Talk:University of Alberta

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New section for University Finances

I just updated the article's lead, as there was no discussion of the university's finances since 2005. A lot has happened, and I think there is enough information out there to justify a new finances section including information on the university's tuition, student fees, budget situation, and endowment. As it stands, the financial section is now the largest section in the lead. Thoughts? --Rawlangs (talk) 23:42, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Reminder to Summarize Edits

I've been noticing a lot of edits to this page. While the majority of these are changes for the better, please remember to use the edit summary field when posting to let people know what you're up to. Please follow WP:EXPLAIN and WP:DISCUSS!

Many thanks to TownsendS for overhauling this article over the past few weeks.

Thanks, --Rawlangs (talk) 19:15, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

Material Moved From History Section

I just removed the following:

"Once again, alumni and donors rose to the challenge of offsetting these budgetary constraints. In 2011-12, a record number of more than 20,000 donors contributed an unprecedented $162.7 million in philanthropic support to the university."

The sentence implies the fundraising offset budget cuts, but I don't see anything in the source that would lead me to believe the money raised went into the general coffers. The page is promotional and designed to recruit people to the U of A. Its wording is intentionally vague, stating that "Donations support scholarships and bursaries for students, faculty and staff who make a difference in people's lives, and programs that foster creativity and discovery. Donations increase the university's ability to recruit and retain major talent and propel the institution to achieve its goals."

This says to me that the fundraising is going to bursaries and scholarships (again, not paying for maintenance or staff), existing teacher salaries and recruiting (no mention of rehiring laid off professors, or paying for maintenance and support staff), and "programs that foster creativity and discovery" (whatever those are). The cuts were to upkeep, recurring costs (like phones), administrative staff, maintenance, and professorial positions. A quick survey of the U of A directory shows that most professors in the English department haven't gotten their landlines back, so that cut was not remedied by the additional funding.

That being said, the reference might serve as a decent source for a general finances section, so I've preserved it here. --Rawlangs (talk) 21:25, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

References

U. of A. Cheer Song

In the Wikipedia article about the University of Alberta, it is said that the music to the University of Alberta Cheer Song was derived from the Russian National Anthem. At the time that the Cheer Song was composed, that song would have been "God Save the Tsar" (featured, memorably, in the "1812 Overture") or, possibly, the "Internationale". The orchestral version from the U. of A. website - http://www.senate.ualberta.ca/en/UofATraditionsandHallmarks/UniversityCheerSong.aspx resembles neither. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.58.172.133 (talk) 23:01, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

UofA Logo?

Is there a way to upload a logo (a coat of arms) for this article? I couldn't find anything. 68.150.52.169 (talk) 08:24, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

"Other Occurrences"

User User:Magnolia677 had this revision description regarding removing the section "Other Occurrences":

Undid revision as though this contains some new links, many are from the University of Alberta newspaper, the Gateway, and this has had far reaching implications for student life. The social media app chillabit which was created by students at the University of Alberta had since had its servers taken down, and this is a part of UAlberta history.

Hello, I am posting here as requested. The additions I have added are not run of the mill in Canadian Universities, our culture is a lot different here compared to that of American institutions. That being said news shapes the campus life at our University, and the implications of that occurrence have more far-reaching implications. When does something like this become history?? When someone does something so vile and disgusting?? No, the best way to prevent this is to educate and show so that future student can learn from the mistakes that others have done. This is how campus life grows, I await your reply — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChillabitUser123 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

- Please remember to "sign" your comments by adding ~~~~ at the end of your comment. -- Bdoserror (talk) 23:41, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Their addition was a run-of-the-mill news item, which I deleted. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:48, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

It is not a run of the mill news item for our univeristy, ~~~~ please help condense it down to a smaller segment if you would like ~~~~ ChillabitUser123 (talk)

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scholarships

How are you 197.221.227.148 (talk) 11:54, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Devonian Gardens renamed

The article mentions the "Devonian Garden" a couple of times - once in caption to an image, and once in the description of the ALES faculty. This botanical site was renamed "University of Alberta Botanical Garden" in 2017. A couple of good sources include the Edmonton Journal and the University's own announcement of the name change.

I don't think the gardens are prominent enough to merit a description of the name change; I think we should just update the references in the article to the new name. If the image was taken when it was called the Devonian Garden, perhaps update the caption to something like "University of Alberta Botanical Garden, then called Devonian Garden".

TimothyMills (talk) 15:38, 14 November 2024 (UTC)