Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 7, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba J a Winnipeg free press january 1995 inside Story budgets vastly different but the goal is to educate a profile of higher education in Manitoba University of Manitoba Western Canadas oldest the u of m was established to oversee the operations of three existing religious Boniface Johns College and Manitoba offered a limited Liberal arts other colleges were later under the University Wesley College which would become the University of Winnipeg and Brandon College now Brandon University were also affiliated with 199394 operating budget per cent funded by per cent from tuition remainder from storming Elvory 10wers parti University typical tuition fees for a full time student plus faculty plus faculty plus faculty As of last there were students in degree with full time and Par time there Are also students in 1994 summer Theu of is one of Canadas major research with specialities in engineering and through its undergraduate it offers 64 diplomas and the faculty of graduate studies offers 76 41 phys and three diploma the University has excelled in reaching out to nontraditional students students were enrolled in distance education courses in 199394 133 aboriginals were involved in a special outreach program that encourages studies in social pre dentistry and prelaw students were enrolled in a management or professional development certificate program through its continuing education division 840 armed forces personnel were working on some of them stationed around the in Mac leans magazines 1993 report on the u of m factory to you open to the Public we Are the factory no no no now you can own first Quality famous manufactured Home furniture at or below typical wholesale same Day delivery quantities first first free layaway sofa Loveseat chair also durable leather like sofa Loveseat chair also free layaway until income tax refund Brand new sofa extra sturdy Hardwood Loveseat chair also bedroom suite Rich 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schools for the second year in a it scored Well among students for Small class sizes in the third and fourth years and was tops among the number of alumni who made among other academics and the country top it ranked last in its firsthand second year classes were among the largest in the the u of m refused to participate in this years the Magazine judged had it it would have ranked last in its category female undergraduate 51 per cent of All full 55 per cent of All part time graduate 39 per cent of full 61 per cent of part four per cent of students Are International staff Fulland Par time academic Fulland Par time support students employed As teaching assistants and donations million Between August 93 and september94 million alumni and million the main Campus is a 274hectare site in South the University also occupies nine buildings adjacent to the health sciences the 440hectare Glen lean agricultural station 21 Kilometres South of Winnipeg the University Field station at the Delta Marsh the Star Lake geological Field station in the White Shell and the taiga biological station North of Wallace University of Winnipeg the u of w can Trace its roots Back to when the presbyterian Church founded Manitoba College in it merged with Wesley founded in 1886 by the methodist in 1926 and by 1938 the two institutions became known As United granting degrees through its affiliation with the University of the College gained its autonomy in 1967 As the u of 199394 operating budget per cent funded by province per cent funded by tuition remainder from other typical tuition fees for full time student there Are students in degree with full time and part there Are also in Spring and summer Manitoba undergraduate popular among students because of its smaller class hours and strength in sciences it offers four undergraduate degrees in education and it also has masters programs in marriage and family and joint masters programs with the u of m in Public administration and religious in Mac leans magazines 1993 report on it placed 14th out of the country 23 undergraduate among other academics and it ranked 14th on the reputation scale Brock but above its students had the second worst graduation and it had one of the largest class sizes for firs year it refused to participate in this years the Magazine judged had it participated this the u of w would have moved up one to 13th female students comprise per cent of All full time and per cent of All Par time undergraduate eight per cent of students Are International staff 262 Fulland Par time academic staff 224 Fulland Par time support staff with 261 student markers and donations for corporate and foundations students and main Campus is located on two Square blocks in the heart of downtown Brandon University founded by a group of Baptist families in 1880 As Prairie College in rapid Over the course of the following 19 years it would change its name twice and move to where it became Brandon it was affiliated first with Mcmaster University in and later with the u of Boris free press the University of Manitoba is Western Canadas Ken Giglotto Winnipeg free press United College gained its autonomy in 1967 As the u of Maku Vallun free press by was 10th in Mac leans ranking of undergraduate the manness manifesto at the end of june education minister Clayton manness issued a series of Chal Lenges to the universities to re Engineer and redesign the Edu cation setting a deadline of new years manness challenged the Board of of each University to establish program priorities for their respective identify potential centres of specialization related to the governments 1993 framework for economic growth the Filmon governments economic Agenda and to such other areas deemed important to the explore and Experiment with new management arrangements which will assist in redesigning the internal University Environ explore the development of a process of inter institutional co operation which will result in a greater degree of sharing of resources and program rationalization in the invest resources for the Broad application of communication and learning technologies to the learning both on and off this investment should be consistent with the govern ments Overall strategy in the area of manness also issued challenges to his own government and government agencies As part of the rationalization process develop an accountability sys tem and funding formula for Post secondary education by the end of june the universities Grants commission and the colleges secretariat to in Consul tation with the a process of credit Transfer and program recognition to help Stu dents move Between universities and colleges without repeating All new programs must consider linkages with existing programs at other the government will begin talks in february with other provinces to rationalize University programs among the government will develop a tuition fee policy for pos Sec Mondary education by the end of june the government will consider special funding to help underrepresented groups participate in pos secondary Hope and reality the following represents the government Grant increase for pos secondary education requested by Manitoba universities each compared to what they actually universities requested Grant increase increase 13 10 14 source universities Grants commission became a full with degree granting in 199394 operating per cent funded by per cent from tuition remainder from other typical student including tuition 1 students in degree with full time and Par time by is a Small undergraduate University offering is undergraduate programs in the faculties of music and it also offers masters degrees in music and Brandon has achieved Success with its music program and its innovative approaches to teacher training for native More than on third of students Are status by is Manitoba Only University to put its reputation in the hands of Mac leans Magazine and the risk paid Brandon jumped five spots on the National ranking of undergraduate moving up to 10th better it placed third among All of Canadas universities in improving the academic performance of its ahead of the University of Toronto of the University of in its by was ranked first for the number of Library holdings per student fourth for the number of awards won by students fifth for the size of its senior classes and third for the number of classes taught by tenured on the by was ranked out of in reputation by the country cos and other academics and 16th for poor record of recent Library female per cent of All full time and per cent of All Par time 1 per cent of students Are International t ;