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1 – 5 p.m. | Homecoming Registration

Ticket Office, 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport & Wellness

Pick up your registration package for U of L Homecoming Weekend.

12:30 – 7 p.m. | John Gill Memorial Golf Tournament | Ticketed event

Paradise Canyon Golf Resort
Registration: 12:30 p.m.
Shotgun start: 1:30 p.m.

The U of L Alumni Association (ULAA) is honoured to kick-off Homecoming Weekend with the 10^th  and final John Gill Memorial Golf Tournament. Prior to his sudden passing in 2007, John Gill (BA ’94) dedicated a great deal of time and effort to the ULAA’s annual fundraising golf tournament. Renamed the John Gill Memorial Golf Tournament in 2008,  the event continues John’s mission to help students struggling financially by donating tournament proceeds to the ULAA’s John Gill Memorial Bursary.

2 – 5 p.m. | Blue & Gold Reunion Rally | Free event

uLethbridge Quad (north of Markin Hall, east of Anderson Hall)

7 – 11 p.m. | Ignite the Weekend Welcome Reception | Free!

Students’ Union Ballrooms

The University of Lethbridge means something different to each person who has walked its hallways. Homecoming is a time to share these memories.

If you’ve spent any time in Lethbridge, chances are you’ve enjoyed a night of music from The Chevelles. This legendary band will take us on a musical journey through the past 50 years. Like so many of us, many of our most celebrated U of L faculty & friends have a memory that is tied to a great song. Join us for a FREE night of great music and informal conversations with a few of these distinguished guests, and each other. This precursor to the University’s Shine on Festival happening Saturday will ignite your weekend of fun.

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | Morning Yoga by Pauline Brunnen (BFA ’11)

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Awaken for the day ahead with a guided yoga flow. Bring your yoga mat, water bottle, and comfortable clothing for movement. Namaste.

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Homecoming Registration

Ticket Office, 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport & Wellness

Pick up your registration package for U of L Homecoming Weekend.

10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Guided Campus Tours (various times)

A lot has changed on campus over the past 50 years. Guided tours will take you on a journey as you learn about the history of our iconic campus landmarks and sneak a peek into the future with the Destination Project.

Campus tours will meet near the Ticket Office in the 1^st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness (outside the Tim Hortons)

10:00 am – 11:15 am | 10:30 am – 11:45 am | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm | 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

10 – 10:30 a.m. |  AGILITY Creative Problem Solving Workshop | 15 spots available | Free!

Idea Shop – M2039 (Markin Hall)

Creative problem solving is a transferable skill needed in the emerging job market. Register for one (or all) of AGILITY’s three 30-minute workshops and explore solutions for “wicked” problems like sustainability, climate change and renewable resources; use ideation to narrow your focus and determine a solution to a problem; and hone the skills needed to create change. Use creative problem solving skills and ideation to solve the age old problem: “What’s for dinner?”

10 – 11 a.m. | Fine Arts Guided Tours | 40 spots available | Free!

Starting in the Centre for the Arts Atrium 

Get a behind the scenes look at the Faculty of Fine Arts! Check out the University Theatre and scene shop, enjoy live piano music in the Recital Hall, and see a recording in action in Studio One.  View student artwork on the Level 8 exhibition wall and the Level 7 gallery, find out what happens in our Video Game Research lab and more.

10 – 11:30 a.m.  |  Neuroscience & Chemistry Guided Tours | 90 spots available | Free!

Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN)

U3T – University 3T MRI Centre:  Tour a world-class diagnostic imaging and research facility that provides public access to scans using three Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3T MRI), the most powerful MRI machine in Southern Alberta.

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility Tour: A great example of interdisciplinary research at the U of L, the NMR facility is used by several departments in both the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Faculty of Health Sciences. The research carried out in this facility has implications ranging from the oil sands, clean energy and plastics production to personalized and diagnostic medicine. Walk through the design of a super-conducting NMR magnet, the NMR probe and explore research being carried out in the facility.

Each tour will take 15 minutes and with a maximum of 15 participants per tour.

10 a.m. – noon | Saturday Morning Cartoons | Free!

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Saturday morning means one thing: cartoons! Start your first full day of Homecoming festivities off right with classic Saturday morning cartoons from the late 1960’s. Join New Media professor Bob Cousins and BYOC, (bring your own cereal).

10 a.m. – noon | Augmented Reality Sandbox Tour | Free!

Alberta Water & Environment Science Building

An augmented reality sandbox sees technology superimpose a computer generated image, (in this case, a topographic map and simulated rain fall), on a real world object. This provides you a composite view to interact and experiment with in real time. Tours run every 15 minutes. Maximum eight people per tour. Location: tours leave from the Alberta Water and Environment Science Building (AWESB) foyer

10:30 – 11 a.m. | AGILITY Prototyping Workshop | Sold out | Free!

Idea Shop – M2039 (Markin Hall)

Use new technology, including 3D printers, alongside old technology like paper to design products and models to represent your ideas. Prototyping forces you to contemplate the design, cost and usability of your idea, and also allows you play with Lego and play-dough without a toddler dictating your every move.

11 – 11:30 a.m. | AlumX: Perspective – Your Mind’s Greatest Tool presented by Derek Schmaltz (BA ’12) | Free!

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Having suffered a traumatic event just weeks before he started classes at the U of L, Derek Schmaltz shares his experiences of lows and highs and the perspectives his trauma and healing have given him.

11 – 11:30 a.m.  |  AGILITY Pitching Workshop | 15 spots available | Free!

Idea Shop – M2039 (Markin Hall)

Whether you’re an entrepreneur pitching a business plan to investors or an artist selling your work to a gallery, pitching your idea succinctly and accurately is key to success. While students learn invaluable presentation skills as undergraduates, those skills don’t always translate to effective pitching. Using fast pitch games, experience high-energy, friendly competition while building great pitching ability. Your new-found pitching skills might help you convince your partner the 55-inch television really is necessary!

11 – 11:30 a.m.  | From Leroy Little Bear to Reconciliation: Addressing the Trauma of Colonialism presented by Diane Turner (BEd ’81) | Free!

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Lawyer Diane Turner tells the story of her introduction to the experiences of aboriginal peoples in the legal system at the U of L and how it has influenced her career and advocacy work as a lawyer in British Columbia.

11 a.m. – noon  | Fine Arts Tour | Free!

Centre for the Arts Atrium

Get a behind the scenes look at the Faculty of Fine Arts! Check out the University Theatre and scene shop, enjoy live piano music in the Recital Hall, and see a recording in action in Studio One. View student artwork on the Level 8 exhibition wall and the Level 7 gallery, find out what happens in our Video Game Research Lab and more. Location: Tours depart from Centre for the Arts Atrium

11 a.m. – noon | Trading Centre Tours | 48 spots available | Free!

Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching (Markin Hall)

Ever wonder what it would be like to visit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)?  Learn about our state-of-the-art Centre for Financial Market Research and Teaching (CFMRT) in this hands-on demonstration and try out financial simulation training software. Trade commodities against other participants in a simulation-based learning scenario focused on the effects of supply and demand.

The CFMRT is the first of its kind in an academic setting in Western Canada. The facility is comprised of 48 workstations, a 30 foot full-colour LED ticker, two market data walls and a fully integrated audio/visual system.

11:30 a.m. – noon | AGILITY Open Makerspace | 15 spots available | Free!

Idea Shop – M2039 (Markin Hall)

Makerspaces are about creating in a free space. Stop in for a chat about AGILITY’s programming, experiment with Virtual Reality (VR), our 3D printer, Lego and other prototyping materials, and learn about AGILITY’s student supports. You’ll even walk away with a bunch of new buzzwords: design thinking, social innovation, human centred design, problem solving.

12:30 – 2 p.m. | Blackfoot Naming Ceremony & Presentation | Free!

The Grove (field northeast of Students’ Union Building)

Steeped in decades of tradition, experience a Blackfoot naming ceremony as five outstanding individuals, Chancellor Janice Varzari (BN ’90, MEd ’02), Board of Governors Chair Kurt Schlachter (BSc ’00), Provost and Vice-President Academic Dr. Andy Hakin, longest-serving faculty member Dr. Dennis Connolly (LLD ’17) and Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Van Christou (LLD ’84), are each honoured with a Blackfoot name in a traditional Blackfoot naming ceremony.

2 – 2:30 p.m. | AlumX: Journey to the Olympics presented by Ashley Steacy (BSc ’15) | Free!

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Listen as Pronghorns legend Ashley Steacy recalls her journey, from four Canada West and three U Sports national titles to the top of the women’s rugby world at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal for Canada.

2 – 2:30 p.m. | AlumX: Finding your Passion presented by Sarah Lajeunesse (BMgt ’12) | Free!

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Internationally certified life coach Sarah Lajeuesse will help show you how to redefine success on your own terms and start living with more meaning, power, passion and purpose!

2:30 – 3 p.m. | AlumX: The Songwriter’s Process presented by John Wort Hannam (BA/BEd ’96)| Free!

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A former teacher from the Blood Reserve, John Wort Hannam tells the story of his transition into singer/songwriter and the influences that helped him write the U of L’s 50th anniversary song “Let it Shine On.”

2:30 – 3 p.m. | 50 Years in 20 Minutes AlumX: presented by Kevin McGeough (BA ’96)| Free!

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Learn about the university’s 50 year history in a 20 minute presentation.

3 – 4:30 p.m. | Last Lecture, sponsored by ULSU | Free!

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What would you do if you had one last talk to give?  What would you say? Would you talk about the wonders of life, the mysteries of the universe, how you can make anything a fulfilling career? Would you pass on the knowledge you gained through your years of experience?  Find out what Dr. Joe Rasmussen and Sonya von Heyking (CPA, CA, CIA, BMgt ’03) would tell the world if they had one Last Lecture.

12:30 – 11 p.m. | Shine On Summer Festival Outdoor Concert | Ticketed event

U of L Community Stadium (4415 University Drive)

What better way to close out summer than with an outdoor music festival? Join us as we host a concert for the first time ever in our Community Stadium. Bring your blankets (but leave lawn chairs at home) and enjoy a summer evening of outstanding music from award-winning artists, including Dallas Smith, Corb Lund, Mother Mother, Virginia to Vegas, The Washboard Union, Trevor Panczak and Double Jack and the U of L’s own Millz Skillz. Tickets available at enmaxcentre.ca

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Shine On Summer Festival Community Fair | Free!

U of L Community Stadium (4415 University Drive)

Enjoy a summer afternoon celebrating arts, culture and community. The FREE Shine On Summer Festival Community Fair and Market features a Battle of the Bands, food trucks, beer gardens, inflatable obstacle course, multicultural demonstrations, Round Dance, rugby exhibition tournament, kite-making and flying, face-painting, family activities and more.