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KIND GRAD AND LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE BUILDS COMMUNITY ON- AND OFF-CAMPUS Story by Tina Karst | Photos by Rob Olson
It’s not even 9 a.m. and JP Gentile (Recreation Management 1996) has already been part of several enthusiastic conversations as he makes his way from the parking lot to the Lethbridge Polytechnic Students’ Association (LPSA) office. As he weaves through Centre Core, he’s asking students about their weekend, suggesting a table tennis rematch later in The Cave, inviting them to dodgeball or cricket in the gym, and offering smiles and a lot of “hey, how’s it going?” “A little ‘hello’ can go a long way,” he says. “That’s what I love about my job – student interaction and making those connections.”
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