After Disney and Industrial Light and Magic made waves with the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, Lethbridge College instructors and students decided to see if the same technology could be used for independent film makers. The team behind the research project consists of instructors and alumni of the Digital Communications and Media and Multimedia Production programs…
Virtual space; next frontier at Lethbridge College
The development of virtual space has become a reality at Lethbridge College. The Metaverse Islands Project, in collaboration with Liquid Avatar Technologies, will give students the opportunity to develop functioning items in a virtual space. Items would be anything you can interact with and use such as a cup or door that require a certain…
New products hit the college bookstore shelves
The Lethbridge College Bookstore is full of amazing products of every kind. From pencils and pens to program specific hoodies, there is always something new and amazing to find for everyone. Bookstore employee Laura Dunn picked out her top five products that are brand new to the store. Kodiaks hoodies. The bookstore just brought in…
Encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion at Lethbridge College
Lethbridge College is bringing a more diverse voice to its campus with the implementation of an equity, diversity and inclusion team. In 2019, the college was chosen to participate in the Dimensions pilot program as one of only 17 post-secondary institutions. The Dimensions program is a two-year project where the college set up an internal…
Healthcare workers and mental health concerns
Lethbridge college nursing students learn how to perform injections during class on Thursday, February 10 2022. Healthcare Workers are experiencing severe stress and work burnouts more than ever. With a rise in COVID-19 cases as we head into 2022, staff shortages in various hospital departments across Canada have been contributing to an increase in mental…
Human interaction is missing from many people’s lives
Human Interaction is a beneficial aspect of mental health that is continuously ignored according to Canadian Mental Health Association. While there are numerous ways that people can connect, everyone has their social needs met in various ways. 42 per cent of adults said they prefer real human interaction over digital options according to a poll,…
Kodiaks get much needed help for head injuries
Todd Caughlin, manager of Kodiaks Athletics, shows off the smart phone app for the newly aquired HeadCheck Health system software Nov. 18, 2021. Lethbridge College athletics have received a new tool to help in the treatment of concussions. Thanks to a donation from the Kodiaks Association, a group that raises money for Kodiaks Athletics, the…
Troy Reeb shares trade secrets with students at Lethbridge College
Executive vice president of broadcast networks for Corus Entertainment, Troy Reeb, speaks with Digital Communications and Media students at Lethbridge College on Nov. 2, 2021. Students at Lethbridge College received the inside scoop on journalism and broadcast media earlier this month. Troy Reeb, the executive vice president of broadcast networks for Corus Entertainment came to…
Students learn to adapt with being away from home
Wellness Services triage nurse, Chantelle Fitton gets ready to do some work at the Lethbridge College health services room Lethbridge College’s wellness services aim to encourage students to reach out during mental health crises. With more than halfway into the semester, more students are experiencing an increase in stress and academic burnout. Chantelle Fitton, a…
Students begin to feel stress of exam season
With midterms currently underway and approaching fast, students are feeling the stress. To some, these exams are worth a lot of their grade and some are worth a little. Lethbridge College student Stephanie Mueller really feels the stress of exams. “If I have some tests upcoming in the week, it’s all that I think about…