Royal Roads University

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Royal Roads University
Motto	Living Our Learning
Established	1995
Type	Public
Chancellor	Mr. Bob Skene
President	Dr. Allan R. Cahoon (effective April 2, 2007)
Students	2,668
Location	Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
Website	www.royalroads.ca

Royal Roads University (RRU) is a public University located in Colwood, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is the only public university in Canada devoted exclusively to offering applied and professional programs, at the Undergraduate and Graduate degree level. Located on Hatley Park National Historic Site, RRU programs are designed to meet the needs of learners and the requirements of the global marketplace. Convenient learning models that off on-site residencies of one to three week, combined with internet learning, maximize convenience and accessibility so that people may continue to work while they study. Undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs offer applied, real-world relevance and experience and are taught by individuals with academic and industry expertise. Programs of study include business, leadership, environment and sustainability, tourism, information and society, peace and conflict management,communication and culture. RRU also has an active MBA program in Asia, which can be accessed through their website.

Contents 1 Governance 2 Campus and grounds 3 Undergraduate Programs 4 Graduate Programs 5 External links

[edit] Governance

The Board of Governors announced that Dr. Allan R. Cahoon, current Vice President (Research and International) and interim president for the University of Regina, will be the new President of Royal Roads University starting April 2, 2007.

Dr. Cahoon has been a professor of Business Administration at the University of Regina since 2002. He was a professor of Management at the University of Calgary from 1976 to 2001 where he also held at various times positions of Assistant Dean (Graduate Programs), Chairperson, Director of Research and Director for the Americas in the Faculty of Management. He was President of the University of Calgary's Faculty Association and Director of that University’s OLADE Project on Energy and the Environment. A native of Alberta, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Brigham Young University between 1970 and 1971 and his PhD from Syracuse University in 1974.

Having recently had his vice presidential appointment at the University of Regina renewed, Dr. Cahoon was admited by his colleagues for innovation, support and advocacy on behalf of the institution, forging excellent relationships with government and working collaboratively with the corporate sector in Saskatchewan and for his great rapport with students. Dr. Cahoon has been an admirer of the unique Royal Roads mission since the its inception and the Board of Governors was impressed with his enthusiasm for RRU's applied emphasis in programming and research.

Dr. Cahoon also joined the RRU Faculty of Management as a Professor.

[edit] Campus and grounds

The campus and surrounding grounds of Royal Roads University are situated at Hatley Park National Historic Site. Royal Roads leases the land from the Department of National Defense for $1 per year and assumes all stewardship responsibilities related to the site including the cost of site management, operations, the protection, preservation and restoration of heritage assets (which include all buildings on the site as well as many heritage gardens)and educating the public about the site's historic and natural attributes.

Originally used by the Coast Salish, the land was developed for agriculture by European immigrants and their descendants. In 1906, the coal magnate and politician James Dunsmuir purchased the land to build an estate. The Canadian government acquired the buildings and grounds from his descendants in 1940 to serve as a Naval Training Establishment, which came to be known as Royal Roads Military College. In 1995, the military college was closed and the land and facilities leased by the government of British Columbia. The site was converted into Royal Roads University the same year.

The military college and the university took their name from Royal Roads, the body of water that forms the entrance into Esquimalt Harbour from the Strait of Juan de Fuca, lying to the east of the facility. The grounds, a mix of landscaped gardens and natural woodland, still go by the name of Hatley Park which the Dunsmuirs gave their estate (it is not a designated park). Hatley Castle and its surroundings have made appearances in numerous movies and TV series programs such as Smallville where it serves as the Luthor Mansion, and the second and third X-Men films where the university is transformed into Professor Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters.

Visitors are welcome daily to enjoy 565 acres of beauty,complete with 15 km of public trails. The museum, located in Hatley Castle, is free to the public, the gift shop celebrates local artist and product of Vancouver island. Tours of Hatley Castle are available (schedule is seasonal) and access to the heritage gardens (approx 20 acres) have a visitor fee that helps offset the cost of preserving the site.

[edit] Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communication
• Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management
• Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies (legal studies degree)
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management

note: All undergraduate programs require at least 2 years (60 credits) of studies at another university or college before they can be completed.

[edit] Graduate Programs

Master of Arts (MA)
- Professional Communication with a specialization in: Intercultural and International Communication
- Disaster and Emergency Management
- Environmental Education and Communication
- Learning and Technology
- Leadership with specializations in: Health; Justice and Public Safety Leadership
- Conflict Analysis and Management
- Thai-Canada Conflict Analysis and Management
- Human Security and Peacebuilding
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Hotel Management

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Management with specializations in: Leadership; Management Consulting; Digital Technologies Management; Human Resources Management; Public Relations and Communication Management
- MBA在中国 (MBA in China)

Master of Arts/Master of Science (MA/MSc)
- Environment and Management

Royal Roads also offers several graduate executive certificate programs which ladder into the MBA degree through their Centre for Advanced Management

- Public Relations Management Graduate Certificate
- Human Resources Management Graduate Certificate
- Project Management Graduate Certificate
- Executive Coaching Graduate Certificate

[edit] External links

• Royal Roads University
• Hatley Castle

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