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The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
© University of Alberta
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| Motto: Quaecumque Vera ( Latin: "Whatsoever things are true") |
| Founded |
1908 |
| School Type |
Public |
| President |
Roderick Fraser |
| Location |
Edmonton, Alberta |
| Enrollment |
35,000 |
| University Colours |
Green and Gold |
| Campus Size |
50 square city blocks (~100 buildings) |
| Sports Teams |
Golden Bears (men)
Pandas (women) |
| Mascot |
Guba (men)
Patches (women) |
1 History
The University was founded in 1908. The Act creating the University had been passed two years earlier in the first session of the new Legislative Assembly, with Premier Alexander C. Rutherford as its sponsor.
2 Academics
The University has approximately 35,000 students, 5,600 of them in graduate studies. About 2,000 students are international students from more than 100 countries. The University has 3,200 academic staff along with about 5,000 support and trust staff. It offers post-secondary education in about 200 undergraduate and 170 graduate programs. The University of Alberta recently switched from a 9-point grading scale to a more traditional 4-point grading scale.
3 Alumni
- Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
- Former Premier of Alberta Peter LougheedThe Honourable Peter Lougheed PC, CC, QC, MBA, LL. born 1928) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985. He had played football for the Edmonton Eskimos. In 1965, he was elected
- Former Prime MinisterAlternate meaning: Prime Minister (band #A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively #A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or sem Joe ClarkThis article is about Joe Clark the Canadian political leader. For the article about the United States Senator from Pennsylvania, see Joseph S. The Rt. Joe Clark Rank 16th Term June 4, 1979 March 3 1980 Predecessor Pierre Elliott Trudeau Successor Pierre
- Former Governor GeneralThe Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) general(e is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). Unlike in s Roland MichenerDaniel Roland Michener ( April 19, 1900 August 6, 1991) was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1973. His tenure as Canada's Governor General is often considered to be a key turning point in the history of his office. Since his retirement the Governor
- Nobel laureate Richard Taylor
- Chemistry pioneer Dr. Raymond U. Lemieux, winner of the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1999) and the Albert Einstein World Award of Science 1992
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