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HOPE students hired to Energy Centre operation
Lakeland College offers a tremendous opportunity studies for second-year heavy oil power engineering students to take their first career steps during their studies. Students are hired as student operators and tasked to operate the Lloydminster campus and Energy Centre boilers on weekends. “Working...
Lakeland alumna sees the classroom from the other side of the podium
Lakeland alumna Dr. Katie Lafreniere credits the support of one particular Lakeland College business instructor with giving her the confidence to pursue academia as a career. She began her career as an assistant professor at the University of Lethbridge this summer. Lafreniere came to Lakeland...
Play program offers unique learning opportunities
For 35 years, Lakeland's play program has been putting students in the lead. The program is a chance for second-year early learning and child care diploma students to put everything they've learned in class into practice. With the support of their instructors, students spent the semester learning,...
Lakeland lessons continue to inspire agribusiness alumna
Agribusiness alumna Makayla Moen was drawn to Lakeland's Vermilion campus because of the rodeo team and opportunity to study both business and agriculture simultaneously. She liked the community so much, she ended up staying. Now, using the lessons she learned during her time at Lakeland, Moen...
Students establish industry connections at livestock information field day
Close to 100 agricultural sciences students attended Lakeland's Canadian Angus at Lakeland Technology & Information Field Day last month at the Centre for Ag Technology and G.N. Sweet Livestock Research Facility. Featuring industry experts from the Canadian Angus Association (CAA), Growsafe,...