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71-595: In 1897, the Strathcona Library Society was formed, with the idea to build a public library in the young city of Strathcona . In 1910, a petition from citizens was eventually presented to the city council, officially requesting the construction of the library. The city quickly bought up the land for $ 6,250 from a local farmer, and organized the Strathcona Library Board. The American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie eventually offered

142-836: A $ 120-million building for the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) was opened on campus. NINT occupies five floors of the new building, with the top two floors being reserved by the university for nanotechnology -related research. Some staff members have been jointly recruited by the NRC and the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta is home to the Canadian Circumpolar Institute, which supports research into social and environmental issues including climate change, cultural identity and natural resource development. In 2011, researchers at

213-740: A $ 44-million reduction for the U of A and an additional freeze of $ 35 million allocated for infrastructure. In early 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada , the United Conservative Party announced an additional $ 110-million cut to funding for the U of A. While outgoing University President David Turpin announced that the cuts would necessitate 400 job losses by March 31 and more than 600 additional positions would need to be eliminated in 2020–2021, incoming University President Bill Flanagan began campus discussions about how to manage

284-475: A 7.2 per cent cut to the university's base operating grant. The university is covering its resulting shortfall by reducing total spending in 2013 by $ 28 million, then cutting an additional $ 56 million to balance its budget by the spring of 2015. The 2015 Alberta Budget released in October 2015 restored a 1.4 per cent cut to the U of A's operational funding, and provided for an additional two per cent increase in

355-402: A bicameral system consisting of a senate (faculty) responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) controlling 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 perform institutional leadership. Heated wrangling took place between the cities of Calgary and Edmonton over

426-709: A hot-water extraction process to separate bitumen from oilsands. Geology professor Charlie Stelck's idea to search for oil and gas deposits near ancient coral reefs led to the discovery of oil in Leduc, Alberta, in 1947 and in the Pembina Oil Field in 1953. Today, more than 1,000 researchers at the University of Alberta are working together on oilsands issues and their environmental effects, including carbon capture and storage , tailings-pond reclamation and water preservation. University of Alberta's SLOWPOKE-2 non-power (reactor power 20 kW thermal) reactor operating licence

497-423: A new interest in historic preservation and restoration, and the rebirth of Old Strathcona as a trendy arts and nightlife district. This resurgence brought great support for the library, and in 1976 the building was declared a Registered Historic Resource of Alberta by the provincial Minister of Culture. From 1984 to 1985 the library received a $ 250,000 restoration, undertaken by R.R. Roberts Architects, and paid for by

568-414: A population of 24,900. In anticipation of lower taxes and other benefits of being a larger city, an amalgamation of the two cities was proposed, in which Strathcona and Edmonton residents voted 667-96 and 518–178 in favour of the merger respectively. The amalgamation of the two cities went into effect on February 1, 1912, resulting in increased policing and more affordable transit for Strathconians crossing

639-763: A tremendous boost with the opening of the Rutherford Library in May 1951. As of 2012 , according to the Association of Research Libraries , the library system is rated 11th in North America and is the second-largest, by number of volumes held, among all Canadian universities, after the University of Toronto Library. With over 10.6 million items combined with online access to more than one million electronic books and more than 1,500 electronic databases,

710-604: A type of sorority, called Seven Independent Spinsters, or S.I.S., with the intention of supporting the women's social and academic needs. In 1909, the group changed its name to the Wuaneita Club, and then to the Wuaneita Society in 1910. All female students at the university were initiated into the Society every fall. The group heavily appropriated from Cree culture: the name Wuaneita is a rough equivalent to

781-551: A typical undergraduate arts student, although they vary widely by program. The University of Alberta switched from a 9-point grading scale to the more common 4-point grading scale in September 2003. Seventy-two Rhodes Scholars have come from the University of Alberta. The University of Alberta also holds 2,599 Academic All-Canadians, the most of any University in Canada. The university has 18 faculties : The university has two affiliated colleges: The University of Alberta made

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852-615: A veteran of the Division. After media attention to Hunka in 2023, the university returned the $ 30,000 endowment named for him and the Governor General of Canada apologised for Savaryn being appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987, leading to pressure for the other honours to be returned too. The University of Alberta has ranked in several post-secondary rankings . In the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings,

923-568: Is a leading institution for the study of Ukraine and is home to the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS). Peter Savaryn , the University chancellor from 1982 to 1986, helped found the institute. The CIUS received a number of endowments in honour of Ukrainian 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS veterans - Volodymyr Kubijovyc , Roman Kolisnyk , Levko Babij , Edward Brodack and Yaroslav Hunka - and Savaryn himself had been

994-456: Is celebrating a milestone of 100 years in 2013. www.epl.ca/100 The library system now has 3 million physical and digital items in its vast collection as well as 12,000 free events each year. The original building was designed by the firm of Arthur G. Wilson and David E. Herrald. Although a local duo, their design borrowed heavily from their British roots. It is a simplified English Renaissance Revival Style, common for commonwealth buildings of

1065-494: Is now Whyte Avenue . The townsite "Plan I" was registered September 25, 1891. Businesses, at first in quickly-built primitive shacks, some made of logs, provided goods and services to a flood of immigrants from eastern Canada, Britain and continental Europe, U.S. and other parts of the world that came by train to the area. It was thought that "South Edmonton" would overwhelm "Old Edmonton" on the north side but Strathcona's geographic difficulties prevented this. However, South Edmonton

1136-688: The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute , an institute dedicated to machine learning and artificial intelligence . Notable faculty include Osmar R. Zaiane ( data mining ), and Russell Greiner ( health informatics ). The computing science department at University of Alberta is ranked #4 in Canada and averaged #2 across Canada and the United States in Artificial Intelligence, based on a meta ranking from multiple sources. The university

1207-610: The Cree word meaning "kind-hearted"; their initiation ceremonies featured costumes with feathers and headdresses; the society president was called the "Big Chief": and the motto of the group was "payuk uche kukeyow, mena kukeyow uche payuk,” a rough translation into Cree of "all for one, one for all" that is still engraved above the outer doors of Pembina Hall on main campus. For much of the Wuaneita Society's existence, as they were coopting First Nations traditions and ceremonies,

1278-519: The Edwardian age . Although grand in appearance, with ionic columns and limestone cornices on the exterior and intricate carved wood on the interior, the design is far more simplified and streamlined than earlier buildings of the Victoria era . This is reflected in other nearby buildings of the same age, such as Old Scona Academic High School . As part of Edmonton Public Library's regional division,

1349-470: The Potlatch ban was in effect in Canada. The group wound down in 1973 once the population of female students on campus had outgrown the need for a supportive society. Under Tory's guidance, the early years were marked by recruitment of professors and construction of the first campus buildings. Today, he has a building named after him that houses classes of all types. Among the first professor's Tory hired

1420-583: The impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked the university 81st in the world, and fourth in Canada, whereas the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed the university 78th in the world, and fourth in Canada. The University of Alberta is the national scientific and administrative headquarters for: Researchers at

1491-444: The 2015-16 fiscal year. The budget also included a two-year tuition freeze. October also saw the launch of an institutional strategic planning process intended to prompt discussion and gather feedback on the university's strategic priorities, with the goal of assuming a national leadership role in post-secondary education. The 2019 Alberta Budget released in October 2019 reduced grants to the provincial post-secondary sector, including

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1562-532: The Alberta government made budgetary cutbacks. However, there was a time in which the university benefited from philanthropic support. The $ 11 million Timms Centre for the Arts, which began construction in 1993, was made possible by a large donation from its namesake, Albert Timms. In 1998, Gladys Young's $ 3.5-million donation to the university undergraduate scholarship fund in memory of Roland Young, who graduated from

1633-511: The City of Edmonton in early 1912. University of Alberta The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta , French : Université de l'Alberta ) is a public research university located in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford , the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory , the university's first president. It

1704-712: The Collège Saint-Jean began offering French-language instruction in arts, science and education. In 1984, the School of Native Studies was established. Buildings that had been started in the 1960s, such as Biological Sciences, its biotron facility , and the Central Academic Building, were completed in the early 1970s. Extensive renovations restored the venerable Arts Building, as well as the Athabasca and Pembina halls. New buildings completed in

1775-825: The First World War, and hundreds more were wounded. Despite these setbacks, the university continued to grow. By 1920, it had six faculties (Arts and Sciences, Applied Science, Agriculture, Medicine, Dentistry, and Law) and two schools (Pharmacy and Accountancy). It awarded a range of degrees: Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Pharmacy (PhmB), Bachelor of Divinity (BD), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Science (MSc), and Doctor of Laws (LLD). There were 851 male students and 251 female students, and 171 academic staff, including 14 women. The Breton Soil Plots were established at

1846-617: The German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. In 1929, the university established a College of Education. This period of growth was to be short-lived, though, as the Great Depression and the Second World War curtailed enrolment and expansion until 1945. The university also gained new public powers. In 1928, the university's senate

1917-533: The Strathcona Library serves the following nearby schools: The Strathcona Library is also, physically, the closest branch of Edmonton Public Library to the University of Alberta (though a fast, direct LRT connection from the university to the downtown central Stanley A. Milner Library somewhat limits its use by students). Strathcona, Alberta Strathcona was a city in Alberta , Canada on

1988-505: The U of A in 1928, was the largest private donation for undergraduate scholarships in the university's history. The early 2000s brought substantial funding increases. High energy prices drove Alberta's energy boom resulting in multibillion-dollar government surpluses and the subsequent creation of a $ 4.5 billion provincial post-secondary educational endowment. In 2005, the university hired Indira Samarasekera as its 12th president, embarking on an ambitious plan to establish itself as one of

2059-1012: The University of Alberta have made discoveries in a number of fields. The Faculty of Arts includes eight Canada Research Chairs in fields as diverse as English and Film Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Art and Design, and History and Classics. In 2014 the Department of English and Film Studies ranked #22 in the World QS University Rankings by subject. In 2018, the Faculty of Arts launched several Signature Areas of Research and Creative Collaboration: Digital Synergies; Language, Communication and Culture; Mediating Science and Technology; Shifting Praxis in Artistic Research/Research-Creation; and Stories of Change. The Faculty houses several research centres and institutes, including: In June 2006,

2130-441: The University of Alberta linked the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay with decreasing litter sizes and loss of sea ice . Cattle researcher Roy Berg revolutionized the world's beef industry with his innovations in crossbreeding, which led to a 30 to 40 per cent increase in production and contributed to Alberta's world leadership in beef production. In the 1920s, engineering professor Karl Clark developed

2201-403: The area from present-day 109 Street in the west to 97 Street in the east and from the river south to University Avenue , an area of 1,000 acres (4.0 km ). In 1902, alarmed by fires that swept through many prairie communities at the time, Strathcona's town council passed an ordinance requiring that all buildings be constructed of fire-resistant materials, such as brick. This, along with

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2272-493: The campus on the city's west edge. The land, consisting of 258 acres (1.04 km ), cost the province $ 150,000. Until the first campus buildings were completed, the university found a home in the Queen Alexandra Public School, still standing on 106 Street, then in the building that is now Old Scona Academic High School . In the 1911 census , Strathcona had a population of 5,579, while Edmonton had

2343-477: The city $ 15,000 to build a small, standardized library. However, the board did not feel this would provide the library they were hoping to build, and they declined Carnegie's offer. Costs for the new library were eventually paid for as part of the agreement when Strathcona and Edmonton amalgamated in 1912. Construction began in 1912, and the new library was opened on March 13, 1913 by ex-Strathcona Mayor John Joseph Duggan and Edmonton Mayor William Short. Final cost of

2414-453: The closure was defeated by public opposition, the structural decline of the building meant the second floor could no longer support the weight of books, and the branch's collection and hours of operation were severely cut. The early 1970s, however, saw a resurgence of support for the Strathcona Library. Proposed south-side to downtown freeways threatened to destroy the remaining historic elements of Old Strathcona around Whyte Avenue. This led to

2485-704: The cuts, including reducing the number of faculties and departments, and streamlining administration staffing. The U of A has about 39,300 students, including 7,700 graduate students and 7,800 international students representing 151 countries. The university has 3,620 academic staff along with 15,380 support and trust staff. University professors have won more 3M Teaching Fellowships (Canada's top award for undergraduate teaching excellence) than any other Canadian university, 41 awards since 1986. The university offers post-secondary education in about 388 undergraduate and 500 graduate programs. Tuition and fees for both fall and winter semesters are slightly more than $ 5,000 for

2556-604: The decision to academically restructure its faculties in response to a reduction in its provincial operating grant, which would require the university to reduce expenses by $ 120 million in the next three years. Three restructuring models were proposed before the university's Board of Governors approved the academic restructuring plans on December 11, 2020. This restructuring model will be effective as of July 1, 2021. The remaining faculties (Augustana, Campus Saint-Jean, and Faculty of Native Studies) will remain as stand-alone faculties. The University of Alberta library system received

2627-607: The early 1980s included the Business Building and the first phase of the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre. Another new building, the distinctive Universiade Pavilion (nicknamed the "Butterdome"), was completed as part of the university's preparations to host the World University Games in 1983, the first time the event was held in North America. The 1990s were a time of financial constraint as

2698-845: The employment prospects of its graduates. In the Times Higher Education's 2022 global employability ranking, the university ranked 172nd in the world, and sixth in Canada. In QS's 2022 graduate employability ranking, the university ranked 99th in the world, and fifth in Canada. The university has five distributed campuses including, in addition to the North Campus, two auxiliary satellites: Campus Saint-Jean in southeast Edmonton, and Augustana Campus in Camrose , 90 kilometres southeast of Edmonton. An extensively renovated and refurbished historic Hudson's Bay department store in downtown Edmonton, renamed Enterprise Square, serves as

2769-500: The faculties of physical education and education, and the Cameron Library. The University of Alberta Press , concentrating on western Canadian history, general science and ecology, was founded in 1969. 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 addition,

2840-533: The faculty of agriculture from 1929 – present to provide agricultural research on fertilization, usage, crop rotations and farming practices on Gray-Luvisolic soils (Gray-Wooded), which cover many regions in western Canada. The University of Alberta spearheaded an extraordinary rate of volunteerism in the Province of Alberta to the First World War , especially from its medical faculty. Experience gained

2911-562: The library system ranks first in Canada in terms of the number of volumes per student. The library system comprises the following specialty libraries: The university is home to an American Library Association -accredited School of Library and Information Studies , which offers a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program. The school was housed in Rutherford South , the original four-storey brick, marble and oak main campus library, which opened in 1951. As of 2018,

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2982-399: The library was approximately $ 27,000. The library was popular upon opening, and boasted an impressive circulation for the size of Edmonton at the time. The first minor renovation was completed in 1948, which converted the original men's-only reading room in the basement into a children's library. The post-WWII years, however, saw a sharp decline in usage as Edmonton rapidly expanded outward in

3053-451: The library was closed for another extensive restoration and expansion. This expansion added a large semi-circular addition, modern facilities to provide handicap accessibility, modern and efficient mechanical systems, and nearly doubled the library's original size. The renovation, however, was careful to maintain the building's original historical elements. The Strathcona Library as well as the overall Edmonton Public Library system of branches

3124-484: The limited municipal redevelopment occurring south of the river after amalgamation, means that Whyte Avenue and the surrounding area have one of the largest stocks of vintage buildings in western Canada. After Strathcona became a city on March 15, 1907, Premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford , Strathcona's MLA, established the University of Alberta in Strathcona in 1907, with the purchase of riverlot No. 5 for

3195-527: The location of the provincial capital and of the university. It was stated that the capital would be north of the North Saskatchewan River and that the university would be in a city south of it. The city of Edmonton became the capital and the then-separate city of Strathcona on the south bank of the river, where Premier Alexander Rutherford lived, was granted the university. When the two cities were amalgamated in 1912, Edmonton became both

3266-485: The men of C Company stayed in Assiniboia Hall until June of that same year. Between 1914-1918, the number of students and staff serving overseas (in a number of different units) was greater than the number of students registered in each academic year. Roughly half of the university's staff and students were serving overseas by 1916. 82 staff and students from the University of Alberta died during their service in

3337-585: The political and academic capital. With Henry Marshall Tory as its first president, the University of Alberta started operation in 1908. Forty-five students attended classes in English, mathematics and modern languages, on the top floor of the Queen Alexandra Elementary School in Strathcona, while the first campus building, Athabasca Hall, was under construction. In a letter to Alexander Cameron Rutherford in early 1906, while he

3408-409: The post-war boom, and Old Strathcona began to fall into disrepair and decline. The completion of the much larger and more modern Stanley A. Milner central library downtown in 1967 further perpetuated this decline. By the late 1960s, the aging and poorly maintained building began to require significant upkeep costs. The director of Edmonton Public Library attempted to close the branch in 1970. Although

3479-404: The residence for professor Rupert C. Lodge (1913). The University of Alberta awarded its first degrees in 1912, the same year it established the Department of Extension. The Faculty of Medicine was established the following year and the Faculty of Agriculture began in 1915. But along with these early milestones came the First World War and the global influenza pandemic of 1918 , whose toll on

3550-414: The river. At the time of the merger, Strathcona's boundaries were the North Saskatchewan River to the west and north, 91 Street to the east, and a combination of 62 Avenue and 68 Avenue to the south, with 111 Street forming the brief jog between the two avenues. Whitemud Creek made up the brief portion of the city's west boundary between 68 Avenue and the river. This included land annexed by Strathcona that

3621-507: The sale of the original downtown library building in the late 1960s when it was demolished to build the Alberta Government Telephones towers (today ATB Place ). Since the mid-1980s, the branch has again become one of Edmonton Public Library's busiest, and is often seen as a community focal point for Old Strathcona. In 2004, the City of Edmonton named the building a Municipal Historic Resource, and from 2005 to 2006

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3692-468: The same year, the university's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $ 242,100, while its graduate students averaged a sponsored research income of $ 69,400. The university receives nearly $ 500 million each year for research from external sources. The university houses over 400 distinct research laboratories. The university's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which uses citation analysis to evaluates

3763-608: The school has since moved into the Education North building. The university is a member of the U15 universities and the Worldwide Universities Network , an organization of 19 universities on six continents. In 2018, Research Infosource named the University of Alberta the fifth best research university, with a sponsored research income (external sources of funding) of $ 513.313 million in 2017. In

3834-505: The single-university policy in the West was changed as existing colleges of the provincial universities gained autonomy as universities. On September 19, 1960, the university opened a new 130-hectare campus in Calgary. By 1966, the University of Calgary had been established as an autonomous institution. From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, the university enjoyed sustained growth. In 1970,

3905-631: The south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley , across and west from downtown Edmonton . 39,000 students from Canada and 150 other countries participate in 400 programs in 18 faculties. The university is a major economic driver for Alberta. In 2022, it contributed $ 19.4 billion to Alberta's economy, or over five per cent of that year's gross domestic product. The University of Alberta has produced over 260,000 graduates; awards received by alumni and faculty members include 3 Nobel Prizes and 72 Rhodes Scholarships . The university

3976-562: The south side of the North Saskatchewan River . Originally founded in 1891 as a railway centre, it became a town in 1899, then a city in 1907. It amalgamated with the City of Edmonton in 1912. Strathcona's recorded history began in the 1870s. Its first residents were an offshoot of the hangers-on and self-employed contractors who resided near the old Fort Edmonton on the north side of the river. This mixed community of British (especially Orkney ), Québécois , Cree and Metis fur trade employees, pioneer farmers, hunters, and their families,

4047-405: The university ranked 91st in the world and fourth in Canada. The 2025 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 96th in the world, and fourth in Canada. The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 109th in the world, and fifth in Canada. In the 2022–23 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking , the university ranked 136th in

4118-855: The university resulted in a two-month suspension of classes in the fall of 1918. The university organized the recruitment of staff and students for XI Canadian Field Ambulance (Western Universities) in early 1916, and soon afterward it raised 'C' Company of the 196th (Western Universities) Battalion . Both of these units were organized by a committee composed of representatives from the University of British Columbia , University of Alberta, University of Saskatchewan , and University of Manitoba , with each institution encouraging their staff and students to volunteer. The University of Alberta's recruits for XI Canadian Field Ambulance were billeted in Athabasca Hall before departing for Winnipeg in March 1916, while

4189-658: The world's top public research universities. These plans were hampered by the 2008 economic downturn , and by late March 2008, the university's endowment had shrunk by more than $ 100 million, almost 14 per cent of its value. The university predicted a $ 59-million budget shortfall in 2009 before provincial cuts brought that figure to $ 79 million. To close the budgetary gap, the university increased non-instructional fees by $ 290 per year laid off teaching and support staff, and even eliminated phones in some departments (such as English and Film Studies). The 2013 Alberta Budget cut provincial post-secondary grants by $ 147 million, including

4260-503: The world, and fourth in Canada. The Canadian-based Maclean's magazine ranked the University of Alberta 5th in their 2023 Canadian Medical Doctoral university category. The university was ranked despite having opted out — along with several other universities in Canada — of participating in Maclean's graduate survey since 2006. Along with academic and teaching rankings, the university has also been ranked by publications that evaluate

4331-628: Was William Muir Edwards , the second child of women's rights activist Henrietta Edwards . Percy Erskine Nobbs & Frank Darling designed the master plan for the University of Alberta in 1909–10. Nobbs designed the Arts Building (1914–15), laboratories and Power House (1914). With Cecil S. Burgess, Nobbs designed the Provincial College of Medicine (1920–21). Architect Herbert Alton Magoon designed several buildings on campus, including St. Stephen's Methodist College (1910) and

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4402-582: Was chartered in 1906 in Edmonton, Alberta as a single, public provincial university through the University Act , passed during the first session of the then-new Legislative Assembly , with Premier Alexander C. Rutherford as the legislation's sponsor. The university was modelled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modelled on Ontario's University of Toronto Act of 1906, with

4473-632: Was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act. The university is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), which means that it offers a range of academic and professional programs that generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials. The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, an Augustana Campus in Camrose , and a staff centre in downtown Calgary . The original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on

4544-552: Was granted the power to oversee and appoint half of the Alberta Eugenics Board , charged with recommending individuals for sterilization. Spurred by postwar growth in the student population and the discovery of oil in Leduc in 1947, the University of Alberta underwent expansion through the 1950s that continued through the 1960s as the baby-boom generation swelled the enrolment ranks. These two decades also saw expansion of campus buildings, including new buildings for

4615-490: Was in good enough position for businesses near the railway station to prosper. Over the following 20 years most of the community's primitive buildings were replaced by more substantial two-storey wood or even brick buildings, many of which exist to this day. The original Strathcona Hotel building and the Ross Block, both made larger in the intervening years, are survivors from the late 1800s. On May 29, 1899, South Edmonton

4686-464: Was in the process of setting up McGill University College in Vancouver , Tory wrote, "If you take any steps in the direction of a working University and wish to avoid the mistakes of the past, mistakes which have fearfully handicapped other institutions, you should start on a teaching basis." Of the 45 students in the university's first cohort in 1908, seven were women. These original seven formed

4757-637: Was incorporated as the Town of Strathcona, named after Lord Strathcona, Donald A. Smith . Smith was a prominent official in the Hudson's Bay Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway , which operated the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, the community's lifeline. The first mayor of Strathcona was Thomas Bennett . The town's original boundaries included all the numbered riverlots south of the river between No. 9 and No. 17, corresponding to

4828-542: Was mostly replaced by eastern Canadian pioneer farmers (and land speculators) in the 1880s. This notably included the Papaschase First Nation, who were initially granted approximately 40 square miles (100 km ) of reserve lands in the area through Treaty 6 , but were allegedly dispersed in 1888 due to pressure from settlers who wanted to develop the land. The Calgary and Edmonton Railway arrived in 1891, establishing South Edmonton centred on what

4899-723: Was not developed until after the Second World War, well after the merger. Today's neighbourhood of Strathcona covers the portion of the former City of Strathcona lying east of 107 Street, north of Whyte Avenue, west of the Mill Creek ravine and south of the North Saskatchewan River valley. Also, the historic commercial core of the former City of Strathcona has been designated as the Old Strathcona Provincial Historic Area. Strathcona had seven mayors over nine stints in its over 12-year history as an incorporated municipality prior to amalgamating with

4970-410: Was renewed and was valid from July 1, 2013, until June 30, 2023. However, the University of Alberta applied for, and was issued a Licence to Decommission its SLOWPOKE-2 Nuclear Research Reactor Facility in 2017. The University of Alberta's SLOWPOKE reactor operated from April 22, 1977 until being dismantled on August 5, 2017 and was used for research and education. The University of Alberta hosts

5041-600: Was used by returning veterans to rapidly mature the young Faculty of Medicine . The War Memorial Committee commissioned a War Memorial Pipe Organ to be erected by the Casavant Frères in U of A Convocation Hall in 1925 in memory of 80 University of Alberta comrades who gave up their lives during the Great War. In the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on

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