University of Saskatchewan University of Saskatchewan Latin: Deo et Patriæ Rank: 465 worldwide The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907. It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advantage". The University of Saskatchewan is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities. Saskatoon was chosen as the site for the University on April 7, 1909, by the board of governors. On October 12, 1912, the first building opened its doors for student admission. It awarded its first degrees in 1912. Duncan P. McColl was appointed as the first registrar, establishing the first convocation from which Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore was elected as the first chancellor. Walter Charles Murray became the first president of the university's board of governors. In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law, and medicine. Having such a history during the war times, designed by David Robertson Brown (architect), the Memorial Gates were erected in 1927 at the corner of College Drive and Hospital Drive in honor of the University of Saskatchewan alumni who served in the First World War. A stone wall bears inscriptions of the names of the sixty-seven university students and faculty who lost their lives while on service during World War I. The hallways of the Old Administrative Building (College Building) at the University of Saskatchewan are decorated with memorial scrolls in honor of the University of Saskatchewan alumni who served in the World Wars. The University of Saskatchewan offers a wide variety of programs and courses. Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Biotechnology, Edwards School of Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Kinesiology, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Nutrition, Physical Therapy and Veterinary Medicine. University Council is made up of a combination of 116 faculty and students. In addition, the University's affiliated colleges and Centre for Continuing and Distance Education offer degree programs, certificates, and training programs. Many affiliated colleges allow students to complete the first two years of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, and some offer full degrees in Education, Native Studies, and Theology. The University of Saskatchewan is one of Canada's oldest and most distinguished universities, known for its two Nobel Prize winners namely, Gerhard Herzberg and Henry Taube. One Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker, nine provincial premiers like Roy Romanow, Alison Redford, and Brad Wall. Three Supreme Court Justices, and five Olympic gold medalists ‘ alumni. Campus sports teams in U Sports use the name Saskatchewan Huskies. The U of S Huskies compete in eight men's sports. Canadian football, basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling and seven women's sports: basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The Huskies Track and Field team has won the national championships on 12 occasions and is the most successful team on campus. University of Saskatchewan is also leading when it comes to innovation and one of the top research-intensive, medical doctoral universities in Canada, and is home to world-leading research in areas of global importance, such as water and food security and infectious diseases. Study and discovery are enhanced by outstanding facilities, including the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, VIDO-InterVac, the Global Institute for Food Security, the Global Institute for Water Security, and the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation.