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University of New Brunswick
Former names
College of New Brunswick (1800-1828); King's College (1828-1859)
MottoSapere Aude
Motto in English
Dare to be Wise
TypePublic
Established1785
Endowment$104 million[1]
ChancellorRichard Currie
PresidentEddy Campbell
Students9000 (Fredericton), 3000 (Saint John)
Location
Fredericton and Saint John
,
NB
,
Canada
CampusUrban
Coloursred   & black  
NicknameVarsity Reds (Fredericton), Seawolves (Saint John)
AffiliationsAUCC, CARL, IAU, CIS, CVU, ACU, CUSID, AUS, AUFSC, CBIE, CUP.
Websitehttp://www.unb.ca
File:University of New Brunswick (logo).png

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a non-denominational university located in New Brunswick. It is the oldest English language university in Canada and one of four schools that claim the title of oldest public university in North America (the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and The College of William and Mary also claim this title).[2] UNB has two main campuses: the original campus, founded in 1785 in Fredericton, and a smaller campus which opened in Saint John in 1964. In addition, there are two small satellite health sciences campuses located in Moncton and Bathurst, New Brunswick, and two offices in the Caribbean and in Beijing. UNB offers over 75 degrees in fourteen faculties at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a total student enrollment of approximately 11,400 between the two principal campuses.[3] In the fall of 2010, UNB partnered with Dalhousie University and the government of New Brunswick to open the first English-language medical school in the province at the Saint John campus.

History

The Old Arts Building, 1826-28; altered 1876 by John Elliott Woolford (architect)a symbol of UNBF.

The University of New Brunswick was founded in 1785 in Fredericton as the Academy of Arts and Science,[4] a non-denominational institution modelled on the democratic ideals of the older Scottish universities.[5] In 1800, the Provincial Academy of Arts and Science became the College of New Brunswick (Anglican).[4] King's College was established at Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1828 under the control of the Church of England.[6] The King's College Charter was granted by George IV in 1828. [7]

King's College offered the first engineering course taught at a Canadian university in 1854.[8] In 1858 it was made non-sectarian under the designation of the University of New Brunswick.[6] In 1859, it was established as a non-denominational provincial university, the University of New Brunswick (UNB). [9]

G. Ernest Fairweather (architect) designed several buildings at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton Campus including: the Old Civil Engineering Building (1900); and the Gymnasium (1906)[10]

The governance of UNB was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty) responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and to provide institutional leadership.[5] In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law, and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced.[5]

By 1920, the University of New Brunswick had two faculties: Arts, and Applied Science. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Arts (MA), and Doctor of Science (DSc). The latter was awarded only in civil engineering, electrical engineering and forestry. It had 156 male students and 21 female students, and only eleven academic staff, all male.[11]

The War Memorial Hall (more generally known as Memorial Hall) is a landmark building on the campus of the University of New Brunswick. Originally built as a science building in 1924, the Memorial Hall honours the 35 UNB Alumni who died in the First World War. [12]

Several stained glass windows in the Convocation Hall at the University of New Brunswick were created by Robert McCausland Limited: Robert Burns medallion (1928), "Sir Galahad" (1925), "Long fellow[disambiguation needed]" (1930), Lt. Thomas Carleton; Sir Howard Douglas; and emblems (1942).

In the 1960s University policies changed in response to social pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society.[5] In 1964, a second, smaller campus was established in Saint John, New Brunswick.[8] The growth of the UNBSJ campus is particularly notable, considering it began in 1964 with only 96 students spread throughout various buildings in Saint John's central business district. By the late 1960s, the Saint John Law School was moved to UNBF to become the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, and in 1968, UNBSJ moved into its new campus at Tucker Park. The Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) was established in 1954; in 1979, it became the bargaining agent for full-time academic staff, and in 2008, it achieved certification for contract academic staff. In 1980, the university offered the first Elderhostel program in Canada.

Both campuses have undergone significant expansion over the years, and many University buildings have received funding from Lord Beaverbrook and other prominent industrialists and philanthropists. UNB's largest expansion coincided with the Baby boom, when its Fredericton campus tripled in size. In 1973, the New Brunswick Teachers' College (now the Faculty of Education) was absorbed by UNB. Originally a department in the Arts faculty, the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Business Administration was formed in 1980 and is a major supplier of management education. In 1989, University of New Brunswick established undergraduate degrees in adult education.

Campuses

Currently UNBF has approximately 9,000 students while UNBSJ has 3,000, although UNBSJ is growing at a faster rate.

Fredericton

UNB Fredericton is located on the banks of the St. John River. The campus is well-known for its colourful fall foliage, Georgian style red-brick buildings, and a very steep hill. UNB Fredericton has shared the "College Hill" with St. Thomas University (STU) since 1964, when the former St. Thomas College moved from Chatham, NB (now Miramichi). While the universities share some infrastructure, they remain separate institutions.

Saint John

The UNB Saint John campus (UNBSJ) is located in Tucker Park in the Millidgeville neighbourhood, several kilometres north of the city's central business district, and offers spectacular views of the Kennebecasis River and Grand Bay. New Brunswick's largest health care facility, Saint John Regional Hospital, is located adjacent to the UNBSJ campus. In 2010, a new medical school, a joint project between Dalhousie University, UNBSJ, and the Regional Hospital, took in its first class.

Sustainability

The University of New Brunswick has attempted to reduce its environmental impact through installing a natural gas burning microturbine at the Central Heating Plant that produces 100 kW of electricity for the university.[13] Heat energy, a result of this process, is used to contribute to the overall heating of the campus to increase its overall energy efficiency. In addition, all produce and dairy products used within its dining services are obtained from local farmers and local producers; the campus offers grass-fed beef, fair trade coffee, and dining locations offer biodegradable to-go containers. UNB recycles electronics in addition to traditional materials and operates a move-out materials collection program. The university adheres to a green purchasing policy and has reduced greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent since 1990; they have also decreased water consumption since 2005 through the adoption of new technologies. With these efforts to create a more sustainable campus, the University of New Brunswick received an overall "B+" grade in the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card put out by the Sustainable Endowment’s Institute.[14]

Research and Academics

UNB is the seat of 16 Canada Research Chairs[15] and is home to more than 60 research centers and institutes. It conducts about seventy five percent of all university research in the province. Between 2004 and 2009, the university's research revenue increased by 77 per cent: the highest increase among Canadian comprehensive universities.[16]

Reputation

In 2010, Maclean's magazine ranked UNB 6th in its evaluation of the top comprehensive universities in Canada.[17] In 2008, the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen recognized UNB as being among the top three comprehensive research universities in Canada for the highest percentage growth of research income across a five-year period.[18]

Also in 2010, UNB's law school was ranked 2nd nationally in elite firm hiring and 6th nationally in Supreme Court Clerkships by Maclean's.[19] According to Canadian Lawyer Magazine, the law school ranks among the top five in Canada.[20]

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) on the Fredericton campus is one of the leading research institutes in biomedical engineering in Canada. It was founded in 1965 as the Bio-Engineering Institute, making it one of the oldest research institutes to be solely dedicated to the field of biomedical engineering. The institute is also the region's prosthetic fitting centre where amputees are fitted with state-of-the-art intelligent artificial limbs. The institute also carries out research in the field of myoelectric signal processing, biomedical instrumentation and human motion analysis. The IBME also developed the UNB Test of Prosthetic Function which is used by researchers all over the world. Although the institute does not offer degrees in biomedical engineering, students at UNB usually enroll in one of the other faculties of engineering such as electrical or mechanical and pursue their research in biomedical engineering at the IBME.

Canadian Rivers Institute

The Canadian Rivers Institute was founded in the year 2000 and is a leading site of aquatic sciences research.

Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute

UNB created its BEd program for First Nations students in 1977 in an effort to help First Nations communities take control of their own schools. In 1981, the Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute opened its doors with an expanded mandate to train professionals and improve First Nations access to First Nations education. The Institute provides a variety of services, including research, curriculum development, language education, policy development, children's literacy, and more. In addition, the Institute funds the Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Resource Collection, which contains materials that are immensely valuable to knowledge of First Nations culture, history, and perspective in the region.

Scholarships

UNB award over five million dollars in scholarships each year. [21] The most prestigious of these are the Blake-Kirkpatrick, Beaverbrook, and President's scholarships. UNB has a scholarship guarantee in which any admitted student with an average of 80% or higher will receive a guaranteed amount of five hundred dollars.[22]

Athletics

Main article: UNB Varsity Reds
The Varsity Reds logo.

UNB Fredericton is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the UNB Varsity Reds while UNBSJ is represented by the UNBSJ Seawolves. The Varsity Reds compete in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, and swimming. Men's and women's track & field and cross country have been added as a varsity sport for 2010/2011; this is a joint Fredericton/Saint John Campus program.

In the past, UNBF used different names for each individual sport's team; for instance, the men's swim team was the Beavers, and the hockey team was the Red Devils. The university club teams, which are supported financially by the Student Union as well as by individual members of the teams, do not use the Varsity Reds name and thus continue the tradition of using different nicknames for each sport.

Rugby

The UNB men's rugby team is known as the Ironmen, and they boast numerous New Brunswick and Maritime championships at the 'A' and 'B' levels of competition.

Wrestling

The UNB wrestling team is known as the Black Bears, and they have produced several CIAU/CIS medals, as well as a record 15 consecutive AUAA titles from 1987-2002.

Hockey

Main article: UNB Varsity Reds

St. Thomas and UNBF have a fierce rivalry in men's ice hockey and a growing rivalry in women's ice hockey. These "Battle of the Hill" games are among the most heavily anticipated and attended. As of 2011, UNBF has won four University Cups (Canadian Interuniversity Sport hockey championships): in 1998, 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Cricket

In 2005, the UNB Cricket Club organized the initial UNB Cricket Cup, which took place in October. Featuring teams from several Residences on campus, it is believed that it is the first of its kind to take place at UNB. The tournament was won by Harrison House who chased a target of over 150 to beat McLeod by a margin of 1 wicket. All games, of innings comprising 10 overs, took place at Queen's Square Ball Field in Fredericton. The trophy is proudly displayed in the Harrison lounge.[citation needed] In 2007, UNBCC grew to almost 40 members making it arguably the biggest cricket club in the Atlantic Provinces[citation needed].

Songs

Traditional among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various times such as commencement, convocation, and athletic events are: Carmina Universitatis Novi Brunsvici; 'Alma Mater' (1904); and 'UNB Anthem' with words by A.G. Bailey and music by D.V. Start.[23]

Milestones

  • The Faculty of Computer Science (FCS), UNBF, was the first computer science faculty in Canada, and it went on to develop the first software engineering degree program in Atlantic Canada.
  • UNB Saint John was the first university in Canada to offer an e-business program with its bachelor of business administration in electronic commerce; the university has since been ranked by Canadian Business Magazine as first in e-business.[24]
  • UNB offered Canada's first university-level engineering program, established in 1855 and the first engineers graduating in 1857.
  • The University was the only institution to grant both President John F. Kennedy and his brother (Robert F. Kennedy) an Honorary Doctorate in their lifetime.
  • UNB owns 7,700 acres (3,100 ha) of real property in several sites, including an extensive wood lot adjacent to the Maritime Forestry Complex,formerly used for forestry education and research.
  • Until 1968, the university had the power to expropriate land "it may deem necessary for the purpose of the University" without approval from the government.
  • UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada, established in 1785.
  • UNB has the longest running undergraduate forestry program in Canada. Its forest engineering program is the only accredited program of its kind in Canada.

Notable alumni

As of 2012, the University of New Brunswick reports 64,000 living alumni, half of whom live in New Brunswick.

Media

The university presses, The Baron and The Brunswickan, are members of CUP.

UNB is also home to several notable magazines and journals, such as The Fiddlehead and Studies in Canadian Literature.

Radio

Newspapers

  • The Baron (Saint John campus)
  • The Brunswickan (Fredericton campus)
  • The Pillar (Engineering Newspaper) (Fredericton Campus)

Magazines and Journals

See also

Further reading

  • Bailey, Alfred G., ed. 'The University of New Brunswick: Memorial Volume'. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1950.
  • McGahan, Peter. 'The Quiet Campus: A History of the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, 1959-1969.' Fredericton: New Ireland Press, 1998.
  • Montague, Susan. 'A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick'. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992.

References

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  7. ^ The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History, by Various 2010
  8. ^ a b Countryman, J., P.M. Wults, S. Spier The University of New Brunswick. The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Historica. Retrieved on: August 30, 2008
  9. ^ The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History, by Various 2010
  10. ^ http://www.dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org/architects/view/1283 Biographic Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950 G. Ernest Fairweather
  11. ^ Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canada Year Book 1921, Ottawa, 1922
  12. ^ http://www.unb.ca/welcome/maps/fredericton/show.php?id=66 War Memorial Hall
  13. ^ "UNB Campus Sustainability Projects". University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  14. ^ "Green Report Card 2011". http://www.greenreportcard.org/report-card-2011/schools/university-of-new-brunswick. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  17. ^ "20th Annual University Rankings". http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/11/10/our-20th-annual-university-rankings/. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  19. ^ "Ranking Canada's Law Schools". http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/09/16/ranking-canada’s-law-schools-3/2/. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |work= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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  22. ^ University of New Brunswick. Guaranteed Scholarship Program. Retrieved on: September 26. 2008.
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