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Athabasca University was created by the Alberta government in 1970 as part of an expansion of higher education to cope with rising enrolment at the time. In the late 1960s, the University of Alberta (U of A) had long been established, the University of Calgary was created through new legislation, and an Order in Council had created the University of Lethbridge. [7]
She received an honorary Doctor of Canon Law from St. John's College, University of Manitoba in 2013. [7] In 2016, Van Herk gave the Lecture of a Lifetime at the University of Calgary and wrote a short book to commemorate the university's 50th anniversary. [8] [9] She received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Athabasca University in 2018. [10]
This is a list of people associated with Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada. This includes faculty , notable alumni , staff , and former university Presidents . Athabasca University is a distance education university with open enrollment year round, accredited by the province and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools .
Tim Clarke Byrne (1907 [1] –1997; also known as T. C. Byrne) was the first President of Athabasca University.He grew up in Warspite, Alberta. [2] He was author of the book Athabasca University: The Evolution of Distance Education and was a former Deputy Minister of Education for Alberta from 1966 to 1971. [3]
On 14 February 2007, to mark its 50th anniversary, the college's Board of Governors voted to once again change its name, this time to "Lethbridge College". [ 6 ] On 25 June 2024, the Alberta government announced the college would become the province's newest polytechnic institute - Lethbridge Polytechnic, to reflect the institution's growth and ...
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Pages in category "Athabasca University alumni" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.