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Like grandmother, like grandson

darcy.tamayose — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:43:17 +0000

In Philippine culture, adults focus on children, rarely on themselves. Only after his grandmother passed away did current Faculty of Education student, Michael Quiambao, learn she had been a nationally recognized teacher in Bangued, Philippines. She lived to see him enter university, knowing he wanted to become an educator.

“My lola (grandmother) was my biggest supporter and motivator,” says Michael Quiambao. “She was proud of me going to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge.”

Michael Quiambao's goal is to be a role model for his students.

Quiambao’s grandmother started him on his teaching journey. Along the way he met more mentors.

“I was a visible minority in a Caucasian area,” he says. “I didn’t see the importance of my own culture. In junior high I had low self-esteem, but a teacher saw something in me and took the time to know and encourage me. Without him I wouldn’t be where I am.”

Quiambao names other educators who inspired their students, fuelling in him a desire to do the same. In 2014, the kinesiology major completed his Professional Semester II (PSII) in Brooks, Alta., with teacher mentor Jared Hofer.

“I learned a lot from him,” says Quiambao.

Hofer put students first, and was there for them beyond school hours.

In Brooks, Quiambao helped with the badminton team, the ‘Iron Chef Cookoff,’ and preparing free lunches for students. He has worked with the YMCA and the Boys and Girls Club (on a farm to experience rural life) and at SAIT to learn about the trades.

“I’m trying to sponge everything I can by putting myself in new environments,” says the lifelong learner, who even tried bull riding.

Today, he realizes the importance of all cultures and strives to carry on the community involvement his grandmother instilled in him.

“One of my biggest goals is learning Tagalog, my language.”

Quiambao hopes to be an approachable teacher who affects students the way his grandmother and others affected him.

“I want to be a role model.”

EUS Society celebrates 30 years

trevor.kenney — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:58:32 +0000

What started as a primarily social club, the Education Undergraduate Society (EUS) is now one of the most socially responsible clubs on campus.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the EUS has evolved into a community leader for educational initiatives, reaching out to southern Alberta on a variety of platforms that connect the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ to the broader community in multiple ways.

"In the last year or so, that's something we've really been working on, going further with our community involvement," says EUS president Alisha Janiga, a fifth-year education student from Crowsnest Pass.

While the EUS has been active with its Anti-Bullying and Cyberbullying Awareness Week and Bust the Backpack campaigns for the last four years, it has now involved itself with the first Word on the Street festival and local Boys and Girls Club.

"We had a presence at Word on the Street talking about our tutoring program, and we just started working with the Boys and Girls Club as a resource for them, doing some tutoring and working with the kids there," says Janiga. "We're really proud to have been around as a society for 30 years. We've been looking back at resource binders from previous executives and all the work they've done in the past and it's really inspired us to keep going and to try and expand the scope of the EUS."

Ashley Lepage is the EUS vice-president external, and was thrilled to find one of her most influential high school teachers have a history with the EUS.

"Looking back at some of the photos of past executives, I found one of my favourite teachers was a part of EUS," she says of a high school English teacher from her hometown of Airdrie. "She was one of the main reasons I wanted to become a teacher and I never knew she was in EUS when she attended here."

The current Bust the Backpack campaign is on a mission to fill 50 backpacks with basic school supplies for those children who cannot afford the educational necessities. It was born out of need, something that EUS members recognized when they were in schools for practicum experience.

"We distribute the backpacks in January, and that's a time when a lot of students are running out of supplies and in need of help," says EUS vice-president internal, Chelsey Merkel, a Drumheller native.

"We've had a lot of positive feedback from the schools telling us how much their students appreciate it and how it helps them become better learners, so that kind of keeps us going."

Janiga says that the 30th anniversary of EUS has given the executive an excuse to look back and it's exciting to see how much the society has grown.

"It seemed to start as a social support for education students, an outlet to have some fun outside of class and over the years it's grown to become more academic, relating more with faculty and the community," she says.

In fact, it's that faculty support that has been a big part of the EUS moving forward.

"They are our foundation," says Janiga. "If we have any questions they are always there. Both Dr. Rick Mrazek and Dr. Lorraine Beaudin sit on our executive and they help us with so much. If there is anything we need, the faculty has always been beside us with support."

If anyone has information from the early years of the EUS, they are urged to contact alisha.janiga@uleth.ca

This story first appeared in the December 2011 issue of the Legend. If you'd like to see the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Education Undergraduate Society celebrates its 30th year

trevor.kenney — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:57:19 +0000

What started as a primarily social club, the Education Undergraduate Society (EUS) is now one of the most socially responsible clubs on campus.

Members of the Education Undergraduate Society, including Chelsey Merkel, Alisha Janiga and Ashley LePage display backpacks from their Bust the Backpack initiative.

Ashley Lepage is the EUS vice-president external, and was thrilled to find one of her most influential high school teachers have a history with the EUS.

"We've had a lot of positive feedback from the schools telling us how much their students appreciate it and how it helps them become better learners, so that kind of keeps us going."

Janiga says that the 30th anniversary of EUS has given the executive an excuse to look back and it's exciting to see how much the society has grown.

In fact, it's that faculty support that has been a big part of the EUS moving forward.

If anyone has information from the early years of the EUS, they are urged to contact alisha.janiga@uleth.ca

This story first appeared in the December 2011 issue of the Legend. If you'd like to see the full issue in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Courtney, Steacy earn top honours

trevor.kenney — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:40:54 +0000

Pronghorns Athletics celebrated with its annual Blue and Gold Awards Banquet recently, announcing its Male and Female Athletes of the Year, President's Award winner, Team Academic Award, as well as the respective most valuable players for each program.

Male Athlete of the Year
Andrew Courtney (men's hockey)

Over his five seasons with the Pronghorns, Andrew Courtney not only excelled on the ice, but he was active in the community, embracing the true spirit of what it means to be a Pronghorns athlete.

He was known throughout the program as the first to support other Horns teams and is actively involved in the local community with the Boys and Girls Club. Courtney also planned and executed the highly successful Movember campaign that raised over $10,000 for prostate cancer research.

On the ice, Courtney returned from a serious knee injury to finish fourth in the conference in goal scoring, leading the Horns with 14 goals. He was also 13th in the Canada West in total scoring with 23 points, despite missing all of the pre-season and the first two weeks of conference action.

Courtney finished his Pronghorn career with 43 goals and 26 assists in 97 conference games.

Female Athlete of the Year
Heather Steacy (women's track)

Throughout her Pronghorns career, Heather Steacy has become synonymous with outstanding performances. This past season she raised her performance to an unprecedented level.

Steacy opened the season by reaching a monumental mark, becoming the first woman in Canadian Interuniversity Sport history to eclipse the 20-metre mark in the weight throw with a toss of 20.28 metres at the Bison Open in Winnipeg. She followed that performance with her fourth Canada West gold medal victory, setting a new conference record of 19.82 metres in the process. Steacy was also recognized with the Outstanding Female Performance of the Meet.

Steacy completed her season by then winning silver at the CIS Championship meet in Sherbrooke, Que., her fourth medal in as many trips to the national meet.

President's Award

Emily Brown of the women's track & field team earned the President's Award, which rewards the student athlete with the highest academic standing at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge. Brown achieved a GPA of 3.92, while balancing her academic and athletic commitments.

Team Academic Award

The Horns women's basketball team received the Team Academic Award for accumulating a combined GPA of 3.32.

Following are team most valuable players, as voted by their fellow team members.

Men's Soccer – Steve Brown
Women's Soccer – Kathy Curtis
Men's Hockey – Winston Day Chief and Andrew Courtney
Women's Hockey – Shelby Ballendine
Men's Basketball – Randy Davis
Women's Basketball – Becky Heninger
Men's Track – Kyle Murray
Women's Track – Heather Steacy
Women's Rugby – Kelsey Willoughby
Men's Swimming – Jeff Nicol
Women's Swimming – Jessica Kelly

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

Horns hand out year-end hardware

trevor.kenney — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:55:51 +0000

Male Athlete of the Year
Andrew Courtney (men's hockey)

Over his five seasons with the Pronghorns, Andrew Courtney not only excelled on the ice, but he was active in the community, embracing the true spirit of what it means to be a Pronghorns athlete.

Courtney finished his Pronghorn career with 43 goals and 26 assists in 97 conference games.

Female Athlete of the Year
Heather Steacy (women's track)

Throughout her Pronghorns career, Heather Steacy has become synonymous with outstanding performances. This past season she raised her performance to an unprecedented level.

Steacy completed her season by then winning silver at the CIS Championship meet in Sherbrooke, Que., her fourth medal in as many trips to the national meet.

President's Award

The Horns women's basketball team received the Team Academic Award for accumulating a combined GPA of 3.32.

Following are team most valuable players, as voted by their fellow team members.

For a look at the Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

Events - February/March

trevor.kenney — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:06:06 +0000

Pronghorns Athletics

Feb. 18-19 | Canada West Men's Hockey | Saskatchewan vs. Horns
7 p.m. nightly, Nicholas Sheran Arena

Feb. 18-19 | Canada West Basketball | Winnipeg vs. Horns
Women's games, 6 p.m.; Men's games 8 p.m. nightly
1st Choice Savings Centre gym

Lectures

Feb. 15 | Chemistry & Biochemistry Guest Speaker: Dr. Paul Sidhu
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Solid Metal Acetylacetonates | 12:15 p.m., C640

Feb. 15 | Political Science Public Lecture: Collin May | Lawyers, the Judiciary and the Empire of Law
3 p.m., AH117

Feb. 16 | Art Now: Geoffrey James
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Feb. 16 | New Media Seminar: Pilar Alessandra | The First Draft, three-hour seminar for aspiring screenwriters | 6 p.m., PE264

Feb. 17 | Prentice Brownbag Series: Dr. Trevor Harrison | Guaranteed Annual Income: The Return of an Old Idea | 1:30 p.m., Prentice Institute Boardroom, L1102

Feb. 17 | Prairie Universities Physics Seminar Series: Dr. Can-Ming Hu
Spin Dynamics in Spintronic and Magnetic Materials
1:40 p.m., C640

Feb. 28 | Art Now: Spring Hurlbut
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Feb. 28 | Architecture & Design Now: Elizabeth Songer
6 p.m., C610

Mar. 2 | Art Now: Dean Drever
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 4 | Art Now: Jackson 2Bears
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 7 | Art Now: Reece Terris
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 7 | Architecture & Design Now: Reece Terris | 6 p.m., C610

Mar. 9 | Art Now: Billy McCarroll
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 11 | Art Now: Emily Falvey
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 14 | Art Now: Vince Varga
Noon, ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 14 | Architecture & Design Now: Vince Varga | 6 p.m., C610

Mar. 14 | Discovery Lecture Series: Jeffrey Simpson | Improving Canada's Poor Climate Change Record | 7 p.m., PE250

Mar. 15 | Brain Awareness Week: Dr. Bruce McNaughton | How memory works and why it sometimes doesn't
7 p.m., Yates Memorial Centre

Performances

Mar. 3-5 | TheatreXtra – Title of Show | A musical comedy that chronicles its own creation from inception to opening night
8 p.m. nightly, 2 p.m. matinee on Mar. 5, David Spinks Theatre

Mar. 5 | Awake My Soul and Sing: A Choral Celebration | Concert featuring Vox Musica, U of L Singers and LCI Chamber Choir | 7:30 p.m., Southminster United Church

Mar. 8 | Music at Noon: Jamie Eckert (percussion) | 12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Mar. 15 | Music at Noon: Cecilia's Circle | Featuring Janet Youngdahl (soprano), Vivian Montgomery (harpsichord), Julie Andrijeski (baroque violin) and Ann Marie Morgan (viola da gamba) | 12:15 p.m., ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Recital Hall (W570)

Miscellaneous

Feb. 15-17 | Pink Shirt Campaign
Boys and Girls Club of Lethbridge Pink Shirt Day T-Shirt-Sale
Students' Union Building

Feb. 15-19 | In Progress
MFA Exhibition featuring Mandy Espezel, Mark Porcina and Collin Zipp
Noon to 4 p.m. daily, The Penny Building (324-5th St. S.)

Feb. 16 | U are the Plan Luncheon
All campus luncheon celebrating our efforts in relation to the 2009-2013 Strategic Plan | Noon, UHall Atrium

Mar. 1, 8, 15 | Student Speaker Challenge | What is Global Justice and How Can it be Achieved?
Semifinal sessions, Mar. 1 & 8
4:30 p.m., SU300A
Final session, Mar. 15
7 p.m., AH100

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Community Members Receive Keys to the City

trevor.kenney — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:46:39 +0000

Several individuals and community organizations with 'key' connections to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge will receive the City of Lethbridge's highest honour on Friday, July 10 – the keys to the city.

"This recognition is well deserved for all these recipients who, from many different walks of life, serve their community in a variety of ways," U of L President Bill Cade said. "These awards also show the remarkable connections – and affect – the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ has on the community. Our congratulations go out to the entire group, in particular our employees, alumni and friends who are honoured."

Recipients include Dr. Leroy Littlebear (BASc 1972, DASc 2004), a respected Native American Studies professor and researcher, U of L Alumnus, Honorary degree recipient and Distinguished Alumnus of the year (2003); Darcy Novakowski, an award-winning author and the Faculty of Education's communications coordinator; and Brigadier-General (Ret) Raymond Romses (BASc 1975), a distinguished Alumnus of the Year (2005) who has returned to Lethbridge following a varied career in the Canadian military which included directing several UN-sponsored missions, the command of CFB Calgary and Land Forces Atlantic area, among others. A complete list of recipients is outlined below.

The "Key to the City" is a gift made by a city to a visiting dignitary or deserving resident. The key represents the city's welcome of the visitor by, symbolically, placing the city at the visitor's disposal.

The practice of giving a key may be traced back to medieval times, when admission into a city was hampered walls and locked gates. Possession of the key symbolized free entry. In Lethbridge, the act of giving a key to the city is symbolic only, since the city has no gates to unlock.

Keys 1 to 4
Shirley McPherson, Chris Wilson, Shirley Kohuch and Diane Foster, playing out of the Lethbridge Curling Club, won the 2008 World Senior Ladies Championships in Vierumäki, Finland.

Key 5 - Darcy Tamayose Novakowski
Darcy received a literary award from the Canada Council for the Arts for her first novel, Odori. This award recognizes literary excellence by Canadian authors writing on Japan, Japanese themes or themes that promote mutual understanding between Canada and Japan. Darcy also wrote and illustrated an art exhibit, Riding Back and the Sacred Circle, which travelled throughout the Alberta School system encouraging the understanding of the Blackfoot culture. Her latest work Katie Be Quiet is targeted at youth.

Key 6 - Del Allen
Del is a well-known businessman and philanthropist. He was chosen Lethbridge Citizen of the Year for 2008 in appreciation for his work with groups as diverse as the Boys and Girls Club, the Third Academy, the Lethbridge Food Bank, the Royal Canadian Legion, Ducks Unlimited, the Lethbridge College and the City's Bright Lights Committee. Del's most recent achievement is convincing CP Rail to allow the lighting of the historical High Level Bridge to celebrate it's Centennial and then being pivotal to getting such a large task ready to go this coming fall.

Key 7 - Vic Stasiuk
Vic was recently inducted into the Alberta Sport Hall of Fame in honour of his commitment to the game of hockey. He enjoyed an NHL career with important roles in the line-ups of the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins. Vic played 745 NHL games, scoring 183 goals and 437 points. Thanks to his time with the Red Wings, he sports a very impressive Stanley Cup ring. After his playing career ended, Vic enjoyed a long coaching career in both the NHL (including a stint with the Vancouver Canucks) and the minor leagues.

Key 8 – Lethbridge Iron Works
John and Bart Davies are accepting a key on behalf of Lethbridge Iron Works.
The company was recently included in a book entitled "Little Empires" (written by ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge professors M. Gordon Hunter and Dan Kazakoff) which highlighted the value of Lethbridge's long-standing inter-generational corporate citizens to the community. Lethbridge Iron Works is a fourth generation family business, more than a century old. Like the family which operates the foundry, several generations of Lethbridge families have earned their living through the foundry in that length of time. The foundry is modern, automated, safety-oriented, high-production and known for quality.

Key 9 – Leroy Littlebear
Dr. Leroy Littlebear (BASc 1972, DASc 2004) was recently awarded the first-ever "Lifetime Achievement Award" presented by the Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge. That award recognized a lifetime of achievement in education and politics, in giving back to the community and advocating for youth and families. Leroy was instrumental in developing the Native American Studies department at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge, which he chaired for 21 years. He is also the founding Director of Harvard ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's Native American program, a U of L Distinguished Alumnus of the Year (2003) and an Honorary Degree recipient (2004). Leroy contributed to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in the area of criminal justice, and for the Assembly of First Nations on constitutional issues. He is considered one of North America's leaders in Indian philosophy.

Key 10 – Raymond Romses
Retired Brigadier-General Romses (BASc 1975) was awarded the 2005 ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award for exceptional professional achievements and service to Canadians. He served on a variety of operational tours and appointments, including two tours with the UN Force in Cyprus, a tour with NATO Stabilization Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and a tour with the UN Force in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Romses's service in Canada included command of the First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Joint Task Force Two – Canada's counter-terrorism unit; Canadian Forces Base Calgary; and the Land Force Atlantic Area. His leadership abilities have resulted in his progression to the most senior ranks of the Canadian Forces, but his illustrious military career all began with the Army Cadets in Lethbridge.

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