University of Manitoba

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University of Manitoba
File:Universityofmanitoba-logo.png
MottoFloreat (Latin for "may he flourish" or "may she prosper")
TypePublic
Established1877
Endowment$303 million
PresidentEmőke J.E. Szathmáry
Undergraduates24,267
Postgraduates3,332
Location
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
,
Canada
CampusUrban
Sports teamManitoba Bisons
MascotBison
Websitewww.umanitoba.ca

The University of Manitoba is the largest university of the province of Manitoba, most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university.It is also placed in SJTU's world TOP 500 Universities.

Location

The main Fort Garry campus is a complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg. It has an area of 2.74 square kilometres. More than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university. In addition, SmartPark is the location of seven buildings leased to research and development programs involving university-industry partnerships.

The downtown Bannatyne campus of the University comprises a complex of ten buildings located west of the Health Sciences Centre between McDermot Avenue and Bannatyne Avenue in Central Winnipeg. This complex houses the medical and dental instructional units of the University. The Faculty of Dentistry, the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Medical Rehabilitation, and the School of Dental Hygiene are the major health sciences units located on this campus. The Faculty of Pharmacy building is under constructions and expected to open in 2008 in the downtown campus.

History

Early history

The University of Manitoba was established in 1877 to confer degrees on students graduating from its three founding colleges - St. Boniface College, St. John's College, and Manitoba College. The University was the first to be established in western Canada.

In 1900 the Manitoba legislature changed the University Act so that the university could do its own teaching, and in 1904 a building in downtown Winnipeg became the first teaching facility with a staff of six professors, all of whom were scientists. By 1929, following the addition of more programs, schools, and faculties, the University had moved to its permanent home in Fort Garry.

By 1920, the University of Manitoba, still the only university in Manitoba, was the largest university in the Prairie Provinces and the fifth largest university in Canada. It had eight faculties: Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, and Agriculture. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BCE), Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (BME), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Bachelor of Pharmacy (PhmB), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Civil Engineering (MCE), Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE), Doctor of Medicine (MD), and Doctor of Laws (LLD). It had 1,654 male students and 359 female students, and 184 academic staff, including only 6 women.[1]

The Faculty of Law was actually an affiliated college, the Manitoba Law School, which was founded jointly by the university and the Law Society of Manitoba in 1914. In 1920 it had 123 students, including 5 women, and 21 academic staff.[1] It became a full part of the university in 1966.[2]

From its founding until the present time, the University has added a number of colleges to its corporate and associative body. In 1882 the Manitoba Medical College, which had originally been founded by some practising physicians and surgeons, became a part of the University. Other affiliations followed:

Among these colleges, St. Andrew's College where trained the ministry for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, became an affiliated College in 1981. Furthermore, St. Andrew's College is the first Ukrainian-language college opened by the Orthodox Church in North America. It is home to a large Ukrainian cultural and religious library. St. Andrew is the patron saint of the Ukrainian Orthodox church in Canada.

Both the Canadian Mennonite University in Tuxedo, and the Canadian Nazarene College in Fort Garry have been designated by the University as approved teaching centres.

In 1967 two of the colleges that had been part of the University of Manitoba were given university status by the provincial government. United College, which had been formed by the merging of Wesley College and Manitoba College, became the University of Winnipeg, and Brandon College became Brandon University.

St. Boniface College and St. John's College, two of the founding colleges of the University, are still part of the University of Manitoba. St. Boniface College, the Roman Catholic institution which traces its beginnings back to 1818 and the earliest days of the Red River settlement, is the University's only French-speaking college; it offers instruction in French and facilities for the training of teachers who expect to teach in the French language. St. John's College, which dates back to 1820, offers instruction in Arts and Science and among other special programs prepares men and women for the ordained ministry of the Anglican Church.

The University Today

Thirty-three of the many buildings on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba are directly used for teaching. Four of these are the homes of colleges: St. John's College, St. Paul's College, St. Andrew's College, and University College. The remaining buildings contain special laboratories, administrative and service offices, residences, or they belong to research agencies.

In a typical year, the university has an enrolment of 24,542 undergraduate students and 3,021 graduate students. The university offers 82 degrees, 51 at the undergraduate level. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master’s or doctoral degrees.

In 2004-05, the university acquired more than $110.9 million in research income. The university currently holds 48 Canada Research Chairs, is the network leader of one of Canada’s 21 networks of excellence (ISIS Canada) and a participant in 14 others. It is also home to a wide range of research centers and institutes. Within the past decade, Smartpark was established with the assistance of provincial and national governments and is maturing as an environment where collaborations between university and industry enhance the commercialization of new technologies.

The University, Funding, and Fees

The University of Manitoba had a tuition freeze imposed on it (along with all other universities in the province) by the provincial NDP government in the 1999-2000 academic year. As a result, all major funding increases have come directly from provincial government grants, and the University has been unable to continue its usual practice of reducing budgetary deficits by raising core tuition fees.

As a result, the University has undertaken a program of raising funds from student fees in alternative ways. Some of the more notable changes in tuition fee structure since the implementation of the tuition fee freeze include:

  • 1999-2000 academic year: The Faculty of Dentistry applies for an receives an exception to the tuition fee freeze, increasing their total fees for a Dentistry degree by 15%.
  • Spring 2002: The Faculty of Pharmacy applies for and receives an exception to the tuition fee freeze, increasing their fees by $1500 every year for four years (for a total of $6000 by 2005-2006. Current students are exempted from much of the new fees, a tactic used by the University in the future for ensuring the support of student currently in the program.
  • January 2003: The Faculty of Law holds a student referendum on a tuition fee increase of $4000 over three years, an increase of 92%. Again, 'grandfathering', or exempting current students from the increase, is used to ensure student support.
  • November 2003: The Asper School of Business holds a student referendum on increasing the per-credit-hour fee for Asper courses from $134 to $284 (a standard, full-time schedule at the University is approximately 24-30 credit hours). Due to how Asper degrees are structured, the actual cost of a degree would increase by approximately 53.5%. However, due to active involvement of the University of Manitoba Students Union, and a broader effort by students against the increase, it is voted down by students. This defeat for the University would stop further attempts to increase fees by Faculty until the 2006-2007 academic year.
  • May 2004: The University Board of Governors votes to increase the recently (2002) deregulated International Student Differential Fee, which is charged to all international students, from 75% to 100% for undergraduate students. (A international student with a base tuition of $3,000 would see their international student fee increase from $2,250 to $3,000, for a total of $6,000).
  • June 2004: The University Board of Governors votes to increase the International Student Differential Fee, from 75% to 100% for graduate students, effective September 2005. However, they also voted to discontinue the practice of rebating the differential fee for graduate students, effectively raising graduate students' differential fee from 0% to 100%, or doubling tuition.
  • May 2005: The University attempts to introduce four 'ancillary fees', totaling $15.50 per credit hour. This would increase a full-time student's tuition by about $465, but due to public and student pressure, the provincial government steps in and limits this increase to $5 per credit hour (for a cost to a full-time student of $150). The provincial government also provides a one-time, $7-million increase to base funding for the University.
  • May 2006: The University attempts to re-introduce the three blocked 'ancillary fees' from the previous year, but eventually approves three flat fees of $35 (a 'registration fee'), $35 (a 'library fee'), and $30 (a 'student services fee'), for a total of $100. All students see this $100 increase in tuition fees, regardless of how many courses they are taking, effectively penalizing part-time students. The Board of Governors also approves an increase in the International Student Differential Fee (for both undergraduate and graduate students) from 100% of base tuition to 180% of base tuition. A base tuition of $3,000 would effectively become $8,400 for international students.
  • March and April 2007: The Faculty of Engineering holds a student referendum to raise base tuition costs from $104 to $144 per credit hour. In a referendum marked by dubious democratic processes, voter intimidation by pro-increase students and faculty, and increasing hostility between pro- and anti-increase student groups, Engineering students vote to increase their fees. The provincial government has still not indicated if it will allow this increase to stand for the 2007-2008 academic year.
  • June 2007: The Board of Governors votes to implement 'laboratory fees', ranging from $25 to $30 per lab course depending on whether the lab course uses consumables or not or is considered a 'language lab' (e.g., Spanish, French, et cetera). Full-time Science students could see their fees increase by $120-150 per year.

Academics

The University of Manitoba had a total enrollment of approximately 28,000 students (post-grad med: 1.8%, distance: 3.5%, grad: 12%, undergrad: 83%) in 22 faculties. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master’s or doctoral degrees.

The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Manitoba Bisons.

The current colleges are:

The university today has twenty-two faculties:

Libraries (Alphabetically)

The University of Manitoba has 19 libraries:

University Administration

Administration Building

University Presidents

University Chancellors

Notable instructors

Notable alumni

Main article:Notable Alumni of the University of Manitoba

Maclean's University Rankings

According to National Post, in early 2006, Maclean's announced that in June, 2006, it would be introducing a new annual issue called the University Student Issue. The issue would feature the results of a survey of recent university graduates from each Canadian university. However, some universities, such as the University of Calgary, McMaster University, Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Toronto, refused to take part in this exercise. In response, Maclean's sought the results of two university-commissioned student surveys: the Canadian Undergraduate Survey Consortium and the National Survey of Student Engagement. Results from these surveys, along with Maclean's own graduate survey, were published in the June 26, 2006, edition of Maclean's. As of September 2006, 22 prominent Canadian universities have withdrawn from the magazine's rankings, among them the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, McMaster University,Memorial University of Newfoundland the University of New Brunswick, the University of Manitoba, Simon Fraser University, the University of Calgary, the University of Lethbridge, the Université de Montréal, the University of Ottawa, York University, Concordia University, the University of Western Ontario, Queen's University, Carleton University, and the University of Alberta, as a means of voicing their displeasure with the methodology used to determine the Maclean's ranking.

Relations

Recreation

The University of Manitoba offers several recreational programs year-round, including a well-established swimming program, adult classes and numerous summer for children. The universities Frank Kennedy, Max Bell, and Investors Group Center contain indoor tracks, a swimming pool, full wook out facilities, an international ice hockey rink as well as basket ball, volleyball, squash and raquetball courts. Frank Kennedy Center is also the host to large dance, combative and gymnastics rooms, and indoor tennis courts.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canada Year Book 1921, Ottawa, 1922
  2. ^ University of Manitoba Faculty of Law

See also

External links

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References

  • "Notes & Numbers: 2004-2005" (PDF). Public Affairs, University of Manitoba. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help)

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