History

Where once was vast and open prairie now lives one of Canada's top-ranked research universities.

The University of Lethbridge exists as it does today thanks to the determined and forward-thinking citizens who believed southern Alberta warranted its own university. Their vision, tenacity and ability to unite to make the impossible possible have lived at the heart of the University for more than five decades.

The Early Years: 1967 - Late 1970s

Moses sculpture outside of UHall in 1968

Interior of the Worm, an enclosed tunnel

The Rise of Research & Curricular Diversity: the 1980s

The Rise of Corporate University: the 1990s

The Comprehensive Multi-versity: the 2000s and 2010s

Reflections: the history of the first Department of Native American Studies of its kind in Alberta

The Pronghorn Effect: the history of University of Lethbridge Athletics

The ULAA: a historic account

50 Years, 50 Voices

As part of uLethbridge's 50th anniversary celebrations in 2017, alumnus John Wort Hannam (BA/BEd ’96) wrote a commemorative song for the University.

Let it Shine On was also preformed with the Wind Orchestra at Convocation that year.

Watch the music video on YouTube

50 Voices project

Through 50 years and 50 voices, we capture our most iconic stories, as well as those yet to be told, with the help of the University’s history-makers.

Visit the 50 Voices website