University of Alberta
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.
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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) |
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.
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.
Alumni
- Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
- Former Premier of Alberta Peter Lougheed
- Former Prime Minister Joe Clark
- Former Governor General Roland Michener
- 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