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80-417: Indspire disburses financial awards, delivers programs and shares resources with the objective of increasing graduation rates for Indigenous students. Indspire serves First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students in remote communities, rural areas and urban centres across Canada. On September 18, it was announced Mike DeGagne would replace Roberta Jamieson to become the president and CEO of Indspire. DeGagne formerly

160-807: A $ 120-million building for the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) was opened on campus. NINT occupies five floors of the new building, with the top two floors being reserved by the university for nanotechnology -related research. Some staff members have been jointly recruited by the NRC and the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta is home to the Canadian Circumpolar Institute, which supports research into social and environmental issues including climate change, cultural identity and natural resource development. In 2011, researchers at

240-720: A $ 44-million reduction for the U of A and an additional freeze of $ 35 million allocated for infrastructure. In early 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , the United Conservative Party announced an additional $ 110-million cut to funding for the U of A. While outgoing University President David Turpin announced that the cuts would necessitate 400 job losses by March 31 and more than 600 additional positions would need to be eliminated in 2020–2021, incoming University President Bill Flanagan began campus discussions about how to manage

320-470: A 7.2 per cent cut to the university's base operating grant. The university is covering its resulting shortfall by reducing total spending in 2013 by $ 28 million, then cutting an additional $ 56 million to balance its budget by the spring of 2015. The 2015 Alberta Budget released in October 2015 restored a 1.4 per cent cut to the U of A's operational funding, and provided for an additional two per cent increase in

400-402: A bicameral system consisting of a senate (faculty) responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) controlling financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and perform institutional leadership. Heated wrangling took place between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton over

480-697: A hot-water extraction process to separate bitumen from oilsands. Geology professor Charlie Stelck's idea to search for oil and gas deposits near ancient coral reefs led to the discovery of oil in Leduc, Alberta, in 1947 and in the Pembina Oil Field in 1953. Today, more than 1,000 researchers at the University of Alberta are working together on oilsands issues and their environmental effects, including carbon capture and storage , tailings-pond reclamation and water preservation. University of Alberta's SLOWPOKE-2 non-power (reactor power 20 kW thermal) reactor operating licence

560-608: A number of First Nations communities. The Northern Research Centre (later renamed the Yukon Research Centre in 2009, and since 2020 named the YukonU Research Centre) was established in 1990 for the purposes of researching mine reclamation , cold climate construction, and climate change. Efforts to reorganize the institution into a university began with the Government of Yukon in 2011, with its reorganization into

640-492: A plateau that slopes 20–25 metres (66–82 ft) to the east, south, and west. The campus property is 97 hectares (240 acres), although most areas outside the central core of the property remains undeveloped. In particular, the areas adjacent to McIntyre Creek is zoned for environmental protection by the municipal government. The property itself is bounded to the west by McIntyre Creek, to the northeast by Mountain View Drive, to

720-404: A range of specialties. Programming is delivered from campus to campus, across Yukon, through locally delivered courses and on-line learning technology. The President's Committee on First Nation Initiatives, with representatives from all fourteen Yukon First Nations , influences programming and services delivered at the university. With respect to research and development, the university is home to

800-738: A staff centre in downtown Calgary . The original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on the south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley , across and west from downtown Edmonton . 39,000 students from Canada and 150 other countries participate in 400 programs in 18 faculties. The university is a major economic driver for Alberta. In 2022, it contributed $ 19.4 billion to Alberta's economy, or over five per cent of that year's gross domestic product. The University of Alberta has produced over 260,000 graduates; awards received by alumni and faculty members include 3 Nobel Prizes and 72 Rhodes Scholarships . The university

880-733: A tremendous boost with the opening of the Rutherford Library in May 1951. As of 2012 , according to the Association of Research Libraries , the library system is rated 11th in North America and is the second-largest, by number of volumes held, among all Canadian universities, after the University of Toronto Library. With over 10.6 million items combined with online access to more than one million electronic books and more than 1,500 electronic databases,

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960-584: A type of sorority, called Seven Independent Spinsters, or S.I.S., with the intention of supporting the women's social and academic needs. In 1909, the group changed its name to the Wuaneita Club, and then to the Wuaneita Society in 1910. All female students at the university were initiated into the Society every fall. The group heavily appropriated from Cree culture: the name Wuaneita is a rough equivalent to

1040-546: A typical undergraduate arts student, although they vary widely by program. The University of Alberta switched from a 9-point grading scale to the more common 4-point grading scale in September 2003. Seventy-two Rhodes Scholars have come from the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta also holds 2,599 Academic All-Canadians, the most of any University in Canada. The university has 18 faculties : The university has two affiliated colleges: The University of Alberta made

1120-689: A university in 2020, the first university in any of Canada's northern territories. The institution originates from the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre (renamed the Yukon Vocational and Technical Training Centre in 1965). The institution changed its name to Yukon College in 1983, although it was not formally designated as a college until 1988, with the passage of the College Act, 1988 . The institution opened its new campus, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from its original location on

1200-605: A university listed in the college's 2013 and 2016 strategic plans. In 2016, the college was admitted as a member of the BC Association of Institutes and Universities, an institution that represents eight post-secondary institutions in British Columbia , as well as Yukon College. In 2018, the college created its first degree program specialized for the territory, a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous governance. In November 2019,

1280-462: A university, the institution's academic policies were maintained by the college's Academic Council. However, in 2020, the university senate was created to assume the role of the Academic Council, maintaining academic policies including standards for admission and qualifications for degrees, diplomas, and certificates issued by the university. Members of the university senate includes members from

1360-598: A veteran of the Division. After media attention to Hunka in 2023, the university returned the $ 30,000 endowment named for him and the Governor General of Canada apologised for Savaryn being appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987, leading to pressure for the other honours to be returned too. The University of Alberta has ranked in several post-secondary rankings . In the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings,

1440-557: Is a leading institution for the study of Ukraine and is home to the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS). Peter Savaryn , the University chancellor from 1982 to 1986, helped found the institute. The CIUS received a number of endowments in honour of Ukrainian 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS veterans - Volodymyr Kubijovyc , Roman Kolisnyk , Levko Babij , Edward Brodack and Yaroslav Hunka - and Savaryn himself had been

1520-826: Is a public research university located in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford , the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory , the university's first president. It was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act. The university is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), which means that it offers a range of academic and professional programs that generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials. The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, an Augustana Campus in Camrose , and

1600-627: Is also a campus within the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. The governance of the university is conducted through the board of governors, and the university senate, both of which were established in the Yukon University Act . The board of governors is responsible for governing and managing the university and convenes once a month. The board of governors includes members from the university administration, faculty, staff, student body. The board also includes 10 members appointed by

1680-434: Is headed by the president and vice-chancellor, who acts as the university's chief executive officer , although the chancellor serves as the ceremonial head of the institution. Karen Barnes served as president and vice-chancellor of Yukon College from July 1, 2011, and as the institution's founding president after it was reorganized into a university. She stepped down from the position on June 30, 2020. In January 2021, she

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1760-533: Is poised to seize this original opportunity to foster Indigenous engagement and leadership in quantitative research and data science roles. The Research Nest team works with partners and collaborators to establish a training program that delivers mentorship and work experience to early career Indigenous researchers and data scientists. Its mission is twofold: to improve Indigenous educational attainment, labour market outcomes and community prosperity through groundbreaking Indigenous research; and to hire, train and support

1840-497: Is the eighth well-respected Yukoner to serve in this honorary capacity since 1989. Jamena is the Dän k’e ( Southern Tutchone) name of James Allen. T’aaḵú Tláa and Anyalahash are the Tlingit names of Pearl Keenan and Sam Johnston respectively. On June 23, 2021, Lesley Brown was announced as the next president and vice-chancellor of Yukon University and began her term August 16, 2021. Brown

1920-656: The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute , an institute dedicated to machine learning and artificial intelligence . Notable faculty include Osmar R. Zaiane ( data mining ), and Russell Greiner ( health informatics ). The computing science department at University of Alberta is ranked #4 in Canada and averaged #2 across Canada and the United States in Artificial Intelligence, based on a meta ranking from multiple sources. The university

2000-520: The Canadian territory of Yukon . The university main campus is based in Whitehorse , although the institution also operates 12 campuses throughout the territory. The university confers bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates as well as trades and vocational training and adult basic education. The institution is currently the only university based in northern Canada . The institution traces its origins to

2080-598: The Cree word meaning "kind-hearted"; their initiation ceremonies featured costumes with feathers and headdresses; the society president was called the "Big Chief": and the motto of the group was "payuk uche kukeyow, mena kukeyow uche payuk,” a rough translation into Cree of "all for one, one for all" that is still engraved above the outer doors of Pembina Hall on main campus. For much of the Wuaneita Society's existence, as they were coopting First Nations traditions and ceremonies,

2160-465: The Potlatch ban was in effect in Canada. The group wound down in 1973 once the population of female students on campus had outgrown the need for a supportive society. Under Tory's guidance, the early years were marked by recruitment of professors and construction of the first campus buildings. Today, he has a building named after him that houses classes of all types. Among the first professor's Tory hired

2240-415: The Yukon University Act was passed, resulting in the college's reorganization into a post-secondary university, with the legislation going into effect on 20 February 2020. The following legislation established a bicameral governance structure for the institution, establishing a new board of governors, and replaced the college's academic council with the university senate. As a result of its reorganization,

2320-566: The impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university 81st in the world, and fourth in Canada, whereas the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed the university 78th in the world, and fourth in Canada. The University of Alberta is the national scientific and administrative headquarters for: Researchers at

2400-444: The 2015-16 fiscal year. The budget also included a two-year tuition freeze. October also saw the launch of an institutional strategic planning process intended to prompt discussion and gather feedback on the university's strategic priorities, with the goal of assuming a national leadership role in post-secondary education. The 2019 Alberta Budget released in October 2019 reduced grants to the provincial post-secondary sector, including

2480-523: The Alberta government made budgetary cutbacks. However, there was a time in which the university benefited from philanthropic support. The $ 11 million Timms Centre for the Arts, which began construction in 1993, was made possible by a large donation from its namesake, Albert Timms. In 1998, Gladys Young's $ 3.5-million donation to the university undergraduate scholarship fund in memory of Roland Young, who graduated from

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2560-684: The Collège Saint-Jean began offering French-language instruction in arts, science and education. In 1984, the School of Native Studies was established. Buildings that had been started in the 1960s, such as Biological Sciences, its biotron facility , and the Central Academic Building, were completed in the early 1970s. Extensive renovations restored the venerable Arts Building, as well as the Athabasca and Pembina halls. New buildings completed in

2640-550: The Commissioner in Executive Council, three of whom must come from a Yukon First Nations community, and three who reside outside of Whitehorse. Board members are appointed to three-year terms, which may be renewed. The university's board of governors originated as Yukon College's board of governors, and its membership was expanded to include 17 members after the institution became a university. Prior to its reorganization into

2720-812: The First World War, and hundreds more were wounded. Despite these setbacks, the university continued to grow. By 1920, it had six faculties (Arts and Sciences, Applied Science, Agriculture, Medicine, Dentistry, and Law) and two schools (Pharmacy and Accountancy). It awarded a range of degrees: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Pharmacy (PhmB), Bachelor of Divinity (BD), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Laws (LLD). There were 851 male students and 251 female students, and 171 academic staff, including 14 women. The Breton Soil Plots were established at

2800-591: The German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. In 1929, the university established a College of Education. This period of growth was to be short-lived, though, as the Great Depression and the Second World War curtailed enrolment and expansion until 1945. The university also gained new public powers. In 1928, the university's senate

2880-416: The School of Academic and Skill Development, School of Science, School of Trades, Technology and Mining, School of Health, Education and Human Services, School of Liberal Arts, and the School of Business and Leadership. Academic programs at the university allow Yukoners to stay in the north while pursuing post-secondary studies. It also accommodates contract training demands by local industry and government in

2960-505: The U of A in 1928, was the largest private donation for undergraduate scholarships in the university's history. The early 2000s brought substantial funding increases. High energy prices drove Alberta's energy boom resulting in multibillion-dollar government surpluses and the subsequent creation of a $ 4.5 billion provincial post-secondary educational endowment. In 2005, the university hired Indira Samarasekera as its 12th president, embarking on an ambitious plan to establish itself as one of

3040-975: The University of Alberta have made discoveries in a number of fields. The Faculty of Arts includes eight Canada Research Chairs in fields as diverse as English and Film Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Art and Design, and History and Classics. In 2014 the Department of English and Film Studies ranked #22 in the World QS University Rankings by subject. In 2018, the Faculty of Arts launched several Signature Areas of Research and Creative Collaboration: Digital Synergies; Language, Communication and Culture; Mediating Science and Technology; Shifting Praxis in Artistic Research/Research-Creation; and Stories of Change. The Faculty houses several research centres and institutes, including: In June 2006,

3120-441: The University of Alberta linked the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay with decreasing litter sizes and loss of sea ice . Cattle researcher Roy Berg revolutionized the world's beef industry with his innovations in crossbreeding, which led to a 30 to 40 per cent increase in production and contributed to Alberta's world leadership in beef production. In the 1920s, engineering professor Karl Clark developed

3200-406: The Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre established in 1963; it was renamed as the Yukon Vocational and Training Centre in 1965. The institution operated as a post-secondary education centre, providing vocational training for its students. During the 1980s, the institution was reorganized as a college . The institution operated as Yukon College until the institution was reorganized into

3280-658: The Yukon Research Centre, which is engaged in biodiversity monitoring and climate change research. It is also home to the Yukon Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (YSPOR). Yukon University operates a fine arts post-secondary school known as the Yukon School of Visual Arts , in collaboration with the Dawson City Art Society, and the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin First Nation . The university participates in

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3360-481: The bank of the Yukon River in the suburb of Riverdale in the same year. In 1989, the College Act was amended, providing the college with an independent Board of Governors. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the institution began to offer several degree programs in partnership with the University of Alberta , and the University of Regina . During this period, the institution also opened several satellite campuses in

3440-704: The cuts, including reducing the number of faculties and departments, and streamlining administration staffing. The U of A has about 39,300 students, including 7,700 graduate students and 7,800 international students representing 151 countries. The university has 3,620 academic staff along with 15,380 support and trust staff. University professors have won more 3M Teaching Fellowships (Canada's top award for undergraduate teaching excellence) than any other Canadian university, 41 awards since 1986. The university offers post-secondary education in about 388 undergraduate and 500 graduate programs. Tuition and fees for both fall and winter semesters are slightly more than $ 5,000 for

3520-604: The decision to academically restructure its faculties in response to a reduction in its provincial operating grant, which would require the university to reduce expenses by $ 120 million in the next three years. Three restructuring models were proposed before the university's Board of Governors approved the academic restructuring plans on December 11, 2020. This restructuring model will be effective as of July 1, 2021. The remaining faculties (Augustana, Campus Saint-Jean, and Faculty of Native Studies) will remain as stand-alone faculties. The University of Alberta library system received

3600-585: The early 1980s included the Business Building and the first phase of the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre. Another new building, the distinctive Universiade Pavilion (nicknamed the "Butterdome"), was completed as part of the university's preparations to host the World University Games in 1983, the first time the event was held in North America. The 1990s were a time of financial constraint as

3680-775: The employment prospects of its graduates. In the Times Higher Education's 2022 global employability ranking, the university ranked 172nd in the world, and sixth in Canada. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking, the university ranked 99th in the world, and fifth in Canada. The university has five distributed campuses including, in addition to the North Campus, two auxiliary satellites: Campus Saint-Jean in southeast Edmonton, and Augustana Campus in Camrose , 90 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. An extensively renovated and refurbished historic Hudson's Bay department store in downtown Edmonton, renamed Enterprise Square, serves as

3760-493: The faculties of physical education and education, and the Cameron Library. The University of Alberta Press , concentrating on western Canadian history, general science and ecology, was founded in 1969. 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. In addition,

3840-521: The faculty of agriculture from 1929 – present to provide agricultural research on fertilization, usage, crop rotations and farming practices on Gray-Luvisolic soils (Gray-Wooded), which cover many regions in western Canada. The University of Alberta spearheaded an extraordinary rate of volunteerism in the Province of Alberta to the First World War , especially from its medical faculty. Experience gained

3920-767: The financial support they need to complete their education, they thrive personally, they enrich their communities and they contribute to Canada's overall economic and social well-being. All Building Brighter Futures program donations are matched by the Government of Canada. Outside the Canadian federal government, Indspire provides the largest post-secondary education funding through its BBF program. In 2018–19, Indspire awarded $ 16.3 million through 5,553 awards and scholarships to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students across Canada. The BBF program has been in existence since 1985. Indspire originally provided funds primarily to students studying

4000-515: The fine arts. Today, through the BBF program, Indspire provides financial support to students in diverse areas of study, including trades, apprenticeships, science, technology, engineering, the arts and math. The Indspire Research Knowledge Nest is the first Indigenous research program of its kind developed in Canada. With data analysis skills rapidly becoming critical to economic success, the Research Nest

4080-399: The institution's logo and colours were changed as well. Plans were in place to commemorate its reorganization into a university in May 2020, although several events were cancelled as a result of safety measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic . The university's main campus, also referred to as Ayamdigut , is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of downtown Whitehorse , situated on

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4160-456: The international University of the Arctic network and cooperates with several universities to deliver programming, including the University of Alberta , the University of Regina , the University of British Columbia , and the University of Alaska Southeast . University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta , French : Université de l'Alberta )

4240-546: The job to become the head of Indspire Charity , and was replaced on an interim basis by vice president finance and administration Maggie Matear. On October 6, 2020, Jamena James Allen was announced the new chancellor of the university.. Allen was installed as chancellor in a small, physically distanced ceremony on November 17, 2020. Following in the footsteps of Pierre Berton , T’aaḵú Tláa Pearl Keenan, Ken MacKinnon , Anyalahash Sam Johnston , Rolf Hougen, Geraldine Van Bibber , and Piers McDonald , Jamena James Allen

4320-554: The library system ranks first in Canada in terms of the number of volumes per student. The library system comprises the following specialty libraries: The university is home to an American Library Association -accredited School of Library and Information Studies , which offers a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program. The school was housed in Rutherford South , the original four-storey brick, marble and oak main campus library, which opened in 1951. As of 2018,

4400-517: The location of the provincial capital and of the university. It was stated that the capital would be north of the North Saskatchewan River and that the university would be in a city south of it. The city of Edmonton became the capital and the then-separate city of Strathcona on the south bank of the river, where Premier Alexander Rutherford lived, was granted the university. When the two cities were amalgamated in 1912, Edmonton became both

4480-715: The main road, and climbs steadily towards the campus. Institutions adjacent to the campus include the Yukon Archives and the Yukon Arts Centre . The majority of the university's residential buildings are located on the western periphery of the developed part of the property. In addition to Ayamdigut campus in Whitehorse, the university also has smaller campuses in the communities of Faro , Teslin , Watson Lake , Mayo , Ross River , Pelly Crossing , Carmacks , Haines Junction , Carcross , Old Crow , and Dawson City . There

4560-478: The men of C Company stayed in Assiniboia Hall until June of that same year. Between 1914-1918, the number of students and staff serving overseas (in a number of different units) was greater than the number of students registered in each academic year. Roughly half of the university's staff and students were serving overseas by 1916. 82 staff and students from the University of Alberta died during their service in

4640-420: The next generation of Indigenous researchers. Through the Research Nest, Indigenous post-secondary students and recent graduates receive hands-on training to leverage Indspire's data holdings to answer pressing education and labour-market questions currently facing First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) communities. Yukon University Yukon University (formerly Yukon College ) is a public university in

4720-620: The political and academic capital. With Henry Marshall Tory as its first president, the University of Alberta started operation in 1908. Forty-five students attended classes in English, mathematics and modern languages, on the top floor of the Queen Alexandra Elementary School in Strathcona, while the first campus building, Athabasca Hall, was under construction. In a letter to Alexander Cameron Rutherford in early 1906, while he

4800-404: The residence for professor Rupert C. Lodge (1913). The University of Alberta awarded its first degrees in 1912, the same year it established the Department of Extension. The Faculty of Medicine was established the following year and the Faculty of Agriculture began in 1915. But along with these early milestones came the First World War and the global influenza pandemic of 1918 , whose toll on

4880-468: The same year, the university's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $ 242,100, while its graduate students averaged a sponsored research income of $ 69,400. The university receives nearly $ 500 million each year for research from external sources. The university houses over 400 distinct research laboratories. The university's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluates

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4960-586: The school has since moved into the Education North building. The university is a member of the U15 universities and the Worldwide Universities Network , an organization of 19 universities on six continents. In 2018, Research Infosource named the University of Alberta the fifth best research university, with a sponsored research income (external sources of funding) of $ 513.313 million in 2017. In

5040-428: The school's faculty, student body, and administration. The Yukon University Act stipulates that 60 percent of the senate's membership must be made up of faculty members. The university attempts to maintain a senate composition where 30 percent of its membership originates from various indigenous communities across the territory, and Canada, although this is not required under the Yukon University Act . The university

5120-399: The single-university policy in the West was changed as existing colleges of the provincial universities gained autonomy as universities. On September 19, 1960, the university opened a new 130-hectare campus in Calgary. By 1966, the University of Calgary had been established as an autonomous institution. From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, the university enjoyed sustained growth. In 1970,

5200-441: The southeast by University Drive and the Whitehorse Correctional Centre, and the residential neighbourhood of Takhini to the south. The property is surrounded by several other residential neighbourhoods, including the Northlands Trailer Park, and Whistle Bend, although the core of the campus remains geographically isolated from these neighbourhoods. The main campus may be accessed through University Drive, which diverges westward from

5280-553: The university had an endowment valued at approximately C$ 2.72 million. Yukon University is a publicly-funded institution that operates as a "hybrid" university, serving as a research hub and offering degree programs, while also providing vocational training and trades programs typically found in Canadian colleges. The university is a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada , and is in the process of applying for membership with Universities Canada . Yukon University offers certificates, diplomas and degrees through six academic areas -

5360-405: The university ranked 91st in the world and fourth in Canada. The 2025 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 96th in the world, and fourth in Canada. The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 109th in the world, and fifth in Canada. In the 2022–23 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking , the university ranked 136th in

5440-739: The university resulted in a two-month suspension of classes in the fall of 1918. The university organized the recruitment of staff and students for XI Canadian Field Ambulance (Western Universities) in early 1916, and soon afterward it raised 'C' Company of the 196th (Western Universities) Battalion . Both of these units were organized by a committee composed of representatives from the University of British Columbia , University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan , and University of Manitoba , with each institution encouraging their staff and students to volunteer. The University of Alberta's recruits for XI Canadian Field Ambulance were billeted in Athabasca Hall before departing for Winnipeg in March 1916, while

5520-474: The university's revenues totaled C$ 50,741,951, while its expenses totaled C$ 50,734,978, yielding a surplus of C$ 6,973. Contributions from the Government of Yukon make up the largest source of revenue for the university. Salaries for direct instruction is the largest expense for the university, with the university spending approximately C$ 16.1 million that year. During the 2018–19 year, the university spent approximately C$ 4.47 million on research. As of June 2019,

5600-658: The world's top public research universities. These plans were hampered by the 2008 economic downturn , and by late March 2008, the university's endowment had shrunk by more than $ 100 million, almost 14 per cent of its value. The university predicted a $ 59-million budget shortfall in 2009 before provincial cuts brought that figure to $ 79 million. To close the budgetary gap, the university increased non-instructional fees by $ 290 per year laid off teaching and support staff, and even eliminated phones in some departments (such as English and Film Studies). The 2013 Alberta Budget cut provincial post-secondary grants by $ 147 million, including

5680-449: The world, and fourth in Canada. The Canadian-based Maclean's magazine ranked the University of Alberta 5th in their 2023 Canadian Medical Doctoral university category. The university was ranked despite having opted out — along with several other universities in Canada — of participating in Maclean's graduate survey since 2006. Along with academic and teaching rankings, the university has also been ranked by publications that evaluate

5760-613: Was William Muir Edwards , the second child of women's rights activist Henrietta Edwards . Percy Erskine Nobbs & Frank Darling designed the master plan for the University of Alberta in 1909–10. Nobbs designed the Arts Building (1914–15), laboratories and Power House (1914). With Cecil S. Burgess, Nobbs designed the Provincial College of Medicine (1920–21). Architect Herbert Alton Magoon designed several buildings on campus, including St. Stephen's Methodist College (1910) and

5840-570: Was chartered in 1906 in Edmonton, Alberta as a single, public provincial university through the University Act , passed during the first session of the then-new Legislative Assembly , with Premier Alexander C. Rutherford as the legislation's sponsor. The university was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modelled on Ontario's University of Toronto Act of 1906, with

5920-542: Was granted the power to oversee and appoint half of the Alberta Eugenics Board , charged with recommending individuals for sterilization. Spurred by postwar growth in the student population and the discovery of oil in Leduc in 1947, the University of Alberta underwent expansion through the 1950s that continued through the 1960s as the baby-boom generation swelled the enrolment ranks. These two decades also saw expansion of campus buildings, including new buildings for

6000-459: Was in the process of setting up McGill University College in Vancouver , Tory wrote, "If you take any steps in the direction of a working University and wish to avoid the mistakes of the past, mistakes which have fearfully handicapped other institutions, you should start on a teaching basis." Of the 45 students in the university's first cohort in 1908, seven were women. These original seven formed

6080-725: Was named president emerita by the Board of Governors. The designation recognizes the outstanding contributions of retired presidents to the university and to the community, including demonstrated excellence, distinguished service, and effective leadership beyond normal expectations. Barnes is the first president emerita of Yukon University. Several retired faculty and deans hold the honorific title professor emerita/emeritus . Mike DeGagné, formerly president and vice-chancellor of Nipissing University in Ontario , began his term as president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2021, but later resigned 3 months into

6160-544: Was previously provost and vice president (academic) at Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary . In this role, she oversaw all facets of educational programming and research at MRU, which evolved into a university in 2009. Before this, Brown was at University of Lethbridge , serving as a faculty member and an administrator in a number of roles including vice president research (interim), associate vice president (research) and vice provost (academic). Between June 2018 and June 2019,

6240-410: Was renewed and was valid from July 1, 2013, until June 30, 2023. However, the University of Alberta applied for, and was issued a Licence to Decommission its SLOWPOKE-2 Nuclear Research Reactor Facility in 2017. The University of Alberta's SLOWPOKE reactor operated from April 22, 1977 until being dismantled on August 5, 2017 and was used for research and education. The University of Alberta hosts

6320-461: Was the President of Yukon University and Nipissing University . Building Brighter Futures (BBF) is a financial assistance program for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students enrolled in an accredited post-secondary education or trades program across Canada. The types of financial assistance provided by the program are bursaries, scholarships, awards and incentives. And when Indigenous youth receive

6400-588: Was used by returning veterans to rapidly mature the young Faculty of Medicine . The War Memorial Committee commissioned a War Memorial Pipe Organ to be erected by the Casavant Frères in U of A Convocation Hall in 1925 in memory of 80 University of Alberta comrades who gave up their lives during the Great War. In the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on

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