Student advising: the path to academic success
Colleen MacPherson
May 15, 2012, 10:07 am
Guided by the recommendations of a 2010 external review and with the concerted efforts of many people across campus, the U of S is closing in on its goal of providing students with the best academic advising possible.
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Bringing back the rodeo club
Kris Foster
May 15, 2012, 9:59 am
The thing about the student experience at the U of S is that you can always find extracurricular opportunities to pursue, even if it involves a horse named Rootbeer Kazanova and barrel racing.
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Woolf conference showcases university collaboration
Colleen MacPherson
May 15, 2012, 9:57 am
While Virginia Woolf may be the focus of an international conference taking place at the U of S in June, the real highlight will be unique collaborations and partnerships it has spawned across campus and beyond.
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Final-10 entrepreneurs chosen in U of S Tech Venture Challenge
Research News
May 11, 2012, 2:20 pm
Ten entrepreneurs with ideas ranging from e-publishing, e-health, biofuels, mechanical engineering, and audio special effects will begin working on turning their ideas into businesses as finalists in the Tech Venture Challenge. The finalists were announced in Saskatoon May 10.
Bringing a new perspective
By Kris Foster
May 11, 2012, 9:11 am
Jared Brown is the newly elected University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) president, and he is also the first Aboriginal student to step into that position.
On Campus News May 11
By OCN
May 11, 2012, 8:47 am
The May 11 issue of On Campus News features stories about the Health Sciences project and the new USSU president as well as updates on academic advising and copyright licensing.
Learning to learn at the U of S
College of Arts and Science
May 10, 2012, 2:16 pm
Thinking about attending the University of Saskatchewan, but not sure you have the skills and time to succeed? Ann Remy, director of the university’s College of Arts and Science Transition Program, says this is a dilemma many mature students and recent high school graduates struggle with. They would like to pursue various goals through an education at the U of S, but are leery of enrolling after struggling in high school or simply being away from an educational setting for a while.
Wiebe awarded Houston professorship
Kirk Sibbald
May 10, 2012, 1:56 pm
Karen Wiebe has been awarded the Stuart and Mary Houston Professorship in Ornithology in the Department of Biology.
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Architect Douglas Cardinal unveils plans for new student centre
By OCN
May 10, 2012, 1:12 pm
The University of Saskatchewan unveiled new design plans for the long-anticipated Gordon Oakes-Red Bear Student Centre at a special event May 9.
New budget system links revenue and costs directly to activity
By Colleen MacPherson
May 10, 2012, 11:38 am
After four years of research, planning and development, the University of Saskatchewan is moving toward a new internal budget system that links revenue and costs directly to academic activity.
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New approach to College Quarter development
By OCN
May 10, 2012, 11:36 am
The university will take a new approach to developing a 31-acre parcel of land in College Quarter that will include a twin-pad ice rink, a hotel, athletic fields and retail or office space.
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Working on campus popular option for students
By OCN
May 8, 2012, 3:58 pm
Shari Thompson can tell when the economy is humming – all she has to do is look at the number of job postings on the U of S Student Employment and Career Centre website.
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Creating a global classroom
Mark Ferguson
May 8, 2012, 3:56 pm
While presenting at the TED Conference in Palm Springs, California in early March, Edwards School of Business instructor Trevor Maber was surprised at the number of people who were taken by his by talk.
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A vision for student enrolment
Kris Foster
May 8, 2012, 3:55 pm
Since October, a university committee has been working to develop a new Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) plan that will guide the long-term vision for undergraduate and graduate student enrolment—including numbers and composition—at the U of S.
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President MacKinnon awarded inaugural Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship
By OCN
May 4, 2012, 1:38 pm
University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon has been named the first recipient of the Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship, an initiative of the Public Policy Forum to enhance governance in Canada.
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