UNews - Theo Tams

UNews - Theo Tams /unews/person/theo-tams en U of L Students Shine With Confidence /unews/article/u-l-students-shine-confidence <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-1e67ce8a5c0787e6c4cbabc4302b7b6d"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">October 29, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>U of L student Theo Tams first grabbed the attention of the judges, then stole the hearts of a nation.</p> <p>The psychology/music student captured CTVs 2008 Canadian Idol competition in September, capping a summer-long series of performances that demonstrated his well-rounded, powerful stage presence.</p> <p>The 23-year-old turned the Idol program into a personal showcase, displaying his penchant for taking some of music's most-known ballads and interpreting them with his unique style.</p> <p>His victory, on a live national broadcast that attracted more than 1,000 supporters to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's<br> 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness, produced a hit</p> <p>single, "Sing", and netted Tams a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.</p> <p>In athletics, a nine-year quest became reality for U of L Pronghorn athlete Jim Steacy when, on a hot summer night in Beijing, he competed for Canada in the finals of the Olympic hammer throw competition.</p> <p>Just 24, the Canadian record holder and five-time national champion</p> <p>was the youngest of 12 competitors to qualify, serving notice for what's to come at the London 2012 Games.</p> <p>"Until you're in that final, you're just another young kid. I'll be on their radar now," Steacy says.</p> <p>He now focuses on his final season of CIS eligibility and maintaining his unbeaten weight throw record as a Pronghorn.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/beijing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Beijing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/city/london" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">London</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-company-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Company: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/company/sony-bmg-canada" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sony BMG Canada</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/1st-choice-savings-centre-sport-and-wellness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jim-steacy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jim Steacy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/theo-tams" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Theo Tams</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/pronghorn-athlete" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorn athlete</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="U of L Students Shine With Confidence" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:39:46 +0000 trevor.kenney 4895 at /unews U of L Students Shine With Confidence /unews/article/u-l-students-shine-confidence-0 <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-b5561cf830fd55068052c1f1e73bd948"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">October 27, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>U of L student Theo Tams first grabbed the attention of the judges, then stole the hearts of a nation.</p> <p>The psychology/music student captured CTVs 2008 Canadian Idol competition in September, capping a summer-long series of performances that demonstrated his well-rounded, powerful stage presence.</p> <p>The 23-year-old turned the Idol program into a personal showcase, displaying his penchant for taking some of music's most-known ballads and interpreting them with his unique style.</p> <p>His victory, on a live national broadcast that attracted more than 1,000 supporters to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's<br> 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness, produced a hit</p> <p>single, "Sing", and netted Tams a recording contract with Sony BMG Canada.</p> <p>In athletics, a nine-year quest became reality for U of L Pronghorn athlete Jim Steacy when, on a hot summer night in Beijing, he competed for Canada in the finals of the Olympic hammer throw competition.</p> <p>Just 24, the Canadian record holder and five-time national champion</p> <p>was the youngest of 12 competitors to qualify, serving notice for what's to come at the London 2012 Games.</p> <p>"Until you're in that final, you're just another young kid. I'll be on their radar now," Steacy says.</p> <p>He now focuses on his final season of CIS eligibility and maintaining his unbeaten weight throw record as a Pronghorn.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/beijing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Beijing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/city/london" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">London</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-company-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Company: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/company/sony-bmg-canada" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sony BMG Canada</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/1st-choice-savings-centre-sport-and-wellness" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jim-steacy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jim Steacy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/theo-tams" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Theo Tams</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/pronghorn-athlete" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorn athlete</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="U of L Students Shine With Confidence" class="rdf-meta"></span> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:58:39 +0000 trevor.kenney 5504 at /unews Welcome to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge 2007/2008 Community Report /unews/article/welcome-university-lethbridge-20072008-community-report <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-8b9f46381a9a96e5ceb88810e18bd4c0"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">October 27, 2008</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Wow – what a year this has been! Our 40th anniversary year was filled with plenty of excitement, but I can honestly say our 41st year is proving to be truly transformational.<br> We continue to build a comprehensive institution by expanding our horizons into the world of graduate studies while maintaining our tradition in undergraduate education. This year, 8,000 students from around the world call our campuses in Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton home. Our student body has grown by 50 per cent in the last 10 years, phenomenal growth among post-secondary institutions in Canada. Despite this growth, we have remained true to who we are – student-focused, research-intensive and grounded in liberal education. Our graduates face the world with confidence – not only in their educations, but in their abilities to succeed in their careers.<br> The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge is built on a commitment to the individual student and to providing each student with the most vital and engaging learning environment in the country. We are a university that sees teaching as a core activity and a university that has developed a reputation as a major research institution. In what is being called the biggest research hire for a university in Canada, this fall, Dr. Bruce McNaughton joined our Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience team as the inaugural Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Polaris Award recipient. The award is a 10-year, $10 million research grant that will ultimately result in $20 million through matching funding.<br> Our centres of research excellence provide opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students that are second to none. New facilities, such as the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building and the future Markin Hall, will create additional research space and accommodate future student needs. Over the last two years, we have had $147 million worth of new construction on campus. To date, five projects are complete and two more are under construction and set to open in 2009/2010. A key part of the U of L's campus infrastructure, our signature Arthur Erickson building, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Hall, is also being preserved through an $18.5 million renovation investment.<br> I am also pleased to report that we set out to raise $20 million from the community through our Legacy of Leadership Campaign and we actually raised $35 million, an achievement made possible in part through the support of the Government of Alberta's Access to the Future Fund. The largest percentage of the money raised went directly to establishing scholarships and bursaries for our students. I want to thank alumnus Dan Laplante (BMgt '88) for serving as Chair of the campaign – he did an outstanding job of motivating support and we sincerely appreciate the enthusiasm he brought to the campaign.<br> And last, but definitely not least, I would like to highlight two U of L students who shone brightly on national and international stages this year. Theo Tams, a music and psychology student, won the Canadian Idol competition, and hammer thrower Jim Steacy competed for Canada at the Beijing Olympics.<br> So why rethink? Because we want you to "rethink" what you thought you knew about the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.</p> <p>William H. Cade, PhD<br> President and Vice-Chancellor<br> Professor of Biological Sciences</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Lethbridge</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/city/calgary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Calgary</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/edmonton" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Edmonton</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/facility/environmental-science-building" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Environmental Science Building</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/arthur-erickson-building" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Arthur Erickson building</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/facility/markin-hall" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Markin Hall</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/university-hall" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Hall</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-industryterm-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">IndustryTerm: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/industry-term/campus-infrastructure" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">campus infrastructure</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/government-alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Government of Alberta</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/future-fund" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Future Fund</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/alberta-heritage-foundation-medical-research" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/canadian-centre-behavioural-neuroscience" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/bruce-mcnaughton" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Bruce McNaughton</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/jim-steacy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jim Steacy</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/william-h-cade" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">William H. Cade</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/dan-laplante" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Dan Laplante</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/theo-tams" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Theo Tams</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/president-and-vice-chancellor" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">President and Vice-Chancellor</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/professor-biological-sciences" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Professor of biological sciences</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/chair" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Chair</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-provinceorstate-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ProvinceOrState: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Alberta</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsevent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsEvent: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-event/beijing-olympics" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">the Beijing Olympics</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-technology-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Technology: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/technology/neuroscience" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Neuroscience</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Welcome to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge 2007/2008 Community Report" class="rdf-meta"></span> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:18:05 +0000 trevor.kenney 5493 at /unews