UNews - online application /unews/industry-term/online-application en StatsCan Research Data Centre a valuable resource /unews/article/statscan-research-data-centre-valuable-resource <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-02ee4f1618891835e02ed78b5c92f36d"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">June 23, 2011</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>It's a tiny, plain research space, with four small workstations and no Internet access. It requires, among other things, an RCMP security clearance to access the information located within it, and has steel reinforcement built into the walls &ndash; so forget about cell phone use. Card key access is tightly controlled and someone is on-site to monitor attendance and carefully screen all notes and results that leave.</p> <p>So, with all this fuss to access, why is Abdie Kazemipur (<a href="http://www.uleth.ca/fas/soc/" rel="nofollow">sociology</a>) so happy? He and other approved researchers now have access to the entire Statistics Canada (<a href="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/" rel="nofollow">StatsCan</a>) database system &ndash; a new initiative that will help 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge researchers gain significant ground as they work on projects that require raw data sets normally not available to the general public.<br> <div class="image-caption-container" style="width:400px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/main/articles/statscan.jpg" title="Dr. Abdie Kazemipur, (l) and graduate student Martin Russenberger (r) are the people to contact if your research project requires extensive Statistics Canada data." alt="&quot; /"><div class="image-caption">Dr. Abdie Kazemipur, (l) and graduate student Martin Russenberger (r) are the people to contact if your research project requires extensive Statistics Canada data.</div></div><br> The U of L recently flipped the 'on' switch to launch a StatsCan Research Data Centre (RDC) Branch, one of just two dozen all-access points in Canada &ndash; mostly in larger institutions &ndash; for people who are working with data provided by StatsCan for approved projects.</p> <p>U of L administration (VP-Academic, VP-Administration, and VP-Research) and the dean of <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/fas" rel="nofollow">Arts and Science</a> supported the $70,000 project. It also received significant input and assistance from the library, campus facilities and IT departments as the space was created.</p> <p>Kazemipur, the academic director of the U of L Research Data Centre and a sociology researcher who uses StatsCan data in his work on immigration, says the chance to access rich individual and household data in Lethbridge saves both time and money, offering an opportunity to significantly increase research productivity.</p> <p>"I would previously have to go to Calgary, and spend intense days analyzing the data," he says. "There were many limitations on my time, and on what I was able to do during the time I had."</p> <p>Kazemipur says the new centre should expand research opportunities for many faculty members in social sciences, health sciences and management who, like him, want to go deeper into their research and beyond the data available for public use.</p> <p>Local access should also be an enticement to other researchers to come to the U of L to work or conduct research, in particular the 22 research affiliates of the <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/prenticeinstitute/" rel="nofollow">Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy</a>, which is expected to be one of the more frequent users of the facility.</p> <p>"Researchers in the Prentice Institute &ndash; more than 20 faculty, post-docs and students &ndash; are delighted to have access to micro-level data in our new Research Data Centre," says<br> Dr. Susan McDaniel, the institute's director. "Our mission is to examine population change in shifting economic environments. One of the best ways to do this is to follow individuals over time rather than compare different sets of people at two points in time."</p> <p>McDaniel says that the RDC enables researchers in one of her SSHRC-funded projects to follow Canadians at seven points of time as they move from mid-life into their older years.</p> <p>"It is really, as famous hockey player Wayne Gretzky was fond of saying, skating to where the puck will be. I am certain that having the RDC here will help us recruit new faculty and junior research chairs to work in the Prentice Institute."</p> <p>The process to gain access to the data is not as challenging is it might first sound, Kazemipur says. Projects must go through several steps, including an<br> online application to the <a href="http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca" rel="nofollow">Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council </a>(SSHRC), which triggers a request to StatsCan for access to the appropriate dataset &ndash; and that's where the security checks come in.</p> <p>Once approved, a researcher gains access to the data centre with a swipe card, and can sign in and out as needed to complete their work.</p> <p>Anyone wishing to use the centre, or who has a project they feel could benefit from access to the StatsCan data, can contact Kazemipur for more information on the process.</p> <p>Contact him at 403-329-5132 or e-mail <a href="mailto:abdie.kazemipur@uleth.ca" rel="nofollow">abdie.kazemipur@uleth.ca</a>. Or, you can contact site supervisor Martin Russenberger, a part-time StatsCan employee and current Geography/Economics graduate student at the U of L (<a href="mailto:rdc@uleth.ca" rel="nofollow">rdc@uleth.ca</a>).<br> <em><strong><br> This story first appeared in the Legend. To view the Legend in a flipbook format, follow this <a href="http://issuu.com/ulethbridge/docs/leg061011-all" rel="nofollow">link</a>.</strong></em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/calgary" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Calgary</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-company-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Company:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/company/statscan" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">StatsCan</a></div></div></div><div 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skos:prefLabel">steel reinforcement</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/prentice-institute" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prentice Institute</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/statscan-research-data-centre" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">StatsCan Research Data Centre</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/research-data-centre" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Research Data Centre</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/prentice-institute-global-population-and-economy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/abdie-kazemipur" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Abdie Kazemipur</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/susan-mcdaniel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Susan McDaniel</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/wayne-gretzky" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Wayne Gretzky</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/martin-russenberger" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Martin Russenberger</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-phonenumber-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">PhoneNumber:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/phone-number/403-329-5132" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">403-329-5132</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/sociology-researcher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sociology researcher</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/researcher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">researcher</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/site-supervisor" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">site supervisor</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/academic-director" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">academic director</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/director" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Director</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/hockey-player" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">hockey player</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/dean" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">dean</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/famous-hockey-player" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">famous hockey player</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-technology-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Technology:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/technology/cellular-telephone" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">cellular telephone</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="StatsCan Research Data Centre a valuable resource" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:35:32 +0000 trevor.kenney 3927 at /unews 免费福利资源在线看片 has the ability to prosper in times of change /unews/article/university-has-ability-prosper-times-change <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-3d9e08fa6b1b5f331b5012a54f769a48"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 6, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>By DR. ANDY HAKIN<br> <br> Although change is a relatively simple word, it carries with it a context that so often leads to hesitation and unease. What must not be forgotten is that change, while moving us out of our routine, can be both positive and rewarding.<br> <br> Our 免费福利资源在线看片 will negotiate many changes over the next several months and indeed years and with these changes will come fresh perspectives and new opportunities to further establish our credentials as a comprehensive 免费福利资源在线看片.<br> <br> A very significant change will be the appointment of a new President in the summer of 2010. Seeing Dr. Cade step down from office after 10 years of service will be difficult for many people at the 免费福利资源在线看片 but I believe we must approach this with the same spirit in which Bill has, as an invigorating opportunity.<br> <br> Dr. Cade leaves our 免费福利资源在线看片 in a position of strength and with a blueprint, the <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/strategicplan/" rel="nofollow">2009-2013 Strategic Plan</a>, for continuing success. With each semester we are further establishing our reputation as a first-rate teaching and research university, graduate programming is blossoming throughout our faculties, we have just opened the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building and the Sports Field Complex, campus day care and Markin Hall are all in progress.<br> <br> We are already showing our abilities to meet and address significant challenges. One example is how the 免费福利资源在线看片 took an aggressive approach to a recent decline in application numbers for the Fall 2009 semester.<br> <br> Against a backdrop of difficult economic times, applications dipped dramatically early in 2009. The 免费福利资源在线看片's application numbers were off 18.2 per cent from the previous February. We took that as a challenge, looked at our recruiting practices from new perspectives and with the leadership of key personnel within the <a href="http://www.uleth.ca/ross" rel="nofollow">Registrar's Office and Student Services</a>, we put into place a new marketing approach. As of the end of March, we'd boosted those numbers by 10.6 per cent and are now in a much healthier position to maintain our current enrollment levels.<br> <br> The new <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> online application is a <a href="http://alberta.ca" rel="nofollow">Government of Alberta</a> initiative in which the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge has played a leadership role. The U of L has supplied people, time and much effort to see the pilot project through to successful completion. We were the first post-secondary institution in Alberta to successfully test the system and the first person in the province to apply using the new ApplyAlberta system is a future U of L student.<br> <br> Looking forward, the 免费福利资源在线看片 has submitted a proposal to the <a href="http://alberta.ca" rel="nofollow">Government of Alberta</a> that requests planning money for a new science building. The science teaching and research laboratories in 免费福利资源在线看片 Hall have served us well but the time has come to move to a purpose-built facility. If we are successful with this funding request we will be returning to our community and asking for volunteers to help move the project forward.<br> <br> In addition, the 免费福利资源在线看片 has recently requested infrastructure funding from the federal government for the construction of Phase 2 of the Water and Environmental Science Building. The current state of the economy does not provide a great deal of assistance for our funding requests but our position is clear. We are a university that is moving forward, a university with new goals to achieve.<br> <br> We have the people and the resources here at the 免费福利资源在线看片 to embrace the challenges that change produces. Others may have some say but our community will be the architects of the major changes ahead. We will not be passengers.<br> <em><strong><br> Dr. Andy Hakin is the U of L's Vice-President Academic and Provost. This column originally appeared in the April issue of the Legend.<br> </strong></em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-company-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Company:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/company/ls" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">L&#039;s</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/sports-field-complex" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sports Field Complex</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a 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class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-fdb1bd5ce31876d032880bbeacadf705"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">April 15, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Although change is a relatively simple word, it carries with it a context that so often leads to hesitation and unease. 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With each semester we are further establishing our reputation as a first-rate teaching and research university, graduate programming is blossoming throughout our faculties, we have just opened the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building and the Sports Field Complex, campus day care and Markin Hall are all in progress.<br> <br> We are already showing our abilities to meet and address significant challenges. One example is how the 免费福利资源在线看片 took an aggressive approach to a recent decline in application numbers for the Fall 2009 semester.<br> <br> Against a backdrop of difficult economic times, applications dipped dramatically early in 2009. The 免费福利资源在线看片's application numbers were off 18.2 per cent from the previous February. 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We were the first post-secondary institution in Alberta to successfully test the system and the first person in the province to apply using the new ApplyAlberta system is a future U of L student.<br> <br> Looking forward, the 免费福利资源在线看片 has submitted a proposal to the <a href="http://alberta.ca" rel="nofollow">Government of Alberta</a> that requests planning money for a new science building. The science teaching and research laboratories in 免费福利资源在线看片 Hall have served us well but the time has come to move to a purpose-built facility. If we are successful with this funding request we will be returning to our community and asking for volunteers to help move the project forward.<br> <br> In addition, the 免费福利资源在线看片 has recently requested infrastructure funding from the federal government for the construction of Phase 2 of the Water and Environmental Science Building. The current state of the economy does not provide a great deal of assistance for our funding requests but our position is clear. We are a university that is moving forward, a university with new goals to achieve.<br> <br> We have the people and the resources here at the 免费福利资源在线看片 to embrace the challenges that change produces. Others may have some say but our community will be the architects of the major changes ahead. We will not be passengers.<br> <em><strong><br> Dr. Andy Hakin is the U of L's Vice-President Academic and Provost</strong></em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-company-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Company:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/company/ls" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">L&#039;s</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/sports-field-complex" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sports Field Complex</a></div><div 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skos:prefLabel">requested infrastructure</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/industry-term/online-application" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">online application</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/government-alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Government of Alberta</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/registrars-office" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Registrar&#039;s Office</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/federal-government" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">federal government</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/cade" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Cade</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/andy-hakin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Andy Hakin</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/academic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Academic</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/president" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">President</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/vice-president" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Vice-President</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-provinceorstate-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ProvinceOrState:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Alberta</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="免费福利资源在线看片 has the ability to prosper in times of change" class="rdf-meta"></span> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:47:43 +0000 trevor.kenney 5222 at /unews Online application system tests well /unews/article/online-application-system-tests-well <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-f17aef338ad385fe77216a065b0ab19a"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">April 2, 2009</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>It's a one-stop application shop intended to streamline the process of applying to Alberta's post-secondary institutions and the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge is at the forefront of its implementation.<br> <br> By the fall of 2009, all public post-secondary institutions in Alberta will be using <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> &ndash; an innovative, made-in-Alberta online application and transcript transfer system.<br> <br> The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge recently welcomed a group of high school students and some family members from three local high schools to participate in the <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> pilot &ndash; and the system passed with flying colours.<br> <br> "On average, it took students approximately 20 minutes to enter their personal information, select the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge as their institution of choice, complete that portion of the application, pay their application fee and submit the application electronically for processing," says Debi Sandul, the U of L's Associate Registrar and project leader for the <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> system on the U of L campus.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> is a new secure online application and transcript transfer system that has been developed by Alberta's public post-secondary institutions in partnership with the <a href="http://www.alberta.ca" rel="nofollow">Government of Alberta</a>.<br> <br> Through <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a>, students will be able to apply to multiple public post-secondary institutions and authorize the transfer of their Alberta high school and post-secondary transcripts between participating institutions.<br> <br> "After they had completed this process, students and parents were invited to share in their experiences. One parent indicated that it was 'so slick' he wanted to apply too! Another student indicated that the online process was very easy to follow, especially the U of L section," says Sandul.<br> <br> Sandul added that the first person in the province to apply using the new <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> system is a future U of L student.<br> <br> Leslie Lavers, Associate Vice-President (Students) and Registrar, was pleased by the turnout and sees the value in having students apply using the new system.<br> <br> "The test worked, and provided us with feedback that we can use when the final system is released later this year."<br> <br> The <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> concept was important enough that the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge provided substantial resources in the way of people, time and effort to see the pilot through to completion, according to Dr. Andy Hakin, the U of L's Vice-President, Academic.<br> <br> "We are very excited to see the potential for students across Alberta &ndash; and beyond &ndash; to apply to the Alberta Post-Secondary System."<br> <br> It is anticipated that the U of L will fully implement <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a> later this spring, with other institutions joining over the summer. By fall 2009, applicants to all public universities, colleges and technical institutions will be using <a href="http://www.applyalberta.ca/" rel="nofollow">ApplyAlberta</a>. It is estimated that the number of applications through the new system will account for more than 100,000 students annually.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/l-campus" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">L campus</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/facility/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-industryterm-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">IndustryTerm:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/industry-term/online-process" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">online process</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/industry-term/online-application" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">online application</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/industry-term/secure-online-application" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">secure online application</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/industry-term/online-application-system" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">online application system</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/government-alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Government of Alberta</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/leslie-lavers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Leslie Lavers</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/debi-sandul" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Debi Sandul</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/andy-hakin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Andy Hakin</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/academic" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Academic</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/registrar" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">registrar</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/registrar-and-project-leader" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Registrar and project leader</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/vice-president" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Vice-President</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-provinceorstate-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ProvinceOrState:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Alberta</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-publishedmedium-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">PublishedMedium:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/published-medium/alberta-post" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">the Alberta Post</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Online application system tests well" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:09:29 +0000 trevor.kenney 5235 at /unews