U of W celebrates 50 years of inspiring, nurturing students
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This article was published 15/09/2017 (2938 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Fifty years ago on Sept. 15, the University of Winnipeg became official when then-premier Duff Roblin signed its charter. On Friday, the downtown university partied like it was 1967.
“This is our moment to celebrate the impact we have on the life and health of our community,” president and vice-chancellor Annette Trimbee said in a news release.
“Over the decades, our professors have inspired and nurtured more than 50,000 graduates who take on leadership roles: they are Manitoba’s educators, entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers, novelists, coaches and artists, who drive innovation and success in our economy.”
Friday night, a Manitoba social was held at Duckworth Centre with musical performances by Retro Rhythm Review and Rocki Rolletti (a.k.a. Peter Jordan, a U of W alumnus).
People were “encouraged to wear their love beads and bell-bottoms,” the U of W release said.
In 1967, the downtown university’s student population was 3,008 and tuition for a full course load in arts or science was $407. For a student who wanted to live in residence, Graham Hall housed 120 men and Sparling Hall housed 69 women. Room and meals for the school year, September to April, cost $586, the university’s news release said.
Although it’s commemorating its 50th anniversary, its roots date back more than 145 years to Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938.
Throughout the year, the U of W has been profiling the diversity of its people and their stories on its 50th-anniversary website, uwinnipeg.ca/50/.
Tonight, the university said, it will honour “the rich history of exceptional leaders who have made an impact on our community and beyond” at a 50th anniversary legacy dinner.
