About
Welcome to ULethbridge! Your time in residence will be one of the most memorable and rewarding experiences of your life.
On-campus living is designed to make your transition to university as smooth and successful as possible. Residence Staff are knowledgeable about campus resources and are happy to answer any questions you might have. There are a wide range of activities and events, great opportunities for leadership and involvement and life-long friendships to be made.
This is your home away from home while you are at ULethbridge. We hope that you enjoy your stay, take full advantage of all of the opportunities that living in residence provides, and make the most of your residence experience!
Our Mission
To provide a safe and welcoming home for the personal, academic, and social growth of University of Lethbridge students, alongside operational structures, policies, procedures, and programs. To allow our students to focus on their personal and academic goals while we support them with various social and academic events, building maintenance, and upkeep.
Our Vision
To provide community-focused, convenient, clean, and cost-efficient accommodations for on-campus students to excel in their current academic careers and future aspirations.
Our Values
We care deeply about our students, and together, we embrace the following core values:
- Trust: We act with integrity and assume the good intentions of others.
- Respect: We treat others, ourselves, and our workplace with respect, holding ourselves accountable for our actions.
- Commitment to Diversity: We value an environment where individual differences and diversity of thought have the opportunity to be included.
- Belonging: We believe everyone should have the opportunity to find their place in residence, working together to create a community where everyone belongs.
- Transformational Moments: We value the opportunity to facilitate life-changing or thought-shifting moments, paving the way for positive personal development.
- Service to Others: We believe in serving the community, the campus, and the city through community involvement.
- Health and Wellness: We promote an environment where health, wellness, and balance are valued, and provide opportunities for students and staff to take care of their minds and bodies.
- Sustainability: We strive to make socially and environmentally responsible choices wherever possible.
- Innovation and Technology: We embrace technological change and will take risks to improve our knowledge, skills, and efficiency.
- Leadership: We promote the value of learning and encourage leadership development through collaborative decision-making and open communication.
Land Acknowledgement
Oki, and welcome to Iniskim!
Elder Bruce Wolf Child gifted the University of Lethbridge the name “Iniskim”, meaning Sacred Buffalo Stone. Receiving this Blackfoot name is a great honour and holds the university accountable and responsible for having good relations with Blackfoot/Siksikaitsitapi peoples. Housing Services is committed to working towards decolonization and uplifting the connection and contributions Siksikaitsitapi and Indigenous peoples have made to shape and strengthen this land and university community in the past, present, and future.
As Treaty 7 people we acknowledge that we are situated on Blackfoot Confederacy land, which includes Kainai, Piikani and Siksika Nations. We are honoured to name our residence buildings after these nations and Blackfoot places of significance - as well as the Tsuut'ina Nation in Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge there is still an immense amount of learning and growth to be done when it comes to reconciliation. We, as Treaty 7 people living and benefiting from Siksikaitsitapi land, must continue to honour the traditions of people who have cared for this land since time immemorial.
