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University of Winnipeg

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49°53′24.44″N 97°9′12.12″W / 49.8901222°N 97.1533667°W / 49.8901222; -97.1533667

University of Winnipeg
File:Uof Winnepeg CoA.svg
MottoLux et Veritas Floreant
(Let Light and Truth Flourish)
TypePublic
Established1871 Manitoba College. Subsequent names, Wesley College (1881), United College (1938), and now, The University of Winnipeg (1967-present)
PresidentLloyd Axworthy
Undergraduates9,394 [1]
PostgraduatesSmall Number of
Location
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
,
Canada
CampusUrban
Sports teamWinnipeg Wesmen
AffiliationsAUCC, IAU, ATS, CIS, CWUAA, UArctic, Campus Manitoba, CUP, Gallery 1C03
MascotWesley Coyote
Websitewww.uwinnipeg.ca
File:Uof Winnepeg Logo.svg

The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938. The University of Winnipeg was established in 1967 when United College received its charter.

Maclean's magazine and the Globe and Mail newspaper consistently rank the university in the top ten of all Canadian universities whose primary focus is undergraduate education.[2]

History

The University of Winnipeg

The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938.[3] The University of Winnipeg was established in 1967 when United College received its charter.[4] United College was formed in 1938 from the union of Manitoba College, founded in 1871, Yellow College in 1875 and Wesley College, founded in 1888. Originally affiliated with the University of Manitoba, United College received its charter in 1967 and became the University of Winnipeg.[5]

Campus

As a university in the downtown of a large urban centre, the University of Winnipeg is playing a significant role in the downtown renewal. Recent initiatives, for example, include the newly renovated Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film and a recreation complex. A new western campus with three LEED Silver buildings has added significant capacity to campus and includes the state-of-the-art Richardson College for the Environment and science complex, a student and community daycare facility and a new student residence. In 2008, the university announced that Raymond L. McFeetors, Chairman of The Great West Life Assurance Company, had donated $2.67 Million for a dormitory to be built on newly acquired property west of the campus.[6] The money came from his personal resources and from Great West Life.

A new building - the Buhler Centre - has also been constructed to house the faculty of business and continuing education programs. Wesley Hall, a stone-clad brick structure built in 1894-95, is on the Registry of Historic Places of Canada [7]

The U of W was the first university in Canada to ban the sale of bottled water on campus.[8]

Organization

The University of Winnipeg is a provincially and privately funded post-secondary institution with undergraduate and selected graduate programs, as well as a Division of Continuing Education and a high school division.

It has had six presidents since 1967 and one as an acting president for one year.[9]

  1. Dr. Wilfred Lockhart (1967–1971)
  2. Henry Duckworth (1971–1981)
  3. Robin Farquhar (1981–1989)
  4. Marsha Hanen (1989–1999)
  5. Constance Rooke (1999–2003)
  6. Patrick Deane (2003–2004; acting president)
  7. Lloyd Axworthy (2004 to present)

Academic

Students and faculty

Students at the University are represented by the University of Winnipeg Students' Association.[10] CKUW is the student radio station based out of the University of Winnipeg. The Uniter is the campus newspaper.[11]

Faculties

  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Business & Economics
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Theology
  • Faculty of Graduate Studies

Colleges

  • Global College
  • Menno Simons College
  • Richardson College for the Environment

Centres and Institutes

  • Centre for Academic Writing (CAW)
  • Centre for Distributed / Distance Learning (CDDL)
  • Centre for Forest Interdisciplinary Research (C-FIR)
  • Centre for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL)
  • Centre for Research in Young People's Texts and Cultures (CRYTC)
  • Centre for Rupert's Land Studies
  • Centre for Sustainable Transportation
  • Institute of Urban Studies
  • Institute for Women's and Gender Studies

Athletics

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Winnipeg Wesmen in volleyball, basketball, soccer, as well as baseball in the upcoming years.

Ian Scott has been the public address announcer for the Wesmen since 2004.

The Great Rock Climb

The brainchild of President Emeritus Dr. Henry E. Duckworth, a 25-ton granite boulder was placed on the front lawn of The University of Winnipeg on October 7, 1971. The Rock of Remembrance commemorates the 100th anniversary of Manitoba College, a founding college of what is now The University of Winnipeg.

The University of Winnipeg’s Great Rock Climb celebrates endurance and ingenuity. Teams of three students, faculty, staff, or alumni raced down the 50.3 metres from the steps of Wesley Hall to the top of the Great Rock in a test of physical stamina and defiance of earthly gravity.

The all-time record was set in 1979 by the Collegiate team when the trio reached the top in 9.8 seconds. Renovations during the summer of 2007 have significantly slowed the event, with a new record set in 2007 by The Caravaners, consisting of members Ian Scott, Drew Hawranik, and Alex Edye.[12] 2008 and 2009 were repeat performances by The Caravaners, who become the only trio to win the competition in three consecutive years. They recorded a time of 15.19 seconds which becomes the current record for the event with a renovated front lawn.

After flying in from Edmonton to battle in the Great Rock Climb, Drew Hawranik had to return to Alberta without competing due to rain on September 10, 2010. 2010 becomes the third consecutive year that the Great Rock Climb has been delayed by weather.

Aboriginal Students

The University of Winnipeg offers several programs and services to Aboriginal people. The University of Winnipeg offers a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies with a Master’s Degree in Indigenous Governance. The University of Winnipeg provides special first-year bridging programs for Aboriginal students. Academic counsellors, tutors, and Aboriginal Elders are present on campus to provide academic and social supports. Through its Wii Chiiwaaknak Learning Centre, Eco-Kids Program and Eco-U Summer Camp services, the University of Winnipeg actively partners with Aboriginal communities. The University of Winnipeg is now offering the only Master's degree in Development Practice with a focus on Indigenous Development in the world, joining a network of 22 prestigious universities globally with support from the MacArthur Foundation.[13]

Noted alumni

University History

  • A. Gerald Bedford 'The University of Winnipeg: A History of the Founding Colleges' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976)
  • Friesen, Gerald. "Principal J. H. Riddell: The Sane and Safe Leader of Wesley College." In Prairie Spirit: Perspectives on the Heritage of the United Church of Canada in the West, edited by Dennis L. Butcher, et al. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1985.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The University of Winnipeg". The Directory of Canadian Universities. Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  2. ^ Maclean's. "Primarily undergraduate ranking". Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  3. ^ Friesen, Gerald. "Principal J. H. Riddell: The Sane and Safe Leader of Wesley College." In Prairie Spirit: Perspectives on the Heritage of the United Church of Canada in the West, edited by Dennis L. Butcher, et al. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1985.
  4. ^ Bedford, A. G. The University of Winnipeg: A History of the Founding Colleges. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976.
  5. ^ Bedford, A. G. The University of Winnipeg: A History of the Founding Colleges. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1976.
  6. ^ University of Winnipeg. "Ray McFeetors, Great West Life". Retrieved 2008-07-13.
  7. ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=8224 Wesley Hall Registry of Historic Places of Canada
  8. ^ "University of Winnipeg set to ban bottle water sales on campus". CBC News. 23 March 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Past Presidents". President & Vice-Chancellor Lloyd Axworthy. University of Winnipeg. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  10. ^ "The University of Winnipeg's Student Association". Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  11. ^ "The Uniter". Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  12. ^ "The Caravaners Rock the Climb". University of Winnipeg. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  13. ^ The University of Winnipeg
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