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General Information 1 Gateway, the students’ newspaper, appeared in 1911. The A period of rapid growth followed, with registration reaching 439 in 1914. The Students’ Union was established during the first session and the The outbreak of war in 1914 slowed the pace of development. The new Although the war brought a halt to the building activity, the organization expanded in number ofWith the end of the Great War the University rapidly In 1927 St Joseph’s College was opened under Roman Catholic auspices. The depression years brought serious problems. Though registration did The impact of the war of 1939 was very different from that of 1914–18. Languages; Languages; and Dr Tory himself. Thence they moved Strathcona to Collegiate Institute the and then in upper 1911 to floor Athabasca Hall. of Athabasca not only served as residence for staff and students, classrooms, but laboratories, also accommodated the library, the gymnasium, and the offices. The members administrative of the first graduating class received their degrees at the Mr Justice CA Stuart presiding as . of 1912, with Assiniboia Hall was completed in 1913, Pembina Hall Building in was 1914, formally and opened the in Arts 1915. The of Law in had 1912. its In beginning the same year the Department promoting of a closer Extension relationship initiated between the its University and work the of people of the of Applied Science (renamed Engineering in 1948)province. In 1913 the Faculty of were instituted, the latter able to offer three years and the Faculty of a five-year program. first edition of the Committee on Student Affairs began in 1912 as a joint committee of students and University officials to exercise general supervision over matters affecting student welfare and discipline. Today the Council on Student Affairs carries on its work. to the armed forces. Eighty- University sent 438 of its staff, alumni, and students together with those of thetwo were killed or died on active service. Their names, on a bronze tablet near thecasualties of the war of 1939–45, are commemorated entrance to Convocation Hall. of the University’s teaching moved on with the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1915, the School of Accounting in 1916, the School of Pharmacy and the sub-Faculty of Dentistry in 1917, and the Economics Department in of 1918. Household Of these, the School of of Accounting Commerce, became the now Faculty the Faculty Household Economics all became Faculties. of Business, and Pharmacy, Dentistry, and and Building, Arts the to adjacent built were laboratories New staff. and students the Medical Building was completed in 1921; new wings were added following the war of 1939–45. The curriculum was fundamentally revised in 1919–20 to permit greater freedom in election of courses. The first summer term was held in 1919. The institution of the Research Council of signified not only an increasing emphasis on science, but a further recognition of involvement in the development of the province. the University’s St Stephen’s College had been, as Alberta College South, the first building on the campus. After the union of the Methodist was and renamed Presbyterian in churches, 1927 and it became the United Church theological college Alberta. for not decline, its increase was painfully slow, from 2,327 in 1,560 1939. Full-time teaching staff students increased even more slowly. in The budget 1929 to actually fell and did not recover to its pre-depression level until after the war. No new building took place after the present (Corbett Corbett Hall Hall was was originally completed. constructed as a provincial normal University building.) RC Wallace succeeded President Tory school, in 1928, and in 1936 not a was followed by WAR Kerr, who had been the first Dean of the Faculty of Arts beginning a marked 1931 in College Royal Mount of affiliation The Science. and of university work in . The Banff School of Fine Arts opened in 1933 and the Western Board of Music was established in 1931. Entrance to the University from Grade 11 was abolished in 1937. In 1930 fraternities were permitted; a less freshman in involved practices old the of abolition the was change controversial initiation. Though war naturally disrupted the University’s life, there was a determination to preserve its essential being while using its facilities as relation fully to the national effort. The as Air Force took over the possible three residences and in out-of-town students, whose number had not substantially declined, into Garneau boarding houses flocked and made use of a new cafeteria known to later generations as Hot Caf (which was demolished in 1969 to provide the site for the Central Academic Building). Medicine, Dentistry, accelerated and courses. Education Engineering offered offered special courses to members armed services. No more important development took place than the acceptance of the Years of Challenge: 1914 to 1945 University University of a Albert General Information General History and Traditions University University Historical Sketch

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Excerpt from University Beginnings in Alberta, by RK Gordon. us; and all of us were young. We lived in a clearing in the poplar bush on the south bank of the . On the sloping sides of the great valley and on the flats below the coyotes barked and howled at night, but on top of the bank we taught mathematics and physics, Greek and history, English Literature, and biology. Along with some four hundred and Alberta; of University the were we buildings, brick red two and students coyotes. we felt sure that the future belonged to us, not to the Provincial Government, which in its wisdom had and from brought which came us our into very modest being monthly cheques. Just below the Government Building stood the rather forlorn remains of old Fort , but they were not long allowed to cumber the landscape. The bustling city was not interested in a reminder of its humble beginnings. The new, raw, future was the thing, and of the dazzling glory of that future nobody was so mean-spirited as to entertain the slightest doubt. Alberta became a province in 1905. In 1906 the first session of legislature The act permitted all resident graduates of British and Canadian universities Classes opened in September 1908, in what is now Queen Alexandra The The is a publicly supported, non-denominational, southern wooded the borders hectares 89 of campus north University’s The Some two dozen major teaching and research buildings are situated on The Beginnings of the University passed an act to authorize the establishment of the University of Alberta. The act’s sponsor was Alexander Cameron Rutherford, Alberta’s first and then was what in site the purchased government His Education. of Minister first Strathcona, and Dr Rutherford himself persuaded to leave McGill to become the University’s first President, an office he held from 1908 to 1928. to register as members of Convocation. Convocation elected five members to a governing the as acting Senate, The more. ten appointed government the Senate; body of the University, established the Faculty of Arts and Science as the core of Board the constituted Act University the of revision a 1910 In institution. new the of Governors, with powers of business management and administration. School with forty-five students and a faculty of five: WH EKAlexander, Classics; Broadus, English; WM Edwards, Mathematics; LH Alexander, Modern

241.1 co-educational, multi-campus institution. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and of the Association of Universities and Colleges of . River and lies about two miles from Edmonton’sbank of the North Saskatchewan business centre. Away from the north campus, the University approximately Farm 148 hectares. Other occupies holdings include Enterprise Square, located in ; Campus Saint-Jean, east of the the Mill botanical gardens Creek near ravine; Devon; lands as far away as and Augustana Faculty, a small liberal arts campus located 100 Edmonton km in southeast the of city of Camrose. A considerable ranch. agreements, including the Ellerslie farm and the Kinsella area is held under rental the north campus as well as two affiliated the colleges, Students’ six Union, halls and of service residence, buildings. Michener Park, the once part University of Farm, is a studentlands formerly housing part of the area. original campus, South are the of quarters 87thLaboratory of Public Health, the Walter C MacKenzie Health Sciences Center,of the the Avenue,Provincial on Mazenkowski Heart Institute, the Dr WW . The Jubilee Auditorium is situated adjacent to these areas on land owned by the Provincial Government. An off-campus Book and Record Depository for storage of less-used library materials was opened in 1994. On the North side of the Saskatchewan river, in downtown Edmonton, the University of occupies the historic Alberta Hudson’s Bay Building on and 102 Street, now called Enterprise Square. 241 www.ualberta.ca General Information residence was so successful that it earned national recognition in the form of form the in recognition national earned it that successful so was residence student graduate modern fully a into transformation Pembina’s Hall. Pembina demolish, than rather renovate, to decision a to led buildings older University’s new building fortheFacultyofBusinesswas completedin1984. a and 1982, in opened was Centre Sciences Health the Mackenzie of C Part Walter 1981. October in opened and and completed Agriculture was new it Building; a Forestry for broken was ground construction, on of moratorium years several following 1978, In use. into come successively have Building of the Rutherford Library, and additions to the Chemistry Building and Education expansion projected a of phase one Building, Arts Fine the Centre, Humanities the then, Since Union. Students’ the of initiative the on financed and designed Building, Union Housing the into moved residents first the also, 1972, In 1972. in II, Phase Centre, Engineering the and Complex Sciences Medical Basic the Centre and the Central Academic Building in 1970, the Law Centre in 1971, and Sciences Biological the one: by one completed 1986-87. were begun in already studentsBuildings part-time 4,000 than more and full-time 25,000 almost had beenexpected. worldwide inflation made the University’s projected budgets less adequate than and numbers student of levelling a as arose, problems new years these During 1979; MyerHorowitzfrom1979to1989;andPaulDavenport19891994. to 1974 from followed Gunning Harry 1974; until served and 1969 in office took The 70s,80sandearly90s higher education tomoreareasoftheprovince. bring help to University the with affiliated became Prairie Grande and Deer, Red Camrose, Hat, Medicine in colleges junior Other 1966. in universities separate became These Lethbridge. in established was college junior affiliated an and expanded gradually 1951, in instituted Calgary, in work University’s the OutsideofEdmonton, ofEducation. unit withintheFaculty Studies,a Information and Library of School the as now, is it 1991, an to 1975 from 1968; Faculty independent in created was Science dedicated Library of institutes School and A centres research. to new specifically of number a of 1963, in foundation Faculties the two in into and Science and Arts of 1957, Faculty the in of Faculty division a the as in Studies Graduate of classification the in reflected was under aUniversities’Commission,whichhassincedisbanded. 1966 providedfortheestablishmentofotherandseparateprovincialuniversities new Students’UnionBuildingopenedin1967. in 1968,andtheClinicalSciencesBuildingofFacultyMedicine1969.A Centre Engineering the of I Phase 1966, in opened was Building Tory Marshall Lister, whohadforsomanyyearstakencareoftheolderresidences.TheHenry Reg of honor in named was centre dining The explorers. western after named residences new the and Building, Economics Household the Library, Cameron Ewing Donald the 1963, in Building Education the by followed were Buildings Engineering and Medical the to additions and Building, Sciences Physical the construction ofnewbuildingsduringthe1960s.ThePhysicalEducationBuilding, university age. to came generation post-war the as 17,500, to enrolment 5,000 the approximately period from rose ten-year that In 1969. to 1959 from Walter served by who Johns, succeeded was and 1950 in president became Stewart Andrew Building). TheAdministrationBuildingdatesfrom1957. Sciences Earth the renovations, and enlargements after (now, 1953 in Building the RutherfordLibraryandEngineeringBuildingin1951,Agriculture 1950, in opened Building Union Students’ first the 1948; and 1947 in Building of campusdevelopmentslowlyincreased.NewwingswereaddedtotheMedical war figures,butfull-timeteachingstaffdidnotevendouble.Thereafterthepace pre- from tripled had numbers student 1947 By pressure. the relieved partially only huts Army satisfactory. less even generally was housing and inadequate, pathetically was libraries and laboratories, classrooms, in 1947–48. Accommodationin 5,000 nearly of peak a to 1943–44 in 2,023 from rose registration Years ofExpansion:1945 to1969 jurisdiction hadpreviouslybeenconfinedtofinance. over jurisdiction Council academic mattersandvestedallfinalauthorityintheBoardofGovernors,whose Faculty General the to Senate the from transferred which 1942, of Act University the of framing the in part important an played He the waritbecame,intermsofenrolment,largestUniversity. The SchoolofEducation,establishedin1928,becameaFaculty1942,andafter in 1945bytheUniversityofsoleresponsibilityfortrainingAlbertateachers. 2 A growing awareness of the value, both architectural and practical, of the of practical, and architectural both value, the of awareness growing A reaching resumed, numbers student of increase gradual a 1980s the In president, its become to University the of graduate first the Wyman, Max University the at studied subjects of complexity and range increasing The of Act the until occurred status legal University’s the in changes major No rapid the necessary made numbers in increase unprecedented This 1950s. the of growth slower the into merged years post-war hectic The and University the into poured veterans of flood a war, the of end the With 1941. in retirement Kerr’s WAR on President named was Newton Robert University of Alberta of University H helped fund it, is located a short distance from campus where a south campus is helped fund it,islocatedashort distancefromcampus whereasouth campusis facility, namedFoote Fieldinrecognitionofthecontributions ofthealumnuswho The fields. playing two featuring facility athletics multi-use a is event this from legacy major Its Athletics. in Championships World IAAF Edmonton 2001 the host and medicine. The University also gained facilities from its involvement in helping engineering for facilities to related particularly campus, on activity construction of flurry a fueled economy Alberta buoyant the government, provincial the from funding base in gains achieve to struggled University the Although campus. to crews construction of return the was arrival their with Coincidental century. the of turn the before University the joined members staff new 500 than more that renewal processbeforecompetitiongrew fierce.Sosuccessfulwasthestrategy the begin to finding plan a unveiled University the 1996 in late-1960s, with the in growth of faced be period unprecedented soon the during hired members would faculty the for America replacements North across universities that renewed building boom and a successful faculty renewal program. Recognizing Arts programinhumanitiescomputing,thefirstofitskindworld. of Master new a to related is ground-breaking which one a computing, humanities in and experiment English in women by writing of history ambitious an both is which Project, Orlando the been has decade past the over campus on initiative scholarly important Another . for Institute National new Council’s Research National the for home the became campus the 2001 in were also quick to make their mark in the emerging field of nanotechnology and researchers Alberta of University diabetics. severe for life of quality the improve to cells team -producing transplanting research for A protocol of Edmonton the U developed a when world the the 2001 around In headlines research. made and University teaching its of quality the for borders Canada’s beyond recognition gaining of goal developed the itself increasingly set and outlook University international an the tenure, 10-year his During president. Recent Years commitment toenhancingthequalityoflifeincommunityas awhole. up-to-date facilities for the performing arts, a sign of the University’s continuing private generous a donation, it was of possible in 1994 to complete purposes the Timms Centre the for the Arts, with of fulfilment in were Nevertheless, departments merged. and Faculties of number a quality, educational impairing without costs administrative reduce to effort an of part As 1994. in of Governors Board the by declared was exigency financial of state a budget; provincial games, remainasremindersoftheoccasion. the during used be to time in completed all Garneau, in housing student new and Centre, Tennis the Pavilion, Universiade The events. cultural and athletic of Games, which attractedmorethan6,000participantsfrom87countriestoawidevariety University World the opened and convocation, special a honorary at an doctorate received Wales of Prince the the and HRH Canada community. in international significance its illustrated that way a in foundation the of sign a was Johns, maturity bothoftheUniversityandPress. H Walter president former by Alberta, of of 1981, University July in of works publication of The number year. a each issued value has scholarly it then since basis; adequate more a on operations its placed 1977 in Press the of Director first the as Gutteridge Les of quality.The appointment group ofworkshigh in publishingasmall succeeded nevertheless Press the staff, regular without first at Although University Press. Alberta the of established formally Governors of Board the when recognized was inauguratedin1972andprovedtobeanimmediatesuccess. and thebeginningofSummerTerm),duringwhichintensivecoursesareoffered, and historical the contemporary relationsthatconcernNativepeoplesandcommunities. examine critically and explore research, learn, to students non-Native and Native for ground common a provide to 1984 in founded was Education. Faculté Saint-Jean. It offers a bilingual program of courses in Arts, Science, and to changed officially name the when Faculty newest University’s the became it part oftheUniversityasCollègeUniversitaireSaint-JeanandinMay1978 completed inthespringof1988. broadcast sinceitwasinauguratedin1978.RenovationoftheArtsBuilding nationally been have instrument this on recitals several installed; organ new a Assiniboia Hall was completed in 1982. Convocation Hall was also renovated,of rebuilding similar andA turn. its in Award Canada Heritage a received and 1977 of autumn the in reopened was building renovated the materials; modern with replaced completely be to needed construction drastic wooden more its as even transformation, an underwent Hall Athabasca Award. Canada Heritage a ic te i-90 te nvriy a se a eiaiain uld y a by fueled revitalization a seen has University the mid-1990s the Since eleventh University’s the as office took Fraser Roderick alumnus 1995 In In the 1990s the University was severely affected by retrenchments in the in retrenchments by affected severely was University the 1990s the In its of anniversary seventy-fifth the celebrated University the 1983 In was community academic the in publishing scholarly of importance The Fall/Winter regular the of end the between period six-week (a Term Spring Studies, Native of Faculty the as known now Studies, Native of School A integral an became Edmonton, South in Saint-Jean, Collège the 1970 In Hsoy f the of History A www.ualberta.ca General Information 3 - Shield: Shield: a representation of the topography of Alberta (wheat fields, hills, Crest: a Great Horned Owl, the provincial bird and a traditional symbol of Supporters: a pronghorn, taken from the provincial coat of arms, and a vera. 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They Honorary Doctors of Laws (LLD), Letters (DLitt), and Science (DSc) wear a scarlet robe faced rivers, and the Rocky Mountains) derived from the provincial coat of arms, and learning. a book symbolizing wisdom. wild roses, the standing on a mound of long the University mascot, golden bear, of Alberta. floral emblem ters’ hood has a full lining of the color distinctive of the Faculty also noted below. Mortarboards ters’ hood has a full lining of the color distinctive of the Faculty are worn forward and to the are the standard black trencher shape with black tassels, which left. Academic Costume Undergraduate Degrees cut to the elbow and terminating gown of black material falling below the knee with full sleeves material. The Bachelor’s hood in a point. Hoods are made in the Oxford pattern of spruce green as noted below. The Mas has a border three inches wide of the color distinctive of the Faculty Doctorate Degrees are made of black material and the velvet trim on the sleeves is Philosophy Blue for the PhD and DMus, and Education Light Blue for the EdD. Doctor’s hoods conform to the Intercollegiate Code in shape, size, and color. They are made of black material to match the gown, and have a full lining of gold satin with a six-inch green satin chevron. The velvet trim distinguishes the two degrees and matches the velvet trim on the gown’s sleeves. There is a narrow green piping where the gold lining joins the black material. Mortarboards are the standard black trencher shape with black tassels, which are worn forward and to the left. Honorary Degrees with white silk. Hoods are made in the Cambridge form of scarlet silk with a full lining of white silk. Caps are black velvet with a gold tassel. The University Colors the drew her inspiration from the autumn colors of Marion Kirby Alexander, who Her husband, William Hardy Alexander, Professorriver valley below the campus. At to the Faculty meeting of October 5, 1908. of Classics, relayed the suggestion its first meeting of October 13, 1908, the Senate approved the combination of green and gold as particularly appropriate to the new University of Alberta. The green represents wide stretches of prairie land flanked by deep spruce forests, and is symbolic of hope and optimism; the gold represents the golden harvest light of knowledge. fields and is symbolic of the The University Flag background. identity program. Trademarks and Logos (e.g., Bears/Pandas),and other names commonly associated with the University as well as the University coat-of-arms, shield, crest, logos, insignia, and other Marks Act. graphic and word marks are protected under the Trade business requires authorization from the Vice President (External Relations) or trademarks or their elementsdesignate. It is a serious offence to use any of these for any purpose without written permission. Unauthorized use infringement and guilty parties are subject to penalties. constitutes any other names, marks and/or trademarks of a third party, except by express written permission from the owner of those marks. except by the Office of the Chancellor in business. conducting official University University University of a Albert Quaecumque vera, is taken from the Latin Vulgate University Traditions De cetero, fratres, quaecumque sunt vera, quaecumque pudica, De cetero, fratres, quaecumque sunt vera, quaecumque amabilia, quaecumque justa, quaecumque sancta, quaecumque disciplinae, haec quaecumque bonae famae, si qua virtus, si qua laus cogitate. things are Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever are pure, honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things good report; whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of on these things. if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think In 1994 a new coat of arms incorporating a number of traditional symbols On November 15, 1909, a motion by the faculty recommended to the The University motto, Following is the same passage, from the King James version: Following is the same passage, from the King James An important factor supporting the campus vitality of recent years has been been has years recent of vitality campus the supporting factor important An representation of the coat of arms was altered to conform better to the principles of heraldic design but these arms were never actually registered. associated with the University or the Province, or with learning, was granted officially by the Canadian Heraldic Authority. 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D PozegaOsburn,PhD(Interim) Relations) (External Vice-President issues haveahighprofileinplanninganddecisionmaking. student ensuring and students, of well-being the enhancing – issues for student responsibility takes also portfolio This relations. international University’s and government the coordinating and with funding, their and programs academic regarding industry networking as well as responsibility, Provost’s the are of the University’s vision. Academic leadership and overall institutional planning achievement toward aligned are goals and portfolios that ensure to presidents CG Amrhein,BSc,PhD (Academic) Vice-President and Provost Vice-Presidents The team toensurethelong-termsustainabilityofUniversity. executive senior the oversees portfolio This vision. the of achievement the on focused is Governors) of Board the and Senate the Council, Faculties (General in contained the promoting in leads University’s fundraising initiatives. and The President promotes industry, the University’s vision and government, with of spokesperson levels lead various the the is and Plan Business Strategic University out the set in initiatives the promotes President The internationally. provincially, and locally, nationally institution the of values the models representative, chief IV Samarasekera,O.C. Vice-Chancellor and President Vice-Chancellor and President The ceremonial atoccasions. University the of represents Board and the degrees of all member confers officio Governors, ex an Senate, the of chair is Chancellor the Senate, the by office of term four-year a for Elected University. the in interest LJ Hughes,BA,LLD(Hon) University the of Chancellor Chancellor The in thePost-SecondaryLearningActassentedtoDecember4,2003. 242.1 242 2008 - 2007 -2008 2006 -2007 2005 -2006 2004 -2005 2003 -2004 2002 -2003 2001 -2002 2000 -2001 1999 -2000 1998 -1999 6 This portfolio includes real estate and development, project management, project development, and estate real includes portfolio This the ensure to responsible is Operations) and (Facilities Vice-President The community and corporate government, includes portfolio this of scope The The Vice-President (External Relations) builds reputation, relationships and vice- of team the leads (Academic) Vice-President and Provost The University’s the as and Governors, of Board the to reports President The public the represents and University, the of head titular is Chancellor The The main lines of the constitution of the University of Alberta are laid down Ben Whynot Julianna Charchun Christine Delling Toks Bakinson Alexis Pepin Lee Skallerup Brad Wuetherick Brad Wuetherick Shannon McEwen Laura Bonnett Kimberly Speers and ensures the work of the governing bodies governing the of work the ensures and Discover to Dare Introduction University the of Constitution University of Alberta of University Prospect Research. Services; Information Services; Development Recording Secretary; Advancement Records; Relations); and External with (joint Affairs Alumni Administration; and Finance Events; and Stewardship Relations; Donor and Communications and PlannedGiving;FacultyDevelopment;CorporateFoundationRelations; and corporations foundations. including organizations, and friends, parents, alumni, from support financial and goodwill continuing in result that relationships fostering by Alberta of University The of mission the supporting to dedicated are Affairs OAS Outar,BA,MA Officer Development Chief research ethics,fieldresearch,andcommercialization. services, research includes portfolio This campus. on initiatives and activities research facilitate to direction and leadership providing by vision University’s LA Babiuk,O.C.,SOM,PhD,DSc,FRSC (Research) Vice-President strategic analysisandsupplymanagementservices. procedures), and policies and management emergency management, risk and (campus security,environmentalhealthandsafety,resourceplanning,insurance and fortheprovisionofresponsiveaccessibleinstitutionalservices. is responsible for all financial and human resource functions of the organization PM Clark,BA,MA Administration) and (Finance Vice-President Life ProgramhavejointoversightwiththeOfficeofProvost. Residence the and Sustainability of Office The ONECard. and parking services, ancillary serviceswhichincludesstudentresidences,conferenceandhospitality the major research collections in Canada. Library information and collection collection and information Library Canada. in collections research major the 243.1 www.library.ualberta.ca 243 within itsjurisdiction. and withdrawals and authorizes the granting of degrees in branches of learning setting ofexaminationsandfordeterminingtheresults.Itdealswithadmissions the for provides and jurisdiction its within falling study of courses the arranges Council. Faculties General by appointed persons other and Dean, the President, the of consists Research and Studies Graduate of Faculty the of Council The Council. Faculty the of recommendation personsthe on Council other Faculties General by and appointed Council, Faculty the of recommendation the on Council professional societiesassociatedwiththeFacultyappointedbyGeneralFaculties appropriate the of each of representative a Faculty, the of staff of academic members the full-time all Faculty, the of Dean the President, the of consisting 242.2 www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/secretariat/dc.cfm Council Deans’ www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/secretariat/gfc.cfm Council Faculties General www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/senate/ Senate The www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/governors/ Governors of Board The The portfolio includes: University Development; the Annual Fund; Major Gifts The portfolioincludes:UniversityDevelopment;theAnnualFund;MajorGifts Alumni and Development of Office and Officer Development Chief The the of achievement the in role vital a plays (Research) Vice-President The This portfolioincludesfinance,humanresources,riskmanagementservices The Vice-President (FinanceandAdministration) andChiefFinancialOfficer The resources of the University of Alberta Library system comprise one of one comprise system Library Alberta of University the of resources The Council, Faculties General of control the to subject Council, Faculty Each council a has Research, and Studies Graduate of that except Faculty, Each University Library Libraries University Faculty Councils www.ualberta.ca General Information 7 St Stephen’s College Alumni Association Affiliated Colleges On-Campus Colleges St Joseph’s College St Stephen’s College, an undergraduate and graduate theological school The Alumni Association, formed in 1915, counts among its members Two denominationally-sponsored colleges, with buildings on campus, are St Joseph’s College was established by the Roman Catholic Church and The The Bibliothèque Saint-Jean is located at 8406 - 91 Street. It provides The Augustana Campus Library is located in Camrose, Alberta an hour 245.1.2 www.ualberta.ca/st.stephens General Information founded by the United Church of Canada, established has by Provincial been Charter, affiliated with the University since and practice with theology and faith 1908 integrating basis, interfaith and ecumenical and works on a broadly experience. 244 www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/alumni over 215,000 graduates living world wide and working On in graduation, all without walks fee, of every life. student automatically becomes member. a lifetime 245 245.1 related to the University by an agreement described courses that may be taken for degree credit by students of the University. as affiliation, and offer 245.1.1 www.ualberta.ca/~stjoseph General Information incorporated by the Legislature of Alberta and affiliated with the University of Alberta in 1926 to provide a Catholic dimension to postsecondary education. In collaboration with the University, the College contributes to liberal education through studying the Judaeo-Christian intellectual and religious tradition and applying it to contemporary issues. computing computing and study space and provides access to an extensive collection of specialized finance, marketing, economics, international business and company and industry . In-depth assistance with finding business information is provided on site. A large collection of subject guides are available from the Winspear library’s web page. These guides help individuals information. stock market and business industry, product, find company, resources and services to support teaching and research programs in the fields of humanities, social sciences, nursing, and pure business sciences. The library administration,also serves a broader francophone education community. Bibliothèque Saint-Jean houses an outstanding French-language collection of over 200 000 items, including a vast virtual library of full-text digital resources and scholarly databases. In addition, the library The collection emphasizes French Canadian history,Spanish-language materials. holds selective English and educational resources. literature, and French language south-east of Edmonton. Through its collections and services, supports the the Library research needs of approximately 1,000 undergraduate arts liberal and sciences students and 75 teaching faculty celebrated its first day of service in September 2009.Augustana Library building at Augustana. The new The Library places a strong emphasis on professional assistance for students and the application of principles of information literacy. Reference service and classroom instruction by librarians is implemented via a teaching model where the librarians play a key role in the development of students’ critical skills thinking and awareness of the research process. Augustana students learn to do university research using the right tools and asking the right is a questions. significant This part of their educational experience and success and it component is required the to graduate information literate students. Augustana’s 21 credit-bearing discipline-specific information literacy courses provide the framework for the Library’s goals of integration of information literacy into the curriculum. University University of a Albert The Humanities and Social Sciences Library (HSS) is located in the The Bruce Peel Special Collections Library is located on the lower level of The Cameron Library houses the Science and Technology Collection, the Cameron Library also houses Bibliographic and Information Technology The John W Scott Health Sciences Library, located in the Walter C The John A Weir Memorial Law Library is in the Law Centre located on The Herbert T Coutts (Education and Physical Education) Library occupies The business reference library, the Winspear Business Reference Library is access access is provided through the Library’s webpage: www.library.ualberta.ca. Library services are offered electronically and on site. provides As interlibrary loan well, service through the a network Library of research collections in and around the world. North America Rutherford Library and volumes including containsmonograph current and bound periodicals and government collections numbering a significant in microformats and very large collection of materials documents. A about 2 million for use. Access are also available and foreign newspapers collection of Canadian to a large and growing collection of databases, are is provided through the online catalog. There journals and statistical sources electronic books, electronic over 1,200 spaces for individual and group study that includes a large Reading two computer labs for instruction and 77 productivityRoom in Rutherford South, workstations throughout the library. Study carrels are also available for faculty the HSS research resources are housed offsite at and visiting researchers. Oder using requests placing by retrieved are and (BARD) Depository Record and Book the online catalog. Rutherford South. This collection of approximately 100,000 volumes houses the University’s rare books in the humanities and social sciences. It collection also archival the and papers, includes Canadian Western manuscripts, literary some of all the University of Alberta English literature include John Bunyan, John Milton, DH Lawrence, 18th century theses and dissertations. Major holdings plays, in and three-decker novels with emphasis on the Minerva Press. Western Canadiana is another collection area, as is 20th England, century the fine United printing States, from and Canada. Special Collections also houses Javitch collection of North and South Amerindian materials. the William C. Wonders Map Collection, the Canadian Circumpolar and Collection, the Knowledge Common, a technology-rich facility for collaboration. study, work, The and Science and Technology resources Collection includesin informationall formats the and Faculty in of Agricultural, support Life and of Environmental the Sciences; Engineering; the research and Faculty the of Faculty and of Science. teaching The Mathematics in located Branch Library, in Room 528 of the Central Academic Library’s Building research (CAB) collection contains related the to Mathematics and Statistics undergraduate while and popular materials in Mathematics are located in Cameron Library. Services, Administrative Services, Interlibrary Loans/Document Delivery, the Technology Training Centre, and the ONEcard Office. resources in all formats,Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, provides information including sciences, health the for access, electronic on emphasis particular with and pharmacy nursing, health, public medicine, rehabilitation dentistry, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and the basic medical sciences. The print resources include both a reserve and reference collection. The Rawlinson Collection historical and of rare material is housed in the Phyllis Russell Rare Book The mission Room. of the Library is to provide access to health sciences information resources to serve scholarly and patient care needs with on a evidence-based strong materials emphasis and practice. Resources are not collections but embrace extensive educational and consulting services. limited to the 111th Street and 89th Avenue. The Library contains and law regulations reports, for statutes, all Canadian jurisdictions, the United Commonwealth Kingdom, countries, other and the United States, as well collection of as journals, legal treatises an and textbooks, legislative extensive documents, and and documentaries of collection large a has library The sources. reference legal films on legal and human rights topics. The University of Alberta is also noted for the number of electronic legal resources that are licensed wide basis and available on to all members of the campus community. a The Library campus- has extensive collections in oil and gas, health, and communications law. collections are accessible through the online catalogue. All and collections its Through Building. Education the of wing east three-storey the services, the library serves the research and teaching needs of the Faculties of research a houses library The Recreation. and Education Physical and Education level Education Collection (located on the main and second floors) containing in- depth materials on the theory and practice of teaching. The extensive Curriculum Collection (located in the basement) contains learning resources and classroom materials www.ualberta.ca