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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,...
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...
Enviro students take the classroom to the stream
Students in the environmental sciences diploma left the classroom behind to get their hands dirty during Field Week. The excursion took them nearly 500 kilometers from campus to the Rocky Mountains around Hinton, where they put the lessons they learned in class to use earlier this semester. On...
Pop-Up shop rebranding a success
Faced with rebranding the event and hosting it in a new venue, the students employed a guerrilla-style marketing campaign to spread the word and as a result, the retail venture was a big success. Pop-Up Presents Lakeland's Hidden Creations invited shoppers to Spurs for the opportunity to browse...
Co-operative values drive alumna's success
Working for purpose is how Leanne Hawes has approached her work at Lloydminster and District Co-op (Lloyd Co-op) for nearly a decade. It's also how this Lakeland College business alumna will continue to approach her work as the organization's new chief executive officer (CEO). “It's truly about...