University of Manitoba

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University of Manitoba
Motto	Pueris his dedit Deus scientiam (And to these children God gave knowledge –Daniel 1:17)
Established	1877
Type	Public
Religious affiliation	non-denominational
Endowment	$303 million
President	Dr. David Barnard
Staff	7,758
Undergraduates	26,238
Postgraduates	3,694
Location	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Campus	Urban
Sports team	Manitoba Bisons
Colours	gold & brown
Mascot	Bison
Affiliations	AUCC, IAU,CIS,CVU, UArctic, ACU, CWUAA, Campus Manitoba, Robert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy, CUP, Gallery One One One and FitzGerald Study Centre
Website	www.umanitoba.ca

The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is also Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution.^[1]. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university.^[1][2] It placed in SJTU's list of the world's Top 500 Universities. The presses, The Gradzette and The Manitoban, are members of CUP.

Contents 1 Location 2 Aboriginal 3 History 3.1 Early history 3.2 The University Today 3.3 Fight Song 4 Academics 5 Libraries and Archives (Alphabetically) 6 Human Resources 7 University Administration 7.1 University Presidents 7.2 University Chancellors 8 Notable past and present instructors 9 Notable alumni 9.1 Rhodes Scholars 10 Criticism of Maclean's University Rankings 11 Relations 12 Recreation 13 Student life 13.1 Student Representation 13.2 Student clubs 13.3 Greek organizations 14 Footnotes 15 See also 15.1 Histories of the University 16 External links 17 References

[edit] Location

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The University of Manitoba has three main locations—the Bannatyne Campus, the Fort Garry Campus and the William Norrie Centre.

The downtown Bannatyne campus of the University comprises a complex of ten buildings located west of the Health Sciences Centre between McDermot Ave and William Ave in Central Winnipeg. This complex houses the medical and dental instructional units of the University. The Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Medical Rehabilitation, and the School of Dental Hygiene are the major health sciences units located on this campus. The Faculty of Pharmacy officially joined the Bannatyne campus with the opening of the 95,000 sq. ft. Apotex Centre on October 16, 2008.

The main Fort Garry Campus (located on the Red River in south Winnipeg) is host to more than 60 major teaching and research buildings of the University and sits on 233 hectares of land. In addition, Smartpark is the location of seven buildings leased to research and development organizations involving university-industry partnerships.

The William Norrie Centre on Selkirk Avenue is the campus for social work education for inner-city residents.

[edit] Aboriginal

The University of Manitoba provides services to urban Aboriginal people. The University of Manitoba Native Studies summer course brings first-year Aboriginal students to campus before the start of the school year for some campus orientation. Aboriginal Elders are present on campus at University of Manitoba to provide social supports. Dedicated tutoring services are available within the University of Manitoba’s Medicine, Engineering and Social Work ACCESS Programs. The University of Manitoba reaches into Aboriginal communities to talk to potential students at a much younger age through Curry Biz Camp, which fosters entrepreneurship among young First Nations and Métis students.^[3]

[edit] History

[edit] Early history

The University of Manitoba is a non-denominational university that was established in 1877 on Broadway, Winnipeg to confer degrees on students graduating from its three founding colleges - St. Boniface College (Roman Catholic); St John's College (Anglican) and Manitoba College (Presbyterian). The University of Manitoba granted its first degrees in 1880. ^[4] Consolidation was a way to strengthen these small and financially insecure institutions. The University was the first to be established in western Canada.

From its founding until the present time, the University has added a number of colleges to its corporate and associative body. In 1882 the Manitoba Medical College, which had originally been founded by some practising physicians and surgeons, became a part of the University. Other colleges followed:

• Methodist Church's Wesley College in 1888 ^[5]
• Manitoba College of Pharmacy in 1902
• Manitoba Agriculture College in 1906
• St. Paul's College in 1931
• Brandon College in 1938
• St. Andrew's College in 1946

In 1901 the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba changed the University Act so that the university could do its own teaching, and in 1905 a building in downtown Winnipeg became the first teaching facility with a staff of six professors, all of whom were scientists. The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. ^[5]

In the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. ^[5]

The first school of architecture in western Canada was founded in 1919 at the University of Manitoba ^[6]

By 1920, the University of Manitoba, still the only university in Manitoba, was the largest university in the Canadian Prairies and the fifth largest in Canada. It had eight faculties: Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, and Agriculture. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BME), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Bachelor of Pharmacy (PhmB), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE), Doctor of Medicine (MD), and Doctor of Laws (LLD). It had 1,654 male students and 359 female students, and 184 academic staff, including only 6 women.^[7]

The Faculty of Law was actually an affiliated college, the Manitoba Law School, which was founded jointly by the university and the Law Society of Manitoba in 1914. In 1920 it had 123 students, including 5 women, and 21 academic staff.^[7] It became a full part of the university in 1966.^[8]

The University was originally located on Broadway. In 1929, following the addition of more programs, schools, and faculties, the University moved to its permanent site in Fort Garry, Manitoba. The University maintained the Broadway facilities for many years. ^[4]

The University established an Evening institute in 1936.

St. Andrew's College, which originally trained the ministry for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, became an affiliated College in 1981. Furthermore, St. Andrew's College was the first Ukrainian-language college opened by the Orthodox Church in North America. It is home to a large Ukrainian cultural and religious library. St. Andrew is the patron saint of the Ukrainian Orthodox church in Canada.

The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. ^[5] In 1967, two of the colleges that had been part of the University of Manitoba were given university status by the provincial government. United College, which had been formed by the merging of Wesley College and Manitoba College, became the University of Winnipeg, and Brandon College became Brandon University.

St. Boniface College and St. John's College, two of the founding colleges of the University, are still part of the University of Manitoba. St. Boniface College, the Roman Catholic institution which traces its beginnings back to 1818 and the earliest days of the Red River settlement, is the University's only French language college; it offers instruction in French and facilities for the training of teachers who expect to teach in the French language. St. John's College, which dates back to 1820, offers instruction in Arts and Science and, among other special programs, prepares men and women for the ordained ministry of the Anglican Church.

[edit] The University Today

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Thirty-three of the many buildings on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba are used directly for teaching. Four of these are colleges: St. John's College, St. Paul's College, St. Andrew's College, and University College. The remaining buildings contain special laboratories, administrative and service offices, residences, or are the property of research agencies.

In a typical year, the university has an enrolment of approximately 27,000 students - 24,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate. The university offers more than 90 degrees, more than 60 at the undergraduate level. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master’s or doctoral degrees.

In 2007-08, the university acquired more than $150 million in research income. The university currently holds 48 Canada Research Chairs and is either home to or a partner in 37 research centres, institutes and shared facilities. These centres foster collaborative research and scholarship.

The University of Manitoba is the network leader of ISIS Canada (Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures), headquartered in the Faculty of Engineering. ISIS Canada is a National Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) developing better ways to build, repair and monitor civil structures. The University is also an active member in 13 other NCEs.

[edit] Fight Song

Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement and convocation, and athletic games are: 'The Brown and the Gold' (ca. 1934), with words by Charles McCulloch and music by W.J. MacDonald. ^[9]

[edit] Academics

The University of Manitoba has a total enrollment of approximately 26,000 students in 22 faculties. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master’s or doctoral degrees.

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Manitoba Bisons.

The current colleges are:

• Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface (University College of St. Boniface)
• St. John's College
• St. Paul's College
• St. Andrew's College
• University College

The university's faculties:

• Agricultural and Food Sciences
• School of Agriculture
• Architecture
• School of Art
• Faculty of Arts
• Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
• Faculty of Dentistry
• School of Dental Hygiene
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering Students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: Biosystems Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Mechanical Engineering ^[10]
• Extended Education
• Faculty of Human Ecology
  • Faculty of Human Ecology: Department of Human Nutritional Sciences has an accredited dietetic program. The university is accredited by a professional organization such as the Dietitians of Canada and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians. List of universities with accredited dietetic programs
• I. H. Asper School of Business
• Faculty of Law
• Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music
• School of Medical Rehabilitation
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Nursing
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Work
• Division of Extended Education
• University 1

[edit] Libraries and Archives (Alphabetically)

The University of Manitoba has 19 libraries and 1 archives:

• Albert D. Cohen Management Library
• Architecture/Fine Arts Library
• Archives & Special Collections, includes the Rare Book Room
• Bill Larson Library (Grace General Hospital)
• Carolyn Sifton-Helene Fuld Library (St. Boniface General Hospital)
• Concordia Hospital Library
• Donald W. Craik Engineering Library
• Eckhardt Gramatté Music Library
• E.K. Williams Law Library
• Elizabeth Dafoe Library
• Father Harold Drake Library (St. Paul's College)
• J.W. Crane Memorial Library (Deer Lodge Centre)
• Misericordia Health Centre Library
• Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library
• Riverview Health Centre Virtual Library
• St. John's College Library
• Sciences and Technology Library
• Seven Oaks General Hospital Library
• Victoria General Hospital Library
• William R. Newman Library

[edit] Human Resources

The professors are represented by two different unions. The professors are represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association^[11], while the part-time professors and teaching assistants are represented by the CUPE Local 3909^[12][13]. Professors at the Faculty of Dentistry are represented by the University of Manitoba Dental Clinical Staff Association.^[14]

The support staff is divided up into many unions. The support staff and the campus security are represented by the AESES^[15], though the support staff at the Faculty of the Engineering are represented by CUPE Local 1482.^[16] All of the outside workers are represented by the CAW Local 3007.^[17]

[edit] University Administration

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[edit] University Presidents

• James Alexander MacLean (1913–1934)
• Sidney Earle Smith (1934–1944)
• Henry Percy Armes, acting (1944–1945)
• Albert William Trueman (1945–1948)
• Albert Henry S. Gillson (1948–1954)
• Hugh Hamilton Saunderson (1954–1970)
• Ernest Sirluck (1970–1976)
• Ralph Campbell (1976–1981)
• Arnold Naimark (1981–1996)
• Emőke J.E. Szathmáry (1996–2008)
• David Barnard (2008-Present)

[edit] University Chancellors

• S. P. Matheson (1908–1934)
• John W. Dafoe (1934–1944)
• A. K. Dysart (1944–1952)
• Victor Sifton (1952–1959)
• Justice S. Freedman (1959–1968)
• Peter D. Curry (1968–1974)
• Richard S. Bowles (1974–1977)
• Isabel G. Auld (1977–1986)
• Henry E. Duckworth (1986–1992)
• Authur V. Mauro (1992–2001)
• Bill Norrie (2001–)

[edit] Notable past and present instructors

• Arthur Henry Reginald Buller F.R.S.C.,FRS, noted mycologist
• Frank Hawthorne F.R.S.C., award-winning mineral sciences professor
• Guy Maddin, Film director and former Professor
• Arthur Schafer, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics and prominent ethicist

[edit] Notable alumni

Main article:Notable Alumni of the University of Manitoba

[edit] Rhodes Scholars

As of 2009, there have been 92 Rhodes Scholars from the University of Manitoba, more than from any other university in Western Canada.^[18][19]

They are:

Raed Joundi 2008[18] Akosua Matthews 2007 Daniel Lussier 2005 Graham Reynolds 2005 Aleksandra Leligdowicz 2004 Samir Sinha 2002 Marcello Panagia 2000 Sara Kreindler 1999 Claudia Hudspeth 1997 Lisa Smirl 1997 Davide Panagia 1993 Scott D. Boyd 1992 Brian Bohunicky 1989 Prabhat K. S. Jha 1987 Kerry Stirton 1985 Graham Steele 1984 Paul E. Vogt 1983 Thomas E. Patterson 1982 Debra Katherine Slade 1981 Jillian Welch 1980 Hedly Auld 1976 James C. Matthews 1975 Boris W. Tyzuk 1974 John E. Hutchings 1973 Robert Alexander Coke 1972 Daniel Selchen 1971 Robert James Adams 1970 Gregory John Wilson 1969 Adrian Cornelius de Hoog (University of Manitoba and Saskatchewan) 1969 Avrum Fenson 1968 Warren Elmer Norris Magnusson 1967

W. D. Parasiuk 1966 P. W. Slayton 1965 M. D. Hollenberg 1964 W. F. W. Neville 1963 F. W. O. Morton 1962 Baruch Knei-Paz (formerly B. Knapheis) 1961 G. A. Friesen 1960 D. T. Anderson 1959 H. Koschitzky 1958 J. P. Schioler 1957 F. B. Lamont 1956 D. A. B. Molgat 1955 N. F. Cantor 1954 W. Norrie 1953 J. R. Francis 1952 Murray Smith 1950 P. V. Lyon 1949 N. E. Currie 1948 F. G. Hooton 1947 R. J. Moyse 1946 D. A. Golden 1941 J. M. Coyne 1940 W. T. Cave 1939 R. W. Lawson 1938 H. D. Clark 1937 J. M. Teakles 1936 J. B. Reid 1935 F. J. McLean (University of Manitoba and Saskatchewan) 1935 F. W. O. Jones 1934 C. A. Winkler 1933 W. L. Morton 1932

J. E. Coyne 1931 J. R. Beattie 1930 L. C. Bonnycastle 1929 D. M. Turnbull 1928 J. R. McLean 1927 H. Allard 1926 R. I. W. Westgate 1925 A. W. Johnson 1924 A. D. P. Heeney 1923 G. Spry 1922 J. K. Gordon 1921 E. B. Pitablado 1920 C. R. Smith 1919 G. P. R. Tallin 1918 W. B. Hurd 1917 D. G. McGregor (University of Manitoba and Saskatchewan) 1917 E. W. Ireland 1916 M. S. Lougheed 1915 S. Abrahamson 1914 W. Nason 1913 A. Ewart 1912 E. R. Siddall 1911 J. T. Thorson 1910 S. Johnson 1909 H. R. L. Henry 1908 A. H. Miller 1907 C. A. Adamson (attended University of Manitoba) 1907 S. E. Beech 1906 W. J. Rose 1905 J. MacLean 1904

Note: no Rhodes Scholarships were awarded during WWII

[edit] Criticism of Maclean's University Rankings

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According to the National Post, in early 2006, Maclean's announced that in June 2006, it would be introducing a new annual issue called the University Student Issue. The issue would feature the results of a survey of recent university graduates from each Canadian university. However, some universities, such as the University of Calgary, McMaster University, Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Toronto, refused to take part in this exercise. In response, Maclean's sought the results of two university-commissioned student surveys: the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium and the National Survey of Student Engagement. Results from these surveys, along with Maclean's own graduate survey, were published in the June 26, 2006, edition of Maclean's. As of September 2006, 22 prominent Canadian universities have withdrawn from the magazine's rankings, among them University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, McMaster University, Memorial University of Newfoundland the University of New Brunswick, Simon Fraser University, the University of Calgary, the University of Lethbridge, the Université de Montréal, the University of Ottawa, York University, Concordia University, the University of Western Ontario, Queen's University, Carleton University, the University of Alberta, and the University of Manitoba, as a means of voicing their displeasure with the methodology used to determine the Maclean's rankings.

[edit] Relations

• Robert Kroetsch, acclaimed poet and novelist.
• Robert Archambeau, professor emeritus, renowned artist and recipient of the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.

[edit] Recreation

The University of Manitoba offers several recreational programs year-round, including a well-established swimming program, adult classes and numerous summer programs for children. The university's Frank Kennedy Centre, Max Bell Centre, and Investor's Group Athletic Centre contain indoor tracks, a swimming pool, full work-out facilities, and an international ice hockey rink, as well as basketball, volleyball, squash and raquetball courts. Frank Kennedy Centre also hosts large dance, combat and gymnastics rooms, and indoor tennis courts.

The main art gallery on campus is "Gallery One One One".[1]

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[edit] Student life

[edit] Student Representation

The students at the University of Manitoba are members of the University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU). UMSU represents students at the Board of Governors and Senate, as well as providing programs and support to students.

[edit] Student clubs

U of M has a lively campus community with over a hundred ^[20] student run clubs.

[edit] Greek organizations

The University of Manitoba has a small but vibrant Greek community. The National Panhellenic Council sororities on campus are Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Alpha Phi.^[21] The first Greek organization on campus was Zeta Psi Fraternity in 1921, other Fraternities on campus include Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Upsilon and Phi Delta Theta. ^[22] Fraternity Rush and Sorority Recruitment occur during the first weeks of school in September.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• Asper School of Business
• University of Manitoba Students' Union
• Faculty of Medicine - University of Manitoba
• List of agricultural universities and colleges
• List of universities with industrial engineering faculty
• List of universities in Manitoba
• Higher education in Manitoba
• Education in Canada

[edit] Histories of the University

• Dr. John M (Jack) Bumsted 'The University of Manitoba: An Illustrated History (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press © 2001)'
• W. J. Frazer "A History of St. John's College, Winnipeg." M.A. thesis, University of Manitoba, 1966.
• Mary Kinnear "Disappointment in Discourse: Women University Professors at the University of Manitoba before 1970." Historical Studies in Education 4, no. 2 (Fall 1992).
• P.R. Régnier "A History of St. Boniface College." M.A. thesis, University of Manitoba, 1964.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: University of Manitoba

• University of Manitoba (official site)
• University of Manitoba Athletics (official site)
• University of Manitoba Great Northern Concrete Toboggan (GNCTR) Team
• Smartpark Research and Technology Park
• Hippocrates on the Red: the History of the Manitoba Medical School
• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada page on University of Manitoba
• University of Manitoba Student Union - Student Group Listing

[edit] References

• "Notes & Numbers". Public Affairs, University of Manitoba. http://umanitoba.ca/about/numbers_notes/. 

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