a year to remember There is always a lot to talk about here at the University of Lethbridge. In the Advancement office, particularly, there is always an event to promote, a story to tell or a tweet to reply. But I can’t think of anything more satisfying than when we don’t have to initiate the conversations and when others start talking about the U of L and the strides the institution continues to make.
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In addition to wrapping up our 45th Anniversary, this fall has brought much additional celebrating to the U of L. We were recently named as Canada’s Research University of the Year 2012 (Undergraduate Category) by RE$EARCH Infosource, and earlier this month, Maclean’s magazine ranked the U of L as #3 in the country within our cohort. These are significant accomplishments for the U of L and are reflections of the focus, hard work and dedication that take place here every day.
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This issue of SAM is a sampling of what goes on here at the university many of us call our own. Whether you are an alumnus, a donor, friend, faculty, staff, parent or student (current or prospective) of the U of L, I hope you feel the same sense of pride I do to be a member of the University of Lethbridge family. Enjoy.
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Delia Cross Child, Revisions, 1999 From the University of Lethbridge Art Collection. Acquired in 2004 from the U of L Native American Studies Department.
Delia Cross Child (BA ’96, BEd ’02) is a Blackfoot artist and educator whose creativity and compassion have brought pride to her community and awareness to First Nations issues. As a contemporary artist, she is known for integrating tradition and history with a modern sensibility. Her work has been exhibited at the Glenbow Museum, Walter Phillips Gallery and Southern Alberta Art Gallery. As a teacher, Cross Child has woven traditional visual literacy into her curriculum to successfully inspire and motivate learning in students. Cross Child was inducted into the U of L Alumni Honour Society in 2009.
She describes this work as: “Revisions reflects the essence of perceptions and world views in many First Nations languages. In Blackfoot we call ourselves ‘Niitsitapi... the real people’ and its definition is embedded in the long history that we have had with the land. Yet in the English language there exists antagonistic associations in the words that are used to describe the First Peoples of this land.”
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