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trevor.kenney — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:31:15 +0000

Convocation
(May 28-29)

Degrees, diplomas, and certificates will be awarded at Spring 2009 Convocation as follows:

Ceremony I
Thursday, May 28, 9:30 a.m.

Conferral of Honorary Degrees
Robert Samuel Best, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Ralph Eugene Himsl, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Doctor of Philosophy
Post-Master'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

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Science

Ceremony II
Thursday, May 28, 2:30 p.m.

Conferral of Honorary Degree
Samantha Joan Nutt, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Nursing

Ceremony III
Friday, May 29, 9:30 a.m.

Conferral of Honorary Degrees
Mobina Sherali Bandali Jaffer, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Joan Marie Stebbins, Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa

Professional Diploma in Education
Bachelor of Education

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

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, May 29, 2:30 p.m.

Conferral of Honorary Degree
Ross Wade Watson, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting
Bachelor of Management
Certificate in Management
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Management
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Management

Lectures

May 14
Brenda Milner Lecture Series
What's Eating Your Brain, presented by Dr. Timothy Schallert, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Texas at Austin | 1 p.m., AH100

May 15
Prentice Dialogue Session
Inevitable Surprises: Demographics and Economics in a Global Context
Dr. David K. Foot, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto | 3 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Theatre

Performances

May 28
Windy Mountain Music Festival
Pre-concert talk, 7:15 p.m.
Concert, 8 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall, W570

Miscellaneous

May 12
Office of Research Services Workshop
Panel Discussion on SSHRC Standard Research Grant Applications
Dr. Bryson Brown, Dr. Jo-Anne Fiske and Dr. David Gregory
9 a.m., Room B543

May 12
Alberta Introductory Biology Association Conference
Dealing With Change in Introductory Biology

June 12
John Gill Memorial Golf Tournament
Shotgun start, 1 p.m. Picture Butte Golf Club
Register by calling 403-317-2825 or e-mail Jaime.morasch@uleth.ca

Foot headlines Prentice Session

trevor.kenney — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:55:32 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Prentice Institute is off and running with the recent appointment of Dr. Susan McDaniel as its first director. Now, the Institute presents a special keynote speaker, Dr. David K. Foot, as part of the 2nd Annual Prentice Session.

Foot, professor of Economics at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto, is co-author of the best-selling books Boom, Bust & Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift and Boom, Bust & Echo: Profiting from the Demographic Shift in the 21st Century. These books reflect his research on the relationships between economics and demographics and on the resulting implications for both private and public policies.

On Friday, Foot presents Inevitable Surprises: Demographics and Economics in a Global Context. The event is open to everyone and begins at 3 p.m. in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Theatre.

The aging Boomer generation and the coming of age of their children, the Echo generation, are having major implications for businesses, governments and nonprofit organizations as well as for economic performance.

Based on predictable behaviour over the human life cycle, Foot explores the many varied implications of changing demographics from slowing economic growth and the ineffectiveness of interest policies to the rise of the service sector; from school closings to the growth in gardening and bird-watching. Change can be anticipated, but without an understanding of demographics, it arrives in many forms as yet another inevitable surprise.

Foot's research has resulted in contributions to a variety of specific fields such as marketing, human resource planning, corporate organization, saving and investing, housing, health, education, recreation and leisure, unemployment, migration, government expenditures, and intergovernmental relations.

The two-day Prentice Session event runs Friday and Saturday at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ and also features presentations by Dr. Alfons Weersink and Dr. Angus Thompson. They will address Demographics and Economic Hard Times. For more information, contact Deirdre Coburn at 403-380-1814 or via e-mail at deirdre.coburn@uleth.ca

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