61-667: The Registry Building belongs to the Christchurch Arts Centre in the Christchurch Central City of Christchurch , New Zealand. It is covered by a Category I registration by Heritage New Zealand that is separate to the Category I registration that covers the buildings in the western part of the block, and the Category II registration that applies to the former Student Union building . Designed by Collins and Harman ,
122-651: A major earthquake caused extensive damage throughout the Canterbury region. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora buildings were damaged – collapsing chimneys damaged the Great Hall, the Observatory Tower and the Clock Tower. The then Arts Centre director Ken Franklin commented that prior measures taken to reinforce the buildings may have prevented additional damage. The buildings had been insured for NZ$ 95 million, and this
183-572: A boutique hotel. The Observatory Hotel opened in the restored Townsend Observatory in 2022. The first buildings to reopen after the earthquake were Registry, Registry Additions and The Gym with Registry reopening in July 2013. The Great Hall opened in June 2016. The restored Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora buildings are home to museums, including Rutherford's Den, where the father of nuclear physics Ernest, Lord Rutherford studied while at Canterbury College and
244-842: A decline in domestic student numbers across all five North Island universities during this period. According to a spokesperson for the University, in 2023 every affiliated hall was "at 100% occupancy" and "may be a record-breaker for highest number of enrolments". The University of Canterbury has three campuses spread throughout the city of Christchurch: The university also maintains additional small campuses in Nelson , Tauranga and Timaru , and teaching centres in Greymouth , New Plymouth , Rotorua and Timaru. The university has staff in regional information offices in Nelson, Timaru, and Auckland . The UC Library
305-603: A new Vice Chancellor, Cheryl de la Rey , was appointed from the University of Pretoria , and Susan McCormack took over as Chancellor. Board of Governors, chair of the College Council, and chancellor The following table lists those who have held the position of chair of the Board of Governors, chair of the College Council, and chancellor. An explanation of the arms appears on the university website Archived 18 May 2017 at
366-480: A part of the faculty of Arts. The museum is named for University of Canterbury Alumni Professor David Teece and his wife Leigh Teece, who donated a substantial amount of money to the city for earthquake recovery. The money was used by the university to install the classics and music school in the Old Chemistry building at the Christchurch Arts Centre . The James Logie Memorial Collection was established in 1957 as
427-470: A professional theatre company, was based at The Arts Centre from 1976 until 2010. The Twelve Local Heroes is a series of bronze busts located on Worcester Boulevard outside The Arts Centre to commemorate twelve local Christchurch people who were prominent in their respective fields in the latter part of the 20th century. They are currently unavailable as the building adjacent to it is awaiting restoration. The Christchurch Arts Centre Association Incorporated
488-589: A result of Miss Marion Steven, a Classics faculty member, donating Greek pottery to Canterbury University College. Steven established the James Logie Memorial Collection to honour her husband, who served as registrar of the college from 1950 until his death in 1956. The Logie Collection includes a wide range of pottery, beginning with the Bronze Age cultures of Cyprus , Crete and Mycenae it also includes vases that come from Corinth and Athens ,
549-467: A weekly market and venues for hire. While a significant amount of the restoration has been paid for, there is still a substantial shortfall in funds to complete it and the charitable trust is actively fundraising with the next stage to include the $ 10m restoration of the Observatory Tower and the restoration of the Physics, Biology and Engineering buildings. The Physics and Biology buildings will become home to
610-544: Is Philip Aldridge , who took over the role in mid-2018 after the departure of André Lovatt. University of Canterbury#Campuses The University of Canterbury ( UC ; Māori : Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha ; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis , the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch , New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College ,
671-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a New Zealand building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Christchurch Arts Centre The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is a hub for arts, culture, education, creativity and entrepreneurship in Christchurch , New Zealand. It is located in the Gothic Revival former Canterbury College (now
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#1732854830056732-636: Is a Category I listing. The buildings are also listed in the Christchurch City Plan as heritage items. In the previous plan, 20 buildings were listed as Group 1 or 2, and three buildings were listed as Group 3. There are just two modern buildings on the site, with the Registry Additions built in 1957 and extended in 1967 and not listed under the old city plan, although it was proposed by the Christchurch City Council to include it in
793-497: Is a Category II entry. All buildings on the western half of the centre were registered as heritage buildings by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust on 15 February 1990 with registration number 7301 classified as A and B. With the change of the classification system, the buildings later became a Category I listing. The Registry Building in the northeast corner of the site was registered on 13 February 1997 and
854-797: Is the oldest residential college in New Zealand. The University of Canterbury has the most field stations of any New Zealand university. The Field Facilities Centre administers four of these field stations: The university and its project partners also operate an additional field station in the Nigerian Montane Forests Project; this field station stands on the Ngel Nyaki forest edge in Nigeria. The Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences runs its own field laboratories: The Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences also has involvement in
915-516: The Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc), typically take four years. According to the UC Annual Report, at 31 December 2019 the university has a total of 18,364 students (14,891 equivalent full-time students). 11,621 of these are undergraduates, and 1,869 are international students. UC has a total of 826 academic faculty staff. Following
976-627: The Southern African Large Telescope and is a member of the IceCube collaboration which is installing a neutrino telescope at the South Pole. The University of Canterbury Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities opened in May 2017, and showcases the James Logie Memorial Collection, a collection of Greek , Roman , Egyptian and Near Eastern artefacts in New Zealand. The Teece Museum is run as
1037-520: The Wayback Machine , where it is explained that the fleece symbolises the pastoral , and the plough at the base the agricultural background of the province of Canterbury . The bishop's pall and the cross flory represent Canterbury's ecclesiastical connections, and the open book denotes scholarship. As an institution of learning, the university's coat of arms does not have a helmet, crest or mantling . The university's unofficial coat of arms
1098-449: The 2020 academic year, the university granted 2,257 bachelor's degrees, 1,003 graduate degrees, and 384 honours degrees . To graduate with a full-time undergraduate degree in the usual three years, undergraduates normally take four courses per semester. In most majors, an honors degree requires advanced coursework and a thesis – this usually takes an extra year. However, some undergraduate degrees that are also professional degrees , such as
1159-610: The Christchurch College of Education, leading to a full merger in 2007, establishing a fifth College. On 4 September 2010 at 4:35 am local time an earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 several aftershocks followed the main event, the strongest of which was a magnitude 6.3 shock known as the Christchurch earthquake that occurred nearly six months later on 22 February 2011. Although there
1220-512: The Ilam suburb of Christchurch in 1966 as a hall of residence at the University of Canterbury. In 1957 the name changed again to the University of Canterbury. Until 1961, the university formed part of the University of New Zealand (UNZ), and issued degrees in its name. That year saw the dissolution of the federal system of tertiary education in New Zealand, and the University of Canterbury became an independent University awarding its own degrees. Upon
1281-587: The New Zealand Government also agreed to provide $ 260m to support the university's rebuild programme. Student numbers were steadily on the rise, with a 4.5% increase in students enrolled from 2013 to 2016. International numbers also increased, nearing pre-earthquake figures at 1,134 enrolled in 2016. In March 2016, Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr said in The Press newspaper: "In 2014, [students] wanted to leave Christchurch and went to Wellington, Otago and into
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#17328548300561342-567: The Registry Building was constructed in 1916 and an extension was added ten years later. After the 2011 Christchurch earthquake , 22 of the historic buildings were red stickered (meaning no access was allowed at all). The Registry Building was the first one to be restored, and it reopened in July 2013. 43°31′52″S 172°37′49″E / 43.53111°S 172.63034°E / -43.53111; 172.63034 This New Zealand university, college or other education institution article
1403-468: The UNZ's demise, Canterbury Agricultural College became a constituent college of the University of Canterbury, as Lincoln College . Lincoln College became independent in 1990 as a full university in its own right and is now known as Lincoln University . Relocation to Ilam campus Over the period from 1961 to 1974, the university campus relocated from the centre of the city to its much larger current site in
1464-452: The University experienced a surge in enrolments, reaching a record high of 21,361 students by late March, compared to 20,223 at the same period in the previous year. Among these figures, UC counted 19,975 domestic students, witnessing a substantial increase from the preceding year's count. Concurrently, the international student body also expanded to 1,393, marking a rise from 1,098 in the prior year. This growth in enrolment stands in contrast to
1525-587: The University of Canterbury Students Association, was founded in 1929 operating out of the Arts Centre of Christchurch Old Student Union Building , and the first edition of the student magazine Canta was published in 1930. In 1933, the name changed from Canterbury College to Canterbury University College. College House, a student dormitory that maintains its old tradition by adopting the Oxbridge college system, broke away from Christ's College in 1957 and relocated to
1586-399: The University of Canterbury released its campus master plan – 50 building and landscape projects proposed over three stages by 2045, the cost could exceed $ 2bn. In a comment to The Press , Rod Carr said that the plans were proof the university was moving away from the falling enrolments post-earthquake. The University of Canterbury celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023. In the same year
1647-478: The University of Canterbury's Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities, as well as boutique art galleries, eateries, retailers and offices. The centre also hosts many special arts and cultural events, including a weekly market, and it has beautiful buildings and rooms available to hire. From 29 November to 1 December 2019, it hosted the NZ Skeptics Conference. Before the 2011 earthquake The Court Theatre ,
1708-463: The University of Canterbury) , Christchurch Boys' High School and Christchurch Girls' High School buildings, many of which were designed by Benjamin Mountfort . The centre is a national landmark and taonga as it is home to New Zealand's largest collection of category one heritage buildings with 21 of the 23 buildings covered by Heritage New Zealand listings. The centre, which is held in trust for
1769-522: The academic year. Some of the halls at UC have storied histories; Tupuānuku is named for the star of the same name that is connected to food grown in the ground in the cluster Matariki in Māori Mythology ; Rochester and Rutherford is named for former alumni Ernest Rutherford and John Fisher Bishop of Rochester ; while Arcady, previously Bishop Julius Hall, was founded by the first Archbishop of New Zealand, Churchill Julius ; additionally, College House
1830-490: The basis of the Oxbridge college system, but it differed from Oxbridge in that it admitted female students from its foundation. Its foundation professors arrived in 1874, namely, Charles Cook (Mathematics, University of Melbourne , St John's College, Cambridge ), Alexander Bickerton (Chemistry and Physics, School of Mining , London), and John Macmillan Brown ( University of Glasgow , Balliol College, Oxford ). A year later
1891-573: The board of governors was defined in the Canterbury College Ordinance 1873, which was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council and named 23 members who might serve for life. Initially, the board was given power to fill their own vacancies, and this power transferred to graduates once their number exceeded 30. At the time, there were discussions about the abolition of provincial government (which did happen in 1876), and
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1952-469: The classics and music school. Which now makes up the city campus of the university. Some 400 students transferred from the Ilam campus to the central city facility. the building also houses the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities which showcases the James Logie Memorial Collection, a collection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern artefacts in New Zealand. In the early hours of 4 September 2010,
2013-454: The cost to repair The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora would be NZ$ 100m. This was later revised to more than NZ$ 200m and estimated to take 15 years to accomplish. In July 2012, it was announced that André Lovatt had been secured as its new chief executive, tasking him with the restoration project; Lovatt started in October 2012. Under Lovatt's guidance, the programme was accelerated although with
2074-505: The earthquakes, the number of students enrolled at UC fell from 18,783 during 2010 to 14,725 during 2014, though the number of new enrolments increased in 2014. In 2016 enrolled student numbers rose to 15,564. Enrolment as of 2020 has reached pre-earthquake levels with a 18,364 students enrolled at UC. One resignation, which occurred in 2003, was by a staff member who complained about restrictions on academic freedom. In 2006, New Zealand's Green Party suggested staff eliminations were based on
2135-431: The first constituent college of the University of New Zealand . It is New Zealand's second-oldest university , after the University of Otago , which was founded four years earlier, in 1869. Its original campus was in the Christchurch Central City , but in 1961 it became an independent university and began moving out of its original neo-Gothic buildings, which were re-purposed as the Christchurch Arts Centre . The move
2196-431: The first lectures began and in 1875 the first graduations took place. In 1880, Helen Connon was the first woman to graduate from the college, and in 1894, Āpirana Ngata became the first Māori -born student to graduate with a degree. The School of Art was founded in 1882, followed by the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, and Law in 1921, and Mental, Moral, and Social Sciences in 1924. The Students' Union, now known as
2257-824: The governance structure was set up to give board members "prestige, power and permanence", and "provincial authority and its membership and resources were safely perpetuated, beyond the reach of grasping hands in Wellington." Original members of the Board of Governors were: Charles Bowen , Rev James Buller, William Patten Cowlishaw, John Enys , Charles Fraser , George Gould Sr, Henry Barnes Gresson , William Habens , John Hall , Henry Harper , John Inglis, Walter Kennaway , Arthur C. Knight, Thomas William Maude, William Montgomery , Thomas Potts , William Rolleston , John Studholme , Henry Tancred , James Somerville Turnbull, Henry Richard Webb , Joshua Williams , and Rev William Wellington Willock. Professor Roy Sharp assumed
2318-625: The islands in the Aegean , East Greece and the Greek colonies in South Italy and Sicily . The university was first governed by a board of governors (1873–1933), then by a college council (1933–1957), and since 1957 by a university council. The council is chaired by a chancellor . The Council includes representatives from the faculties, students and general staff, as well as local industry, employer and trade union representatives. The original composition of
2379-470: The largest collections in the Canterbury Region . Some notable items in its collections include copies of Māori Land Court Records, official and government documents from various Pacific Islands states, trade union records, and the personal papers of various Members of Parliament and government ministers. The library is named after John Macmillan Brown , a prominent Canterbury academic who helped found
2440-617: The largest university library in New Zealand. The Central Library has collections of over 2 million physical items including books, archives, journals and a miscellany of other items that support research and teaching in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Commerce, Music, Fine Arts and Antarctic Studies. EPS Library The EPS Library (Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, Māori : Kā Puna Pūkahataka me te Pūtaiao ) supports research and teaching in Engineering, Forestry and Sciences. With
2501-683: The library, allocated a large proportion of his fortune to the Macmillan Brown Library. The university has ten student residences throughout its Ilam and Dovedale campuses: five fully-catered halls of residence exclusively for first-year undergraduate students: Arcady, College House, Rochester and Rutherford, Tupuānuku and University Hall; and five other self-catered student accommodation houses which are home to both undergraduate and postgraduate students: Sonoda Christchurch Campus, Hayashi, Kirkwood Avenue, Waimairi Village and Ilam Apartments. The largest, Ilam Apartments, houses 831 students during
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2562-466: The listing with the historic registry building. In 2009 strong debate emerged over a proposal to use The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora car park located off Hereford Street for the University of Canterbury's School of Music. Proponents valued the additional vibrancy that this would bring into the Cultural Precinct, and supported the university moving back to their original site. Opponents felt that
2623-521: The months following the earthquake, the university lost 25 per cent of its first-year students and 8 per cent of continuing students. The number of international students, who pay much higher fees and were a major source of revenue, dropped by 30 per cent. In October 2011, staff were encouraged to take voluntary redundancies. As well in September 2011, plans were announced to demolish some University buildings that were damaged from an earthquake. By 2013,
2684-1022: The move to the Ilam campus, the Library was split. First the Engineering Library, and later the Physical Sciences Library, moving to the new campus however the old Physical Sciences Library closed and its collections moved to the Engineering Library now called the EPS Library. Macmillian Brown Library The Macmillan Brown Library ( Māori : Te Puna Rakahau o Macmillan Brown ) is a research library, archive, and art gallery that specialises in collecting items related to New Zealand and Pacific Islands history. It holds over 100,000 published items including books, audio-visual recordings, and various manuscripts, photographs, works of art, architectural drawings and ephemera. The Macmillan Brown Library's art collection also has over 5,000 works, making it one of
2745-400: The newly constructed James Hight building, originally named after former Canterbury professor James Hight . The building was renamed Puaka-James Hight in 2014, after the brightest star in the cluster Matariki , to reflect the growing strength of UC's relationship with Ngāi Tahu and the mana of Te Ao Māori at the heart of the university's campus. The University of Canterbury Central Library is
2806-437: The people of Canterbury and its visitors, has been undergoing a large restoration since it was badly damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake . Buildings are progressively reopening to the public as they are strengthened and repaired and more than two-thirds of the buildings have reopened. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora comprises 22 heritage buildings. The Student Union building was registered on 26 November 1981 and
2867-470: The position of Vice-Chancellor on 1 March 2003. In May 2008 he announced his imminent resignation from the position, following his acceptance of the chief executive position at the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) which he took up on 4 August 2008. The then current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, assumed the role of acting Vice-Chancellor on 1 July 2008. On 15 October 2008
2928-401: The proposed building was out of scale with the existing Arts Centre and that the building design would detract from the heritage value. Ultimately the proposal was abandoned after a successful campaign by Save our Arts Centre, a group led by Richard Sinke. In May 2017, the University of Canterbury returned to its former site. It opened two departments in the restored old Chemistry building –
2989-493: The scope becoming better known, the costs escalated to NZ$ 290m making it one of the largest heritage restoration projects in the world. The massive restoration programme immaculately restores and strengthens the heritage features of the centre's unique heritage buildings, while fitting them out with the latest modern facilities. With more than two-thirds of the centre open again, it is home to museums, art galleries, boutique eateries and retailers, offices, arts and cultural events,
3050-481: The student dormitory was used as the Athletes Village dormitory for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games hosted in Christchurch. In 2004, the university underwent restructuring into four Colleges and a School of Law, administering a number of schools and departments (though a number of departments have involvement in cross-teaching in numerous academic faculties). For many years the university worked closely with
3111-600: The suburb of Ilam. 1973 saw the university celebrate its centenary, during which the neo-Gothic buildings of the old campus were gifted to the City of Christchurch, which became the site of the Christchurch Arts Centre , a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch. 1974 also marked the opening of the James Hight Library, which at the time, was New Zealand's largest university building. Ilam's three university halls of residence were renamed University Hall in 1974, and
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#17328548300563172-454: The university announced that Rod Carr , a former banker and the CEO of a local software company, would begin a five-year appointment as Vice-Chancellor on 1 February 2009. Council member and former Pro-Chancellor, Rex Williams, became Chancellor in 2009. Council member John Wood became the new Pro-Chancellor. On 1 January 2012, Wood became Chancellor after Williams retired from the role. In 2019,
3233-413: The university had lost 22 per cent of its students. However, a record number of 886 PhD students were enrolled at the University of Canterbury as of 2013. Other New Zealand universities, apparently defying an informal agreement, launched billboard and print advertising campaigns in the earthquake-ravaged city to recruit University of Canterbury students who were finding it difficult to study there. In 2013
3294-454: The university was founded in the centre of Christchurch as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand and was funded by the then Canterbury Provincial Council . It became the second institution in New Zealand providing tertiary-level education (following the University of Otago , established in 1869), and the fourth in Australasia . It was founded on
3355-508: The workforce. Now we're retaining Christchurch school leavers and we're getting our fair share of provincial students, as well as attracting greater numbers from the Auckland region." "Living on or near the UC campus, and having a lifestyle that can take you from lectures to skifields in 90 minutes or the beach in 20 minutes, is much more appealing and affordable than living in Auckland." In January 2017,
3416-498: Was accompanied by the Latin motto : Ergo tua rura manebunt (therefore the lands shall remain yours). Because of the land holdings with which the Provincial Government endowed the early University, this was appropriate. When the coat of arms was redesigned, the motto was removed and now the motto is only used unofficially. The University of Canterbury offers 147 undergraduate majors and 61 graduate degrees. For
3477-412: Was completed on 1 May 1975 and the university now operates its main campus in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam . The university also offers bachelors degrees in, among others, Arts , Commerce , Education ( physical education ), Fine Arts , Forestry , Health Sciences , Law , Criminal Justice , Music, Social Work , Speech and Language Pathology , Sports Coaching and Teaching . On 16 June 1873,
3538-420: Was created in 1974, when the University of Canterbury completed its move to its new Ilam campus. The Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust Board formed in 1978 and ownership of the site was transferred to the trust in 1979. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is governed by a charitable trust board. It relies solely on donations as it receives no ongoing funding from central or local governments. Its chief executive
3599-471: Was first established at Canterbury College in 1879. Today there are three libraries on campus each covering different subject areas. Central Library The Central Library ( Māori : Te Puna Mātauraka o Waitaha ) – is housed in the Puaka–James Hight Building that is designed in the brutalist style architecture . In 1974, the old city campus library moved to the Ilam campus and was housed in
3660-458: Was increased to NZ$ 120m in January 2011. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora was very badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake , but no people were hurt at the centre. All historic buildings became inaccessible to the public and the entire complex was closed until the first restored and strengthened building, The Registry Building reopened in 2013. It was initially estimated
3721-417: Was no serious injuries to staff or students on campus and only minor damage to buildings, the initial quake closed the university for a week, and the library was shut for months while shelves were repaired and half a million books placed back on shelves. The Student Volunteer Army was a group of around 10,000 university students and others who worked over a period of months to help clean up liquefaction. In
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