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trevor.kenney — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Former Pronghorn swimmer Richard Hortness, swimming for his hometown Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club out of Medicine Hat, set a new Canadian record at the 2009 Short Course Spring Nationals in Toronto in March. Hortness, who was with the Pronghorns in 2004-05, teamed with Brent Hayden, Rory Biskuspi and Tommy Gossland to set a new 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay record.

Lisa Lambert (BA '91, MA '07) was recently honoured as a YWCA of Lethbridge, 2009 Woman of Distinction for her work as a social advocate. Currently teaching a Canadian Politics course at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, Lambert is also working on her doctorate degree.

Winners of the U of L Plays and Prose Writing Competition were: Plays – James Forbes (1st), Adam Beauchesne (2nd), Trista Green (3rd) and Prose – Dave Bryant (1st), Adam Sarjeant (2nd), Henry Heavy Shield (3rd).

Several drama faculty, staff, and alumni were involved in the recent New West Theatre production of The Drawer Boy. Ron Chambers (Theatre & Dramatic Arts), Marek Czuma (Theatre & Dramatic Arts) and Jeremy Park (BFA '08) acted; Gail Hanrahan (Theatre & Dramatic Arts) directed; David Barrus (staff) was set designer; Rebecca Toon (BFA '06) designed the costumes; Kelly Roberts (staff) designed was sound designer and Lindsey Zess-Funk (BFA '07) was stage manager.

The U of L's 07/08 Report – Rethink About It – received a silver award in the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE) 2009 PRIX D'EXCELLENCE awards program in the best institutional annual report category.

The Report, which is the U of L's annual report to the community, was distributed to 335,000 households in October 2008. The Report is produced by the Communications Office within ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Advancement.

This is the third consecutive year that the Report has received an award from CCAE. In 2006/2007 the Report received a silver award, and in 2005/2006 the Report received a gold award.

To view the 07/08 Report online, visit: www.ulethbridge.ca/report

Dr. Anne Dymond (Art), Dr. Shelley Scott (Theatre & Dramatic Arts), Dr. Anonymous Will Smith (New Media) all wrote books that were acknowledged at the recent U of L Book Award Celebration.

Dr. Josephine Mills (Art Gallery) wrote an essay entitled, "The answer is two years spent baking vulva-shaped cookies, or On Understanding Lesbian Representation," which appears in the catalogue for Toronto artist Allyson Mitchell's latest exhibition, Allyson Mitchell: Ladies Sasquatch. The catalogue has just been launched and Mitchell's exhibition is on tour across Canada and comes to the U of L Art Gallery, Sept. 18 – Oct. 30, 2009.

Dr. Rolf Boon's (Music) composition, Bike Ride, has been selected for publication in the Canadian National Conservatory of Music's Northern Lights Level 5B Musical Discoveries collection. This is the eighth of Rolf's works that CNCM has published.

Dr. David Renter (Music) recently recorded with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble in Saskatoon. The group recorded one of Renter's big band compositions called Kukai and he was the featured soloist on several other selections during the recording. The CD will be released later this year.

Dagmar Dahle (Art), Don Gill (Art), Mary Kavanagh (Art), and Tanya Harnett (Art) had exhibition publications recently released by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.

Dr. Josephine Mills (Director/Curator U of L art Gallery) has been accepted into the Getty Leadership Institute's museum program. The program is an intensive three weeks in Los Angeles during July in the Museum Leadership Institute 2009.

Richard Epp (Theatre & Dramatic Arts) acted in Theatre Calgary's recent production of An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde.

Lisa Doolittle (Theatre & Dramatic Arts) and Jean Harrowing (Health Sciences) have recently received an Award of Distinction from the Internationalizing the Teaching and Learning Practice program for their work with students in Malawi last summer. The award is presented by Advanced Education and Technology.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Music Department at Dalhousie ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, distinguished alumni are being invited back to perform. Dr. Blaine Hendsbee (Music) was the tenor soloist in a concert of Mozart's Requiem, Apr. 7, in Halifax. He also presented master's classes at Dalhousie during the week.

Putting the Plan into action

trevor.kenney — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:04:45 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's new 2009-2013 Strategic Plan was released to the U of L community in early February through a well-attended launch event in the Atrium. One of the major goals of the plan's authors was to not have it sit stale after being rolled out to the community. It is, after all, a dynamic document that was crafted to change with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ over the next five years.

A series of videos discussing the five strategic priorities of the plan was created to show how U of L staff, faculty and students can continue to participate in the implementation of the plan. These videos can be viewed on the Strategic Plan website or by clicking on the "Featured Video" link on the UNews homepage.

Linda Embury, the face of the Human Resources Department, is a big proponent of developing a strong internal community at the U of L.

Every two weeks, UNews updates the Featured Video to reflect a different section of the 2009-2013 Strategic Plan. The latest video to go up speaks about the U of L building its internal community and enhancing relationships with its external communities.

The Strategic Plan booklet produced by the Communications Office provides testimonials from all walks of the U of L community. Linda Embury, an administrative assistant in the Human Resources Department, is one of the first faces people see when they visit the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ. Therefore, she was a perfect fit for discussing this strategic priority.

"We are each a piece of the pie that is the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, and without us, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ wouldn't be the success it is," Embury says, speaking of the real strength of the institution, its people.

Maintaining that personality and fostering relations is a big part of her role. While it has changed over the years, she understands how important it is to continue building the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's internal community.

"When I look at how the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ has changed over the last 20 years that I have been here, we have grown tremendously. There are more people, we have spread out over many buildings and consequently need to use e-mail instead of going down the hall to speak with someone like we did in the old days. But we still are a family, and maintaining that family atmosphere is extremely important to me," Embury says. "In my day-to-day work, I make a special effort to ensure that I give whoever comes into Human Resources – whether it's a staff or faculty member, a student or someone off the street – the very best service possible. You never realize the impact that you will have on someone down the road."

Embury is one of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's biggest fans and it is reflected when she welcomes a new employee or simply gets an opportunity to tell someone where she works. In that way, she is actively engaging the Strategic Plan.

"I am always very proud to be part of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge," she says. "I think it's a fabulous place to learn and to work, and I take that message out into the community with me wherever I go."

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