The second Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) was a collaborative Work Integrated Learning initiative between the City of Lethbridge and the Prentice Institute. The theme of the PIL was Culture and Commemoration. This four-week program allowed three undergraduate students from the University of Lethbridge to research and propose policy recommendations to the City.
Summer of 2025 saw the second iteration of the Policy Innovation Lab. This year’s topic was Culture and Commemoration. Jordan Hanas, Aliya Jansen and Taryn Lachman (Summer Interns with the City of Lethbridge & Prentice Institute) attended presentations and panels on the topic and worked to support the City with the implementation of the 2024 Civic Culture Plan, which aims to promote Lethbridge as a vibrant intercultural hub that reflects the contributions and experiences of its increasingly diverse population.
This year the PIL had the patronage of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO); this gives an important recognition to the space that the Policy Innovation Lab creates to engage youth in the urban policy making process and of the potential for transformational impact of this unique experiential learning opportunity. The City and Institute acknowledge the contributions of Commission Programme Officers Barbara Filion (Culture) and Claire-Anse Saint-Eloi (Social and Human Sciences), and Youth Advisory Group member Deanna Galati for the generosity of their time. Perry Stein (Partner Services Manager at the City and Research Affiliate II at the PI) and Jillian Bracken (the City’s Community Arts and Culture Manager) were the PIL Co-Hosts at the City; Andrea Cuéllar (PI Associate Director) collaborated as PI Academic Partner.
PIL student interns Aliya Jansen, Jordan Hanas and Taryn Lachman
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