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It was created to confer degrees on the three founding colleges. They were:

• St. Boniface College
• St. John's College
• Manitoba College

The Manitoba legislature modified the University Act in 1900, so that the university could do its own teaching. This led to the consruction of a building in downtown Winnipeg with a teaching faculty of six scientists as professors. In 1929, the University of Manitoba moved to its current home in the Fort Garry area of Winnipeg.

The current colleges are:

• St. Boniface College
• St. John's College
• St. Paul's College
• St. Andrew's College
• University College

In 2002, the University of Manitoba had a total enrollment of approximately 22,000 students (post-grad med: 1.8%, distance: 3.5%, grad: 12%, undergrad: 83%) in 20 faculties.

1 Notable alumni

• Izzy Asper, tax lawyer & media magnate ( BA - 1953, LLB - 1957, LLM - 1964)
• Sam KatzSam Katz (born Rehovot, Israel, 1951) is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Katz emigrated to Winnipeg as an infant with parents Chaim and Zena Katz and his older brother David, and was raised in north Winnipeg. Shortly after graduating in 1973 with a, mayor of Winnipeg ( BA - 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led)
• William Norrie, mayor of WinnipegList of mayors of Winnipeg, Manitoba 1874 Francis Evans Cornish, Q. 1875 76 William Nassau Kennedy 1877 78 Thomas Scott 1879 80 Alexander Logan 1881 Elias George Conklin 1882 Alexander Logan 1883 Alexander McMicken 1884 Alexander Logan 1885 Charles Edward ( BA - 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with, LLB - 19551955 is a common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January events January 2 Panama president Jose Antonio Remon is assassinated. January 19 The Scrabble board game debuts. February events February 8 Nikolai Bulganin ousts Georgi Mal)
• Clayton Riddell, oil tycoon ( BSc Honours - 1959)

2 Notable faculty

• Carol Shields, Pulitzer Prize winning author and former Professor and Chancellor

3 See also

• University of Winnipeg