New CIO Ferguson appointed

trevor.kenney — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:55:58 +0000

A. Clark Ferguson has been appointed the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.

Ferguson, whose appointment is effective Aug. 1, comes to the U of L with years of experience in information systems management at public, private and not-for-profit organizations. Most recently, Clark was employed at BC Hydro, responsible for infrastructure service delivery and IT security.

He holds a master's degree in business administration from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Ottawa and is a professional engineer from the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.

"I am very pleased to have Clark join the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge community," says Vice-President (Finance & Administration) Nancy Walker. "I know that his experience in IT governance and service delivery will be a great asset to the U of L.
"I would also like to thank Nicole Conboy, associate CIO, and all the managers and staff in IT over the past few months for the management of IT services while the position of CIO was vacant."

Sighting schedule for space shuttle

trevor.kenney — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:25:17 +0000

The current NASA Space Shuttle Mission (STS-127), carrying Canadian astronaut and 2005 U of L Honorary Degree recipient Dr. Julie Payette, will be visible in the night sky at specific times during July and parts of August.

The Space Shuttle is delivering people, supplies and lab components to the International Space Station.

View the sighting calendar for Lethbridge at this website:
http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=Canada&region=Alberta&city=Lethbridge

Payette joins fellow astronaut Robert Thirsk in space, marking the first time two Canadians have been in space at the same time. Thirsk is currently on board the International Space Station. A video featuring the docking process, hatch opening and welcome ceremony is available at this NASA website: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html.

Payette is a professional engineer with a BSc in Electrical engineering and a MSc in Computer engineering. Among many awards and honours, she is a Member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec and an appointed member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC). An accomplished musician, she plays piano, sang with the Montreal orchestra Chamber Choir and speaks several languages.

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