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General Information forty-five students and a faculty of five: WH Alexander, Classics; EK Broadus, EK Classics; Alexander, WH five: of faculty a and students forty-five Classes opened in September 1908, in what is now Queen Alexandra School with of Governors,withpowers ofbusinessmanagementand administration. the new institution. In 1910 a revision of the University Act constituted the Board body oftheUniversity,established Faculty ofArtsandScienceasthecore a Senate; to the government members appointed five ten more. The elected Senate, acting Convocation as the governing Convocation. of members as register to universities Canadian and British of graduates resident all permitted act The to 1928. 1908 from held he office an President, first University’s the leave become to to McGill Tory Marshall Henry persuaded himself Rutherford and Strathcona, first Minister of Education. His government purchased the site in what was then and Premier first Alberta’s Rutherford, Cameron Alexander was sponsor act’s The Alberta. of University legislature the of of establishment the session authorize to first act an the passed 1906 In 1905. in province a became Alberta slightest doubt. the entertain to as mean-spirited so was nobody future that the of of glory and dazzling thing, the was future The beginnings. humble its of reminder a in allowed to cumber the landscape. The new, raw, bustling city was not interested long not were they but Edmonton, Fort old of remains forlorn rather the stood Building Government the below Just cheques. monthly modest very our which came from and being into us Provincial brought had the wisdom of its in building which finished Government, newly the to river the across looked We not tothecoyotes. us, to belonged future the that sure felt we and Alberta; of University the were biology. Alongwithsomefourhundredstudentsandtworedbrickbuildings,we and literature, English history, and Greek physics, and mathematics taught we bank the of top on but night, at howled and barked coyotes the below flats the on and valley great the of sides sloping the On River. Saskatchewan North the of uswereyoung.Welivedinaclearingthepoplarbushonsouthbank We wereasmall,light-heartedcompany,hardlymorethanscoreofus;andall Excerpt fromUniversityBeginningsinAlberta,byRKGordon. University the of Beginnings The storage ofless-usedlibrarymaterialswasopenedin1994. for Depository Record and Book off-campus An government. provincial the by owned land on areas these to adjacent Northern situated is The Auditorium Institute. Jubilee Alberta Cancer Cross WW Dr the and Institute Mazankowski Heart the Alberta Centre, Sciences Health Mackenzie C Walter the Health, Public of Laboratory Provincial the of quarters the are campus, original the of campus, isastudenthousingarea.Southof87thAvenue,onlandsformerlypart south the of part once Park, the Michener buildings. halls, service and residence Union, Students’ six colleges, affiliated two with along campus, north on the situated are buildings research and teaching major dozen two than More Ellerslie the including Research StationandtheKinsellaranch. agreements, rental under held Camrose. is of area city considerable the A in Edmonton of southeast km 100 located liberal small campus a arts Faculty, Augustana and Assiniboine Fort as away far as lands Duchess; near Ranch Mattheis the Devon; near gardens botanical the ravine; Edmonton; FacultéSaint-Jean,aFrench-languagecampuseastoftheMillCreek the historic Hudson Bay building on Jasper Avenue and 102 Street in downtown occupies campus south approximately 148 hectares. the Other holdings campus, include Enterprise north Square, located the in from Edmonton’s Away from centre. miles business two about lies and River Saskatchewan North the of bank southern wooded the borders hectares 89 of campus north University’s The and WorldwideUniversitiesNetwork. of Association the Commonwealth Universities,AssociationofUniversitiesandCollegesCanada, of member a is It institution. co- multi-campus non-denominational, educational, supported, publicly a is Alberta of University The Historical Sketch Traditions and History University 988 General Information University of Alberta of University students, whose number had not substantially declined, flocked into Garneau into flocked declined, substantially not had number whose students, out-of-town and residences three the over took Force Air The effort. national the to relation in possible as fully as facilities its using while being essential its war naturallydisrupted theUniversity’slife,therewasadetermination topreserve Though 1914-18. of that from different very was 1939 of war the of impact The initiation. controversial change was the abolition of the old practices involved in freshman less a permitted; were fraternities 1930 In 1937. in abolished was 11 Grade from University the to Entrance 1931. in established was Music of Board Western the and 1933 in opened Arts Fine of School Banff The Calgary. in work university of beginning a marked 1931 in College Royal Mount of affiliation The Science. and Arts of Faculty the was of Dean first 1936 the been had in who Kerr, WAR and by followed 1928, in Tory President succeeded Wallace RC building.) University a not school, normal provincial a (Corbett as constructed completed. originally was was Hall Hall Corbett present the after place took building new No war. the after until level pre-depression its to recover not did and fell actually budget The slowly. more even increased staff teaching Full-time 1939. in 2,327 to 1929 in students 1,560 from not slow, painfully was increase its did decline, registration Though problems. serious brought years depression The for Alberta. college theological Church United the became it and 1927 churches, in Presbyterian renamed and was Methodist the of on union building the first After the campus. the South, College Alberta as been, had St College auspices. Catholic Stephen’s Roman under opened was College Joseph’s St 1927 In in thedevelopmentofprovince. involvement University’s the of recognition further a and science, on emphasis increasing an signified Alberta of Council Research the of institution The 1919. permit greater freedom in election of courses. The first summer term was held in the SecondWorldWar.Thecurriculumwasfundamentallyrevisedin1919-20to following added were wings new 1921; in completed was Building Medical the of number in studentsexpanded and staff. Newrapidly laboratories University were built adjacentthe to the ArtsWar Building, and Great the of end the With and Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Business, of Household Economicsallbecamefaculties. Faculty the Faculty now the became Commerce, Accounting of of School the these, Of Household 1918. of in Department Economics the and 1917, in Dentistry of sub-Faculty the and of Pharmacy of School the Faculty 1916, in Accounting of the School the 1915, in Agriculture of establishment the with of on organization moved the teaching activity, University’s building the the to halt a brought war the Although to ConvocationHall. entrance the near tablet bronze a on commemorated are 1939-45, of war the of killed, ordiedinactiveservice.Theirnames,togetherwiththoseofthecasualties were Eighty-two forces. armed the to students and alumni, staff, its of 438 sent University new The development. of pace the slowed 1914 in war of outbreak The 1945 to 1914 Challenge: of Years and discipline.TodaytheCouncilonStudentAffairscarriesitswork. welfare student affecting matters over supervision general exercise to officials on StudentAffairsbeganin1912asajointcommitteeofstudentsandUniversity of theTheGateway,students’newspaper,appearedin1911.Committee The Students’ Union was established during the first session and the first edition of afive-yearprogram. years three offer to able latter the instituted, were Medicine of Faculty the and province. In1913theFacultyofAppliedScience(renamedEngineeringin1948) the of people the and University the between relationship closer a promoting of its had Law of Faculty The beginning in1912.InthesameyearDepartmentofExtensionbeganitswork 1915. in opened and formally 1914, was in Building Arts followed the Hall Pembina 1913, in 1914. completed in was 439 Hall reaching Assiniboia registration with followed, growth rapid of period A Mr with Justice CAStuartpresidingasChancellor. 1912, of Convocation the at degrees their received class graduating the first the of members The offices. administrative the laboratories, and gymnasium, the library, classrooms, accommodated also but students, and staff for residence a as served only not Athabasca Hall. Athabasca to 1911 in then and himself. ThencetheymovedtotheupperfloorofStrathconaCollegiateInstitute English; WMEdwards,Mathematics;LHAlexander,ModernLanguages;andTory www.ualberta.ca General Information 989 Centre Centre and the Central Academic Building in 1970, the and Law the Basic Centre Medical in Sciences 1971, Complex and the Engineering Centre, Phase II, in 1972. Also in 1972, theBuilding, designed and financed firston the initiative of residentsthe Students’ Union. Since moved into the then, Housingthe Humanities Centre, Union the Fine Arts Building, one phase of a projected expansion of the Rutherford Library, and additions to the Chemistry and Education Building Building have successively come into use. In 1978, after several years of moratorium on construction, ground was broken for a new Agriculture and Forestry Building; it was completed and opened in October 1981. Part of the Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre was opened in 1982, and a Business was completed in 1984. building for the Faculty of new value of the University’s and practical architectural A growing awareness of both to renovate, rather than demolish, Pembina Hall.older buildings led to a decision sointo a fully modern graduate student residence was Pembina’s transformation successful that it earned national recognition in the form of a Heritage Canada Award. Athabasca Hall underwent an even more drastic transformation, as its wooden construction needed to be completely replaced with modern materials; the renovated building was reopened in the autumn of Heritage 1977 Canada Award and in its received turn. A similar a rebuilding of Assiniboia Hall was completed in 1982. Convocation Hall was also this instrument have been nationally broadcast sinceinstalled; several recitals on renovated, and a new organ it was inaugurated in 1978. Renovation of the Arts Building was completed in the spring of 1988. In 1970 the Collège Saint-Jean, in South Edmonton, became an of integral the University part as the Collège Universitaire Saint-Jean and in May of 1978 it became the University’s newest Faculty when the name officially changed Faculté Saint-Jean. It offers a bilingual program to of courses in arts, science, and education. A School of Native Studies, now the Faculty of Native Studies, was founded in 1984 to provide a common ground for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students historical and contemporaryto learn, research, explore and critically examine the relations that concern native peoples and communities. the regular Fall/Winter TermSpring Term (a six-week period between the end of courses are offered,and the beginning of Summer Term), during which intensive success. was inaugurated in 1972 and proved to be an immediate The importance of scholarly publishing in the academic recognized community when was the Board of Governors formally established of the Alberta Press. Although at University first without regular staff, the press nevertheless succeeded in publishing a small group of works of high quality. The appointment of Les Gutteridge as the first Director of the press in 1977 placed its operations on a more adequate basis; since then it scholarly has value issued each a year. number The of publication works in of July University 1981, of of Alberta, A by History former president of Walter the H Johns, was maturity both of the University and of the press. a sign of the In 1983 the University celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of its foundation in a way that illustrated its significance in community. Canada HRH and the the Prince international of Wales received an special honorary convocation, and opened doctorate the World at University Games, which a attracted more than 6,000 participants from 87 countries to a wide variety of athletic and cultural events. The Universiade Pavilion, the Tennis Centre, and new student housing in Garneau, all completed in time to be used during the games, remain as reminders of the occasion. In the 1990s the University was severely affected provincial by budget; a retrenchments state in of financial the exigency was declared by the Board Governors of in 1994. As part of an effort to reduce administrative costs without impairing educational quality, a number of faculties and merged. departments Nevertheless, were in fulfilment of with Arts, the for the Centre Timms the purposes complete to 1994 in possible of was it donation, a generous private continuing University’s the of sign a arts, performing the for facilities up-to-date commitment to enhancing the quality of life in the community as a whole. Recent Years In 1995 alumnus Roderick Fraserpresident. During took his office ten-year tenure, as the the Universityan University’sinternational increasinglyoutlook and developedset eleventhitself the goal of gaining recognition beyond Canada’s borders for the quality of its teaching University and made research. headlines In 2001 around the the world when a developed U the of Edmonton A protocol research for team transplanting insulin-producing cells to improve the quality of life for people Alberta with researchers were severe also quick diabetes. to make University their mark of in the emerging field of nanotechnology and in 2001 the campus became the home of the National Research Council’s new National Institute for Nanotechnology. Another University University of a Albert The ‘70s, ‘80s and Early ‘90s Max Wyman, the first graduate of the University to become its president, took office in 1969 and served until 1974; Harry 1979, Myer Horowitz from 1979 to 1989, and Paul Davenport from 1989 to 1994. Gunning followed from 1974 to During these years new problems arose, as a levelling of student numbers and than adequate less budgets projected University’s the made inflation worldwide had been expected. In the 1980s a gradualalmost 25,000 full-time increaseand more than 4,000 part-time ofstudents in 1986-1987. student Buildings numbersalready begun were completed resumed,one by one: the reachingBiological Sciences With the end of the war, a flood of registration rose veterans from poured 2,023 into in 1943-44 the to University a and peak of nearly Accommodation 5,000 in in 1947-48. classrooms, laboratories, and libraries was pathetically inadequate, and housing was generally even less satisfactory. Army huts only partially relieved the pressure. By 1947 student numbers had tripled from pre- double. Thereafter the pacewar figures, but full-time teaching staff did not even were added to the Medicalof campus development slowly increased. New wings Building in 1947 and 1948; the first Students’ Union Building opened in 1950, in 1951, and the Agriculturethe Rutherford Library and the Engineering Building Building in 1953 (now, after enlargements and renovations, the Earth Sciences Building). The Administration Building dates from 1957. The hectic post-war years merged into the slower growth of the 1950s. Andrew Stewart became president in 1950 and was succeeded who by served from 1959 to 1969. In that Walter ten-year period the enrolment rose from H Johns, approximately 5,000 to 17,500, as the post-war generation came to university age. This unprecedented increase in numbers necessitated rapid construction new of buildings during the 1960s. The Physical Education Building, the Physical Engineering Buildings wereSciences Building, and additions to the Medical and followed by the Education Building in 1963, the Donald Ewing Cameron Library, western after named residences new the and Building, Economics Household the of Reg Lister, who had for soexplorers. The dining centre was named in honour Building Tory Marshall Henry The residences. older the of care taken years many was opened in 1966, Phase I of the Engineering Centre in 1968, and the Clinical Sciences Building of the Faculty of Medicine in 1969. A new Students’ Union Building opened in 1967. No major changes in the University’s legal status occurred until the Act of 1966 provided for the establishment of other and separate provincial universities under a Universities’ Commission, which has since disbanded. The increasing range and complexity of subjects studied at the University was reflected in the classification of Graduate Studies as a faculty in division 1957, of the Faculty of Arts and Science in into two faculties in 1963, and in the the foundation of a number of new centres and to institutes research. A School dedicated of Library Science specifically was created in 1968; an independent faculty from 1975 to 1991, it is now, as the School of Library and Studies, Information a unit within the Faculty of Education. University’s Outside of work Edmonton, in the Calgary, instituted in affiliated 1951, junior college was graduallyestablished in Lethbridge. These became expandedseparate and an universities in 1966. Other junior colleges in Medicine Hat, Camrose, Red Deer, and Grande Prairie became affiliated with the University to help bring education to more areas of the province. higher Years of Expansion: 1945 to 1969 Robert Newton was named President on WAR Kerr’s retirement in 1941. He played an important part in the framing of the University Act of 1942, which from the Senate transferred to the General Faculty Council jurisdiction over academic matters and vested all final authority in the Board finance. previously been confined to of Governors, whose jurisdiction had boarding boarding houses 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 Academic Central Building). Medicine, Dentistry, and Education armed services. to members of the offered special courses courses. Engineering offered accelerated No more important development took place than the acceptance the University in of sole responsibility 1945 for training Alberta teachers. by The School of Education, established in 1928, became a faculty in 1942, and after the war it in the University. of enrolment, the largest became, in terms Robert Newton was named President on WAR Kerr’s retirement played an in important 1941. part He in the framing of the University transferred Act from of 1942, the which Senate to the General Faculty all final authority in the Board of Governors, whoseacademic matters and vested Council jurisdiction over been confined to finance. jurisdiction had previously www.ualberta.ca General Information million from private donors. In 2004 the University officially launched an even an launched officially University the 2004 In donors. private from million $195 raising history, its in campaign development fund largest the completed successfully University the 2000 August In philanthropy. been private has in growth years the recent of vitality campus the supporting factor important An followed in2015. management product software in specialization online an and 2014, September in launched was Games, Video September Understanding course, in online 101, second A Dino 2013. course, online open massive first-ever its of launch the with worldwide presence learning digital its expanded also University The single spaceforservicesaimedatwidening thestudentexperience. an and activities; group interior overhaultotheiconicFounders’HallatAugustanaCampus,provide a student and volunteer in involvement promote and space, social and study expand to Building Union Students’ the extensive to renovations College; Joseph’s St for residence women’s 282-bed new a centre; climbing world-class a and centre fitness campus a featuring facility recreation 111,000-square-foot an Centre, (PAW) Wellness and Activity Physical the 2015: in completed were life student enhancing at aimed projects construction Four from allengineeringdisciplinesunderoneroofforthefirsttime. students graduate and professors together the brings on Campus, North tallest University’s the building, 14-storey The opened. officially was Engineering for Centre Innovation Donadeo the 2015, June In panels. solar of array built-in largest Canada’s including features sustainability leading-edge with designed and community, the and University the both support 550- to a intended theatre Campus, seat Augustana at Centre Arts Performing Lougheed Peter and leadership pre-eminent world’s the Jeanne the of opening official of the saw 2014 November programs. development one create to Centre Banff The with former CanadianprimeministerKimCampbell,thecollegeispartofaninitiative Lougheed Peter and the principal founding by of Headed 2016. in open creation to slated College, the Leadership announced University the market. 2013, to late vaccines In new as such discoveries research fast-track to Institute Virology Applied Shing Ka Li the and research, cyclotron medical in excellence the Medical IsotopeandCyclotronFacility,establishingtheUniversityasacentreof of launch the saw 2013 in centennial Dentistry’s The and and Medicine 2012. of January Faculty 2011, in in opened officially followed Academy Health Science Clinic Edmonton the Interdisciplinary for Centre Centennial 2009-2010. in The completed were Innovation Research Health for Centre Shing Ka Li the and Research Health and Pharmacy for Centre Group Katz The team. basketball women’s senior Canada’s of centre Centre training and Saville home the the became 2013, In facilities. world-class in research and teaching interdisciplinary on focus a the reflecting by buildings signature marked new of been construction has century second University’s the of beginning The College) wasincorporatedintotheUniversityasAugustanaFaculty. the former Augustana University Collegewhen (founded in 19102004 as Camrose Lutheranin extended was Alberta rural into reach University’s the addition, In building. the occupying were departments and programs several 2007 late by and Square, Enterprise as inaugurated was site this 2006 October In centre. the city Edmonton the to in building Bay Hudson related historic the of purchase 2005 University’s in office took she when Samarasekera by Indira made President announcements first the of One Edmonton. downtown in presence enhanced an established also University The facilities. sports multi-use Canada’s finest of one and teams, volleyball and tennis curling, and basketball, Bears Pandas Golden the of home the become to 2011 in expanded was Centre the SavilleCommunitySportsCentre,alsonamedforitsmaindonor.The by 2004 in joined was It campus. south the on located is it, alumnus fund to helped who the of contributions the of recognition in Field Foote The named fields. facility, playing two featuring facility athletics an is event this from legacy major Its Athletics. in Championships World IAAF Edmonton 2001 the host to 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 processbeforecompetitiongrewfierce.Sosuccessfulwasthestrategy the begin to plan a unveiled University the 990 University of Alberta of University these things. on think praise, any be there if and virtue, any be there if report; good of are things whatsoever lovely, are things whatsoever pure, are things whatsoever just, are things Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever Following isthesamepassage,fromKingJamesversion: si qualausdisciplinae,haeccogitate. quaecumque sancta, quaecumque amabilia, quaecumque bonae famae, si qua virtus, justa, quaecumque pudica, quaecumque vera, sunt quaecumque fratres, cetero, De the Bible,EpistleofStPaultoPhilippians,chapter4,verse8: motto, University The Motto University The University Traditions Motto: Quaecumquevera. of Alberta. emblem floral the roses, wild of mound a on standing mascot, University the long Supporters: a pronghorn, taken from the provincial coat of arms, and a golden bear, Crest: aGreatHornedOwl,theprovincialbirdandtraditionalsymbolofwisdom. book a and symbolizing learning. arms, of coat provincial rivers, the hills, from derived fields, Mountains) Rocky (wheat the Alberta and of topography the of representation a Shield: elements: Canadian Heraldic Authority. In non-technical language, it consists of the following the by granted officially was learning, with or Province, the or University the with In 1994 a new coat of arms incorporating a number of traditional symbols associated these armswereneveractuallyregistered. but design heraldic of principles the to better conform to altered was arms of coat the of representation the 1950 In proposed. originally one the for 1911 January in of “University words the Lex; substituted was motto present The fit. seem might as attached et be to were Alberta” Lux motto the and shield the above an book of open addition the with arms, of coat provincial the of University the the by Senate adoption the to recommended faculty the by motion a 1909, 15, November On Arms of Coat The first openeditsdoorsin1908. University the where province the of borders the beyond well felt contributions whole people,enrichingthecommunitiesinwhichtheylive,andmakingdiverse the uplifting of promise the fulfilling are Alberta of University the of alumni and staff, faculty, students, the ever, than More Turpin. David vice-chancellor, and president 13th its welcomed University the and Campus, North of heart the in sculpture entitledTheVisionariesasthecentrepieceofnewPresident’sCircle bronze a donating by centenary its commemorated Association Alumni the 2015: in happened milestones more Two billion. $1 surpassed fund endowment its as percent milestone major a reached University the 2014, In Canada. outside volunteering 17 and locally volunteering percent 77 than more with communities, since 2007.Inadditiontocontributingasdonors,alumniaretheir had arecordnumberofdonorsoverallandthehighestalumni University the 2013, In support. philanthropic in million $162.7 of high all-time an to contributed alumni of number record a students, 39,000 than more with history its in enrolment highest the saw University the which in year a 2012, In the of Alberta. people and the province to ofservice years 100 celebrated University which in year the 2008, in culminated University, the of work the to support million $582 nearly raised which initiative, That campaign. ambitious more is taken from the Latin Vulgate version of version Vulgate Latin the from taken is vera, Quaecumque www.ualberta.ca General Information 991 Academic Academic Costume Degrees Undergraduate shape, Cambridge customary the are gowns degree master’s and undergraduate All elbow the to cut sleeves full with knee the below falling material black of gown a i.e., and terminating in a point. Hoods are made in the Oxford pattern of spruce green distinctive color the of wide inches three border a has hood Bachelor’s The material. of the Faculty as noted below. The Masters’ distinctive of hood the has Faculty a also noted full below. lining Mortarboards are of the the standard tassels, which are worn forward and to the left. trencher shape with black black color Doctorate Degrees Doctors’ gowns (PhD, DMus, and EdD) design. conform They to theare Intercollegiatemade of Code black in Philosophy material Blue and for the the PhD velvet and trim DMus, on and Doctor’s thehoods Education conform to the Light Intercollegiate sleevesCode in shape, Blue size, and color. is They for the EdD. 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 black standard the are Mortarboards material. black the joins lining gold the where tassels, which are worn forward and to the left. trencher shape with black Honorary Degrees Honorary Doctors of Laws (LLD), Letters (DLitt), and Science (DSc) wear a scarlet robe faced with white silk. Hoods are made in the Cambridge form of scarlet silk with a gold tassel. with a full lining of white velvet. Caps are black velvet University University of a Albert Trademarks and Logos The University’s name (i.e., The University of Alberta) and acronym (U of A), other names commonly associated with the University (e.g., Bears/Pandas), and as well as the University coat-of-arms, shield, crest, logos, insignia, and other graphic and word marks are protected under the Trade Marks Act. Any use of these trademarks for other than official University of Alberta business requires authorization from the Vice President (University Relations) or designate. 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Her husband, Classics, relayed Williamthe suggestion to Hardy the Faculty Alexander,meeting of October Professor5, 1908. At of its first meeting of October 13, 1908, the Senate approved the combination of green and gold as particularly appropriate to the new University represents of wide Alberta. 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The mainlinesoftheconstitution UniversityofAlbertaarelaiddowninthe Introduction University the of Constitution 1959 -1960 1960 -1961 1961 -1962 1962 -1963 1963 -1964 1964 -1965 1965 -1966 1966 -1967 1967 -1968 1968 -1969 1969 -1970 1970 -1971 1971 -1972 1972 -1973 1973 -1974 1974 -1975 1975 -1976 1976 -1977 1977 -1978 1978 -1979 1979 -1980 1980 -1981 1981 -1982 1982 -1983 1983 -1984 1984 -1985 1985 -1986 1986 -1987 1987 -1988 1988 -1989 1989 -1990 1990 -1991 1991 -1992 1992 -1993 1993 -1994 1994 -1995 1995 -1996 1996 -1997 1997 -1998 1998 -1999 1999 -2000 2000 -2001 2001 -2002 2002 -2003 2003 -2004 2004 -2005 2005 -2006 2006 -2007 2007 -2008 2008 -2009 2009 -2010 2010 -2011 2011 -2012 2012 -2013 2013 -2014 2014 -2015 2015 -2016 2016 -2017 994 Gordon DWilliams Earl RMilton Ronald Brown Norman Anderson Norman Anderson WT Painter Dave Cruden Peter Boothroyd John Towler Richard Watson Richard Watson/RobertBNewall Orman Granger John Hoddinott Mohammed Adam Peter Flynn Susan Therrin Jack Girton John Cherwonogrodzky Jim Talbot Barry Mills George McCourt/MyronOlekiw Paul Fisher Patricia Whiteley/NiallShanks Bob Ascah Richard Jehn Gary Genosko Kevin Giles Annette Richardson Florence Glanfield Dwayne Barber Ken Ross Stephen Downs Stephen Downs Steven Karp Frank Coughlan Kimberley Krushell Jay Krushell Gordon Squirell Peter Cahill Kimberly Speers Laura Bonnett Shannon McEwen Brad Wuetherick Brad Wuetherick Lee Skallerup Alexis Pepin Toks Bakinson Christine Delling Julianna Charchun Ben Whynot Jen Landry/RoyCoulthard Roy Coulthard Roy Coulthard Ashlyn Bernier Brent Epperson Nathan Andrews Colin More Sarah Ficko University of Alberta of University underpin thatmission. that units administrative and infrastructure support, the oversees and mission, academic University’s the achieve to allocation resource appropriate (Academic) ensures Vice-President and Provost The professoriate. the with relations review; international engagement; stewardship of the learning environment; and and development program academic of facilitation Deans; nineteen University’s the of leadership and selection experience; student the affecting issues leaders the on student with liaising including well-being, and retention recruitment, and strategicplan.Theacademicportfolioisdiverse,encompassesstudent all vision that University’s the of ensure achievement towards aligned are to goals and portfolios vice-presidents of team the with works and of University mission the academic the leads (Academic) Vice-President and Provost The S Dew,PhD Provost andVice-President(Academic) Vice-Presidents The the ensure long-term sustainabilityoftheUniversity. to team executive senior the oversees portfolio This vision. the of Council, theSenateandBoardofGovernors)isfocusedonachievement Faculties (General bodies governing the of work the ensures and Good Public initiatives. ThePresidentpromotestheUniversity’svisionasexpressedinFor of government, and industry, and leads in promoting the University’s fundraising and internationally.ThePresidentistheleadspokespersonwithvariouslevels representative, modelsthevaluesofinstitutionlocally,provincially,nationally chief University’s the as and Governors, of Board the to reports President The DH Turpin,CM,PhD,LLD,FRSC President andVice-Chancellor Vice-Chancellor and President The research ethics,and commercialization/knowledgetranslation. services, research includes portfolio the of scope The initiatives. and activities research facilitate to direction and leadership the providing of by achievement vision the University’s in role vital a plays (Research) Vice-President The M Ruth,PhD Vice-President (Research) information systems. administrative and research; institutional and assurance disclosure, rights; supply management services; internal audit services; safe disclosure and human procedures); and policies and management emergency management, risk and services (campus security,environmentalhealthandsafety,resourceplanning,insurance management risk resources; human finance; includes portfolio This and fortheprovisionofresponsiveaccessibleinstitutionalservices. organization the of functions resource human and financial all for responsible is Officer Financial Chief and Administration) and (Finance Vice-President The G Kulczycki,CPA,CA,MBA Vice-President (FinanceandAdministration) campus throughtheoperationofresidencesanddiningfacilities. 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