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University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick



University of New Brunswick
Motto: Sapere Aude (Dare to be Wise)
Established: 1785
Type: Public
Chancellor: Richard Currie
President: John McLaughlin
Staff: 620 faculty
Students: 9000 (Fredericton), 3000 (Saint John)
Location: Fredericton and Saint John, NB, Canada
Campus: Urban
Former names: College of New Brunswick (1800-1828); King's College (1828-1859)
Sports teams: UNB Varsity Reds (Fredericton), Seawolves (Saint John)
Colours: red & black
Affiliations: AUCC, IAU, CIS,CVU, ACU, CUSID, AUS, AUFSC, CBIE, CUP.
Website: http://www.unb.ca

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and was the first public university in North America.[1] The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in Fredericton and a smaller campus which was opened in Saint John in 1964. In addition, there are two small satellite health sciences campuses located in Moncton and Bathurst, New Brunswick. UNB offers over 60 degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a total student enrollment of approximately 12,000 between the two principal campuses. The university presses, The Baron and the The Brunswickan, are members of CUP.

General information

The Old Arts Building, a symbol of UNBF.

[edit] History

The University of New Brunswick was founded in 1785 in Fredericton, New Brunswick as the Academy of Arts and Science,[2] a non-denominational institution modeled on the democratic ideals of the older Scottish universities.[3] In 1800, the Provincial Academy of Arts and Science became the College of New Brunswick (Anglican).[2] King's College was established at Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1828 under the control of the Church of England.[4]

King's College offered the first engineering course taught at a Canadian university in 1854.[5] In 1858 it was made non-sectarian under the designation of the University of New Brunswick.[4] In 1859, it became the non-denominational University of New Brunswick (UNB).[5]

The governance of UNB was modeled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty) responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the two bodies and to provide institutional leadership.[3] In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law, and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced.[3]

By 1920, the University of New Brunswick had two faculties: Arts, and Applied Science. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Master of Arts (MA), and Doctor of Science (DSc). The latter was awarded only in civil engineering, electrical engineering and forestry. It had 156 male students and 21 female students, and only eleven academic staff, all male.[6]

In the 1960s University policies changed in response to social pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. [3] In 1964, a second, smaller campus was established in Saint John, New Brunswick.[5] The growth of the UNBSJ campus is particularly notable, considering it began in 1964 with only 96 students spread throughout various buildings in Saint John's central business district. By the late 1960s, the Saint John Law School was moved to UNBF to become the University of New Brunswick Faculty of Law, and in 1968 UNBSJ moved into its new campus at Tucker Park. The Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT) was established in 1954; in 1979 it became the bargaining agent for full-time academic staff. In 1980, the university offered the first Elderhostel program in Canada.

Both campuses have undergone significant expansion over the years and many University buildings have received funding from Lord Beaverbrook and other prominent industrialists and philanthropists. UNB's largest expansion coincided with the Baby boom, and its Fredericton campus tripled in size. In 1973 the New Brunswick Teachers' College (now the Faculty of Education) was absorbed into UNB. In 1989, University of New Brunswick established undergraduate degrees in adult education.

Currently UNBF has approximately 9,000 students while UNBSJ has 3,000, although UNBSJ is growing at a faster rate.

[edit] Location

UNB Fredericton is located on the banks of the St. John river. The campus is well-known for its colourful fall foliage, Georgian style red-brick buildings and a very steep hill. UNB Fredericton has shared the "College Hill" with St. Thomas University (STU) since 1964, when the former St. Thomas College moved from Chatham, NB (now Miramichi). They share some infrastructure but remain separate institutions.

The UNB Saint John campus (UNBSJ) is located in Tucker Park in the Millidgeville neighbourhood, several kilometres north of the city's central business district, and offers spectacular views of the Kennebecasis River and Grand Bay. New Brunswick's largest health care facility, Saint John Regional Hospital, is located adjacent to the UNBSJ campus and in 2010 a new medical school, a joint project between Dalhousie University, UNBSJ, and the Regional Hospital, will take in its first class.

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) on the Fredericton campus is one of the leading research institutes in biomedical engineering in Canada. It was founded in 1965 as the Bio-Engineering Institute, making it one of the oldest research institutes to be solely dedicated to the field of biomedical engineering. The institute is also the region's prosthetic fitting centre where amputees are fitted with state-of-the-art intelligent artificial limbs. The institute also carries out research in the field of myoelectric signal processing, biomedical instrumentation and human motion analysis. The IBME also developed the UNB Test of Prosthetic Function which is used by researchers all over the world. Although the institute does not offer degrees in biomedical engineering, students at UNB usually enroll in one of the other faculties of engineering such as electrical or mechanical and pursue their research in biomedical engineering at the IBME.

[edit] Scholarships

UNB gives away four million dollars worth of scholarships each year.[10] The most prestigious of these are the Blake-Kirkpatrick, Beaverbrook, and President's scholarships. UNB has a scholarship guarantee in which any admitted student with an average of 80% or higher will receive a guaranteed amount of five hundred dollars, or more depending on their marks.[1

Notable students and alumni

[edit] Media

[edit] Radio

[edit] Newspapers

[edit] Faculties

[edit] UNB Fredericton

[edit] UNB Saint John

[edit] UNB Moncton

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

  • Bailey, Alfred G., ed. 'The University of New Brunswick: Memorial Volume'. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1950.
  • McGahan, Peter. 'The Quiet Campus: A History of the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, 1959-1969.' Fredericton: New Ireland Press, 1998.
  • Montague, Susan. 'A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick'. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1992
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