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Gone country: Turning childhood dreams into reality
Most little girls go through a horse phase growing up. Julieanna Dunbar just never grew out of hers. Living in Edmonton, Dunbar didn't grow up in a farming family but she didn't let that stop her from finding an unconventional route to working with horses. She volunteered at a camp with a horse...
Learning on the job with BASEM
For the third consecutive year, students in Lakeland's bachelor of applied sciences: environmental management (BASEM) program wrapped up their year with the Conference on Environmental Management. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a scaled-down approach highlighting the students as the...
Learning real-world ropes in business
In business, it can be all about who you know. Lakeland College's business students' networks just got a little bigger. The Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce's Mentoring in New Dimensions (MIND) program works to pair businesses with college students. The goal is for students to gain a greater understanding...
Donors lead the way, exceeding $11-million campaign goal
Thanks to the generosity of more than 1,000 donors, Leading. Learning. The Lakeland Campaign. is the most successful fundraising campaign in Lakeland College's history. The campaign began in 2016 and will conclude on June 30. Lakeland is excited to share that more than $12 million has been raised...
Perkins' fund first ag tech degree award
Prospective students weren't the only ones eagerly anticipating the approval of Lakeland College's bachelor of agriculture technology program. More than a year before the Government of Alberta approved the degree program, Bryan and Sharon Perkins committed to creating a student award for the program. "I've...