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Alumna Thomas earns ULSU honour

trevor.kenney — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:20:20 +0000

Melanee Thomas, who led the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Students' Union as President in 2002-03, is the recipient of the Students' Union Alumni Achievement Award for 2012.

Thomas, originally from the Granum area, graduated from the U of L in 2003 with a degree in political science (Great Distinction)

She went on to achieve her masters in political science with a specialization in Canadian Politics from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary in 2006, and completed her PhD in political science at McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ in 2011.

Now back in Alberta, Thomas is an assistant professor at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary in the political science department. Prior to her position at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary she was The Skelton-Clark Post Doctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science at Queen's ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ.

"The reason we chose Melanee as the recipient for the ULSU Alumni Achievement Award is we were blown away with the success she has had in her academic career, and the fact that she was highly-esteemed by her co-workers and colleagues at the ULSU," says Shuna Talbot, the SU vice-president, internal.

Among numerous awards, Thomas received a Young Woman of Distinction award from the YWCA in 2003 and a Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) 2005 scholarship for her research into how gender influences the participation of women and men in politics.

She also has direct political and election experience as a candidate for the NDP in the Lethbridge Riding during the 2004 federal election.

Outside of ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, Thomas is also an accomplished runner and maintains an interest in music, having studied piano at the ARCT level with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

Hazell enthusiastic about research future

trevor.kenney — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:20:59 +0000

Dr. Tom Hazell has got a deal for you. Give him just 30 minutes of exercise, three times a week, and your return is a loss of fat mass and gain in muscle mass that rivals and even betters longer and more sustained workout regimens.

No, it's not an infomercial pitch; rather it's laboratory research that shows intense interval training can not only provide the results many people are looking for when they go to the gym, but also can do so in a quick and efficient manner.

Dr. Tom Hazell is in the midst of setting up his lab space as he begins his U of L career.

Hazell is one of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's newest recruits, a member of the Department of Kinesiology who came on board in August. A week after he'd arrived, he was one of four keynote speakers at the Exercise Physiologists of Western Canada Conference hosted by the U of L.

"It was great to get thrown into things quickly and really good to get exposure to the Western Canadian kinesiologists," says Hazell, who earned bachelor, master's and PhD designations in kinesiology at McMaster, Windsor and Western universities, respectively. He also did a post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric nutrition at Montreal's McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ.

Young, athletic and a former hockey player, Hazell says he excelled at both sports and science while growing up, pointing him towards the study of kinesiology. He knew he found his calling as a professor when he first started giving lectures as a master's student.

"I don't really consider it working because it's my passion and what I'm interested in," says Hazell. "If I'm not here in the lab or teaching, I'll be at home reading the latest articles trying to find things that I can incorporate into my research – it's just what I love to do."

His work in investigating interval training techniques really took shape during the first few years of his PhD studies. Using the universally renowned Wingate Anaerobic Test (pedaling a mechanically braked bicycle ergometer), he and his team discovered that 30-second bursts of all-out effort, followed by four minutes of rest and repeated four to six times in a session yielded potent results.

"Within two weeks we found you could increase your VO2 max (maximal aerobic capacity) by 10 per cent, and this in just over six sessions," says Hazell. "We then did a six-week study where the main outcome was body composition and we found that participants lost a similar amount of fat mass and gained lean mass with about one third the training volume similar to doing 30 to 60-minute runs on a treadmill."

It's not as easy as it sounds though, because all-out really means all-out.

"You really have to be motivated because all-out is difficult to do for 30 seconds. After about 10 seconds you're completely fatigued and you still have to push for another 20 seconds," says Hazell.

Working at the U of L, he sees multiple opportunities to collaborate with his colleagues in kinesiology on projects that will take this research to the next level.

"The question I want to start tackling now is what else is this training doing? How does it affect your appetite, so let's look at the physiology of it," he says. "I'd like to eventually get the funding to get some equipment so that I can look at the bone aspect of this. Can interval training help osteoporotic people who otherwise can't do impact exercise for any sustained time stimulate bone growth or even minimize bone loss?"

Right now, he's just looking at filling out his lab and getting as many students involved in his research as possible.

"One of the main reasons I got into being a professor was to mentor students," he says. "Some of the relationships I had with students who were senior to me, or my advisors, are lifelong. Both my PhD and master's advisors are now two of my better friends, and those are some of the relationships that drove me to do what I do."

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· Hazell has also studied whole body vibration and how combining workouts with vibration plates can further stimulate muscles and burn more calories

· Born and raised in Hamilton, Ont., Hazell moved to Lethbridge with his fiancé, who is originally from Calgary. She is working as an educational assistant with autistic children in Lethbridge School District No. 51

· He has been wowed by the facilities at the U of L, particularly the 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness. "Having been at McMaster, Windsor, Western and
McGill, the U of L's facilities really are state-of-the-art and I think people are spoiled if they don't realize it. This is one of the nicest gyms I've ever been in."

This story first appeared in the September 2012 issue of the Legend. For a look at the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Parkinson discovers a mentor, launches a career

trevor.kenney — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:18:01 +0000

Thinking back, Emma Parkinson (BMus '08), up-and-coming mezzo-soprano with Opera de Montréal, remembers growing up in a household filled with music.

"My dad (Brian Parkinson) is a drama professor at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge and my mom is an elementary school teacher. My older sister and I grew up playing piano, taking dance lessons and putting on little plays for our family. I loved it, the performing, the singing, the dancing, all of it really," recalls Parkinson. "My parents always had music of all different genres going on in the house, but I actually hated opera when I was growing up. It was the one type of music that would make me run out of the room."

Emma Parkinson followed her father, drama professor Brian Parkinson, to the U of L.

Parkinson spent her high school years singing with the LCI Chamber and Jazz choirs. During her last year of school, the choir went to Europe, singing its way through the south of France, Italy and Austria, an experience she describes as fantastic. After graduation, she enrolled in music at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, but remained unsure if she would enjoy studying solo voice until a summer workshop at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia turned her aversion of opera into a passion.

"It was a one week workshop filled with people of all ages, many of whom were more advanced singers. My eyes were opened seeing all these different pieces of opera coming to life. It was at that point that I realized opera was such a perfect combination of theatre and music," she says. "It just sort of came together for me and I remember thinking, 'wow, I really want to do that. I need to do that'!"

With this newfound passion, Parkinson continued her musical journey as a voice student at the U of L, working under the direction of well-known tenor and music professor Blaine Hendsbee. Hendsbee turned out to be the perfect mentor for Parkinson, balancing high expectations with great support.

"I had taken a couple of voice lessons with Blaine before I auditioned for studio at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, so when I found out that he selected me for studio I was really happy. He is my mentor forever and always. He is so passionate about opera; he really inspired me to stretch and grow, and he helped me come out of my shell and find my voice as a soloist. He has a professional quality and is very encouraging but still firm. He demands a very high standard, which is exactly what you need when you are pursuing any sort of art form," says Parkinson, who made the most of her time as an undergrad, participating in several music and drama co-productions and singing with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Singers.

"Because the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ has a smaller program in terms of numbers, I was able to grow and blossom as an individual. I received opportunities that a larger school wouldn't provide, which put me at an advantage when I started my graduate studies. I got my first role in the U of L's production of Mikado. My dad was the director; I felt very privileged to work with him. He was very professional and it was nice to watch him work," says Parkinson. "I remember the first time performing Mikado on stage; I was ecstatic because we had these incredible costumes and an orchestra and I loved the overdramatic, evil-witch character I got to play. We had worked so hard to get to opening night that I wanted to go out there to have fun and entertain. I felt over the moon when the curtain dropped!"

Parkinson, singing Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen from the Banff Centre Opera as Theatre Program in 2009. Photo by Donald Lee

It is a feeling that has stayed with her throughout her busy musical career. Parkinson graduated from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ with a BMus in 2008. She earned her master's of music in opera performance in 2010 from McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, during which time she starred in multiple operas and oratorio concerts. After her master's she auditioned for a two-year young artist training program, Atelier Lyrique of Opera de Montréal, one of only four such training programs available in Canada. She will complete the program with them in June. This summer she is excited to fulfill her first international professional contract in Berlin, where she will spend two months playing Mercedes in a new production of Carmen.

"The marriage of music and theatre is like nothing else and I really love it. I feel so lucky to spend my day working on beautiful music, singing beautiful music and performing it. At the end of the day, I can't imagine working on anything else."

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Parkinson has performed as a soloist or character role in more than 25 productions

In December 2011, she participated in a 14-day concert tour of China, singing with the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra

In 2011, she was awarded the Prix Jeune Espoir Lyrique Canadien, as well as the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques Laureate honours

This year, she is preparing for roles as a soloist in Rossini et Ses Muses (with Atelier Lyrique), and Siebel in Faust (with Opera de Montréal)

This story first appeared in the March 2012 issue of the Legend. For a look at the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Parkinson discovers a mentor, launches a career

trevor.kenney — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:53:15 +0000

Thinking back, Emma Parkinson (BMus '08), up-and-coming mezzo-soprano with Opera de Montréal, remembers growing up in a household filled with music.

Emma Parkinson followed her father, drama professor Brian Parkinson, to the U of L.

Parkinson, singing Carmen in La Tragedie de Carmen from the Banff Centre Opera as Theatre Program in 2009. Photo by Donald Lee

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This story first appeared in the March 2012 issue of the Legend. For a look at the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Open Mike - November 2011, Looking ahead with the AUCC

trevor.kenney — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:20:48 +0000

I have just returned from the annual meeting of the Association for Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). Held in Montreal, this get-together was not only productive but symbolic, as 100 years ago this year the first gathering of the AUCC took place at McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ.

The discussions this year focused on the future of higher education in Canada and included presidential colleagues, faculty members, students and community members. AUCC Board Chair Stephen Toope outlined a series of commitments by AUCC and its member universities designed to benefit all Canadians over the next 100 years. The highlights of those commitments are as follows.

Broadening the view of education

This will be accomplished by leading a Canada-wide conversation about the entire educational system.

Innovating how we learn

The world is increasingly complex and it is critical that students are afforded the opportunity to enhance their learning experience by drawing on a full range of educational, research-based and community-focused opportunities enriched with global engagement and new technologies.

A commitment to excellence

It is essential that we ensure our students are fully equipped to play their role in a new Canada, and a much larger world. This will be accomplished by reaffirming our commitment to high-quality research and enriched learning. It also involves enhancing efforts to engage under-represented students in post-secondary education.

Concentrating the world's best minds on the world's toughest problems

The continued growth of graduate studies and a robust research agenda are critical in the development of new knowledge that addresses key problems in our increasingly complex world.

Cultivating engagement and partnerships

The fifth and final commitment will ensure that universities continue to reach beyond our own institutions to create alliances, partnerships and initiatives of shared purpose to address the challenges facing our communities, our nation and the world in which we live.

These commitments by the AUCC serve as the basis for a new narrative on higher education across the country. This narrative is designed to support the evolution of universities within the context of an evolving Canada, and is meant to guide universities towards a common purpose of addressing the broad needs of society as well as the very personal aspirations of our students, faculty, staff and our communities.

AUCC's new narrative provides all of us at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge a useful context for considering our future. As we begin the process of reviewing and extending our Strategic Plan, these five commitments can provide useful questions for our community to consider.

For example, how can we contribute to a broadened view of education on our campus? Today we imagine our university as an inclusive campus that is welcoming of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. This is certainly one element of a broadened view but what else might we consider?

Similarly, our vision of growing as a comprehensive university can be aided by considering how some of our best minds can address some of our world's toughest challenges. Today we are tackling such critical issues as Alzheimer's Disease, food security and population health, but what is next?

These are just two examples of how the AUCC›s new narrative can help us consider our future.

Finally, I want to thank everyone on campus for their contribution over the past year as reflected in the recent Globe and Mail and Maclean's rankings. While we do not judge ourselves solely through these methods, I am proud to see that they reflect our institutional goals and that we are clearly providing the services, atmosphere and level of student engagement that our students and their families value.

This story first appeared in the November issue of the Legend. For a look at the Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Celebrating 100 years of the AUCC

trevor.kenney — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:37:08 +0000

By PAUL DAVIDSON
President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

In the coming weeks, Canada's universities will be sharing their visions and priorities with readers through this column, in conjunction with the 100^th anniversary of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

One hundred years ago, leaders from 15 of Canada's universities met face-to-face for the first time to discuss the day's pressing issues.

There were no Blackberries. No women either. Telephones were still new. ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ leaders traveled by train and ship to McGill, where the meeting was held. Canada was just turning 44 years-old. Later that year, Sir Robert Borden's Conservatives would win the "free trade" federal election, sweeping Sir Wilfred Laurier's government out of office after 15 years.

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ leaders were brought together by Sir William Peterson, principal of McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, and Sir Robert Falconer, president of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto to discuss admission requirements, student mobility and graduate education. This is how universities first came together to work for the benefit of Canadians. So pressing were these issues, they decided to meet again, regularly, but in a reflection of the different pace at the time, the next meeting would be four years later."

While times have changed, university leaders still meet regularly to address these kinds of issues. Today's Canada may be very different from 100 years ago but universities continue to help address challenges, improve our quality of life, and position our country as a leader in the years ahead.

As AUCC marks its centennial in 2011, it is an opportunity to commemorate the pivotal role universities have played and continue to play in making Canada what it is and what it can be. At this year's meeting in October, today's university leaders will focus on the future needs of Canadians.

AUCC will also host a unique panel discussion entitled, Smart healthcare: The role of Canada's universities in addressing our healthcare challenges. This panel will draw on expertise from across the country to discuss how Canada's universities can respond directly to the upcoming health care needs of an aging population.

Another centennial initiative is an online dialogue on the future of university education in Canada which began last month. The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Commons blog (www.aucc.ca) offers diverse perspectives on what university education should look like in the years ahead and how it can meet the needs of a nation.

Canada's universities are also focused on enhancing the undergraduate experience in Canada. AUCC led a national workshop on undergraduate education in Halifax last March, attended by many presidents and other university leaders, as well as students. This workshop reflected a growing consensus that university leaders must do more to strengthen the undergraduate experience. One of the results was the development of a new online tool to help strengthen undergraduate education, which will be officially launched later this month.

AUCC's fun, social media-based centennial project involves a small, carved, wooden polar bear named Ursula. She has been on a whirlwind tour of campuses across Canada since May. Throughout the year, Ursula is capturing a slice of life of Canadian universities on Facebook, Twitter and her own blog, www.ursulaontour.ca.

Rounding off AUCC's centennial year, Canadian universities will open their doors to visitors Nov. 4-13. Open Doors, Open Knowledge, is a series of open house events on campuses across the country to showcase the new and improved research and learning facilities made possible through investments of the federal and provincial governments and other parties.

From 1911 to 2011, the story of Canada is reflected in the story of universities. As we mark 100 years of achievement, Canada's universities invite all Canadians to be a part of the celebration. Learn more at www.aucc.ca.

Tidsbury helped create Olympic memories

trevor.kenney — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:33:34 +0000

It has already been one year since we came together as a nation to watch the world's elite athletes strive for glory at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. For many of us, the excitement of watching the world's top athletes compete for gold will forever be linked to the inspiring theme song, "I Believe".

For Josh Tidsbury (BSc '03), systems specialist, Creative Technology Systems with CTVglobemedia, the song represents one of the highlights of his career.

Working as a score producer and engineer as well as post-production technical lead for CTV during the games, Tidsbury played an integral part in bringing the sounds and music of the Olympics alive. Tidsbury, together with Mike Nunan, began creating the musical theme package in mid 2009, working with a composer and writer then executing the strings, brass, percussion and choir recordings before mixing and editing for the final musical score.

Alumnus Josh Tidsbury was back on campus recently, speaking to students in the New Media program about his career path.

"The entire Olympic experience was amazing, a once-in-a-lifetime experience to create the musical theme," says Tidsbury, who fondly refers to his more than 1,500 CTV colleagues as "our own little team Canada". "People have this connection between music and memory that brings them back the way nothing else does. The "I Believe" theme that the nation heard endlessly for 17 days will forever remind people of the extraordinary performances of the 2010 games. It was very humbling and inspiring to be a part of that."

Tidsbury has long been inspired by the world of music production and recording. After graduating from Calgary's Lord Beaverbrook High School, he and his former band teachers
received a provincial grant to build a recording studio and create the first high school recording program in Alberta. Despite his love of music and audio technology, however, Tidsbury came to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge and entered the neuroscience program, intending to pursue a career in medicine.

"I was taken on a tour by one of the faculty members. When I got a sense of how student-centered the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ was and how many opportunities there were for undergraduates – things such as working in a lab – it was an easy sell."

Taking advantage of those opportunities, Tidsbury worked in a lab setting with
Dr. Glen Prusky for three years. Tidsbury says the experience kept him grounded in the sciences and gave him a creative outlet outside of the classroom.

"It allowed me to have a hands-on approach to the sciences. It helped shape how I approach my day-to-day work at CTV," he says. "I actually write a lot of software applications now to aid post-production flow, and I find myself taking a more scientific approach, studying what is right and wrong. I ask questions like, how do we make it better and how can we observe things and remove biases? Even though it isn't necessarily a straight line from neuroscience to what I do today, it's all interconnected."

Throughout his undergraduate studies, Tidsbury maintained a connection to music, playing in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's jazz band under the direction of Dr. Ed Wasiak, and recording and mixing music on the side to help make rent. When he graduated in 2003 with a bachelor of science in neuroscience, Tidsbury realized that, despite his love of science, his true passion was with music production and recording. He spent the following year studying and working at the Banff Centre where he earned an audio associate certificate, before being accepted into the exclusive master's of music in sound recording program at McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ on a full scholarship. He graduated from McGill in 2007 and moved to Toronto to begin his career at CTV. Grateful for the opportunities and encouragement he has received over the years, Tidsbury believes in giving back.

"If it weren't for the fact that everyone from my high school band director to the folks at the U of L, the Banff Centre and McGill took the time to help me out and push me ahead, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing now," says Tidsbury, who recently returned to the U of L to talk with students about his experiences. "If there is any way I can give back and bring help, inspiration, or guidance to students who are at the point I was not that long ago, then I want to wherever I can."

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· Tidsbury engineered the orchestral soundtrack for the Canadian Film, Just Buried, at Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic.

· He mixed the musical score for Stake Land, an award winning film that debuted at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

· Tidsbury is a member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and has been the lead designer of the AES online redevelopment since 2007.

· He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Toronto's Humber College, teaching courses in audio engineering and production.

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ mourns passing of friend and former BOG member Balfour

trevor.kenney — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:28:50 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge community extends its most sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Dr. George Sigurd Balfour, a local medical pioneer and original Friend of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge and Board of Governors member, who passed away recently in Lethbridge at the age of 90.

Balfour, born in Edmonton, was raised and educated there and in Grande Prairie. He began his medical training at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta and graduated from medical school in January 1943. A member of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Balfour served in World War II.

He made his way to Lethbridge after completing post-graduate studies at Montreal's McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ. One of the founders of the Campbell Clinic, Balfour was also instrumental in developing the intensive care units at both St. Michael's Hospital and the Municipal Regional Hospital.

Balfour was an original Friend of the U of L and served on the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's Board of Governors for seven years, from 1973 to 1979.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, at the Martin Bros. Riverview Chapels. For a full obituary, follow this link.

Glacial retreat a global problem

trevor.kenney — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:49:29 +0000

The issue of glacial recession is of particular interest to Canadians but by no means is the problem unique to our country.

On Friday, Aug. 27, Dr. Jeffrey McKenzie, an assistant professor in Earth Sciences at McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, will be discussing potential impacts of glacial recession on human livelihood in the Andean highlands of Peru.

His talk is from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in room WE2070 of the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building.

Dr. McKenzie's research is highly interdisciplinary, involving both the latest techniques in groundwater modelling and the use of surveys to improve our understanding of local understanding and adaptive capacity as it pertains to potential impacts of climate change.

The Cordillera Blanca holds the world's largest concentration of tropical glaciers, most of which supply the Callejón de Huaylas watershed, with an area of 4900 km2 and home to 267,000 people. Livelihoods in the region depend on access to water for agricultural and livestock production, as more than 80 per cent of the population is engaged in smallholder production, and more than 50 per cent of the population lives in conditions of poverty, defined as lacking more than one basic necessity.

The potential for severe climate change impacts on water availability for household, irrigation, ore processing and hydroelectric generation is particularly acute in the dry Cordillera Blanca valleys, where glacial melt water services these needs almost entirely during the dry seasons. Dr. McKenzie's work includes the quantification of the extent of anthropogenic water consumption in the region.

His surveys indicate that rural farmers are aware of climate-induced glacier retreat, and that they attribute observed decreases in water availability to glacial recession. Stream discharge measurements, combined with hydrochemical tracing to quantify water source contributions, have revealed a net increase in the relative proportion of glacial melt on an annual basis, in tributaries and major rivers of the Cordillera Blanca, along with a 15 per cent decrease in glacial extent in recent decades. Eventually, a tipping point will be reached in which the negative effect of glacier retreat will exceed the increased flow that occurs in warmer seasons.

During the past few decades, there has been no decrease in the discharge of most glacially-fed tributaries, but river discharge has decreased at the regional scale since the 1980s.

McKenzie's research will contribute to our understanding of adaptive responses required to maintain sustainable and prosperous livelihoods in the face of the challenge of glacial retreat in a seasonally dry ecosystem.

Spots open for Paris Study Trip

trevor.kenney — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:33:07 +0000

For the past several years, the U of L Faculty of Fine Arts has offered students a journey of enlightenment and discovery - a chance to explore the art treasures of Paris with an art historian as your tour guide.

This three-credit course is open to students from all areas of study, as well as non-students. A total of three spaces have opened up for inclusion on this wonderful excursion, giving students the opportunity to apply now to take part.

The course consists of a series of excursions, lectures and walking tours, exploring the history and art of the French capital. Masterpieces of art and architecture are examined as living artefacts, while day trips to small towns offer a chance to see the more tranquil side of the French lifestyle.

David Coman of the Faculty of Fine Arts will lead this year's trip, July 3-18. Coman studied art history at McGill ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ and The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Toronto and since 1998 has taught in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, Calgary campus.

His area of expertise is early 19th-century painting and graphic arts in France and Britain. Coman has led the U of L study tours to Paris from 1999 to the present.

For more information on the trip, contact Coman via e-mail at

david.coman@uleth.ca

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