University of Regina
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University of Regina |
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| Motto | As One Who Serves |
| Established | 1911 (became independent in 1974) |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | $25.9 million |
| Chancellor | Arthur Wakabayashi |
| President | Dr. Jim Tompkins |
| Students | 12,800 |
| Location | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Campus | Old (Regina College) campus on College Avenue; new campus on Wascana Parkway |
| Colours | Green and gold |
| Nickname | Regina Cougars and Regina Rams |
| Website | www.uregina.ca/ |
The University of Regina is a degree granting institution located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It presently has an enrollment of over 12,500 full and part-time students.
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins
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 enrollment of 27 students; it was adjacent to the now long-defunct St Chad's Qu'Appelle Diocesan School, also on College Avenue.
In 1934, the United Church of Canada, the successor to the Methodist 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 gladly surrendered Regina College to the University of Saskatchewan, although Regina College and its successor Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina have — possibly unawares — retained the Methodist motto "as one who serves" (Luke 22.27).
[edit] Junior College of University of Saskatchewan
With the transfer of control to the University of Saskatchewan the range of courses offered was somewhat broadened. The upgrading process accelerated in 1961 when the college was granted full-degree granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan.
[edit] Regina Campus
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 to the southwest 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 is now the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage. The original design of Regina Campus (as of Wascana Centre itself) and its initial buildings, in a stark concrete modernist style, were by Minoru Yamasaki, the architect of the original World Trade Center in New York.
The original vision was that:
- they would be located close enough together that passage between them in the winter could be provided through connecting corridors in the "podium" or first floor of all buildings in the central instructional complex. Each podium would be larger than 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.[1]
Further building has been substantially in accord with Yamasaki's vision, notwithstanding some controversy over the years as to its suitability 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 the beginning of postmodern architecture — Yamasaki's modernist aesthetic was already somewhat passé in the view of many architects.
Campion and later Luther Colleges, which like Regina College had 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 the University of Toronto (and ultimately the collegiate system of Oxford and Cambridge) and built facilities at the new campus.
As with other rapidly expanding universities in the late 1960s, the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan was able to benefit from a significant outflow of academics from American universities during the Vietnam era of U.S. history at a time when the supply of Canadian PhDs could not yet keep up with demand; it was labelled by a deputy commissioner of the RCMP (the Canadian federal police force) as one of the three most radical campuses in Canada, along with Burnaby's Simon Fraser University and Sir George Williams University (now part of Concordia University) in Montreal.
[edit] University of Regina
Disappointment as to the nonfulfilment of plans by the University of Saskatchewan to situate various faculties at the Regina rather than the Saskatoon campus led to a Faculty Council being formed with the goal of making the campus an autonomous institution.
In 1974, the University of Regina was established as an institution independent of the University of Saskatchewan, although its development was slow until the 21st century, when a renewed burst of building and expansion occurred. That being said, numerous of the university's faculties are significantly smaller in the 21st century than they were in the 1970s as priorities have shifted from liberal arts to vocational training.
In the summer of 2005 the University of Regina hosted the 2005 Canada Games. Many events took place in the newly completed, state of the art Centre for Kinesiology and Health Studies. The administration of the games proceeded from the University of Regina Students Union offices.
The campus has experienced a recent spurt of growth and expansion. Future plans include construction on the east side of the Ring Road. The goal is to accommodate an enrollment of 25,000. As of 2006 a lab building extension is under construction. Construction should be finished in May 2007 and will add 150,000 square feet to the university. Being discussed in early 2006 was the construction of a multipurpose arena on the University of Regina campus. The Regina Research Park is located immediately adjacent to the main campus and conducts many of its initiatives in conjunction with university departments.
[edit] Federated Colleges
The University has three federated colleges:
- Campion College
- First Nations University of Canada
- Luther College
Campion and Luther colleges had been high schools offering junior college courses accredited by the University of Saskatchewan on the same basis as the old Regina College. The First Nations University of Canada grew out of the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College which was an original foundation at the University of Regina.
[edit] Faculties
The University has the following faculties:
- Faculty of Arts (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.). The Faculty of Arts contains the School of Journalism. The Department of English has published the Wascana Review, a journal of literary criticism, poetry and short fiction, since 1966.
- Faculty of Science (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
- Faculty of Social Work (BSW, MSW, Ph.D.)
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies (B.Kin, M.Sc.)
- Faculty of Business Administration (BBA, MBA, MHRM; MPA with School of Public Policy)
- Faculty of Engineering (B.A.Sc., M.E., M.A.Sc., Ph.D.)
- Faculty of Education (B.Ed., M.Ed. Ph.D.)
- Faculty of Fine Arts (BFA, MFA, B.Mus., M.Mus.)
- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (in co-ordination with the above faculties masters and doctoral degrees)
[edit] Engineering
The University has an innovative Faculty of Engineering program. The centrepiece of the program is the 'systems approach', wherein not a specialization of a given field is taught. Rather, undergraduate students are encouraged to broaden their scope of engineering and pursue multiple specialization methods. In contrast, many engineering universities are narrow in their technical expertise. The educational philosophy is to "ensure the functionality of the students in all aspects of their chosen field."
There are five programs of engineering offered:
- Electronics Systems Engineering
- Environmental Systems Engineering
- Industrial Systems Engineering
- Petroleum Systems Engineering
- Software Systems Engineering
All engineering programs are accredited. The university maintains a specialization stance towards the energy industry and control systems.
[edit] Residences
The University has the following Residences:
- College West
- La Residence
- North and South Residences
- Luther College Residences
[edit] Notable faculty and alumni
- John Hewson, former Australian federal opposition leader
- Pamela Wallin, former national broadcaster
- Ken Mitchell, novelist and playwright[2]
- Joan Givner, novelist and short story writer[3]
- Saros Cowasjee, novelist, short story writer, critic, anthologist, screenwriter[4]
- Bob Boyer (1948-2004), world famous visual artist, Professor and Head of Indian Fine Arts, SIFC.[1]
- Glenda Goertzen, children's author
- Ralph Goodale, Member of Parliament
- Gregory Marchildon, Executive Director, The Romanow Report
- Graeme Mitchell, jurist and singer
- Jason Clermont, CFL Receiver
- Guy Vanderhaeghe, novelist[5]
- Jyoti Omi Chowdhury, journalist ("The Bangladesh journal"); community activist; poet; political scientist; historian ("A Brief History of the Student Union")
- Jon Ryan, CFL and NFL kicker
- Ann Saddlemyer, literary critic, Master of Massey College, University of Toronto
- Roy Bonisteel, Laurier LaPierre, Knowlton Nash, Bill Cunningham, Val Sears, Myrna Kostash, Brian McKenna, Walter Stewart, Dodi Robb, John Sawatsky and Maggie Siggins, inter alios, have been visiting professors in the School of Journalism.
- Dion Taylor (BFA), a noted jazz singer
- W.J. Matheson, singer, songwriter, performer, actor, playwright
- Lester B. Pearson, noble peace prize winner
- John Griffiths, World-renowned Tuba soloist (Currently a member of the faculty)
[edit] Sports
The University of Regina is a member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport and fields men and women's teams in various sports. Listed below are the teams and their current coaches:
Regina Rams - Football: Current coach: Frank McCrystal
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- After competing in Juniour football for many years they moved to the Univeristy ranks in 1999 as a member of the Canada West Conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
Basketball - Men's: Current Coach - James Hillis
Basketball - Womens's: Current Coach - Dave Taylor
Volleyball - Men's: Current Coach - Scott Schutz
Volleyball - Women's: Current Coach - Melanie Sanford
Hockey - Men's: Current Coach - Blaine Sautner
Hockey - Women's: Current Coach - Sarah Howald
Soccer - Women's: Current Coach - Jason Jones
Track and Field: Current Coach - Carla Nicholls
Swimming: Current Coach - Jasen Pratt
Cross County: Current Coach - Carla Nicholls
Wrestling: Current Coach - Leo McGee
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- All University teams are called the Cougars, with the only exception being the Rams, as they were originally a non-University team.
[edit] Media
The university's student newspaper is The Carillon.
The University of Regina does not have its own campus radio station, although the independent community radio station CJTR-FM actively solicits volunteers among the school's student body.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Fletcher, Tom. "The Work of Minoru Yamasaki," New York Architecture Images and Notes. Internet: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON001G.htm.
- ^ Stones of the Dalai Lama (1993); The plainsman (1992); Rebels in time: three plays (1991); Witches and idiots: poems (1990); The shipbuilder (1990); Through the Nan Da Gate: a China journey (1986); Gone the burning sun (1984); Chautauqua girl: a musical show for young people (1982); The great cultural revolution: a play (1980); The con man: a novel (1979); Davin, the politician: a play (c1979); Everybody gets something here: stories (1977); The Meadowlark Connection: A Saskatchewan thriller (1975); Wandering Rafferty: a novel (1972)
- ^ Half Known Lives (2000); In the Garden of Henry James (1996); Scenes from Provincial Life (1991); Unfortunate Incidents (1988); Tentacles of Unreason (1985)); biographer (Katherine Anne Porter: A life (1982) Mazo de la Roche: The Hidden Life (1989); essayist and memoirist (Thirty-Four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre (1998); The Self-Portrait of a Literary Biographer (1993); Room of One's Own (1992)
- ^ Goodbye to Elsa (1974); Mulk Raj Anand: Coolie : an assessment (1976); Nude therapy (1978); So Many Freedoms: Major Fiction of Mulk-Raj Anand (1978); The last of the maharajas: A screen play based on Mulk Raj Anand's Private life of an Indian Prince (1980); Modern Indian Fiction (1981); Suffer little children (1982); Stories from the Raj (1983); Women Writers of the Raj (1990); Studies in Indian and Anglo-Indian Fiction (1995); The Assistant Professor (2000)
- ^ My Present Age (1984); Homesick (1989); The Englishman's Boy (1996); The Last Crossing (2001)); short story writer (Man Descending (1982); The Trouble With Heroes (1983); Things As They Are? (1992)
