University of Lethbridge
| University of Lethbridge | |
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| founding | 1967 |
| Sponsorship | state |
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Lethbridge Canada Offices: Calgary, Edmonton
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| President and Vice-Chancellor | Mike Mahon |
| Students | 9235 |
| Employee | 496 (academics) |
| Networks | ACU , AUCC , IAU , CWUAA |
| Website | www.uleth.ca |
The Canadian University of Lethbridge (in English usage U of L ) ( German University of Lethbridge ) was founded in 1967 as the third state university in the province and is located in Lethbridge , Canada . There is also a campus in Calgary and Edmonton .
The main buildings are located along the "Coulee" on the west side of the Oldman River .
history
The history of Lethbridge University begins in 1957 with the establishment of Lethbridge Junior College . It was the first public junior college in Canada to offer a one-year university course. In 1964, the university section of the college began offering two-year courses in social and humanities ( arts ) and natural sciences ( science ). In 1966, Parliament decided to set up a third independent university on the proposal of the Canadian Minister of Education at the time, RH McKinnon . A year later, the University of Lethbridge began regular operations with the Faculties of Arts and Science and Education . The School of Nursing was added in 1980 and the School of Management in 1981 . In 1984 the School of Fine Arts was opened.
In 1994 the number of students reached more than 10,000 students.
Faculties
The university offers 150 courses and currently has the following faculties:
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Fine Arts
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Faculty of Management
- School of Graduate Studies
The Faculty of Arts and Science offers 9 so-called “pre-professional programs” in dentistry, engineering, journalism, law, medicine, nutritional science, optics, social work and veterinary medicine.
Well-known scientists from Lethbridge
- Evelyn Crystal Pielou (born February 20, 1924 ), emeritus professor for mathematical ecology; essential contributions to the statistical recording of species equality ( evenness ) (Pielou equality index).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uleth.ca/lib/archives/timeline/
- ↑ http://www.uleth.ca/president/meet-president
- ↑ University Historical Highlights ( Memento from August 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) taken from August 5, 2011 in excerpts