Buy a Student Breakfast program takes off

trevor.kenney — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 21:57:34 +0000

What started as a small idea grew into a campus-wide initiative that resulted in more than 700 ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge students receiving a free breakfast this week.

The Buy a Student Breakfast program started with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ’s Office of Alumni Relations as a way to engage its alumni with the current U of L student body. As semester-end projects are due and final exams approach, the idea was to find a way to give students a little pick-me-up from those who had lived the student lifestyle and could appreciate the stress they were feeling.

“It can be a tough time of year for students, they are facing a lot of demands and a lot of pressure, and we thought this was a way to show them that there are people thinking of them and looking out for them,” says Lyndsay Montina, manager, Alumni Relations. “It started so well, we expanded it to the entire ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ community.”

For a $10 donation, people were able to buy two students a breakfast sandwich and a large coffee or tea from the Campus Coffee Company in the Students’ Union Building. Earlier this week, volunteers handed out the purchased vouchers to students as they made their way to classes. Students then expressed their thanks via social media and the hashtag #thanksabrunch.

“It may have been a small gesture but for some students, it really meant the world and showed them that they are part of a community that’s invested in helping them achieve their goals,” adds Montina.

Third annual En Plein Air exhibition returns to Penny Gallery

trevor.kenney — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:28:21 +0000

The beautiful gardens of the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage continued to inspire artists throughout 2017 during the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Gallery’s En Plein Air artist opportunities, and the fruits of their labour will be on display at the Dr. Foster James Penny Building December 2-22.

En Plein Air runs Dec. 2-22, and is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

From May through August 2017, the uLethbridge Art Gallery hosted three “En Plein Air days” and the Faculty of Fine Arts hosted the Coutts Centre Arts Festival on July 23 – a day of live music, art making, garden tours and a performance by the Lethbridge Shakespeare Performance Society. The works submitted for the En Plein Air 2017 exhibition represent the work of participating artists, depicting the many moods, weather systems, and lighting conditions of the Coutts Centre, from blossom to harvest. The array of colours and media in this exhibition are as diverse as the grounds at the Coutts family homestead.

“This year we are excited to present 97 distinct pieces from 29 artists that joined us at En Plein Air this summer,” says Jon Oxley, uLethbridge Art Gallery administrative manager. “There are 92 2D works, with one artist submitting 26 small pieces installed in a grid, and the rest are 3D sculptural works including a grouping of five ceramic poppy heads with metal stands, small knitted yarn pieces, a wall mounted grain silo and a large quilt.”

Donated to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge in 2011, the Coutts Centre for Western Canadian Heritage has become a living classroom where students, faculty and visitors can make use of the natural setting to study the history, artwork, ecosystems and geography associated with the area.

“Dr. Jim Coutts believed strongly in supporting the arts,” explains Oxley. “It’s an honour to help continue his legacy by inviting artists to his property each summer and seeing their work exhibited soon after.”

Co-sponsored by the Faculty of Fine Arts and Alumni Relations, En Plein Air opens with a reception on Saturday, Dec. 2, 3-5 pm in the Penny Gallery. The exhibition, running until Dec. 22, is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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