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Why the U of S?

We appreciate our history.

• From our humble beginnings as one historic building in a prairie field shortly after Saskatchewan became a province, we have created one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada through our more than 100-year history, flourishing along with the province itself.

We are in the midst of unprecedented growth.

• Our campus is expanding more than at any time before, with $1 billion in funded capital projects in the last decade. The Heath Sciences project will be an interdisciplinary home for our health science students and the visionary plan for College Quarter  is guiding our plans for future development, including student residences, arts and recreation spaces, and more.  

We are all Huskies.

• Our Huskies Athletics program is celebrating its centennial in 2011 and fan pride is at an all-time high. From football under the lights to our 2010 basketball championship, we have a lot of reasons to cheer.

We have unique, cutting-edge research facilities.

• Canada’s only synchrotron, the Canadian Light Source, sits on our campus, and soon we will open the doors to VIDO-InterVac, one of the largest containment level 3 facilities in North America.

We are building capacity.

• As our student population continues to grow, we look for better ways to support and welcome new U of S students. The Learning Commons in the Murray Library offers gathering space and study options, the Learning Communities help first-year students make the transition into post-secondary education, and the new student residences will let more students live on campus.

We are focused on the future.

• Our widely admired and emulated integrated planning process and clear priorities for the future will help guide the U of S to our goal of becoming one of the most distinguished universities in Canada and the world.

We know home is where the heart is.

• As the University of Saskatchewan, we recognize the value of being able to call a province like Saskatchewan home. We have a highly supportive relationship with the provincial government, which has been able to provide the U of S with increasing levels of financial support. We work with people around the province through our University Senate and regional advisory councils, and interact with communities throughout Saskatchewan.

We are recruiting students from around the world.

• Our student population is growing and has almost reached 20,000. Our graduate student population is over 2,800, around 1,700 students self-identify as Aboriginal and around 1,800 students are international students. 

We take pride in our people.

• Our students, staff and faculty are doing some amazing things. From ground-breaking water research to graduate students improving the health of a Northern community, our discoveries are making a difference at home and around the world.

We love life.

• Our campus is home to seven life-science colleges (dentistry, kinesiology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and nutrition, public health, and the Western College of Veterinary Medicine) where we educate the next generation of health care professionals.