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Eight students worked on five projects in the collaboration between the University and the City. April 20, 2023 (Photo: LNN)

University and City of Lethbridge hold showcase of student projects

Apr 20, 2023 | 1:39 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge and University of Lethbridge held a showcase on April 20, 2023, to highlight work from students in the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters as part of the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy.

Since the beginning of the Fall 2022 semester, eight University of Lethbridge students participated in five applied study projects, in collaboration with the emerging Work Integrated Learning (WIL) partnership.

Perry Stein, Partner Services Manager with the city said, “Working with post-secondary students and faculty allows us to access this knowledge, not only to enhance our day-to-day work, but to get a better handle on the talent in the community. We hope that students will gain valuable skills working with us and see us as an employer of choice once they graduate.”

The projects focused on a range of topics and the students worked under the supervision of two city staff members from the Opportunity Lethbridge and Planning and Design departments.

The projects and those behind them are as follows:

  • IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility) in Urban Planning and Policy Making – Fall 2022 (Isabella Lee – Accounting; Amy Cran – Anthropology; and Kianna Turner – General Social Sciences)
  • The Civic Common Comprehensive Site Plan project -Spring 2023 (Kirsten Hironaka – Urban and Regional Studies)
  • The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) placemaking project – Spring 2023 (Taylor Manns – Urban and Regional Studies; and Kianna Turner – General Social Sciences)
  • The Warehouse District and Chinatown historical research project (Peter Gorombey – History)
  • The Heritage Management project (Hannah Laberge – Geography; and Brie Wilson – General Social Sciences and undergraduate Research Assistant at the Prentice Institute)

A more detailed overview of the projects is available on the University of Lethbridge website.

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