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Convocation C A L E N D A R Convocation (June 2-3) Degrees, diplomas and certificates will be awarded at Spring 2011 Convocation as follows: CEREMONY I Thursday, June 2, 9:30 a.m. Installation of the Chancellor, Shirley Anne Margaret McClellan Conferral of Honorary Degree – Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Conferral of Degrees and Certificates School of Graduate Studies:
Doctor of Philosophy, PostMaster’s Certificate in Counselling, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Education, Master of Science (Management), Master of Counselling, Post-Graduate Certificate in Counselling Faculty of Arts & Science: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Science CEREMONY II Thursday, June 2, 2:30 p.m. Conferral of Honorary Degree – Gordon Walter Semenoff, Doctor of Science, honoris causa Conferral of Degrees and Certificates
ULSU HONOURS FACULTY MEMBERS BY ABBY GROENENBOOM This year the University of Lethbridge Students’ Union (ULSU) began what promises to be a tradition of honouring professors, sessional staff and lab instructors by creating the ULSU Teaching Excellence Awards. The idea behind the awards was that the ULSU wanted to provide students with an avenue to nominate an individual who they saw demonstrating outstanding effort and dedication to University of Lethbridge students. The ULSU is proud to honour Drs. Jay Gamble, Department of English; Lesley Brown, Department of Kinesiology; and Hans-Joachim Wieden, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “The ULSU wanted to offer students a way of recognizing professors and to show appreciation for the extra time and effort professors contribute to their educational experience,” says Taz Kassam, ULSU president. Gamble has been described by his students as a “delightfully quirky individual” who encourages students to engage in discussion rather than traditional lecturing. He also encourages creativity over memorization of course materials and provides a fresh perspective to literature. Brown has a reputation of having a great passion for teaching and a high consideration for the students she teaches. She encourages her students to reach their full potential and does not accept anything less. She is known for going to great lengths to ensure that students walk out of class having learned something valuable. Wieden is known to go above and beyond to ensure that students get the help they need to succeed. He will have extended office hours and will eagerly help students both inside and outside of class time. He has been an instrumental part of the Lethbridge iGEM team, spending countless hours helping the team win three gold and one bronze medal for their participation at the Championship Jamboree. “The ULSU looks forward to continuing this tradition for years to come,” says Kassam. “We, as students, want our instructors to know that we appreciate all the ways they contribute to enhancing our education.”
Faculty of Arts & Science: Bachelor of Science Faculty of Health Sciences: Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Nursing CEREMONY III Friday, June 3, 9:30 a.m. Conferral of Honorary Degree – Maude Victoria Barlow, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Conferral of Degrees and Certificates Faculty of Education: Professional Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Education Combined Degrees: Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art) and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts) and Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education Faculty of Fine Arts: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Art), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Multidisciplinary), Bachelor of Fine Arts (New Media), Bachelor of Music.
CEREMONY IV Friday, June 3, 2:30 p.m. Conferral of Honorary Degree – Clinton E. Dunford, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa Conferral of Degrees and Certificates Faculty of Management: PostBaccalaureate Certificate in Accounting, Bachelor of Management, Certificate in Management Combined Degrees: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Management
LIBRARY CONCLUDES LIBQUAL+ SURVEY BY NICOLE EVA The University Library completed another successful library quality survey, LibQual+, recently. The survey ran from Feb. 28 to Mar. 18 and elicited responses from a representative sample of the University population, including faculty members and both undergraduate and graduate students. The library received a very good response rate to the survey and will use the results to improve library services in the future. Organizers of the LibQual+ survey expect to have preliminary results available for review in the fall. The library previously ran LibQual+ surveys in 2005 and 2008, and the findings from those endeavours have improved the library in a number of ways. For a full
HONOURING LONG SERVICE The University held its annual Long Service Awards and Retirement Recognition Ceremony recently, honouring 116 employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service. A total of 23 retiring employees were also honoured. Following is a list of honoured employees. RETIREES Art Aitken, Dayna Daniels, Richard Epp, Rex Forsyth, Eldon Gardner, Wolfgang Holzmann, Bill Hudgins, Joan Kendall, Leslie Lavers, Lucie Linhart, Gerald McConaghy, Linda McLeod, Ken Nicol, Seamus O’Shea, Doug Parker, Ramrattie Ramtej, Donna Seyed Mahmoud, Ches Skinner, Philippe Teillet, Linda Van Esch, Wendy Vogel, Nick Wade and Ian Wells
Librarian Alison Nussbaumer, with winners Chrystanus Awagu and Md Rahman.
look at the LibQual+ process, see www.uleth.ca/lib/libQUAL. You can also view the full report from the 2005 questionnaire at this website. Those who completed the 2011 survey, and also submitted their e-mail address, were eligible to win one of
LONG SERVICE RECIPIENTS • 40 Years | Maria Draper
• 35 Years | Chris Charles,
Bryan Kolb, Peter McCormick and Gerda VanderFluit
• 30 Years | Jane Allan,
Cheryl Calver, Dayna Daniels, Gayle Durand, Rex Forsyth, Laurel Hamilton, Jay Johnston, Linda Kucheran, Greg Martin, David Naylor, Shari Platt and Leanne Wehlage-Ellis
• 25 Years | Shamsul Alam,
Lana Barton, Bryson Brown, Cathy Campbell, Patricia Chuchryk, Leslie Gatner, Allan Gergel, Nancy Grigg, Tyler Hayward, Mary Anne Hellinga, Wolfgang Holzmann, Bill Hudgins, Margaret Joblonkay, Kas Mazurek, Alice Miller, Richard Mrazek, Thomas Robinson, Doug Ross, Jadranka Smiljanec, Brian Sullivan, Richard Tedesco, David Townsend, Sandy Wiest and Joan Zimmer
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five randomly drawn $100 University Bookstore gift certificates. This year’s winners were: Chrystanus Awagu, Md Rahman, Breann Labatte, Tiffany Muller Myrdahl and Darren Finlayson. The Library thanks everyone for their participation.
• 20 Years | Patti-Jo Aiken,
Linda Anderson, Roberto Aragon-Garcia, Jochen Bocksnick, Carl Budny, James Byrne, Peter Dibble, Deborah Grant, Bill Halma, Andrew Hurly, Janet Macdonald, Karen McCallum, Louise Miller, Al Mueller, Claudia Notzke, Sergio Pellis, Dwayne Pepin, Vern Peterson, Maria Quinteros, Kathy Schrage, Colleen Sullivan, Brian Titley, Donna Townley and Mark Walton
• 15 Years | Doug Berry,
James Dobbie, Jackie Edwards, Lance Grigg, Michelle Hogue, Marie Matkin, Ian McAdam, Gerald McConaghy, Chris Moroz, Jeff Oliver, Derek Peddle, Michael Perry, John Poulsen, William Ramp, Keith Roscoe, Elizabeth Schultz, Ivan Townshend and Kenneth Vos
• 10 Years | Louise Arse-
nault, Stella Baah, Brenda
Bell, Donald Birchfield, Ryan Buckman, Jill Cassidy, Lorena deLange, Christopher Epplett, Margaret Forgie, Don Gill, Bill Glaister, Val Hill, Patricia Horrocks, Nancy Hosgood, Frank Huss, Deborah Jarvie, Helen Kelley, Carol Knibbs, Keith Knowles, Josh Korthuis, Christopher Kukucha, Greg Lacey, Corie Lazenby, Wayne Lippa, Karen Mahar, Jeremiah Merkl, Josephine Mills, Joy Morris, Chris Nicol, Chris Picken, Jeremy Pierson, Mike Pinder, Catharine Reader, Michael Robinson, Victor Rodych, Tammy Rogness, Mark Sabo, Robin Schafthuizen, Shelley Scott, Behnam Seyed Mahmoud, Gerry Ste. Marie, Robert Sutherland, William Tietz, Raquel Trillia, John von Heyking, Kevin Ward, Katherine Wasiak, Robert Williams, Barbara Williams, Jim Wishloff, Robert Wood and Jing Zhu