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103-572: The aim is to have Inuit teaching Inuit and thus provide strong and relevant role models and give Inuit a greater say in the education system. NTEP, which since 2007, has partnered with the University of Regina offers a five-year program to Inuit who wish to become teachers in Nunavut. Although aimed primarily at training primary and elementary teachers, graduates may teach at the junior high and high school level. Courses are offered mainly at

206-426: A bicameral system that included a senate to manage academic matters and a board of governors to oversee finances. The president was responsible for linking the two governing bodies and providing institutional leadership. On April 7 , 1909 , Saskatoon was chosen as the location for the university. The first buildings were constructed shortly after, and the university admitted its first students in 1912 . In

309-541: A University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907. It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advantage". 52°7′47″N 106°37′58″W  /  52.12972°N 106.63278°W  / 52.12972; -106.63278 The University of Saskatchewan

412-599: A University of Regina of Education Degree, 120 credits (B.Ed.). In 1979, the Eastern Arctic Teacher Education Program (EATEP) began and was designed for residents of the eastern Canadian Arctic rather than the western Northwest Territories (NWT). Later in 1981, an association with McGill University was formed. Originally a two-year program, students obtained a Certificate in Native & Northern Education and were certified to teach in

515-445: 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 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond

618-651: A master's or doctorate degree. In 1966, the University of Saskatchewan introduced a master's program in adult education. Diploma, and certificate post secondary courses are also available to aid in professional development. Theological colleges, affiliated with the university, were also established: Emmanuel College – (Anglican denomination) (1909), St. Andrew's College (as Presbyterian College, Saskatoon ) then United Church of Canada (1913), Lutheran Theological Seminary (1920), St. Thomas More College (1936), and Central Pentecostal College (1983). Regina College

721-606: A new expansion known as the Spinks addition. The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition has also had a number of renovations. Up until the late 1980s, the University of Saskatchewan held an extensive area of land in the northeast quadrant of Saskatoon, stretching far beyond the core campus, east of Preston Avenue and north of the Sutherland and Forest Grove subdivisions. Much of this land was used for farming, though some areas were intended for future campus and facility development. In

824-759: A not-for-profit student organization that provides services, events, student clubs and advocacy work to the graduate students of the U of S . Since 2007, the GSA-uSask is located in the Emmanuel and St. Chad Chapel, also called GSA Commons . Campus sports teams in U Sports use the name Saskatchewan Huskies . The U of S Huskies compete in eight men's sports: Canadian football , basketball , cross country , hockey , soccer , track and field , volleyball and wrestling and seven women's sports: basketball , cross country, hockey, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. The Huskies Track and Field team has won

927-620: A period of continuing to operate its private girls' high school closed its Regina facilities in 1970. ) In September 2000, the 600 City of Regina Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, erected a bronze war memorial plaque dedicated to the former personnel of No. 2 Initial Training School, who trained in the Conservatory of Music building during the Second World War. Because there

1030-715: A private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada , it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated by the Church and fully ceded to the university in 1934; in 1961 it attained degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan . It became an autonomous university in 1974. The University of Regina has an enrolment of over 15,000 full and part-time students. The university's student newspaper, The Carillon ,

1133-684: A recent spurt of growth and expansion, having been static for some two decades after the construction of the Language Institute at the end of the 1970s. Since the late 1990s, several new buildings have been added including the Dr. William A. Riddell Centre; the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences; the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport; First Nations University of Canada and Research & Innovation Centre; along with

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1236-583: A regional and/or national championship, as well as builders who can be either an administrator, coach, manager, trainer or other major contributor toward the Huskie athletic community for a time period of at least 10 years and have provided outstanding notable support. As of 2001, an annual event, the Huskie Salute inaugurates a new candidate into the Athletic Wall of Fame. The College Building

1339-507: A relationship with the independent community radio station CFCR-FM , which actively solicits volunteers on campus. Place Riel Theatre , a campus theatre, was opened in 1975, as was Louis , a campus pub. Place Riel , the existing campus student centre, opened in 1980, and now holds retail outlets, arcade, lounge space, student group meeting areas, and a food court ; it is undergoing expansion and renovation, slated for completion in 2012–2013. These facilities were named after Louis Riel . In

1442-422: A result, the University of Regina was established as an independent institution on 1 July 1974 and the first University of Regina degrees were conferred at the spring convocation in 1975—although its development was slow until the 21st century, when a renewed burst of building and expansion occurred. That being said, several of the university's faculties are significantly smaller in the 21st century than they were in

1545-568: 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 perform institutional leadership. The scope of the new institution was to include colleges of arts and science, including art, music and commerce, agriculture with forestry, domestic science, education, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science and dentistry. Saskatoon

1648-538: A significant expansion of the Education Building. The building of the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences also involved a significant redevelopment of the landscaping of the campus around a new oval as an aesthetic and community hub of campus. Future plans include construction on the east side of the Ring Road. The goal is to accommodate an enrolment of 25,000. In the summer of 2005

1751-467: A stark concrete modernist style, were by Minoru Yamasaki , the architect of the original World Trade Center in New York. [was that ...the buildings] would be located close enough together that passage between them in the winter could be provided through connecting corridors in the "podium" or first [ground] floor of all buildings in the central instructional complex. Each podium would be larger than

1854-641: A theological training facility in Regina but had never established substantial numbers in Canada west of Ontario compared with larger denominations, meanwhile merged with Emmanuel College in Saskatoon and withdrew from tertiary education in Regina. The upgrading process accelerated in 1961 when the college was granted full-degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and students completing degrees at Regina Campus were granted degrees of

1957-697: A variety of programs at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate degree levels. The University of Regina also has one graduate school, the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy . It delivers Masters and Doctoral programs in conjunction with the University of Saskatchewan . The University of Regina also offers a number of pre-professional transfer programs with other universities and professional colleges: Agriculture and Bioresources, Chiropractic, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine. At

2060-704: Is a member of CUP . The University of Regina is a research university reputed for having a focus on experiential learning and offers internships, professional placements and practicums in addition to cooperative education placements in 41 programs. In 2009 the University of Regina launched the UR Guarantee Program, a program guaranteeing participating students a successful career launch after graduation by supplementing education with experience to achieve specific educational, career and life goals. Partnership agreements with provincial crown corporations, government departments and private corporations have helped

2163-475: Is also home to several varsity club teams, including cheerleading, curling, dance team, rowing, men's rugby sevens, women's rugby sevens, women's softball, synchronized swimming, ultimate, and triathlon. In the summer of 2005 , the university hosted the Canada Summer Games . The university's student newspaper is The Carillon . It for many years was an organ of radical student dissent and in

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2266-639: Is also home to the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, which is considered one of the largest and most innovative investments in Canadian science. Discoveries made at the U of S include sulphate-resistant cement and the cobalt-60 cancer therapy unit. The university offers over 200 academic programs . The University of Saskatchewan was modeled on the American state university system, with a focus on extension work and applied research to serve

2369-498: Is home to the School of Journalism, which was one of the first established in western Canada. The School publishes a student periodical, The Crow , and hosts the annual Minifie lecture, in honour of one of Canada's most illustrious journalists, James M. Minifie (1900–1974). The University of Regina does not have its own campus radio station, although the independent community radio station CJTR-FM actively solicits volunteers among

2472-496: Is located in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building and hosts the conservatory. The Beamish Conservatory is named in honour of the donor May Beamish who is the daughter of artist Augustus Kenderdine . The University of Saskatchewan's 75th Anniversary in 1984 was the starting catalyst for the Athletic Wall of Fame at which time 75 honours were bestowed. The wall of fame celebrates achievements by athletes, teams securing

2575-462: Is made up of a combination of 116 faculty and students. Council is the university's academic governing body, responsible for "overseeing and directing the University's academic affairs." The General Academic Assembly consists of all faculty members and elected students. As of 2006, faculty and staff total 7,000, and student enrolment comprised 15,005 full-time students as well as 3,552 part-time students. The university senior administration consists of

2678-498: Is one of the universities with co-operative education in Saskatchewan. Many of the university undergraduate students are enrolled in the co-op program, with the highest percentage being in the faculties of science and engineering. The Faculty of Arts offers an innovative internship program for its undergraduate students. Regina College originally housed male and female student residences which were converted to academic use when

2781-515: Is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan is one of Canada's top research universities (based on the number of Canada Research Chairs ) and is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (the 15 most research-intensive universities in Canada). The university began as an agricultural college in 1907 and established

2884-632: The Canadian Heraldic Authority on February 15, 2001. A location next to the South Saskatchewan River, across from the city centre of Saskatoon, was selected for the campus . David Robertson Brown of Brown & Vallance were the initial architects constructing a campus plan and the first university buildings in Collegiate Gothic style : The Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier , laid

2987-575: The Canadian Light Source . This facility opened October 22, 2004 and is the size of a football field. The university also is home to the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization . Innovation Place Research Park is an industrial science and technology park that hosts private industry working with the university. The University Act provided that the university should provide "facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take

3090-461: The N. Murray Edwards School of Business (1917); Medicine (1926); Education (1927); Home Economics (1928); Nursing (1938); Graduate Studies and Research (1946); Physical Education, now called Kinesiology (1958); Veterinary Medicine (1964); Dentistry (1965); and the School of Physical Therapy (1976). The U of S also has several graduate programs amongst these colleges, which give rise to

3193-758: The Saskatchewan Arts Board . The University of Regina provides services to Indigenous people in more remote communities. The University of Regina's SUNTEP program was developed in partnership with specific Indigenous communities to meet specific needs within Indigenous communities. Indigenous Elders are present on campus at University of Regina to provide social supports. Through the University of Regina's Kâspohtamatâtân Mentorship Program Indigenous students act as role models to younger students still in their home communities. The University of Regina has established an Aboriginal Career Centre to assist with

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3296-490: The University of Saskatchewan . Regina College and its successor Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina have retained the Methodist motto "as one who serves" (Luke 22.27). The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. In 1961

3399-471: The University of Toronto (and ultimately the collegiate system of Oxford and Cambridge ) and built facilities at the new campus. (St Chad's, a fourth denominational college in Regina, operated by the Anglican Church of Canada on the former Anglican diocesan property on College Avenue immediately to the east of Regina College, merged with Emmanuel College on the Saskatoon campus in 1964 and, after

3502-490: The fee-for-service arrangement, the U of R provides a range of services, including visiting instructors, professional development opportunities for students and learning experiences through exchanges. The Community Teacher Education Program (CTEP) provides teacher training , following the NTEP curriculum, at the community level outside the program centre of Iqaluit . This enables students to stay in their home communities with

3605-439: The university's affiliated colleges and Centre for Continuing and Distance Education offer degree programs, certificates, and training programs. Many affiliated colleges allow students to complete the first two years of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, and some offer full degrees in education, native studies, and theology. In 1948, the university built the first betatron facility in Canada. Three years later,

3708-415: The 1960s and 70s frequently had a very high community profile as its editorial postures occasioned vigorous denunciation by university administration figures and in the conservative general press. As student mores in subsequent generations have become less disputatious The Carillon has evolved into a less political paper which currently is a somewhat conventional newsletter of campus affairs. The university

3811-744: The 1970s as priorities have shifted from liberal arts to vocational training. The original Regina College buildings on College Avenue continue in use; the old Girls' Residence is now the Regina Conservatory of Music; in 1997 the Fine Arts Department moved from the old Normal School building to the new W.A. Riddell Centre and the Normal School was substantially renovated to become the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The campus has experienced

3914-431: The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 301–400 in the world and 12–17 in Canada. The 2025 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 340th in the world and 14th in Canada. The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university 351–400 in the world, and 16th in Canada. In U.S. News & World Report 2022–23 global university rankings ,

4017-544: The Biology Building. The Kloppenburg Collection is featured on the sixth floor of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building which opened in 1991. Twenty seven works by famous Saskatchewan artists are featured in this donation to the University of Saskatchewan. Beamish Conservatory and Leo Kristjanson Atrium is also located within the Agriculture & Bioresources College. The Leo Kristjanson atrium

4120-662: The Diefenbaker paper collection and legacy, changing exhibit, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives and the Native Law Centre. The grave site of Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker is located near this museum. The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery is teaching facility and a public gallery that is managed through the Department of Art & Art History. It provides a venue for new work by artists and curators both within

4223-660: The Field Husbandry Building (1929). The original buildings were built using native limestone – greystone – which was mined just north of campus. Over the years, this greystone became one of the most recognizable campus signatures. When the local supply of limestone was exhausted, the university turned to Tyndall stone , which is quarried in Manitoba. Saskatchewan's Provincial University and Agricultural College were officially opened May 1, 1913 by Hon. Walter Scott . The original architectural plan called for

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4326-540: The NWT the program was renamed the Nunavut Teacher Education Program. In 2004 NTEP became a five-year progaram with the addition of a foundation year . The foundation year was created to ensure that all applicants met the entrance requirements. In 2007, NTEP gained a new 5-year partnership with University of Regina . The program consists of U of R courses and transfer courses from NAC. Under

4429-476: The NWT. Students also obtained 60 elementary education university credits. In 1994, a third year was added and allowed those students who received the Certificate in Native & Northern Education to go on and complete their Bachelor of Education with McGill University. Following this a fourth year was added, students received 120 credits and it became a full university program. After the 1999 division of

4532-516: The President and Vice-Chancellor Professor, Peter Stoicheff ; the Provost and Vice-president Academic, Professor Arini; Vice-president (Finance & Resources), Greg Fowler; Vice-president (Research), Professor Baljit Singh; and the vice-president (University Relations) Debra Pozega Osburn. The Sheaf , a student publication, was first published in 1912, monthly or less frequently. By 1920, it

4635-587: The Regional Psychiatric Centre. It has an additional undeveloped parcel of land at Central Avenue and Fedoruk Road. In the 1970s and again in the 1980s, the U of S considered opening up some of its land holdings south of College Drive and north of 14th Street for residential development, but opposition from nearby neighbourhoods that appreciated the "green belt" offered by the university led to these plans being dropped. The city has refrained from indicating any residential development plans for

4738-569: The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, established in 1976 and then housed in a building immediately west of College West. It was an original foundation at the University of Regina. Its new building to the east of Luther College replaced its original facilities to the west of College West and was opened by Prince Edward in 2003 and visited by the Queen in 2005 when she installed a commemorative stone to symbolise

4841-485: The University of Regina both place students in work experience opportunities and help gain employment post-study. The University of Regina is a non-denominational university, which grew out of Regina College, founded in 1911. In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrolment of 27 students; it

4944-511: The University of Regina hosted the 2005 Canada Games . Many events took place in the newly completed state-of-the-art Centre for Kinesiology , Health and Sport. The administration of the games proceeded from the University of Regina Students Union offices and various other locations. The Regina Research Park is located immediately adjacent to the main campus and conducts many of its initiatives in conjunction with university departments. In recent years, local benefactors have substantially endowed

5047-502: The University of Regina. Saskatchewan's network of Regional Colleges further extend program delivery across the province. The University of Regina offers courses through Cumberland College, Northlands College, North West Regional College, Great Plains College, Carlton Trail Regional College, Parkland College, and the South East Regional College. The University of Regina has ten faculties and one school that offer

5150-582: The University of Saskatchewan Act, consisting of a Board of Governors, University Council, and Senate, as well as the General Academic Assembly. Financial, management, as well as administration affairs are handled by the Board of Governors, which comprises 11 members. The University of Saskatchewan liaison between the public and professional sector is dealt with by the university Senate, a body of 100 representatives. Finally, University Council

5253-424: The University of Saskatchewan on the same basis as the old Regina College, out of premises located elsewhere in Regina. Campion College became a junior college of the University of Saskatchewan like Regina College in 1923, later severed that association in favour of one with St Boniface College in Manitoba, and returned to federated college status with the University of Saskatchewan in 1964. It built its facilities on

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5356-410: The University of Saskatchewan. The arts and sciences programs evolved with the growth of Regina Campus, which held its first convocation in 1965. The new campus was begun in 1966 on Wascana Lake, to the southeast of the old campus whose buildings, however, remain in use: the old Girls' Residence is now used by the Regina Conservatory of Music; the Normal School, having at various times housed not only

5459-497: The area around this same time (Preston Avenue and 108th Street) also used up a portion of university land. The U of S obtained a large tract of land immediately east of the Saskatoon city limits after the city annexed the northeastern section of U of S land (this land has since been itself annexed into the city). The U of S leased a site to the Correctional Service of Canada north of Attridge Drive on Central Avenue for

5562-417: The beginning of postmodern architecture—Yamasaki's modernist aesthetic was already somewhat passé in the view of many architects. Campion College and later Luther College, which like Regina College had also been denominational junior colleges affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, established "federated college" status on the model of Victoria , Trinity , St Michael's and University Colleges at

5665-588: The building after it burned in 1925. Brown & Vallance designed the Barn and Stock Pavilion (1910–12) and Emmanuel College (1910–12). Brown & Vallance built the Faculty Club (1911–12) and rebuilt it after it burned in 1964. Brown & Vallance constructed the President's Residence (1911–13) Qu'Appelle Hall Student Residence (1914–16) Physics Building (1919–21); Chemistry Building (1922–23); St. Andrew's Presbyterian College (1922–23); Memorial Gates (1927–28) and

5768-479: The centre of a predominantly English speaking campus, La Cité universitaire francophone at the University of Regina offers a wide range of French programs, services and activities. La Cité directs and supports research projects related to francophones in minority situations, as well as unique university-community initiatives that contribute to the development of the Fransaskois community. The University of Regina

5871-508: The college became affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in 1934. (The old Girls' Residence now accommodates the Regina Conservatory of Music.) The Main (Wascana) Campus has residence space for about 1,200 students on-campus. Each bedroom is single-occupant, but many spaces on campus are designed to facilitate double occupancy, increasing capacity if required to address high demand without building additional residence space. The University of Regina residences have enlivened campus life from

5974-422: The college was renamed the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. In 1974 it became the independent University of Regina. The original United Church affiliation is, however, symbolically commemorated in the convocation furniture, resumed by the university for ceremonial use from one of the last downtown United Churches, which closed in the 1990s. With the transfer of control to the University of Saskatchewan

6077-760: The cornerstone of the first building, the College Building , on July 29, 1910. The first building to be started on the new campus, the College Building, built 1910–1912 opened in 1913; in 2001, it was declared a National Historic Site of Canada . Brown & Vallance designed the Administration Building (1910–12); Saskatchewan Hall Student Residence (1910–12). Brown & Vallance designed the Engineering Building (1910–12) as well as additions 1913 in 1920 and rebuilt

6180-464: The department and the wider community. It has a full-time director and a number of part-time staff. Additionally, the gallery curates the Department of Art and Art History Collection, consisting of select works from graduating students. Art from the collection is displayed throughout the Murray Building, the university library, a number of sites on campus and the gallery website. The gallery

6283-750: The first Canadian university-based department of extension in 1910. There were 120 hectares (300 acres) set aside for university buildings and 400 ha (1,000 acres) for the U of S farm, and agricultural fields. In total 10.32 km (3.98 sq mi) was annexed for the university. The main university campus is situated upon 981 ha (2,425 acres), with another 200 ha (500 acres) allocated for Innovation Place Research Park. The University of Saskatchewan agriculture college still has access to neighbouring urban research lands. The University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) facility, (2003) develops DNA-enhanced immunization vaccines for both humans and animals. The university

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6386-501: The first president of the university's board of governors. 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. Battleford , Moose Jaw , Prince Albert , Regina , and Saskatoon all lobbied to be

6489-519: The forefront of nuclear physics in Canada. The Plasma Physics Laboratory operates a tokamak on campus. The university used the SCR-270 radar in 1949 to image the Aurora for the first time. Experience gained from years of research and collaboration with global researchers led to the University of Saskatchewan being selected as the site of Canada's national facility for synchrotron light research,

6592-432: The fullest advantage". It further stated that "no woman shall by reason of her sex be deprived of any advantage or privilege accorded to the male students of the university." Seventy students began the first classes on September 28, 1909. The first class graduated on May 1, 1912. Of the three students who earned graduation honours, two were women. The University of Saskatchewan has a tricameral governance structure, defined by

6695-482: The initial circle around the perimeter of the bowl. Francis Henry Portnall and Frank Martin designed the Dairy & Soils Laboratory (1947). Roughly adhering to the original plan of 1909, numerous colleges were established: Arts & Science (1909); Agriculture, now called Agriculture and Bioresources (1912); Engineering (1912); Law (1913); Pharmacy, now called Pharmacy & Nutrition (1914); Commerce, now

6798-602: The late 1980s, most U of S land beyond Circle Drive was earmarked for residential development; Silverspring was the first of these neighbourhoods to be developed. Another section of land, west of the Preston Avenue/Circle Drive interchange and north of the Canadian Pacific Railway line, was zoned for commercial use, and led to "big box" retail development in the early 2000s called Preston Crossing . Realignment of two major roads in

6901-405: The late 1990s, Place Riel Theatre stopped public showings and it is now used for campus movie features and lectures. The University of Saskatchewan Students' Union is the students' union representing full-time undergraduate students at the University of Saskatchewan. Since 1992, the graduate students are represented by the University of Saskatchewan Graduate Student's Association (GSA-uSask),

7004-527: The late 1990s, the U of S launched a major revitalisation program, comprising new capital projects such as an expansion to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine , the building of a new parkade, and a revision of its internal road layout (which has already seen the East Road access being realigned). The Thorvaldson Building, which is home to the departments of chemistry and computer science, hosts

7107-556: The location of the new university. Walter Murray preferred the provincial capital, Regina. In a politically influenced vote, Saskatoon was chosen on April 7, 1909. Designed by David Robertson Brown (architect), the Memorial Gates were erected in 1927 at the corner of College Drive and Hospital Drive in honour of the University of Saskatchewan alumni who served in the First World War. A stone wall bears inscriptions of

7210-820: The name " Cougars " in all sports, except the Regina Rams , which were originally a community junior football team competing in PJFC football without affiliation with the university, and who joined University ranks in 1999 as a member of the Canada West Conference of U Sports. Men's varsity teams include the Regina Rams (football), basketball, cross country, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's varsity teams include basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The University of Regina

7313-685: The names of the sixty seven university students and faculty who lost their lives while on service during World War I. The hallways of the Old Administrative Building (College Building) at the University of Saskatchewan are decorated with memorial scrolls in honour of the University of Saskatchewan alumni who served in the World Wars. 342 students, faculty, and staff enlisted for World War I . Of these, 67 were killed, 100 were wounded, and 33 were awarded medals of valour. The University of Saskatchewan's Arms were registered with

7416-613: The national championships on 12 occasions and is the most successful team on campus The men's Huskies football team has won the Vanier Cup as national champions on three occasions; in 1990, 1996, and 1998. The Agricultural Displays and Kloppenburg Collection are hosted in the Agriculture & Bioresources College . The agricultural wall displays are located in the walkway connecting the Agriculture Building and

7519-559: The needs of the largely agrarian province. The university was granted a provincial charter through the University Act , which was passed by the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on March 19 , 1907 . This act established the university as a publicly funded but independent institution, intended to serve the citizens of the province. The governance model was based on the University of Toronto Act, 1906, creating

7622-418: The new Regina Campus in 1968 and subsequently vacated its original high school premises on 23rd Avenue. Its Regina Campus building was designed in accordance with Minoru Yamasaki 's original plan for the campus, with a "podium," contemplated as eventually being joined with the campus-wide ground floor. Thus far this has not occurred and Campion's building remains isolated. Luther College opened its building on

7725-597: The new Regina Campus in 1971 but continues to operate its high school on Royal Street, on the site of the first Government House of the North-West Territories . By this point the original Yamasaki plan for the campus was being reconsidered and the Luther College complex is isolated to the east of the principal campus buildings, though it is connected by an all-weather corridor via Campion College. The First Nations University of Canada grew out of

7828-487: The newer land holdings in the northeast, allowing another green belt to be created separating the new communities of Evergreen and Aspen Ridge from other parts of the city. The City of Saskatoon's Fire Station No. 5 was relocated to the university's land on Preston Avenue North in 2023. It replaced the former station on Central Avenue in the Sutherland neighbourhood, which dated back to 1967. The University of Saskatchewan has placed in post-secondary school rankings. In

7931-736: The now- United Church of Canada , the successor to the Methodist Church. Regina College continued as a Junior College until 1959, when it received full degree-granting status as a second campus of the University of Saskatchewan. However, in 1934, the United Church was financially hard pressed by the Great Depression and in any case its history from the great Egerton Ryerson of urgent advocacy of universal free public education made its involvement in private schools anomalous. It accordingly fully surrendered Regina College to

8034-487: The range of courses offered was somewhat broadened. During this period Campion and Luther Colleges, which maintained private high schools in Regina under the auspices respectively of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, also retained junior college status in affiliation with the University of Saskatchewan; the Anglican Church (then known as the Church of England in Canada), whose St Chad's College had operated

8137-410: The remaining floors of the buildings rising above it, thereby creating the impression of separate buildings rising from a common base. The buildings would be constructed around sunken, landscaped courts which would be accessible visually and physically by generous windows and doors from the corridors located along these enclosing walls... The Dr. John Archer Library , the main library of the university,

8240-735: The residential Canadian Bible College in Regina and offered some of its courses for accreditation with the University of Regina but was unable to obtain university status in Saskatchewan and vacated to Calgary in 2003. Additionally, the University of Regina has two "Affiliated Colleges:" The Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, SIAST). The university also has two "Associated Colleges:" Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Briercrest College and Seminary . These institutions offer collaborative, associated, or articulated programs in conjunction with

8343-404: The same year, the university awarded its first degrees. The emphasis on agriculture and practical education reflected the province's needs, and the establishment of the College of Agriculture became a cornerstone of the university's mission. The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of

8446-783: The school systems in Nunavut. There are also graduates working for the Government of Nunavut, Assistant Deputy Ministers, Deputy Ministers, with Inuit organizations across Canada, the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Training Program (in Ottawa ), and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada. Founded in 1911 as

8549-676: The school's student body. The University of Regina is home to the Interactive Media and Performance Labs ( IMP Labs ), which includes programming for the student body as well as members of the community. The Labs have been particularly recognized through the IMP Labs Hip Hop Project with Scott Collegiate . The directors of this program, Dr. Charity Marsh and Chris Beingessner, received the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards for Arts and Learning through

8652-434: The somewhat bleak atmosphere of its founding days: The University of Regina internally designates a significant portion of spaces annually to incoming (first year) students in an effort to facilitate the growing number of non-resident (international, out-of-province, rural) students choosing to live on-campus. The University of Regina is a member of U Sports and fields men and women's teams in various sports. Its teams bear

8755-481: The special relationship between Canada's First Nations and the sovereign. The United Church, having vacated tertiary education in Regina when it ceded Regina College to the University of Saskatchewan, and the Anglican Church, having removed its St Chad's College from Regina to Saskatoon, do not maintain any presence at the University of Regina. The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church formerly maintained

8858-526: The support of their family; it also gives the students the opportunity to do their practicum in the school where they will be teaching. This has been very beneficial as it allows them to get to know the teaching staff who will become their colleagues. As of September 2010, there were approximately 460 NTEP graduates: 260 who have obtained certificates and 200 who have earned the Bachelor of Education degree. The majority of graduates are employed, mostly within

8961-497: The teacher-training facility that is now the university's Department of Education but the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History , war-training facilities during World War II when it was temporarily resumed by the federal crown and latterly the university's Fine Arts Department, is now the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The original design of Regina Campus (as of Wascana Centre itself) and its initial buildings, in

9064-520: The three Nunavut Arctic College campuses and some may be community based. Emphasis is put on applying the training obtained in a classroom setting to actual practice is schools and students are offered multiple practicum sessions. The courses, which were designed to be relevant to Nunavut, try to promote Inuit culture , Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge), and Inuktut ( Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun ). Upon successful completion of all program requirements, NTEP graduates are awarded

9167-400: 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. Regina College commenced a formal association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college offering accredited university courses in 1925 though continuing as a denominational college of

9270-616: The transition to a fulfilling career. 50°24′55.99″N 104°35′16.63″W  /  50.4155528°N 104.5879528°W  / 50.4155528; -104.5879528 University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S , or USask ) is a Canadian public research university , founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate

9373-679: The university buildings to be constructed around a green space known as The Bowl . The original university buildings are now connected by skywalks and tunnels. Clockwise, from the north; Thorvaldson Building (August 22, 1924) (Spinks addition); Geology, W.P. Thompson Biology (1960) adjoined to Physics Building (1921); College Building (May 1, 1913) (Administration addition); Saskatchewan conjoined with Athabasca Hall (1964); Qu'Appelle Hall (1916); Marquis Hall adjoined to Place Riel – Qu'Appelle Addition; Murray Memorial Main Library (1956); Arts (1960) conjoined with Law and adjoined to Commerce building complete

9476-609: The university placed 441st, and 18th in Canada. In Maclean's 2024 rankings, Saskatchewan placed 15th in their Medical-Doctoral university category, and 21st in their reputation ranking for Canadian universities. The University of Saskatchewan offers a wide variety of programs and courses. Agriculture and Bioresources , Arts and Science , Biotechnology , Edwards School of Business , Dentistry , Education , Engineering , Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies , Kinesiology , Law , Medicine , Nursing , Pharmacy and Nutrition , Physical Therapy and Veterinary Medicine . In addition,

9579-569: The university with scholarships and chairs in various disciplines. In 2015, The University of Regina opened La Cité universitaire francophone (La Cité) which is the first French University in Saskatchewan. The university offers French language classes for French students learning the language and the culture of la francophone and Fransaskois. It also offers La Rotonde which is a place to learn about French culture. The university has three federated colleges: Campion and Luther colleges had been high schools offering junior college courses accredited by

9682-532: The world's first non-commercial cobalt-60 therapy unit was constructed. (The first female chancellor of the university, Sylvia Fedoruk , was a member of the cobalt-60 research team. She also served as Saskatchewan's lieutenant-governor from 1988 to 1994.) The success of these facilities led to the construction of a linear accelerator as part of the Saskatchewan Accelerator Laboratory in 1964 and placed university scientists at

9785-667: Was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. The single-university policy in the West was changed as existing colleges of the provincial universities gained autonomy as universities. Correspondence courses were established in 1929. Other federated and affiliated colleges include Briercrest Bible College and Biblical Seminary in Caronport, Saskatchewan ; Gabriel Dumont College and St. Peter's Historic Junior College in Muenster, Saskatchewan . In

9888-433: Was adjacent to the now long-defunct St Chad's College (a theological seminary for the training of Anglican clergy) and Qu'Appelle Diocesan School, also on College Avenue. James Henry Puntin (architect) designed several buildings on campus including: Regina Methodist College (1910); East & West Towers (1914); Ladies Residence (1914); Gymnasium (1925); Power Plant (1927); Music & Arts Building (1928). "In 1928, Darke Hall

9991-453: Was built on College Avenue, [d]escribed...as "an admirable theatre, one which few cities can rival." In 1934 Regina College became part of the University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan a single, public provincial university created in 1907 was modeled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modeled on the University of Toronto Act , 1906 which established

10094-409: Was chosen as the site for the university on April 7, 1909, by the board of governors. On October 12, 1912, the first building opened its doors for student admission. It awarded its first degrees in 1912. Duncan P. McColl was appointed as the first registrar, establishing the first convocation from which Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore was elected as the first chancellor. Walter Charles Murray became

10197-479: Was no follow-through regarding plans by the University of Saskatchewan to establish additional faculties at Regina (rather than the Saskatoon campus), the Faculty Council was formed to study the feasibility of creating an autonomous institution. A Royal Commission under a Supreme Court of Canada justice, Emmett Hall , found there to be "two campus groups warring within the bosom of a single university." As

10300-482: Was officially declared a Canadian National Historic Site by Sheila Copps , Minister of Canadian Heritage on February 27, 2001. The College Building was the first building under construction on the university, and upon completion was used for agriculture degree classes. The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker Centre for the Study of Canada , also known as the Diefenbaker Canada Centre, houses

10403-570: Was opened in 1967, one of the original three buildings of the new campus (the others being the classroom and laboratory buildings), and named after Dr. John Archer in 1999. Further building has been substantially in accord with Yamasaki's vision, notwithstanding some controversy over the years as to the suitability of its austere style for the featureless Regina plain; by 1972 with the demolition of Yamasaki's 1955 Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri—such demolition being considered by some to be

10506-490: Was published weekly with the aim of becoming a more unifying influence on student life. It has continued to publish. In 1965, a student-run campus radio station, CJUS-FM began broadcasting on a non-commercial basis. In 1983, the station became a limited commercial station. By 1985, however, funding was no longer provided, and the campus radio presence died. In early 2005, CJUS was revived in an internet radio form and continues to broadcast today. The university also maintains

10609-429: Was saved from bankruptcy and became part of the university in 1934, and was given degree-granting privileges in 1959, making it a second University of Saskatchewan campus. By another act of legislation in 1974, Regina College was made an independent institution known as the University of Regina . The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education

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