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Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland, also known as Memorial University or MUN (/mʌn/), is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, based in St. John's, with satellite campuses in Corner Brook, elsewhere in Newfoundland and in Labrador, Saint Pierre, and Harlow, England. Memorial University offers certificate, diploma, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs, as well as online courses and degrees.

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Latin: Universitatis Memorialis
Former names
Memorial University College
MottoProvehito in Altum (Latin)
Motto in English
"Launch forth into the deep"
TypePublic
Established1925; 98 years ago (1925)
EndowmentCAD$93 million[1]
ChancellorEarl Ludlow[2]
PresidentNeil Bose
VisitorJudy Foote
Academic staff
1,330[3]
Administrative staff
2,474[3]
Students19,429[4]
Undergraduates13,564
Postgraduates3,774
Location, ,
Canada

47°34′19″N 52°43′58″W / 47.57203°N 52.73265°W / 47.57203; -52.73265Coordinates: 47°34′19″N 52°43′58″W / 47.57203°N 52.73265°W / 47.57203; -52.73265
CampusUrban
Main: 279 acres (113 ha)
Grenfell: 185 acres (75 ha)
Harlow: 25 acres (10 ha)
Colours
NicknameSea-Hawks
Sporting affiliations
ACU, AUCC, AUS, CARL, CIS, CVU, CUSID, UArctic, ATS, CBIE, CUP, IAU.
MascotSammy the Seahawk
Websitewww.mun.ca

Founded in September 1925 as a living memorial to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War, Memorial is the largest university in Atlantic Canada, and Newfoundland and Labrador's only university. As of 2018, there were a reported 1,330 faculty and 2,474 staff, supporting 18,000 students from nearly 100 countries.[5][6]

History

Founding

At its founding, Newfoundland was a dominion of the United Kingdom. Memorial University began as Memorial University College (MUC), which opened in September 1925 at a campus on Parade Street in St. John's.[7] It was founded to honour the war dead from World War I, to provide a way of educating school teachers for the local religious schools, and to offer students higher education locally. Before that, there was no post-secondary education in the dominion with high ranking; students often went to Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States. Students were first admitted into a non-degree program in 1925. The original location on Parade Street in St. Johns was established with the help of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[8]

The college was established as a memorial to the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War.[7] It was later rededicated to also encompass the province's war dead of the Second World War.[9]

The first president was J. L. Paton. It offered the first two years of university studies. MUC's initial enrolment was 57 students, rising to a peak of over 400 in the 1940s. In 1933 it merged with the adjacent Normal School and took responsibility for teacher training.[citation needed]

Early period

The period from the founding in 1925 until 1949 in Newfoundland was chaotic, reflecting Newfoundland's shifting economic and political situation, from the last flowering of independence to depression and life on the dole. The 1940 discovery of Newfoundland as a strategic military asset brought a new period of prosperity. Enrolment at the university went through ups and downs during this period, reflecting the shifting fortunes of Newfoundland.[8]

Newfoundland gave up dominion status in 1934, ending self-government in exchange for British Commission of Government rule[10] as a crown colony.[11] Newfoundland remained a crown colony until it joined Canada as a province in 1949.[12]

The post-Confederation government elevated the status of Memorial University College to full university status in August 1949, renaming the institution to Memorial University of Newfoundland.[7] Memorial University was established by the Memorial University Act.[13]

The enrolment in Memorial's first year was 307 students.[citation needed]

Expansion

In 1959 Memorial pioneered the Extension Service as a model for field education and community development.

In 1961, enrolment having increased to 1400, Memorial moved from Parade Street to its present location on Elizabeth Avenue (Main Campus).[7]

On 8 March 1965, the government of Newfoundland announced free tuition for first-year students enrolled at Memorial University in St. John's.[14] The Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland was established in 1967, and the first students were admitted in 1969. It admits approximately 80 students into the M.D. program each year, and also offers MSc and PhD programs.

Memorial maintains a campus in Harlow, England which opened to students in 1969. This campus has been a popular location for internships in education, and now offers credit courses, work terms, and internships in a number of areas. The campus accommodates approximately 50 students.

Memorial established the Institut Frecker in St. Pierre in 1973, to offer one-semester French immersion programs. It was housed in a building provided by the archdiocese of St. Pierre until 2000. Now known as the Program Frecker, it is currently run from the FrancoForum, a language teaching facility owned by the government of St. Pierre. The program is partially supported by the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.

In September 1975 a campus was opened in Corner Brook; it was first renamed Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 1979 and renamed again in 2010 as Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Currently, 1300 students attend Grenfell, which offers full degree programs in several disciplines, including Fine Arts, and partial programs, which can be completed at the main campus, in many other subjects.

 
View of the MUN Clock Tower and QEII Library exterior
 
View of the QEII Library interior
 
The Chemistry-Physics Building
 
The Bruneau Centre (taken during filming of Hudson & Rex)
 
The Ocean Sciences Centre

In 1977, the Memorial University of Newfoundland Educational Television Centre implemented the Telemedicine project.

In 1992, the Institute of Fisheries and Marine Technology in St. John's became affiliated with Memorial University as the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Today it is named the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland. It offers both degree and non-degree programs with a high place in international ranking systems.

The modern day

In 2008, the university's hiring process for incoming presidents came under scrutiny for political interference by the province's education minister, Joan Shea.[15]

In May 2021, the Board of Regents of Memorial University recommended that the institution should proceed with officially changing its name to Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.[16] However, changing the university's legal name will require an act of the province's House of Assembly, and has not yet taken effect.

In September 2019, the Memorial University Senate voted unanimously to create a degree-granting campus in Labrador.[17] Memorial University subsequently established the School of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Studies in 2020. A campus in Happy Valley-Goose Bay (renovated from the former provincial courthouse on Hamilton River Road) is expected to offer courses in Fall 2022.[18]

Presidents

Chancellors

Motto, shield, and arms

The university's motto is Provehito in Altum, 'to launch forth into the deep'. The arms of the university, designed by Alan Beddoe, have as their charges a cross moline, three books, and waves representing the sea, and were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 10 September 1992.[19][20]

Academics

Schools and faculties

Memorial has seven faculties (Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, and Science) and six Schools (Graduate Studies, Music, Pharmacy, Human Kinetics, Recreation, and Social Work). These offer a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Memorial's Faculty of Business Administration is recognised as a leader in Canadian business education with a high ranking,[citation needed] offering programs at undergraduate and graduate levels, including a bachelor of commerce, international bachelor of business administration, bachelor of business administration, master of business administration, master of employment relations and PhD degrees.

Students can choose to specialise in the following engineering disciplines: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering (combined degree), Engineering Management,[21] and Process Engineering.[22]

The St. John's campus is home to the Faculty of Medicine co-located with the Newfoundland Health Science Center General Hospital. The Faculty of Medicine grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in medicine, while also providing residential and advanced training. It is one of only four medical schools in Atlantic Canada (the others are Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, University of New Brunswick Medical Training Centre and Université de Moncton Medical Training Centre.

The Department of Biochemistry has a dietetic program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians.

Queen's College, an affiliated College of Memorial University, offers diploma and degree studies in theology, pastoral studies, church history, and related programs. It is an associate member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and has 166 students.[23]

The university operates the Bonne Bay Marine Station in Gros Morne National Park.

Research

Research at Memorial University spans six faculties and six schools on the St. John's campus, three schools at Grenfell Campus, and three schools at the Marine Institute, covering a broad range of basic, interdisciplinary, and applied research topics. It also includes specialised centres in marine learning that study ocean technology, aquaculture, sustainable fishery, and offshore safety. Over 40% of Memorial's research is ocean-related (68% in the Faculty of Science alone).[24]

Memorial University recently joined with Dalhousie University and the University of Prince Edward Island to form the Ocean Frontier Institute,[25] a collaborative research initiative aimed at harnessing the vast potential of the world's oceans. Memorial University is a member of the University of the Arctic, an international cooperative network of universities, colleges, and other organizations concerned with education and research in Arctic region. Memorial is also a member of the International Association of Universities, Universities Canada, Association of Commonwealth Universities, Canadian Virtual University, and the Canadian Bureau for International Education.

In 2009, Memorial University launched Yaffle to provide researchers and community partners an opportunity to connect and exchange ideas, expertise, research interests, and publicly engaged activities in an open and accessible way. Yaffle is managed by the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University.

Research impact

Out of 50 universities in Canada, Research Infosource ranked Memorial University the 20th most research-intensive for fiscal year 2016, with a sponsored research income of $91.178 million, averaging $93,500 per faculty member.[26] Times Higher Education ranked Memorial University 17th among Canadian universities for subject-normalised total citations.[27]

According to Memorial University's President's Report 2017, Memorial's total research funding for fiscal year 2016-17 was over $100 million.[28] Memorial is the seat of 20 active Canada Research Chairs, and 13 sponsored research chairs.[29]

Research centres and institutes

Memorial University operates and manages over 30 research units. Some fall under the direct authority of their respective faculties or schools, while others have a pan-university mandate or multi-organization consortium. Below is a sampling of the more prominent units:[30]

  • Aging Research Centre – Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Autonomous Oceans Systems Laboratory
  • Bonne Bay Marine Station
  • Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative, Grenfell Campus
  • Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music
  • Centre for Applied Ocean Technology, Marine Institute
  • Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development (CASD), Marine Institute
  • Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Marine Institute
  • Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS), Marine Institute
  • Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources (CSAR), Marine Institute
  • Craig L. Dobbin Genetics Research Centre
  • Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork
  • eHealth Research Unit
  • English Language Research Centre
  • Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus
  • Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
  • Health Research Unit
  • Hibernia Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory
  • Institute of Social and Economic Research
  • Janeway Pediatric Research Unit
  • Lewisporte Regional Fisheries and Marine Centre
  • Maritime History Archive
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research
  • North West River Research Station, Labrador Institute
  • Nursing Research Unit
  • Ocean Engineering Research Centre (OERC)
  • Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI)
  • Ocean Sciences Centre
  • Offshore Safety and Survival Centre (OSSC), Marine Institute
  • Primary Healthcare Research Unit
  • Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (MMaP)
  • SafetyNet
  • Support for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials (SUPPORT) Unit
  • The Centre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering (CRISE)
  • The J.R. Smallwood Foundation for Newfoundland and Labrador Studies

Research awards and honours

Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada 29
RSC College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists 4
Trudeau Fellows 2
Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows 16
Canadian Academy of Health Services Fellows 11
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Impact Awards Gold Medal 1
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Award 1
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Talent Awards 1
Arctic Inspiration Prize 2

Exchange programs

Presently, Memorial has 134 student programs, exchanges, and research partnership agreements in 40 countries. The Internationalization Office, formerly the International Student Advising Office, stands available to assist international students with housing, health insurance, academics, immigration, and career options.[31] Memorial also has a British campus in Harlow, Essex, and is one of only two universities in Canada with a foothold in the United Kingdom.[32]

Rankings

University rankings
Global rankings
ARWU World[33]701–800
QS World[34]751–800
Times World[35]601–800
U.S News & World Report Global[36]698
Canadian rankings
ARWU National[33]23–24
QS National[34]24–26
Times National[35]20–27
U.S News & World Report National[36]22
Maclean's Comprehensive[37]7

In Maclean's 2023 Canadian university rankings, Memorial University of Newfoundland placed seventh in the magazine's comprehensive university category.[37] The university has also placed in several global university rankings. In 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university ranked 701–800 in the world.[33] The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 751–800 in the world.[34] 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university 601–800 in the world.[35] In the U.S. News & World Report 2022–23 ranking, the university placed 698th in the world.[36]

Campuses and facilities

Memorial University has the following campuses: main Campus on Elizabeth Avenue, Signal Hill, St. John's, Grenfell Campus, Corner Brook, Bonne Bay Marine Station, Holyrood Marine Base, Labrador Institute, Happy Valley-Goose Bay,[38] Ocean Sciences Centre, Institut Frecker on the French island of St-Pierre, off Newfoundland's south coast, and in Harlow, England. The main campus in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is split by Prince Philip Drive. [39] The university also operates the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden.

St. John's campus

The largest campus is located in St. John's. Prince Philip Drive runs east–west through the main campus, with Westerland Road bordering it to the west, Elizabeth Avenue to the south, and Allandale Road to the east. The majority of the academic buildings are located south of Prince Philip Drive; the Arts and Administration building, the Science building, Chemistry and Physics, Mathematics, Music, Education, Physical Education, and the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation. The University Centre is home to the food court, bookstore, campus bar ("Breezeway"), and the CHMR-FM campus radio station.

Libraries and archives

The Memorial University Libraries contain collections of university Archives, Fine Arts from the 1880s to present; Human History and Natural Sciences.[40] Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive collection consists of manuscripts, tapes, records, photographs and artifacts pertaining to Maritime Provinces, specifically Newfoundland and Labrador.[41][42] The Queen Elizabeth II Library contains 1,072,588 monographs, 104,587 maps, 5,655 audio-visual titles and 9,081 journal titles. The Commons, located on the main floor of the library, has computers available for use by students as well as a Digital Media Centre.

Marine Institute

The Marine Institute is a marine polytechnic institution located on Ridge Road in St. John's within Pippy Park, north of the city. It has unique facilities such as a full ship's bridge simulator and the world's largest flume tank.[43] It offers degrees, diplomas, certifications and industry training for the maritime sector.

Grenfell Campus

Grenfell Campus is a 185-acre (75 ha) site in Corner Brook. It has approximately 1400 students, 156 faculty, and 235 staff and offers programs in the Arts, Fine Arts, Business, Science, and Nursing. It was formerly known as Sir Wilfred Grenfell College until 10 September 2010.

Harlow

 
Harlow Campus of Memorial University

The Harlow Campus, located in Old Harlow, Essex, England consists of the Maltings, which can accommodate 30 students, and Cabot House which can accommodate 10 students.[44] A former schoolhouse and a teacher's cottage have been converted into a lecture facility and an apartment and a former shop has been converted into apartments. Memorial's Harlow Campus is not a school unto itself. Rather, professional schools and academic departments at Memorial use the Harlow Campus to deliver special programs.[32] Harlow offers courses in Biology, Business, Drama & Performance, English Cultural Landscape, Fine Arts (both Theatre and Visual Arts), Faith, Love & Lore, and History & Political Science.[45]

Signal Hill Campus

In 2013, Memorial University purchased the former Battery Hotel located on Signal Hill, overlooking St. John's harbour. The hotel was a landmark property with a long history in the cultural life of the province. To transform the space from a hotel to a university campus, a number of necessary upkeep and maintenance jobs were performed while Memorial conducted a province-wide public consultation to seek input from the Memorial University community and its public partners.

Emera Innovation Exchange

Signal Hill Campus opened to the public in September 2018. A large portion of the campus, the Emera Innovation Exchange, serves as Memorial's innovation and public engagement hub to facilitate university-community collaboration. The campus houses several public-facing university organizations, a large conference centre, and graduate student living accommodations. Current tenants are the Harris Centre, Gardiner Centre, Genesis, Office of Public Engagement, Office of Strategic Operations (Signal Hill Campus) and Conference Services, MUN Pensioners' Association, Newfoundland Quarterly, and Business & Arts NL.

Conference Centre

The Conference Centre on Signal Hill Campus is a convening space within the Emera Innovation Exchange. It houses several distinct convening spaces, each with full AV connectivity. The Conference Hall overlooks St. John's harbour and can be divided into three separate venues, or combined as one larger venue with the capacity to host up to 450 people. The Atrium, a multifunctional event space spread over two levels and connected by a seated staircase, was designed to serve as a venue for public events and presentations. YAFFLE Connect, a space operating as a physical manifestation of the Yaffle application, Memorial's online connecting tool, was designed with small meetings, co-working sessions, dialogues and debates in mind. There are also eight meeting rooms on the lower level of the Atrium and a dining room with a built-in kitchen for private lunches or small dinner receptions.

Accommodations

The Harbour Wing and Tower areas of Signal Hill Campus are dedicated to graduate student living accommodations. There are 87 furnished rooms available, each of them single occupancy with a private washroom. The kitchen and lounge facilities on each floor are common areas shared between about 15 students.

Botanical Garden

The collection consists of perennial and annual plants, aquatic plants, spruce, fir, and alder trees. The garden, founded in 1972, is located at Oxen Pond along Mount Scio Road.[46] The park has adopted the Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) as its emblem.

Student body and campus life

There are over 19,000 students currently enrolled in full and part-time studies at Memorial University. This number includes both undergraduate and graduate students. Approximately 85% of students are from Newfoundland and Labrador.[citation needed]

International students

There are currently 2,744 full-time and part-time international students enrolled at Memorial, hailing from 119 countries around the world pursuing high-quality education with high ranking as well.[47] International students comprise 15 percent of the student population, and are served by the Internationalisation Office, headquartered at Corte Real.[48][49]

Campus housing

Student Residences provides on-campus housing at the St. John's campus in three residential complexes: Paton College, Macpherson College, and Burton's Pond Apartments. There is a dining hall for students in residence, R. Gushue Hall, serviced by Aramark. A meal plan is mandatory for students in Paton College and Macpherson College.[50]

The Paton College dormitories offer traditional dormitory-style accommodations for approximately 1000 students in nine residences, called Houses, and named after persons associated with the university or Newfoundland and Labrador: Barnes, Blackall, Bowater, Burke, Curtis, Doyle, Hatcher, Rothermere, and Squires.

The newer Macpherson College consists of two similarly named Halls: Shiwak and Cluett, which house 250 students each, and were officially opened in 2013.[51]

The five Courts of Burton's Pond apartments accommodate a total of 640 students (inclusive of any dependents) in four-bedroom apartments and provide a more independent lifestyle on campus. They are, in alphabetical order, Baltimore, Cabot, Cartier, Gilbert, and Guy.[52][50]

Sports, clubs, and traditions

Memorial's sports teams, the Memorial Sea-Hawks (formerly The Beothuks), are part of the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) league of U Sports. There are varsity teams in men's and women's basketball, cross-country, soccer, swimming, and women's volleyball. Curling, track and field and wrestling are also available as club sports. The university also has student media, including a radio station, CHMR-FM, and a newspaper, The Muse.

Cultural impact

Postage stamp

On 1 January 1943, and again on 21 March 1946, 'Memorial University College' stamps were issued based on a design by Herman Herbert Schwartz. The 2¢ / 30¢ stamps were perforated 12 and were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.[53][54]

Sponsors

Memorial University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Faculty of Science are major sponsors of Women in Science and Engineering Newfoundland and Labrador (WISE NL). MUN has provided support to WISE NL's Student Summer Employment Program, Aboriginal Youth Conference, and the WinSETT Leadership Program - St. John's series.[55]

Hudson and Rex

The Canadian crime comedy/drama series Hudson & Rex, based on the Austrian show Inspector Rex, is filmed at Memorial University on a regular basis. The Bruneau Centre stands in for the headquarters of the fictional St. John's Police department, whilst the rest of the campus has been used to portray the equally fictional Heritage University of Newfoundland and Labrador.[56]

Notable faculty and alumni

Arms

Coat of arms of Memorial University of Newfoundland
 
Notes
Granted 20 February 1951
Escutcheon
Gules a Cross Moline Or between two bars gemel wavy Argent in chief three closed books bound of the last edged and clasped of the second.
Motto
Provehito in Altum (Launch into the deep)[57]

See also

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Books

  • Baker, Melvin; Graham, Jean (1999). Celebrate Memorial! : a pictorial history of Memorial University of Newfoundland. St. Johns: Division of University Relations for Memorial University's Anniversaries Committee. ISBN 978-0889-01364-3. OCLC 428442228.
  • MacLeod, Malcolm (1 October 1990). Bridge Built Halfway: A History of Memorial University College, 1925-1950. Montreal: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-6249-3. OCLC 29389813.
  • Meaden, John Alfred (1947). Queen's College, Newfoundland. St. Johns: Memorial University Press.

External links

  • Education: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
  • Official website
  • The Muse Memorial University's student newspaper

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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Memorial University of Newfoundland news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Memorial University of Newfoundland also known as Memorial University or MUN m ʌ n is a public university in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador based in St John s with satellite campuses in Corner Brook elsewhere in Newfoundland and in Labrador Saint Pierre and Harlow England Memorial University offers certificate diploma undergraduate graduate and post graduate programs as well as online courses and degrees Memorial University of NewfoundlandLatin Universitatis MemorialisFormer namesMemorial University CollegeMottoProvehito in Altum Latin Motto in English Launch forth into the deep TypePublicEstablished1925 98 years ago 1925 EndowmentCAD 93 million 1 ChancellorEarl Ludlow 2 PresidentNeil BoseVisitorJudy FooteAcademic staff1 330 3 Administrative staff2 474 3 Students19 429 4 Undergraduates13 564Postgraduates3 774LocationSt John s NL Canada47 34 19 N 52 43 58 W 47 57203 N 52 73265 W 47 57203 52 73265 Coordinates 47 34 19 N 52 43 58 W 47 57203 N 52 73265 W 47 57203 52 73265CampusUrbanMain 279 acres 113 ha Grenfell 185 acres 75 ha Harlow 25 acres 10 ha Colours NicknameSea HawksSporting affiliationsACU AUCC AUS CARL CIS CVU CUSID UArctic ATS CBIE CUP IAU MascotSammy the SeahawkWebsitewww wbr mun wbr caFounded in September 1925 as a living memorial to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War Memorial is the largest university in Atlantic Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador s only university As of 2018 there were a reported 1 330 faculty and 2 474 staff supporting 18 000 students from nearly 100 countries 5 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Early period 1 3 Expansion 1 4 The modern day 1 5 Presidents 1 6 Chancellors 1 7 Motto shield and arms 2 Academics 2 1 Schools and faculties 2 2 Research 2 2 1 Research impact 2 2 2 Research centres and institutes 2 2 3 Research awards and honours 2 3 Exchange programs 2 4 Rankings 3 Campuses and facilities 3 1 St John s campus 3 1 1 Libraries and archives 3 2 Marine Institute 3 3 Grenfell Campus 3 4 Harlow 3 5 Signal Hill Campus 3 6 Botanical Garden 4 Student body and campus life 4 1 International students 4 2 Campus housing 4 3 Sports clubs and traditions 5 Cultural impact 5 1 Postage stamp 5 2 Sponsors 5 3 Hudson and Rex 6 Notable faculty and alumni 7 Arms 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Books 10 External linksHistory EditFounding Edit At its founding Newfoundland was a dominion of the United Kingdom Memorial University began as Memorial University College MUC which opened in September 1925 at a campus on Parade Street in St John s 7 It was founded to honour the war dead from World War I to provide a way of educating school teachers for the local religious schools and to offer students higher education locally Before that there was no post secondary education in the dominion with high ranking students often went to Canada the United Kingdom or the United States Students were first admitted into a non degree program in 1925 The original location on Parade Street in St Johns was established with the help of a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York 8 The college was established as a memorial to the Newfoundlanders who had lost their lives on active service during the First World War 7 It was later rededicated to also encompass the province s war dead of the Second World War 9 The first president was J L Paton It offered the first two years of university studies MUC s initial enrolment was 57 students rising to a peak of over 400 in the 1940s In 1933 it merged with the adjacent Normal School and took responsibility for teacher training citation needed Early period Edit The period from the founding in 1925 until 1949 in Newfoundland was chaotic reflecting Newfoundland s shifting economic and political situation from the last flowering of independence to depression and life on the dole The 1940 discovery of Newfoundland as a strategic military asset brought a new period of prosperity Enrolment at the university went through ups and downs during this period reflecting the shifting fortunes of Newfoundland 8 Newfoundland gave up dominion status in 1934 ending self government in exchange for British Commission of Government rule 10 as a crown colony 11 Newfoundland remained a crown colony until it joined Canada as a province in 1949 12 The post Confederation government elevated the status of Memorial University College to full university status in August 1949 renaming the institution to Memorial University of Newfoundland 7 Memorial University was established by the Memorial University Act 13 The enrolment in Memorial s first year was 307 students citation needed Expansion Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1959 Memorial pioneered the Extension Service as a model for field education and community development In 1961 enrolment having increased to 1400 Memorial moved from Parade Street to its present location on Elizabeth Avenue Main Campus 7 On 8 March 1965 the government of Newfoundland announced free tuition for first year students enrolled at Memorial University in St John s 14 The Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland was established in 1967 and the first students were admitted in 1969 It admits approximately 80 students into the M D program each year and also offers MSc and PhD programs Memorial maintains a campus in Harlow England which opened to students in 1969 This campus has been a popular location for internships in education and now offers credit courses work terms and internships in a number of areas The campus accommodates approximately 50 students Memorial established the Institut Frecker in St Pierre in 1973 to offer one semester French immersion programs It was housed in a building provided by the archdiocese of St Pierre until 2000 Now known as the Program Frecker it is currently run from the FrancoForum a language teaching facility owned by the government of St Pierre The program is partially supported by the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador In September 1975 a campus was opened in Corner Brook it was first renamed Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 1979 and renamed again in 2010 as Grenfell Campus Memorial University of Newfoundland Currently 1300 students attend Grenfell which offers full degree programs in several disciplines including Fine Arts and partial programs which can be completed at the main campus in many other subjects View of the MUN Clock Tower and QEII Library exterior View of the QEII Library interior The Chemistry Physics Building The Bruneau Centre taken during filming of Hudson amp Rex The Ocean Sciences Centre In 1977 the Memorial University of Newfoundland Educational Television Centre implemented the Telemedicine project In 1992 the Institute of Fisheries and Marine Technology in St John s became affiliated with Memorial University as the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland Today it is named the Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland It offers both degree and non degree programs with a high place in international ranking systems The modern day Edit In 2008 the university s hiring process for incoming presidents came under scrutiny for political interference by the province s education minister Joan Shea 15 In May 2021 the Board of Regents of Memorial University recommended that the institution should proceed with officially changing its name to Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador 16 However changing the university s legal name will require an act of the province s House of Assembly and has not yet taken effect In September 2019 the Memorial University Senate voted unanimously to create a degree granting campus in Labrador 17 Memorial University subsequently established the School of Arctic and Sub Arctic Studies in 2020 A campus in Happy Valley Goose Bay renovated from the former provincial courthouse on Hamilton River Road is expected to offer courses in Fall 2022 18 Presidents Edit Main article List of Memorial University of Newfoundland people John Lewis Paton 1925 to 1933 Albert Hatcher 1933 to 1952 Raymond Gushue 1952 to 1966 Moses Morgan pro tempore 1966 to 1967 The Rt Hon The Lord Taylor of Harlow 1967 to 1973 Moses Morgan 1973 to 1981 Leslie Harris 1981 to 1990 Arthur May 1990 to 1999 Axel Meisen 1999 to 2007 Eddy Campbell pro tempore 2008 to 2009 Chris Loomis pro tempore 2009 to 2010 Gary Kachanoski 2010 to 2020 Vianne Timmons 2020 to 2023 Neil Bose pro tempore 2023 to present Chancellors Edit Main article List of Memorial University of Newfoundland people Viscount Rothermere of Hemsted 1952 to 1961 Lord Thomson of Fleet 1961 to 1968 G Alain Frecker 1971 to 1979 Paul G Desmarais 1979 to 1988 John Crosbie 1994 to 2008 Rick Hillier 2008 to 2012 Susan Dyer Knight 2012 to 2022 Earl Ludlow 2022 to present Motto shield and arms Edit The university s motto is Provehito in Altum to launch forth into the deep The arms of the university designed by Alan Beddoe have as their charges a cross moline three books and waves representing the sea and were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 10 September 1992 19 20 Academics EditSchools and faculties Edit Memorial has seven faculties Arts Business Administration Education Engineering Medicine Nursing and Science and six Schools Graduate Studies Music Pharmacy Human Kinetics Recreation and Social Work These offer a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs Memorial s Faculty of Business Administration is recognised as a leader in Canadian business education with a high ranking citation needed offering programs at undergraduate and graduate levels including a bachelor of commerce international bachelor of business administration bachelor of business administration master of business administration master of employment relations and PhD degrees Students can choose to specialise in the following engineering disciplines Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering combined degree Engineering Management 21 and Process Engineering 22 The St John s campus is home to the Faculty of Medicine co located with the Newfoundland Health Science Center General Hospital The Faculty of Medicine grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in medicine while also providing residential and advanced training It is one of only four medical schools in Atlantic Canada the others are Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine University of New Brunswick Medical Training Centre and Universite de Moncton Medical Training Centre The Department of Biochemistry has a dietetic program accredited by the Dietitians of Canada and the university s graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians Queen s College an affiliated College of Memorial University offers diploma and degree studies in theology pastoral studies church history and related programs It is an associate member of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and has 166 students 23 The university operates the Bonne Bay Marine Station in Gros Morne National Park Research Edit Research at Memorial University spans six faculties and six schools on the St John s campus three schools at Grenfell Campus and three schools at the Marine Institute covering a broad range of basic interdisciplinary and applied research topics It also includes specialised centres in marine learning that study ocean technology aquaculture sustainable fishery and offshore safety Over 40 of Memorial s research is ocean related 68 in the Faculty of Science alone 24 Memorial University recently joined with Dalhousie University and the University of Prince Edward Island to form the Ocean Frontier Institute 25 a collaborative research initiative aimed at harnessing the vast potential of the world s oceans Memorial University is a member of the University of the Arctic an international cooperative network of universities colleges and other organizations concerned with education and research in Arctic region Memorial is also a member of the International Association of Universities Universities Canada Association of Commonwealth Universities Canadian Virtual University and the Canadian Bureau for International Education In 2009 Memorial University launched Yaffle to provide researchers and community partners an opportunity to connect and exchange ideas expertise research interests and publicly engaged activities in an open and accessible way Yaffle is managed by the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development at Memorial University Research impact Edit Out of 50 universities in Canada Research Infosource ranked Memorial University the 20th most research intensive for fiscal year 2016 with a sponsored research income of 91 178 million averaging 93 500 per faculty member 26 Times Higher Education ranked Memorial University 17th among Canadian universities for subject normalised total citations 27 According to Memorial University s President s Report 2017 Memorial s total research funding for fiscal year 2016 17 was over 100 million 28 Memorial is the seat of 20 active Canada Research Chairs and 13 sponsored research chairs 29 Research centres and institutes Edit This section is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this section if appropriate Editing help is available September 2019 Memorial University operates and manages over 30 research units Some fall under the direct authority of their respective faculties or schools while others have a pan university mandate or multi organization consortium Below is a sampling of the more prominent units 30 Aging Research Centre Newfoundland and Labrador Autonomous Oceans Systems Laboratory Bonne Bay Marine Station Boreal Ecosystem Research Initiative Grenfell Campus Bruneau Centre for Excellence in Choral Music Centre for Applied Ocean Technology Marine Institute Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development CASD Marine Institute Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research Marine Institute Centre for Marine Simulation CMS Marine Institute Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources CSAR Marine Institute Craig L Dobbin Genetics Research Centre Digital Research Centre for Qualitative Fieldwork eHealth Research Unit English Language Research Centre Environmental Policy Institute Grenfell Campus Folklore and Language Archive MUNFLA Health Research Unit Hibernia Enhanced Oil Recovery Laboratory Institute of Social and Economic Research Janeway Pediatric Research Unit Lewisporte Regional Fisheries and Marine Centre Maritime History Archive Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research North West River Research Station Labrador Institute Nursing Research Unit Ocean Engineering Research Centre OERC Ocean Frontier Institute OFI Ocean Sciences Centre Offshore Safety and Survival Centre OSSC Marine Institute Primary Healthcare Research Unit Research Centre for the Study of Music Media and Place MMaP SafetyNet Support for People and Patient Oriented Research and Trials SUPPORT Unit The Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety Engineering CRISE The J R Smallwood Foundation for Newfoundland and Labrador StudiesResearch awards and honours Edit Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada 29RSC College of New Scholars Artists and Scientists 4Trudeau Fellows 2Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellows 16Canadian Academy of Health Services Fellows 11Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Impact Awards Gold Medal 1Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Award 1Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Talent Awards 1Arctic Inspiration Prize 2Exchange programs Edit Presently Memorial has 134 student programs exchanges and research partnership agreements in 40 countries The Internationalization Office formerly the International Student Advising Office stands available to assist international students with housing health insurance academics immigration and career options 31 Memorial also has a British campus in Harlow Essex and is one of only two universities in Canada with a foothold in the United Kingdom 32 Rankings Edit University rankingsGlobal rankingsARWU World 33 701 800QS World 34 751 800Times World 35 601 800U S News amp World Report Global 36 698Canadian rankingsARWU National 33 23 24QS National 34 24 26Times National 35 20 27U S News amp World Report National 36 22Maclean s Comprehensive 37 7In Maclean s 2023 Canadian university rankings Memorial University of Newfoundland placed seventh in the magazine s comprehensive university category 37 The university has also placed in several global university rankings In 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities the university ranked 701 800 in the world 33 The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 751 800 in the world 34 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed the university 601 800 in the world 35 In the U S News amp World Report 2022 23 ranking the university placed 698th in the world 36 Campuses and facilities EditMemorial University has the following campuses main Campus on Elizabeth Avenue Signal Hill St John s Grenfell Campus Corner Brook Bonne Bay Marine Station Holyrood Marine Base Labrador Institute Happy Valley Goose Bay 38 Ocean Sciences Centre Institut Frecker on the French island of St Pierre off Newfoundland s south coast and in Harlow England The main campus in St John s Newfoundland and Labrador is split by Prince Philip Drive 39 The university also operates the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden St John s campus Edit The largest campus is located in St John s Prince Philip Drive runs east west through the main campus with Westerland Road bordering it to the west Elizabeth Avenue to the south and Allandale Road to the east The majority of the academic buildings are located south of Prince Philip Drive the Arts and Administration building the Science building Chemistry and Physics Mathematics Music Education Physical Education and the Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation The University Centre is home to the food court bookstore campus bar Breezeway and the CHMR FM campus radio station Libraries and archives Edit The Memorial University Libraries contain collections of university Archives Fine Arts from the 1880s to present Human History and Natural Sciences 40 Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive collection consists of manuscripts tapes records photographs and artifacts pertaining to Maritime Provinces specifically Newfoundland and Labrador 41 42 The Queen Elizabeth II Library contains 1 072 588 monographs 104 587 maps 5 655 audio visual titles and 9 081 journal titles The Commons located on the main floor of the library has computers available for use by students as well as a Digital Media Centre Marine Institute Edit The Marine Institute is a marine polytechnic institution located on Ridge Road in St John s within Pippy Park north of the city It has unique facilities such as a full ship s bridge simulator and the world s largest flume tank 43 It offers degrees diplomas certifications and industry training for the maritime sector Grenfell Campus Edit Grenfell Campus is a 185 acre 75 ha site in Corner Brook It has approximately 1400 students 156 faculty and 235 staff and offers programs in the Arts Fine Arts Business Science and Nursing It was formerly known as Sir Wilfred Grenfell College until 10 September 2010 Harlow Edit Harlow Campus of Memorial University The Harlow Campus located in Old Harlow Essex England consists of the Maltings which can accommodate 30 students and Cabot House which can accommodate 10 students 44 A former schoolhouse and a teacher s cottage have been converted into a lecture facility and an apartment and a former shop has been converted into apartments Memorial s Harlow Campus is not a school unto itself Rather professional schools and academic departments at Memorial use the Harlow Campus to deliver special programs 32 Harlow offers courses in Biology Business Drama amp Performance English Cultural Landscape Fine Arts both Theatre and Visual Arts Faith Love amp Lore and History amp Political Science 45 Signal Hill Campus Edit In 2013 Memorial University purchased the former Battery Hotel located on Signal Hill overlooking St John s harbour The hotel was a landmark property with a long history in the cultural life of the province To transform the space from a hotel to a university campus a number of necessary upkeep and maintenance jobs were performed while Memorial conducted a province wide public consultation to seek input from the Memorial University community and its public partners Emera Innovation ExchangeSignal Hill Campus opened to the public in September 2018 A large portion of the campus the Emera Innovation Exchange serves as Memorial s innovation and public engagement hub to facilitate university community collaboration The campus houses several public facing university organizations a large conference centre and graduate student living accommodations Current tenants are the Harris Centre Gardiner Centre Genesis Office of Public Engagement Office of Strategic Operations Signal Hill Campus and Conference Services MUN Pensioners Association Newfoundland Quarterly and Business amp Arts NL Conference CentreThe Conference Centre on Signal Hill Campus is a convening space within the Emera Innovation Exchange It houses several distinct convening spaces each with full AV connectivity The Conference Hall overlooks St John s harbour and can be divided into three separate venues or combined as one larger venue with the capacity to host up to 450 people The Atrium a multifunctional event space spread over two levels and connected by a seated staircase was designed to serve as a venue for public events and presentations YAFFLE Connect a space operating as a physical manifestation of the Yaffle application Memorial s online connecting tool was designed with small meetings co working sessions dialogues and debates in mind There are also eight meeting rooms on the lower level of the Atrium and a dining room with a built in kitchen for private lunches or small dinner receptions AccommodationsThe Harbour Wing and Tower areas of Signal Hill Campus are dedicated to graduate student living accommodations There are 87 furnished rooms available each of them single occupancy with a private washroom The kitchen and lounge facilities on each floor are common areas shared between about 15 students Botanical Garden Edit The collection consists of perennial and annual plants aquatic plants spruce fir and alder trees The garden founded in 1972 is located at Oxen Pond along Mount Scio Road 46 The park has adopted the Twinflower Linnaea borealis as its emblem Student body and campus life EditThere are over 19 000 students currently enrolled in full and part time studies at Memorial University This number includes both undergraduate and graduate students Approximately 85 of students are from Newfoundland and Labrador citation needed International students Edit There are currently 2 744 full time and part time international students enrolled at Memorial hailing from 119 countries around the world pursuing high quality education with high ranking as well 47 International students comprise 15 percent of the student population and are served by the Internationalisation Office headquartered at Corte Real 48 49 Campus housing Edit Student Residences provides on campus housing at the St John s campus in three residential complexes Paton College Macpherson College and Burton s Pond Apartments There is a dining hall for students in residence R Gushue Hall serviced by Aramark A meal plan is mandatory for students in Paton College and Macpherson College 50 The Paton College dormitories offer traditional dormitory style accommodations for approximately 1000 students in nine residences called Houses and named after persons associated with the university or Newfoundland and Labrador Barnes Blackall Bowater Burke Curtis Doyle Hatcher Rothermere and Squires The newer Macpherson College consists of two similarly named Halls Shiwak and Cluett which house 250 students each and were officially opened in 2013 51 The five Courts of Burton s Pond apartments accommodate a total of 640 students inclusive of any dependents in four bedroom apartments and provide a more independent lifestyle on campus They are in alphabetical order Baltimore Cabot Cartier Gilbert and Guy 52 50 Burton s Pond Paton College and the R Gushue Dining Hall MacPherson College Sports clubs and traditions Edit Memorial s sports teams the Memorial Sea Hawks formerly The Beothuks are part of the Atlantic University Sport AUS league of U Sports There are varsity teams in men s and women s basketball cross country soccer swimming and women s volleyball Curling track and field and wrestling are also available as club sports The university also has student media including a radio station CHMR FM and a newspaper The Muse Cultural impact EditPostage stamp Edit On 1 January 1943 and again on 21 March 1946 Memorial University College stamps were issued based on a design by Herman Herbert Schwartz The 2 30 stamps were perforated 12 and were printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company Limited 53 54 Sponsors Edit Memorial University s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Faculty of Science are major sponsors of Women in Science and Engineering Newfoundland and Labrador WISE NL MUN has provided support to WISE NL s Student Summer Employment Program Aboriginal Youth Conference and the WinSETT Leadership Program St John s series 55 Hudson and Rex Edit The Canadian crime comedy drama series Hudson amp Rex based on the Austrian show Inspector Rex is filmed at Memorial University on a regular basis The Bruneau Centre stands in for the headquarters of the fictional St John s Police department whilst the rest of the campus has been used to portray the equally fictional Heritage University of Newfoundland and Labrador 56 The Bruneau Centre seen here standing in for the fictional St John s Police Department A sign for the fictional Heritage University Filming at Paton College The orange muscle car belongs to protagonist Charlie Hudson played by John Reardon Filming at the Bruneau CentreNotable faculty and alumni EditMain article List of Memorial University of Newfoundland peopleArms EditCoat of arms of Memorial University of Newfoundland Notes Granted 20 February 1951 Escutcheon Gules a Cross Moline Or between two bars gemel wavy Argent in chief three closed books bound of the last edged and clasped of the second Motto Provehito in Altum Launch into the deep 57 See also EditCanadian government scientific research organizations Canadian industrial research and development organizations Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian university scientific research organizations Higher education in Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial University of Newfoundland Students UnionReferences Edit Consolidated Financial Statements of Memorial University of Newfoundland March 31 2017 PDF Mun ca Archived from the original PDF on 16 January 2018 Retrieved 15 January 2018 Chancellor Memorial University a b Consolidated Financial Statements Memorial University of Newfoundland PDF mun ca 31 March 2017 Retrieved 15 January 2018 Record numbers Student enrolment reaches all time high Memorial University Gazette 17 September 2020 Retrieved 29 December 2020 Memorial University of Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador s University Archived from the original on 14 July 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2019 A J s Annual Education Guide 2017 2018 A J Canada s Environmental Voice www alternativesjournal ca 14 February 2017 Retrieved 21 February 2019 a b c d Collins Alice 4 March 2015 1st pub 2012 Memorial University of Newfoundland The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved 24 March 2019 a b MacLeod Malcolm 1989 3 Parade Street Parade The Student Body at Memorial University College 1925 1949 In Paul Axelrod John G Reid ed Youth University and Canadian Society Essays in the Social History of Higher Education Kingston Ontario McGill Queen s Press MQUP p 51 ISBN 978 0 7735 0709 8 OCLC 900264597 Retrieved 5 September 2019 History of Memorial University Mun ca Archived from the original on 16 June 2008 Retrieved 30 May 2008 Aspects of Newfoundland History 1832 1949 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Giving up self government in Newfoundland CBC Archives British North America Act 1949 12 13 amp 14 G 6 c 22 RSNL1990 Chapter M 7 Memorial University Act Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland Retrieved 28 February 2015 Pound Richard W 2005 Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates Fitzhenry and Whiteside Profs politicians attack Burke over MUN hiring CBC News 30 July 2008 Retrieved 30 June 2021 What s in a name A lot Memorial University Gazette Memorial University of Newfoundland 13 May 2021 Retrieved 30 June 2021 MUN creates Labrador campus to grant university degrees in Happy Valley Goose Bay CBC News 24 July 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2023 Atter Heidi 27 February 2022 Memorial University expanding to create Labrador campus in Happy Valley Goose Bay CBC News Retrieved 15 February 2023 Memorial University of Newfoundland Civil Institution reg gg ca The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General Retrieved 19 January 2020 Alan B Beddoe Fonds MG30 D252 PDF National Archives of Canada 1979 p 10 Retrieved 19 March 2019 Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Master of Engineering Management Engr mun ca Retrieved 28 February 2015 Accredited Engineering Programs in Canada by Institution Engineers Canada Retrieved 25 March 2019 Queen s College Faculty of Theology The Association of Theological Schools Retrieved 25 March 2019 Memorial University We Are Here mun ca Retrieved 26 March 2018 Ocean Frontier Institute ofi ca Retrieved 11 March 2023 Canada s Top 50 Research Universities List 2017 PDF mun ca Retrieved 26 March 2018 World University Rankings 2018 timeshighereducation com 18 August 2017 Retrieved 27 March 2018 President s Report 2017 Out in the Open researchinfosource com Retrieved 27 March 2018 Memorial University s Research Chairs mun ca Retrieved 27 March 2018 Memorial University Research Units mun ca Retrieved 27 March 2018 Internationalization Office Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 11 January 2020 a b Harlow Campus Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 11 January 2020 a b c 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities ShanghaiRanking Consultancy 2022 Retrieved 19 August 2022 a b c QS World University Rankings 2023 QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited 2022 Retrieved 21 June 2022 a b c World University Rankings 2023 Times Higher Education TES Global 2022 Retrieved 17 October 2022 a b c Best Global Universities in Canada U S News amp World Report U S News amp World Report L P 25 October 2022 Retrieved 26 October 2022 a b Canada s best Comprehensive universities Rankings 2023 Maclean s Rogers Media 6 October 2022 Retrieved 17 October 2022 MUN creates Labrador campus to grant university degrees in Happy Valley Goose Bay CBC News 24 July 2020 Retrieved 30 June 2021 Memorial University of Newfoundland Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada 2012 Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved 28 February 2015 About Our Libraries Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 25 March 2019 About MUNFLA Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 25 March 2019 Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Memorial University of Newfoundland Archival Treasures heritage nf ca Retrieved 11 March 2021 Facilities Flume Tank Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 11 December 2016 Harlow Campus Cabot House www mun ca Retrieved 11 April 2017 Harlow Campus Study at Harlow www mun ca Retrieved 11 April 2017 Botanical Garden Welcome Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 25 March 2019 Memorial University Factbook 2017 Table 14A PDF mun ca Retrieved 27 March 2018 Internationalization Office Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 19 January 2020 Memorial University Factbook 2017 Table 1 PDF mun ca Retrieved 27 March 2018 a b Student Residences Memorial University of Newfoundland Retrieved 19 January 2020 Roberts Terry 8 October 2014 Macpherson College New university residence honours WWI veterans Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Archived from the original on 14 July 2019 Retrieved 19 January 2020 Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Profile Aucc ca Archived from the original on 10 April 2008 Retrieved 30 May 2008 1943 Memorial University College stampworld com Retrieved 25 March 2019 Memorial University College 1946 postagestampguide com Retrieved 25 March 2019 Sponsors wisenl ca Retrieved 5 July 2022 Reardon John 2019 School Daze Hudson and Rex Citytv retrieved 19 January 2020 Memorial University of Newfoundland Canadian Heraldic Authority 12 November 2020 Retrieved 27 August 2021 Books Edit Baker Melvin Graham Jean 1999 Celebrate Memorial a pictorial history of Memorial University of Newfoundland St Johns Division of University Relations for Memorial University s Anniversaries Committee ISBN 978 0889 01364 3 OCLC 428442228 MacLeod Malcolm 1 October 1990 Bridge Built Halfway A History of Memorial University College 1925 1950 Montreal McGill Queen s Press MQUP ISBN 978 0 7735 6249 3 OCLC 29389813 Meaden John Alfred 1947 Queen s College Newfoundland St Johns Memorial University Press External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Memorial University of Newfoundland Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Profile Directory of Canadian Universities programs database Education Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Fact Book Official website The Muse Memorial University s student newspaper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memorial University of Newfoundland amp oldid 1151111618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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