University of Lethbridge

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

A long-running rumour has suggested that University Hall was designed in such a way that, had the University failed, it could be converted into a prison facility. When questioned 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!"

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