GALILEO’S IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NOT AVAILABLE.
WELCOME TO GALILEO’S
Galileo’s opened in 2006, a cooperative project by the Students’ Union and the
University of Lethbridge for the use and enjoyment of students, staff, faculty,
alumni, and community. This unique facility is located on the 2nd level of the
Students’ Union building. Galileo’s wall of exterior windows is lined with
permanent benches where guests can sit and enjoy the view overlooking the
University and across the river to the east side of Lethbridge.
This space will hold 75 people comfortably, with panoramic window seating,
leather sofas, love seats and recliners. Portable stacking chairs are also
available if needed. This space comes complete with a drop down movie screen,
built in projector, DVD, VHS, computer port and wireless internet. There is
even a telescope, just in case.
Astronomer, Physicist, Philosopher, Teacher… all of these monikers apply to
Galileo Galilei… history’s “Father of Modern Science”. He’s famous for
prolific use of his telescope to discover all sorts of phenomena, most notably
Jupiter’s four giant moons.
Galileo was also a strident rights activist, author, inventor and university
drop-out. You’d think that being a drop-out would look bad on a resume but it
didn’t prevent Galileo from landing a faculty position at the University of
Padua.
Galileo lived from 1564 - 1642, through the height of the European Renaissance.
He worked, wrote, studied, lectured and researched prolifically. He rejected
blind allegiance to authority and was very vocal in matters of science and to
the separation of science from philosophy or religion. This ultimately landed
him in hot water with religious authorities, as he was firmly committed to a
model of the cosmos which saw the Earth orbiting the Sun and not the other way
around.
Galileo’s pivotal role in advancing science, together with his passionate
defense of free thought has inspired the name of the new student lounge,
theatre and gallery space in the Students' Union building food court. The
space is designed for quiet reflection, reading, studying, art exhibitions,
movies, small receptions or even speakers.
For more information please contact Tracy Merrifield at (403) 329-2017 or at
su.operations@uleth.ca. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through
Friday.
