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Applied learning model resonates with Fulton

trevor.kenney — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:34:45 +0000

Getting real-world experience is a top priority for Faculty of Management student Kayley Fulton.

"The management program relies on applied learning," she says. "By working on real business models and giving presentations, you build skills that you will actually use in your career."

Management student and Calgary native Kayley Fulton finds the U of L as the perfect fit for her educational goals.

Many of those skills, she continues, are developed through team-based learning.

"Through group work, you learn how to co-ordinate schedules, become a leader, resolve conflicts and deal effectively with people," says this Calgary native who finds the U of L to be a perfect fit for her, both in terms of education and growing as an individual.

"You learn how to be independent – making dinner and doing laundry – but home is only two hours away."

When she is at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, Fulton spends considerable time in Markin Hall ("I should pay rent," she laughs). Opened in 2010, the building is home to both the Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Health Sciences.

"Markin Hall has many types of classrooms with lots of audio-visual equipment," says Fulton. "Plus, all my management professors are in one location. It's a collaborative environment with a sense of community."

That same feeling also extends to Fulton's many group-based, extracurricular activities, including the JDC West business competition. She has also expanded her horizons in other ways at the U of L. For example, she completed two co-op placements in the Alberta oil sands, where she had opportunities to work in the areas of human resources and information systems. As a result of those experiences, Fulton now wants to pursue a career in the energy sector.

"Co-op brings classroom concepts to life," she says. "It helps you achieve a deeper level of learning."

International exchanges do the same thing. On that note, Fulton spent a semester in Spain, taking university credits and travelling. The experience was a mandatory component of her program – and one that she credits with helping her grow tremendously as a person.

"Nothing builds more character than living in rural Spain without relying on English," she jokes.

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Markin Hall makes its mark

trevor.kenney — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:19:31 +0000

"The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ community is thrilled to be celebrating the opening of Markin Hall," says U of L President Dr. Mike Mahon. "Markin Hall is a wonderful addition to campus and will provide outstanding opportunities for students, faculty and staff for years to come."

Markin Hall was a main priority in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge's Legacy of Leadership campaign, which concluded in December of 2007. The campaign was the most ambitious in the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's 40-year history and raised more than $35 million for students and infrastructure. When combined with government funding, the campaign resulted in a $113 million investment in the U of L.

In 2005, Dr. Allan Markin (LLD '06) made a generous contribution to the Legacy of Leadership campaign. His visionary gift was combined with early private funding and support from the Government of Alberta, national corporations, U of L friends and alumni. Construction of Markin Hall began in 2008.

Now complete, the building is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Management.

"By improving facilities on campus, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ is investing in its students," says ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Students' Union President Taz Kassam. "Markin Hall provides a hands-on and interactive learning environment for U of L students and ensures we have the best resources and infrastructure to support our education."

In addition to providing some much needed space for both undergraduate and graduate students, Markin Hall includes dedicated research areas for faculty members and their research teams, a purpose-built Addictions Counselling Lab, a Simulation Health Centre with wireless high-fidelity patient simulators and Western Canada's first finance trading room.

"This is the most modern and forward-looking facility in Western Canada for studying business and management," says Faculty of Management Dean Dr. Robert Ellis. "As well as classrooms with state-of-the-art capabilities, Markin Hall has 18 rooms where groups and individuals can study and work on projects together."

In Markin Hall's collaborative environment, the U of L will address Alberta's most crucial issues and continue to invest in energetic, effective and strategic leaders in the fields of health care and management.

"Markin Hall provides an opportunity for continued collaboration between the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Management, including the development of a new combined degree in Public Health and Management. We look forward to many opportunities to develop innovative program and research collaborations in the coming years," says Dr. Chris Hosgood, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

By improving teaching, learning and research facilities, Markin Hall helps the U of L meet the needs of a shifting economy and a changing province.

Inside Markin Hall

Markin Hall, home to the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Management, provides space for an additional 450 students. The state-of-the-art facility improves teaching, learning and research facilities at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, helping meet the changing needs of the next generation of health-care and management professionals.

Nursing students are excited to have the opportunity to work in the new Simulation Health Centre.

• Markin Hall is a $65-million project.

• Markin Hall covers 10,400 square metres on four floors and houses approximately 230 faculty, staff and graduate students.

• The building provides space for more than 420 health sciences students and 1,600 management students.

• Markin Hall includes $1.6 million of audio-visual equipment.

• Markin Hall is certified silver by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

• The building includes two video-conference rooms used to offer courses via video in Calgary and Edmonton. These classrooms double as case rooms for the Faculty of Management, offering closely tiered seating for 50 students, with adjacent breakout rooms for smaller group work.

• In addition to the Simulation Health Centre, the Addictions Counselling Lab and the Markin Hall Finance Trading Room, which all provide hands-on experience, there are four experimental research labs used by the Faculty of Management to conduct behavioural research such as focus groups.

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Markin Hall on display

trevor.kenney — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:54:43 +0000

For a look at photos from the Markin Hall opening ceremony, check out the
U of L's Flickr gallery on the event.

After years of planning, looking at blueprints and imagining the opportunities offered by Markin Hall, the building is complete and U of L students, faculty and staff are reaping the benefits.

In 2005, Dr. Allan Markin (LLD '06), made a generous contribution to the Legacy of Leadership campaign. His

Students in the Faculty of Health Sciences get hands-on experience in the new Nursing Skills Lab.

visionary gift was combined with early private funding and support from national corporations, U of L friends and alumni, and the Government of Alberta and construction of Markin Hall began in 2008.

Now complete, the building is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Management.

In addition to providing some much needed physical space, Markin Hall includes dedicated research areas for faculty members and their research teams, a purpose-built Addictions Counselling Lab, a Simulation Health Centre with wireless high-fidelity patient simulators and Western Canada's first finance trading room.

"This is the most modern and forward-looking facility in Western Canada for studying business and management," says Faculty of Management dean, Dr. Robert Ellis. "As well as classrooms with state-of-the-art capabilities, Markin Hall has 18 rooms where groups and individuals can study and work on projects together."

In Markin Hall's collaborative environment, the U of L will address our province's most crucial issues and

The real-time capability of the Finance Trading Room is a great benefit to Management students.

continue to invest in energetic, effective and strategic leaders in the fields of health-care and management.

By improving teaching, learning and research facilities, Markin Hall helps the U of L meet the needs of a shifting economy and a changing province.

Building Details

Markin Hall is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Management at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge and provides space for an additional 450 students. The state-of-the-art facility improves teaching, learning and research facilities at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ, helping meet the changing needs of the next generation of health-care and management professionals.

· Markin Hall is a $65 million project
· Markin Hall covers 10,400 square metres on four floors and houses approximately 230 faculty, staff and graduate students
· The building provides space for more than 420 health sciences students and 1,600 management students
· Markin Hall includes $1.6 million worth of audio-visual equipment
· Markin Hall is certified silver by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards
· The building includes two video-conference rooms used to offer courses via video in Calgary and Edmonton
· These classrooms double as case rooms for the Faculty of Management, offering closely-tiered, seating for 50 students, with adjacent breakout rooms for smaller group work
· In addition to the Simulation Health Centre, the Additions Counselling Lab and the Trading Room, which all provide hands-on experience, there are four experimental research labs used by the Faculty of Management to conduct behavioural research such as focus groups

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