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More than fun and games at Math Fair
In-person and hands-on opportunities added up to fun for Math Fair 2021. After a digital hiatus last year, Math Fair returned to its original form this year. University transfer (UT) Math 160 students created math-inspired games and setting up stations in the Jack Kemp Public School gymnasium...
The Rogan Family: A Lakeland Legacy
It's a legacy that began with Anne Rogan (née Garnett) in 1946 and has continued through the generations. The Class of 1947 alumna's children and grandchildren attended Lakeland College, met their future spouses there and even worked at the college, coaching and mentoring each new crop of students. Anne...
Hands-on helping with peer coaching
At Lakeland College, hands-on learning is a critical component of the student experience. Some human services students are using these opportunities as both a way to practice their new skills and to offer their fellow students an additional form of support with peer coaching. Kara Mouly, a second-year...
Lakeland collaboration to the rescue
Jana Teefy, a Lakeland College second-year wildlife and fisheries conservation (WFC) student, flew into action when she received news that a bird needed rescuing. On Nov. 17, the retrieval request came from WFC alumna Alyssa Metro, who works for the Alberta Society for Injured Birds of Prey. She...
A journey west
Jackie Wismer came to Alberta looking for a place to belong in the wide-open pastureland, drawn by the herds of cattle and horses. Now, working in management at Wild Rose Co-op's Sedgewick agro site, it's safe to say she found it. Growing up on a Clydesdale operation in Amherstburg, Ont., Wismer...