University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada | |
Campus | Urban, 691 acres (280 ha), Fort Garry Campus[3] |
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Colours | Brown and gold[4] |
Nickname | Bisons |
Sporting affiliations | U Sports – CWUAA |
Mascot | Billy the Bison |
Website | umanitoba.ca |
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a
The university claims to maintain a reputation as a top research-intensive post-secondary educational institution,
The University of Manitobais is a member of the U15 group of research-intensive universities in Canada and of Universities Canada, while its global affiliations include the International Association of Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.
The Manitoba Bisons compete in U Sports and Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA).
History
Founding
The University of Manitoba, founded by
The first University of Manitoba Chancellor (1877–1904) was Robert Machray, later the
Founding colleges
Officially opening on June 20, 1877,
The university would add a number of colleges to its corporate and associative body since. In 1882, the Manitoba Medical College, privately founded by physicians and surgeons, became a part of the university.[10] Six years later, in 1888, Wesley College (Methodist) became affiliated with the university as well.[10][11] The Bacteriological Research Building of the Manitoba Medical College would be designed by architect Charles Henry Wheeler in 1897, while the Science Building, between 1899 and 1900 by architect George Creeford Browne.[13][14]
In 1895, the University of Manitoba Act was amended to give the denominational colleges the power to confer degrees in divinity. It would be amended again two years later in order to allow the Manitoba government to grant up to $60,000 for the university and a normal school (i.e., a teaching college).[10]
In 1900, the university became a teaching institution by an act of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Soon after, other colleges also received affiliated status:[11][15]
- Manitoba College of Pharmacy (1902)
- Manitoba Agriculture College (1906)
- St. Paul's College(1931)
- Brandon College(1938)
- St. Andrew's College (1981), which was established in 1946 to train the ministry for the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church.
In 1938, Wesley College and Manitoba College merged to form
In contrast, Collège universitaire de St. Boniface has retained its affiliation with the University of Manitoba, though operating independently on its own campus in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg. Moreover, St. John's, St. Paul's, and St. Andrew's College have continued their affiliated relationship with the University of Manitobainto the present day, and are housed on the university's Fort Garry campus.[15]
Early development
The university would hold its first
In 1885, the university is approved by the federal government for up to 150,000 acres (610 km2) of crown land in Manitoba as an endowment.[10]
In 1886, the University of Manitoba admitted its first woman student, Jessie Holmes, and in 1889, Holmes also became the university's first female graduate. In 1892, the Manitoba Medical College saw its first female graduate, Hattie Foxton, who passed her exams with first-class standing for Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery.[10][15]
In 1897, the University of Manitoba Act was amended in order to allow the Manitoba government to grant up to $60,000 for the university and a normal school (i.e., a teaching college).[10]
In the early part of the 20th century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of
As the university recognized its need to be a teaching university in addition to its degree-granting responsibilities, the science building was built in 1901 on Broadway in downtown Winnipeg, becoming the university's first teaching facility. The university's first dedicated staff was subsequently hired in 1904 to teach in the newly created Faculty of Science. This staff of science professors is regarded as the university's "original six," and included A.H.R. Buller (botany and geology), Frank Allen (physics and mineralogy), M.A. Parker (chemistry), R. R. Cochrane (mathematics), Swale Vincent (physiology), and Gordon Bell (bacteriology).[15]
In 1908 the university established its library and Florence Davy Thompson became the first librarian.[17]
The Broadway location—as well as the current site of the Canadian Mennonite University near Assiniboine Park—was considered as a possible main campus. However, the university ultimately decided on its current site at Fort Garry in order to be near the Manitoba Agricultural College, which, in 1911, began constructing the campus’ first buildings: Tache Hall, the Administration Building, and the Home Economics Building (now the Human Ecology Building), all completed in 1912.[10]
Between 1911 and 1912, the university conferred its first
World War I
Many of the university's students went off to fight in the First World War, for which the University of Manitobaalso served as a training ground.[15] Between 1914 and 1915, the University Council established a Committee on Military Instruction, authorizing the teaching of military science and tactics, and a university corps is also organized. In 1915, the Western Universities Battalion (the 196th) of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF) was formed. On the first of March that year, the appointment of the Canadian Officers' Training Corps of the university was published.[10]
In 1914, the
In 1916, the Departments of Arts (including Mathematics) and Architecture, the Library, and the administrative offices of the university were moved into the former Law Courts Building. Also that year, Englishman Frank E. Nuttall became the first trained librarian for the university.[10]
In 1916, an Overseas Correspondence Club was established to write letters to UM students serving in England and France during the War, keeping them up-to-date in on University activities during their absence. At a March Faculty Council meeting in 1917, taking note of the
During this time, university enrolment reduced significantly due to military enlistment; students dropped from 925 in 1914–15 to 662 in 1916–17.[10]
In 1918, the university's board of governors arranged for all men with a record of overseas service in the CEF, or who have served for a year or more in Canada, to receive full tuition remission in Arts and half tuition fees in Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, and Medicine. Also this year, the Spanish flu epidemic and the subsequent ban on public meetings closed the university for several weeks from October 11 to December 2.[10]
By the end of World War I on 11 November 1918, a total of 1160 students and 14 faculty/staff from the University of Manitobaenlisted; 123 were killed or died during the war; and 142 received
Post-World War I
Following the War, the university saw a large increase in enrolment, with 2,013 students enrolling in various degree and special courses in 1919.[10]
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union was officially established in 1919, followed by the University of Manitoba Alumni Association in 1921.[15]
By 1920, the university would be the largest university in the Canadian Prairies and the fifth largest in Canada, with 1,654 male and 359 female students, as well as 184 academic staff (including 6 women). It had eight faculties: Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, and Agriculture.[18]
From 1920 to 1921, the teaching faculty was reorganized, creating a General University Faculty Council and an individual Faculties in Arts & Science, Engineering, and Medicine. In 1921, William Tier was appointed as the first Dean of Arts & Science, and E.P. Fetherstonhaugh as the first Dean of Engineering.[10]
In 1924, the university officially merged with the Manitoba Agricultural College through an act of the
The Faculty of Education was established by the university in 1934.[10] The university established an Evening Institute in 1936.
In 1937, the university offers a Bachelor of Commerce, to be awarded through the Faculty of Arts and Science, for the first time.[10]
World War II
The Second World War affected the university considerably.
Between 1940 and 1941, the Canadian Army took over the Fort Garry residence; all fit 18-year-old male students were required to take 6 hours per week in military training; and students above 21 years old receive two weeks of practical military training in a camp. Moreover, 90% of women students enrolled in a variety of courses to aid in the war, with auto mechanics particularly proving to be a preferred course among the women. During this time, the Dean of Women was Ursulla Macdonnell.[10]
In 1943, the first degrees for Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy were conferred, replacing the diploma course for pharmacy. Also that year, the Senate established two new honorary degrees: Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) and Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.). Also, around this time, the School of Social Work was established within the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Some time from 1943 to 1944, the president of the
In the 1944/45 academic year, the University's new Department of Music began providing arts and science students with elective courses in theory and history at the Broadway location.[16]
The University saw an influx of 3,125 War veterans in 1946, increasing registration to 9,514.[10]
Later 20th century
The nondenominational University College—created by historian W.L. Morton—was completed in 1963. The following year, St. Andrew's College became an associated college of the University of Manitoba. (It would gain special affiliation status 2 decades later.) Also at this time, the University recognized the Canadian Mennonite Bible College (now Canadian Mennonite University), the Catherine Booth Bible College (now Booth University College), and the Prairie Theatre Exchange, as "approved teaching centres."[11]
In 1966, the Manitoba Law School would be fully incorporated into the university as the
Responding to population pressure, the policy of university education would be initiated in the 1960s.[11] As result, in 1967, two of the colleges that had originally been part of the University of Manitoba were given university status of their own by the provincial government: United College, which had been formed by the merging of Wesley College and Manitoba College, would become the University of Winnipeg; and Brandon College would become Brandon University.[15]
In 1968, the Manitoba Theatre Centre and the University of ManitobaEnglish Department combined to offer theatre courses at the university. In 1970, the Faculty of Arts and Science separated to form the individual Faculties of Arts and of Science.[10]
Recent history and legacy
In 1993/94, the University of Manitobabecame the first university in Canada to offer a master's degree in interior design.[10]
In 1999, the university launched Smartpark, a 100-acre research and technology park at the Fort Garry Campus.[15]
On 28 February 2002, Canada Post issued 'University of Manitoba, 1877–2002' as part of the Canadian Universities series. The stamp was based on a design by Steven Slipp, based on photographs by Mike Grandmaison and on an illustration by Bonnie Ross. The 48¢ stamps are perforated 13.5 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Canada Limited.[21]
The administrative position of "Vice-President (Indigenous)" was established at the university in October 2019 to lead the development and implementation of Indigenous-focused initiatives, engagement, research, etc.[22]
The University of Manitoba Act
The University of Manitoba Act | |
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Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
Passed | 28 February 1877 |
Introduced by | Attorney-General Joseph Royal |
Status: Amended |
The University of Manitoba was established by the
The Act formed the university by the federation of three existing
The Act also established the corporation for the university's government, consisting of a Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor with a Council. The Chancellor would be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council for a 3-year term, and the council would consist of 7 representatives from each of its three affiliated college, 3 from the Convocation, and 1 from each of the two sections of the Board of Education.[10]
The governance of the university would be modeled on the provincial
In 1895, the Act was amended to give the denominational colleges the power to confer degrees in divinity. It would be amended again two years later in order to allow the Manitoba government to grant up to $60,000 for the university and a normal school (i.e., a teaching college).[10]
Major revisions to the Act came in 1936, with changes including:[10]
- Abolishment of the University Council, which was replaced with a remodeled body called the Senate that became in charge of all academic matters.
- The President becomes ex officio Vice-Chancellor and presiding officer at all University functions.
- The method of electing the Chancellor is changed with the responsibility being vested in a committee comprising the Board of Governors, Senate, and 6 alumni delegates.
- The Office of Bursar is abolished and replaced by a Comptroller with enlarged powers.
University of ManitobaFort Garry Campus
Administration Building | |
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Former names | Manitoba Agricultural College building |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Address | 66 Chancellors Circle, Winnipeg, MB |
Coordinates | 49°48′35″N 97°07′58″W / 49.80962°N 97.13270°W |
Construction started | 1911 |
Construction stopped | 1913 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Samuel Hooper and Victor Horwood |
Designations | |
Municipally Designated Site | |
Designation | Winnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure |
Recognized | February 2019 |
Recognition authority | City of Winnipeg |
References | |
[24][25] |
In 2013, the University of Manitoba sponsored an urban planning design competition[26] to plan an extension to the Fort Garry Campus. The goal is to improve the general campus experience and guide future growth of parking citation revenue by establishing an urban framework for housing, university buildings and the associated public transportation in the area. The winning design submission was from Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. (Toronto) and Cibinel Architects Ltd. (Winnipeg) with Landmark Planning & Design Inc. (Winnipeg) and ARUP Canada Inc. (Toronto).[27]
Other campuses
The William Norrie Centre on 485 Selkirk Avenue is the University of Manitoba campus for the "Inner City Social Work Program" of the Faculty of
The James W. Burns Executive Education Centre houses the Asper School of Business Executive Education program, which provides training in
Agricultural sites
The Glenlea Research Station is an
Located at the Glenlea Research Station's National Centre for Livestock and the Environment is the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre. This centre is a hands-on facility that allows visitors to explore the ways in which food is made in Canada. The Centre does so through interactive hands-on displays about each aspect of food production—from farming to the marketing, retailing, and eating of food.[32]
Covering 406 acres (164 ha), the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm is a farm research facility operated by the Department of Plant Science in Carman, Manitoba, located 70 km (43 mi) south of Winnipeg.[6][31] The site also includes the University of ManitobaCarman and Region Facility, a teaching, research and extension centre that serves the community; amenities include a wet lab, seed lab and cleaning equipment, computer facilities, and classrooms for teaching and extension programs.[31]
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and UM Bannatyne Campus
The University of Manitoba Bannatyne Campus is a complex of ten buildings in central Winnipeg belonging to the university's health sciences branch.[33] Located about 13 kilometers north of the Fort Garry site, this campus is adjoined to the west of Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre (HSC), between McDermot and William Avenue.
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences was established to consolidate the university's health education community into a more unified body.[33][34] The Rady Faculty consists of several health sciences departments, including the Max Rady College of Medicine, the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry,[35] the College of Rehabilitation Sciences,[36] and the College of Pharmacy,[37] as well as the College of Nursing, although it still remains on the Fort Garry campus.
Also at this campus, the Manitoba Medical Alumni Association erected the Medical Corps Memorial, dedicated to the memory of the graduates and students of the University of Manitoba Medical College, who had laid down their lives during the North West Rebellion (1 name); 1900 South African War (1 name); and The Great War [i.e., World War I] (7 names).[38]
Departments and facilities
The Brodie Centre is the main building of the Bannatyne campus, which not only connects the various health education facilities but also the Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library and the Joe Doupe Fitness Centre.
The College of Pharmacy, originally located at Fort Garry, moved to the Bannatyne campus on 16 October 2008 with the opening of the 95,000 sq ft (8,800 m2) Apotex Centre.[39] The Faculty of Pharmacy Apotex Centre is detached from the rest of the Bannatyne complex, located right across from the main entrance of the Brodie Centre.[40] First established at the university in 1914 as the Department of Pharmacy, it was created to take over the work of the affiliated Manitoba College of Pharmacy.[10]
The Dental Building is the westernmost building of the entire campus, housing the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry. The college encompasses the entirety of dental education offered at the U of M, including the School of Dental Hygiene.[41]
Max Rady College of Medicine
The Max Rady College of Medicine has 27 academic departments found throughout the Bannatyne campus, the Health Sciences Centre, and other Winnipeg health sciences facilities.[42][43] Each department is involved in teaching, research, service and clinical activities with an academic staff of approximately 1,630 faculty members.[43] The college also consists of several centres, institutes, and research groups, often in partnership with other health sciences organizations.[43]
Department | Location |
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Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine | Harry Medovy House (HSC) |
Biochemistry and Medical Genetics | Basic Medical Sciences Building |
Clinical Health Psychology | PsycHealth Centre (HSC) |
Community Health Sciences | Pathology Building |
Continuing Competency and Assessment | Brodie Centre |
Family Medicine | Pathology Building |
Emergency Medicine | Medical Services Building |
Human Anatomy & Cell Science | Basic Medical Sciences Building |
Immunology | Apotex Centre |
Internal Medicine | Health Sciences Centre |
Medical Education | Medical Services |
Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Basic Medical Sciences Building |
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences | Women's Hospital (HSC) |
Ophthalmology | Misericordia Health Centre |
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery | Health Sciences Centre |
Pathology | Pathology Building |
Pediatrics and Child Health | Children's Hospital (HSC) |
Pharmacology & Therapeutics | Chown Building |
Physiology and Pathophysiology | Basic Medical Sciences Building |
Psychiatry | PsycHealth Centre (HSC) |
Radiology | Health Sciences Centre |
Surgery |
Organization | Partnership or Department |
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Centre for the Advancement of Medicine (CAM) | |
Centre for Global Public Health (CGPH) | Department of Community Health Sciences (U of M) |
Centre for Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis (CRTA) | |
Centre for Cranial Nerve Disorders (CCND) | Health Sciences Centre, |
Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) | Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba,
WRHA |
Diabetes Research and Treatment Centre (DRTC) | |
Genome Prairie | Genome Prairie |
George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) | Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research,
WRHA |
Institute of Cardiovascular Research (ICS) | St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre
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Jim Davie Lab & Epigenetic Research | Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (U of M) |
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) | Department of Community Health Sciences (U of M) |
Manitoba Epigenetic Network | Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (U of M) |
The Research Institute in Oncology and Hematology Archived 2020-02-20 at the Wayback Machine (RIOH) | CancerCare Manitoba |
Manitoba Clinical Research Portal | CHI |
National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID)[44] | Public Health Agency of Canada (financial contribution) |
St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre (SBRC) | |
Spinal Cord Research Centre (SCRC) | Health Sciences Centre Foundation,
Canadian Paraplegic Association |
Research
The university claims to maintain a reputation as a top research-intensive post-secondary educational institution,
The University of Manitobais the network leader of Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS) Canada, headquartered at the Faculty of Engineering. As a National Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE), ISIS Canada develops better ways to build, repair, and monitor civil structures. The university is also a member of 13 other NCEs.[45]
The Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba has a research, teaching, and outreach program designed to advance knowledge, understanding and debate in Canada on defence and security issues.[45]
The first issue of Mosaic: A Journal for the Comparative Study of Literature & Ideas was published by the University of Manitobain the fall of 1967.[10]
Smartpark
Smartpark Research and Technology Park (or Smartpark) is a
It is the primary research and technology park in Manitoba.[47] Launched in 1999, opening its first facility in 2002, Smartpark today has at least 9 buildings comprising 9.5 acres (410,000 sq ft) of research facilities across the park.[46]
The mandate of the park is carried out by the Smartpark Development Corporation, a subsidiary corporation of the University of Manitobawith its own Board of Directors.[46]
Facility / Location | Facility size | Built | Tenant(s) | Notes |
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Smartpark Innovation Hub (100 Innovation Dr.) | 75,000 sqft. | 2019 | Smartpark head office | The SIH is an information exchange centre with a ground-floor atrium, meeting rooms, a multipurpose room with 4K video walls, 2 lab spaces, and a food service area, as well as providing rentable space for companies/incubators.[47] |
Backswath Management[50] | ||||
BOLD Commerce[51] | ||||
Cibus Canada[52] | ||||
North Forge Technology Exchange | ||||
Pembina Trails Early College[53] | ||||
University of ManitobaTechnology Transfer Office | ||||
Smartpark Event Centre (100-One Research Rd) | 7,000 sqft. | 2011 | Campus Planning Office | The main floor of the Event Centre accommodates a meeting room facility for up to 50 people. |
DMT Development Systems Group Inc. | ||||
One Research Rd. | 42,500 sqft. | 2005 | Bayer Crop Science Inc. Canada
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A multi-tenant facility, whose former tenants include BASF Canada, Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council Inc., Monsanto Canada, and Wolf Trax.[46] |
RAPID RTC | ||||
900-One Research Rd. | 50,000 sqft. | 2005 | Bayer Crop Science Inc. Canada
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The facility serves as Bayer Crop Science's corporate Canadian head office and Bayer Canada Plant Breeding Centre. |
100-78 Innovation Dr. | 9,000 sqft. | 2004 | TransGrid Solutions | A single-tenant facility, whose former tenants include Monteris Medical Inc.[46] |
200-78 Innovation Dr. | 19,000 sqft. | 2005 | Industrial Technology Centre | This single-tenant facility houses Industrial Technology Centre, a special operating agency of the Manitoba Government that provides "technical services to the advanced manufacturing and composite materials industry." |
135 Innovation Dr. | 28,000 sqft. | 2002 | ACCEO Solutions Inc. | This multi-tenant office/computer lab facility was developed by Smartpark as building #1. |
Apptius Computer Solutions Inc. | ||||
Genome Praire | ||||
Gowan Agro Canada | ||||
MERLIN
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NRC-IRAP | ||||
PAMI | ||||
WESTEST | ||||
137 Innovation Dr. | 28,000 sqft. | 2003 | ProMetic Plasma Resources
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This is a multi-tenant facility. |
University of ManitobaExternal Relations departments | ||||
150 Innovation Dr. | 25,000 sqft. | 2010 | RTDS Technologies | This facility sits over a stormwater retention lake/pond and won the 2010 Prairie Design Award for Architecture and Interior Design – Award of Excellence. |
155 Innovation Dr. | 165,000 sqft. | 1982 | Emergent BioSolutions | This is a research & laboratory and cGMP-production facility. Developed by Cangene in 1982 with additions in 2003 and 2006, it was purchased in 2014 by Emergent BioSolutions. |
196 Innovation Dr. | 55,000 sqft. | 2006 | Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
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This research laboratory facility was developed by the University of Manitoba. The Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals has been considered one of the most advanced bioprocessing and product development facility in both Canada and around the world.
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Academics
U.S News & World Report National[58] | 14 | |
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Maclean's Medical/Doctoral[59] | 13 |
The university has a total enrolment of approximately 26,000 students in 24 faculties. Most academic units offer graduate studies programs leading to master's or doctoral degrees. The University of Manitoba ranked 14th in Maclean's 2022 Medical/Doctoral university rankings.[59] The Medical/Doctoral category ranks Canadian universities that are research-intensive.[59]
The university's Price Faculty of Engineering is the oldest
There are five colleges under the University of Manitoba banner, each with their own multiple
In 2015, the university dissolved its Faculty of Human Ecology, whose departments were then joined with those of other faculties. The Faculty began in 1910 as merely a diploma in Household Sciences at the Manitoba Agricultural College, eventually becoming the School of Home Economics in 1943. The School gained official faculty status in 1970, and changed its name to Human Ecology in 1981.[61]
Faculty/school or college (year established) | Main building | Departments/programs (established)[10] |
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Agricultural and Food Sciences (1906)[64] | Agriculture Building |
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Faculty of Architecture (1913) | John A. Russell Building |
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Faculty of Arts (1970) |
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School of Art | ARTlab |
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I. H. Asper School of Business
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Drake Centre |
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Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry | Dentistry Building (Bannatyne campus) | |
School of Dental Hygiene | Dentistry Building (Bannatyne campus) | |
Faculty of Education | Education Building |
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Price Faculty of Engineering[60] | Engineering Information and Technology Complex |
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Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources | Wallace Building |
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Division of Extended Education | Extended Education Complex | |
Faculty of Graduate Studies | ||
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Bannatyne campus |
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Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management | Frank Kennedy Building | |
Robson Hall Faculty of Law (1966) | Robson Hall
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Max Rady College of Medicine | Brodie Centre (Bannatyne campus) | |
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music (1964)[16] | Taché Arts Complex |
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College of Nursing | Helen Glass Centre for Nursing | |
College of Pharmacy | ||
College of Rehabilitation Sciences | Bannatyne campus |
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Faculty of Science (1970) | Machray Hall |
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Faculty of Social Work (1943)[28] | ||
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Indigenous community
The University of Manitoba provides various services to urban and rural Indigenous people.
The university's Department of Indigenous Studies is the oldest such unit in western Canada and the second oldest in Canada, offering undergraduate courses and a Masters and PhD program.[65] Indigenous Elders are present on campus at Migizii Agamik (Bald Eagle Lounge), the university's Indigenous Centre, to provide social supports.[66] On 2 June 2017, Indigenous knowledge and guidance became a formally-recognized part of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences with the creation of Ongomiizwin, the largest Indigenous education and health unit in Canada in terms of scope and mandate.[67]
Tutoring services are available within the university's Medicine, Engineering,
Libraries, Museums, and Archives
The Anthropology Laboratory Museum at the University of Manitobacollects, inventories, and displays artifacts including cartographic materials, prints, drawings, and textual records from the Manitoba Region. The Human History collection includes archaeological and ceremonial objects, and weapons. The Natural Sciences artifacts include biological, zooarchaeological, aquatic, Earth Science, Geological and Paleontological Collections.[70]
The University of Manitoba Press was established in 1945.[10]
The main art gallery on campus is "School of Art Gallery."[71] Other art galleries include: Arch II, Faculty of Architecture, Dr. Paul H. T. Thorlakson Gallery, Icelandic Collection, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, Gallery of Student Art (GOSA), and University Centre.
The University of Manitoba Libraries include:
- Albert D. Cohen Management Library
- Architecture/Fine Arts Library
- Archives & Special Collections, (incl. Rare Book Room), established in 1978;[10]
- Donald W. Craik Engineering Library
- Eckhardt Gramatté Music Library
- E.K. Williams Law Library
- Elizabeth Dafoe Library
- Faculty of Medicine Archives (incl. the Ross Mitchell Rare Book Room)
- Father Harold Drake Library (St. Paul's College)
- Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library
- Sciences and Technology Library
- St. John's College Library
- William R. Newman Library
- WRHA Virtual Library
Scholarships and awards
The university offers numerous scholarships, bursaries and awards. One of these is the Diane Loranger Memorial Scholarship which can given to a second- or third-year full-time student in the geological sciences who has a minimum GPA of 3.5.[72]
University governance and administration
Governance
The governance of the University of Manitobais defined by The University of Manitoba Act.[23][73]
As per the Act, the university is governed through a
Chancellor
Since its establishment, the University of Manitoba has had fourteen chancellors in total. However, following the first chancellor, between 1904 and 1908, no successor was appointed by the Government.[74][75]
- Robert Machray (1887–1904)
- Samuel P. Matheson (1908–34)
- John W. Dafoe(1934–44)
- Andrew Knox Dysart (1944–52)
- Victor Sifton (1952–59)
- Samuel Freedman (1959–68)
- Peter D. Curry (1968–74)
- Richard Spink Bowles (1974–77)
- Isabel G. Auld (1977–86)
- Henry E. Duckworth(1986–92)
- Arthur Mauro (1992–2001)
- Bill Norrie (2001–10)
- Harvey Secter (2010–19)
- Anne Mahon (2019 – June 2022)[74]
Board of Governors
The UM Board of Governors is the governing body of the university, overseeing the administrative and business affairs of the university. It is composed of 23 members and exercises exclusive control over financial policy and have formal authority in all other matters,[11] as well as having the authority to decide on all matters that are not reserved to Senate.[73]
The first Board of Governors was created in 1917 with The University Amendment Act.[76]
It is required to make an annual report to Manitoba's Lieutenant Governor in Council and send it to the Minister of Education. The Board also has the power to appoint president, vice-presidents, deans, the librarian, comptroller, and members of academic staff.[73]
Senate
Senate, as per the University of Manitoba Act, is the University of Manitoba's senior academic governing body, and has authority over academic matters.[63] The Senate was established in 1936 to replace the University council in order to provide more equal representation between faculties and the affiliated colleges.[10][76]
Administration
President
The President of the University of Manitoba is appointed by the university's Board of Governors and is ex officio Vice-Chancellor.[10][74] The Office of the President was established as position that provides a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership.[23][11]
Since its establishment, the university has had 12 presidents in total, including:[77][78]
- James Alexander MacLean(1913–34)[79][80][81]
- Sidney Earle Smith(1934–44)
- Henry Percy Armes (1944–45, acting)
- Albert William Trueman(1945–48)
- Albert Henry S. Gillson (1948–54)
- Hugh Hamilton Saunderson (1954–70)
- Ernest Sirluck (1970–76)
- Ralph Campbell (1976–81)
- Arnold Naimark (1981–96)
- Emőke J. E. Szathmáry (1996–2008)
- David T. Barnard (2008–20)
- Michael Benarroch (July 1, 2020–present)
Vice presidents and provosts
The Provost and vice-president (Academic) is the university's senior academic officer, with responsibility for providing academic vision at the university and leadership in all matters relating to students and academic staff. This office also oversees matters of human resource and immigration related to the University of Manitoba. The current Provost and vice-president (Academic) is Dr. Janice Ristock, who was appointed in 2016.[82]
The Deputy Provost (Academic Planning and Programs) is responsible for the "processes by which new academic programs are introduced, current programs are modified or discontinued, and professional academic programs are assessed by accreditation agencies."[83]
The Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs) is responsible for matters related to academic staff, including hiring,
Other Vice-Provosts include Health Sciences, Teaching and Learning, and Libraries, who is ex officio University Librarian.[82]
Office | Responsibilities | Incumbent | Reporting units |
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Vice-president (academic) | Provision of academic vision at the university and leadership in all matters relating to students and academic staff. This office also oversees matters of human resource and immigration related to the University of Manitoba.[82] | Janice Ristock |
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Vice-president (Administration) | Provision of leadership in all administrative areas, including the financial, business and investment interests of the university; ancillary services; security; fair practices and legal affairs; physical plant and property; risk management; human resources (including information systems and technology services (ISTS).[86]
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Naomi Andrew |
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Vice-president (external) | Securing of public and private support and maintaining the university's presence in the broader community. This includes developing and furthering the university's relationships with the three levels of government; and overseeing communications and public affairs.[87] | John Kearsey |
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Vice-president (Indigenous) | Leading the development and implementation of Indigenous-focused University initiatives, activities, policies, and strategies.[22] | Catherine L. Cook |
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Vice-president (research and international) | Supporting the university's areas of research by ensuring that specialized programs, training, funding, and services are accessible to faculty, students, post-doctoral fellows and research technicians.[88]
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Digvir S. Jayas |
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Faculty
Faculty heads
Faculty/school or college | Dean/Director |
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School of Agriculture | |
Agricultural and Food Sciences | Martin Scanlon |
Faculty of Architecture | Karen Wilson Baptist* |
Faculty of Art (est. 1970) | Jeffery Taylor |
School of Art | Edward Jurkowski* |
Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry | Anastasia Kelekis-Cholakis |
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources | Stephan Pflugmacher Lima |
Faculty of Education | Thomas Falkenberg* |
Price Faculty of Engineering | Marcia Friesen |
Division of Extended Education | |
Faculty of Graduate Studies | Kelley Main* |
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Brian Postl |
Faculty of Kinesiology & Recreation Management | Douglas Brown |
Robson Hall – Faculty of Law (est. 1966)
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David Asper* |
Max Rady College of Medicine | Brian Postl |
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music | Edward Jurkowski |
College of Nursing | Netha Dyck |
College of Pharmacy | Lalitha Raman-Wilms |
College of Rehabilitation Sciences | Reginald Urbanowski |
Faculty of Science (est. 1970) | Stefi Baum |
Faculty of Social Work | Michael Yellow Bird |
Faculty of Human Ecology | |
I. H. Asper School of Business
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Gady Jacoby |
University 1 | |
University College | Jeffery Taylor* |
* acting / interim |
Notable instructors (past and present)
- Reg Alcock: former President of the Treasury Board of Prime Minister Paul Martin's Liberal cabinet
- Robert Archambeau: ceramic artist, Governor General's Award winner
- Arthur Henry Reginald Buller FRSC FRS: mycologist
- Patricia Churchland and Paul Churchland, former Professors of Philosophy: known for the school of eliminative materialism
- Jean Friesen, former Deputy Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Manitoba Premier Gary Doer's NDP cabinet
- IEEE Fellow
- Frank Hawthorne FRSC, Professor of Mineral Sciences
- Larry Hurtado, Professor of Early Christianity and New Testament Languages (1975–1996): founding director of the Institute of the Humanities (1990–1992)
- Guy Maddin, former professor: film director
- Nathan Mendelsohn, Professor of Mathematics
- H. Clare Pentland, Professor of Economics
- Zalman Schachter-Shalomi: pioneer of the Jewish Renewal Movement
- Arthur Schafer: prominent ethicist, director of the Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics
- Carol Shields: Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Vaclav Smil: energy systems scientist and policy analyst
- Political Studies, now a senior scholar
- Fernando de Toro, professor and dean
- H. C. Wolfart, Professor of Linguistics
- David G. Barber, Professor of Arctic-System Science
Human Resources
The academic staff are represented by two unions. The professors are represented by the University of Manitoba Faculty Association,[89] who applied to the Manitoba Labor Relations Board for certification as a union on 1 February 1973.[10] (Professors at the Faculty of Dentistry are represented by the University of Manitoba Dental Clinical Staff Association.)[90] Sessional instructors and teaching assistants, on the other hand, are represented by the CUPE Local 3909.[91][92]
The support staff are divided among many unions. The support staff and the campus security are represented by the AESES,[93] though the support staff at the Faculty of the Engineering are represented by CUPE Local 1482.[94] All outside workers are represented by the CAW Local 3007.[95]