University of Lethbridge

• Calgary, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of Lethbridge and Bow Valley College are pleased to announce a unique new program that will train students for the high-demand profession of supply chain management.
• The Business and Supply Chain Management integrated pathway program will see students earn a Business Administration Diploma with a major in supply chain management through Bow Valley College and a Bachelor of Management with a major in general management through the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business .
• “Expertise in supply chain and logistics is critical in the movement of goods and commodities to consumers, manufacturers and wholesalers.
• The University of Lethbridge and Bow Valley College will work alongside Supply Chain Canada to support graduates pursuing a Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation.

• The University of Lethbridge (uLethbridge), one of Canada’s top-ranked universities and leading research institutions, has signed a multi-year extension to license both the YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and Himalayas Enterprising Archiving Platform.
• Initially, the institution was seeking a cloud-based video capture, editing and streaming solution that integrated with Moodle, its learning management system.
• In addition to lecture capture and video management, the university benefitted from comprehensive analytics, gradebook integration, adaptive bitrate streaming, device compatibility, and other user-friendly features.
• The institution also uses YuJa Himalayas to manage large data workloads.

• People’s physical and mental health were severely impacted by the sudden changes forced by the emergent global crisis.
• Although global movements and organizations are dedicated to supporting universities’ work in health promotion, and many universities have committed to doing so, our research indicates that campuses struggle to promote health in a meaningful way.

Health promotion in universities

• The movement to see universities promoting health was initially championed by the UK Healthy Universities Network.
• 5 ways university students and faculty hope for better

  The framework was developed at the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges held in Kelowna, B.C.

Health in all aspects of campus culture

• The Okanagan Charter calls for embedding health into all aspects of campus culture and leading health promotion action and collaboration.
• The Canadian Health Promoting Campuses Network assists Canadian campuses in the adoption of the charter.
• All of these national networks are connected up to the International Health Promoting Universities and campuses.

Challenges with implementation

• As the Okanagan Charter nears its 10th anniversary, questions remain about its limited adoption, its challenges with implementation and the progress made towards its calls to action.
• Our research project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, examined the adoption, implementation and evaluation of the charter at the first 10 Canadian campuses who signed onto the charter in 2016 and 2017: University of British Columbia, University of Saskatchewan, Simon Fraser University, University of Guelph, Mount Royal University, King’s University College, University of Lethbridge, Western University, University of Calgary and Memorial University.

Implementation left to a few people

• The research uncovered that many of the first signatory campuses were struggling with taking action on many of their Charter commitments.
• In many cases, after executive leadership signed the charter, the implementation was left to a few people working with few resources to design initiatives and follow progress.

Evaluation absent

• Evaluation and assessment frameworks were especially absent at most campuses.
• That finding has lead to our renewed concern: how are universities evaluating progress against broader health goals?

Well-resourced approaches

• Universities need to work towards engaged leadership, deliberate actions, innovative and well-resourced approaches, networked opportunities and meaningful measures of progress.
• If university leaders say that this work matters, that means they must elevate the profile of health and well-being on campus.
• Some identifiable next steps can be: 1) Embed well-being in institutional strategic plans.
• 3) Give stewards of the work resources, both financial and human, for relevant activities and initiatives.

• Calgary, Alberta, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In its ongoing commitment to reconciliation and advancing Indigenization and decolonization, Bow Valley College is introducing its first-ever Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
• He will also oversee the College’s newly created department of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
• Manyfingers is a proven, respected leader with an accomplished academic and professional background,” says Lynn Connell, Vice-President Learner Experience, Bow Valley College.
• “What impressed me most about Bow Valley College is its diversity, the different pathways available to get to the College, and the skills students gain to transition to the workforce,” says Dr. Maurice Manyfingers, Director of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.