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University of Alberta
Coat of arms
Latin: Universitas Albertensis[1]
Motto
Quaecumque vera (Latin)
Motto in English
Whatsoever things are true
Type
Public
Established
1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Academic affiliation
U15
WUN
Endowment
CA$1.7 billion[2]
Chancellor
Peggy Garritty[3]
President
Bill Flanagan
Provost
(acting) Verna Yiu[4]
Academic staff
4,004[5]
Administrative staff
5,021[5]
Students
43,490
Undergraduates
35,080[6]
Postgraduates
8,410[6]
Location
Edmonton
,
Alberta
,
Canada
Campus
Urban
Colours
Green & Gold[7]
Nickname
The Golden Bears (men) The Pandas (women)
Sporting affiliations
U Sports – Canada West
Mascot
GUBA (men) Patches (women)
Website
ualberta.ca
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,[8] the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory,[9] the university's first president. It was enabled through the Post-secondary Learning Act.[10] The university is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), which means that it offers a range of academic and professional programs that generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials.[11]
The university comprises four campuses in Edmonton, an Augustana Campus in Camrose, and a staff centre in downtown Calgary. The original north campus consists of 150 buildings covering 50 city blocks on the south rim of the North Saskatchewan River valley, across and west from downtown Edmonton. 39,000 students from Canada and 150 other countries participate in 400 programs in 18 faculties.
The university is a major economic driver for Alberta. In 2022, it contributed $19.4 billion to Alberta's economy, or over five per cent of that year's gross domestic product.[12] The University of Alberta has produced over 260,000 graduates; awards received by alumni and faculty members include 3 Nobel Prizes and 72 Rhodes Scholarships.
^"Real Life Special Collections - the Linda Miron Distad Culinaria Collection". June 2019.
^"University of Alberta 2023 Annual Investment Report" (PDF). University of Alberta. 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^"Meet U of A's New Chancellor, Peggy Garritty". University of Alberta. June 18, 2020. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^"Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Steven Dew Stepping Down".
^ ab"2015–2016 Annual Report" (PDF). University of Alberta. 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ ab"Students" (PDF). University of Alberta. 2019–2020. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^"Our Colours". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
^"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherford", Douglas R. Babcock, 1989, The University of Calgary Press, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ISBN 0-919813-65-8
^"Henry Marshall Tory, A Biography", originally published 1954, current edition January 1992, E.A. Corbett, Toronto: Ryerson Press, ISBN 0-88864-250-4
^"Post-secondary Learning Act". Qp.alberta.ca. December 28, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^Government of Alberta. "Types of publicly-funded institutions". Alberta.ca. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
^MacPherson, Adrianna. "'Economic engine': U of A contributes $19.4 billion a year to Alberta's economy". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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