million
President: Dr. William Cade
Students: 8,000+ [1]
Location Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Campus: Urban
Colours: Blue and gold
Mascot: The pronghorn
Website: http://www.uleth.ca

The University of Lethbridge (also known as U of L) is a public university in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of the Oldman River.

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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.

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.

The university has strong research programs and is nationally recognized in the sciences.[1][2] It pursues 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.

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

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 union, soccer, swimming, and track and field. The university also has an intramurals program.

The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery has one of the largest collections in Canada of 19th and 20th century Canadian, American and European art, with over 13,000 pieces including drawing, print making, painting, photography, sculpture and installation.

The previous director, Jeffrey Spalding, spearheaded this nationally renowned art collection. Josephine Mills was appointed Director/Curator of the Art Gallery in 2001 and maintains a strong exhibition, publication and research program.

The collection quickly outgrew available archiving and storage space, so a new building was completed in 1999 to house large works. Additional renovations were made in 2000 and 2003 to update a study area for the collection and an incoming/outgoing art handling area.

In 2006, a comprehensive registration database was made available online of the University of Lethbridge collections.

Chancellors
Chancellor Term start Term end
Louis S. Turcotte 1968 1972
James Oshiro 1972 1975
Van E. Christou 1975 1979
Islay M.Arnold 1979 1983
William S. Russell 1983 1987
Keith V. Robin 1987 1991
Ingrid M. Speaker 1991 1995
Robert Hironaka 1995 1999
James D. Horsman 1999 2003
Shirley DeBow 2003 2007
Richard Davidson 2007 present
Presidents
President Term start Term end
Russell J. Leskiw (acting) 1967 1967
W.A.S. "Sam" Smith 1967 1972
William E. Beckel 1972 1979
John H. Woods 1979 1986
Gerald S. Kenyon (acting) 1986 1987
Howard E. Tennant 1987 2000
William H. Cade 2000 present

  1. ^ http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/University-of-Lethbridge.html
  2. ^ http://www.ahfmr.ab.ca/press/2006-04-28.php

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