All True Things by Rod Macleod, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

All True Things is a critical history of the genesis and evolution of the University of Alberta and a splendid way to mark the University's centennial. Professor Emeritus of History and alumnus, Rod Macleod, relates the University's coming of age against the parallel history of the Province of Alberta's remarkable growth. All True Things-a variation on the University of Alberta's motto, Quæcumque Vera, or, "Whatsoever Things Are True"-uncovers times of triumph and trouble by examining key people, circumstances, and decisions of that first century. What emerges is an enduring narrative of an institutional will to thrive and become a vibrant centre of learning. As the University embarks on its second century, this definitive source of information and reflection on institutional history and governance will inspire future leaders and policy makers and delight the University of Alberta's many friends far and wide. Some remarkable events recounted in All True Things: Decima Robinson was one of seven women in the University's very first class, and she was the very first student to graduate. The Faculty of Extension emerged from the University of Alberta's early outreach efforts of sending faculty on lecture tours to towns throughout the province. During World War I, founding president Henry Marshall Tory headed to France (becoming Colonel Tory) in order to spearhead the "Khaki University of Canada," a massive initiative to extend provisional education to military personnel serving overseas. University of Alberta physicist, Robert W. Boyle, played an integral role in the invention of sonar during World War I. The women's residence, Pembina Hall, was converted to an emergency isolation hospital during the devastating influenza pandemic of 1918. Dr. J. B. Collip-University of Alberta Biochemistry professor-was a major research contributor to Banting and Best's breakthrough insulin therapy for treatment of diabetes. By the 1920s, while working for what would eventually become the Alberta Research Council, Dr. Karl Clark had already developed the technology for separating heavy oil from Alberta's rich deposits of oilsands. University of Alberta alumnus George F. Stanley (BA '29), who led an exemplary career as a pre-eminent historian and who became lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, provided the design for the Canadian flag in the 1960s. CKUA radio, Canada's oldest running independent radio station, began as a campus radio station in the 1920s, introducing listeners to live musical performances, sports coverage, and even lectures as an innovative component of President Tory's vision of community engagement. The seeds of the internationally renowned Banff Centre-a learning facility for the Arts, Mountain Culture, and Leadership-were planted when E. A. Corbett initiated an "Experimental School in the Arts Related to the Theatre" in the summer of 1933. Former prime minister, Joe Clark,'60 BA, '73 MA, '85 LLD (Honorary), was editor of the student's newspaper, The Gateway, in 1959-60. Prior to the founding of the University of Calgary in 1967, the University of Alberta, Calgary Campus provided university education to Calgarians. | All True Things by Rod Macleod, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters