The halls of Lethbridge’s post-secondary establishments could also be fairly empty nonetheless, however that every one modifications this weekend.
Each the College of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic are welcoming college students with transfer in day on Sunday, forward of subsequent week’s tutorial yr formally kicking off.
From September to April, Lethbridge is dwelling to 1000’s of post-secondary college students who all want a spot to stay, together with worldwide scholar Eugene Apau, who has solely been in Canada for 2 weeks after arriving from West Ghana.
“So far as every thing goes now, it’s nice to be in Lethbridge and in Canada,” he mentioned.
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Whereas the battle of discovering a spot can go away college students feeling misplaced, the college is making ready a number of occasions for the primary week to assist everybody really feel welcome.
Natasha Reners, who’s coordinating the brand new scholar orientation subsequent Tuesday, says the occasion will embody data for college kids.
“Now we have a sales space honest the place college students can chat with fellow college students, their mentor crew, housing providers.”
The college says 950 college students have already claimed rooms on campus, whereas the polytechnic says there are simply 4 rooms nonetheless unfilled with functions now on maintain.
Each colleges have helps in place to assist college students handle most of these challenges all year long.
“Analysis exhibits college students who’ve entry to helps are extra profitable as they full their applications, so we’re simply attempting to get them related to the sources they want on campus early on,” Reners mentioned.
Whether or not in a dorm room or a rental off campus, all college students are attending their first lessons subsequent week, as Lethbridge as soon as once more turns into a hub of training in southern Alberta.
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