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| Motto: | En Cha Huná ("He/she also lives." in Carrier) |
| Established: | 1990 |
| Type: | Public University |
| Chancellor: | Alex Michalos |
| President: | Dr. Charles Jago(Interim) |
| Provost: | Dr. Mark Dale |
| Students: | 3675 |
| Location: |  Prince George, British Columbia, Canada |
| Tagline: | Canada's Green University |
| Colours: | gold and Green |
| Mascot: | Timberwolves |
| Affiliations: | UArctic, ACU, AUCC, IAU, CIS, AUFSC, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website: | UNBC main page |
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The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John. Nearly 4200 students were enrolled at UNBC in the 2005-2006 academic year. In 2007, the University was trade marked as Canada's Green University [1] and is linked into the Wiki Campus Climate Network[2]. The university press, The Over the Edge, is a member of CUP.
History
The British Columbia legislature established the university on June 21, 1990 with the UNBC Act.[1]
The university was established in response to a grass roots movement spearheaded by the Interior University Society. UNBC offered a limited number of courses in rented office space in 1992 and 1993 but opened officially, for full operation, in 1994 with the completion of the main Prince George campus after two years of construction.
The governance was modeled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership.[1]
Features and Buildings
The campus is located on Cranbrook Hill, overlooking the city of Prince George from the west and is widely renowned for its innovative architecture. The separate buildings are linked by an agora that is partially below ground level. It is the efficient heating system connected to all the core campus buildings that permits UNBC to pursue its goal of heating the university by the gasification of clean-burning, renewable wood pellets, collected from the waste of pine trees killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic.
UNBC's buildings are designed to represent the northern landscape. The 'Winter Garden' area has a flowing blue staircase below a ceiling of wooden lattices, representing the west coast rain forests. The cafeteria has a lighthouse design representative of the North's rugged coastline. There are also other structures, such as triangular glass peaks, which represent mountains and act as sky-lights for the UNBC Bookstore.
Mandate
UNBC's motto 'En cha huná literally means "He/she also lives." in the Nak'azdli (Fort St. James) dialect of Carrier. It is said to be a saying meaning "other people have their point of view" or "respect everyone's point of view".
Partnerships
Because of its northern latitude, UNBC is a member of the University of the Arctic.
Programs
- The UNBC College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences offers programs in Anthropology; History; Community Health; International Studies; Disability Management; Northern Studies; Economics; Nursing; Education; Political Science; English; Psychology; First Nations Studies; Social Work; Health Sciences; and Women’s Studies.[2]
- The UNBC College of Science and Management offers programs in School of Business; Chemistry; Environmental Science & Environmental Engineering; Computer Science; Ecosystem Science and Management; the School of Environmental Planning; Geography; Mathematics; Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Management; and Physics.[3]
- The UNBC Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies is part of the AUFSC and has accredited Natural Resources Management Program (BSc Natural Resource Management) Major in Forestry. [4]
- UNBC Continuing Studies[5]
- UNBC Graduate Programs are offered in Community Health Science (MSc); Counselling (MEd); Development Economics (MA); Disability Management (MA); English (MA); First Nations Studies (MA); Gender Studies (MA); History (MA); Interdisciplinary Studies (MA/MSc); International Studies (MA); Master of Business Administration (MBA); Master of Science in Nursing (M.Sc.N.)/Family nurse practitioner; Mathematical, Computer, and Physical Sciences (MSc); Multidisciplinary Leadership (MEd); Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MA/MSc);Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (MNRES); Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (PhD); Political Science (MA); Psychology (MSc/PhD) and Social Work (MSW)[6]
- The Northern Medical Program[7]
Aboriginal
The First Nations Centre provides support services for aboriginal students, including bringing in elders, counseling, and events such as talking circles and sweats.
Student Life
UNBC's students' union is the Northern Undergraduate Student Society.
Student media
- Over The Edge, a weekly student newspaper. Established in 1994.
- CFUR, the campus radio station.
- Watt, a music and entertainment magazine produced by CFUR.
Notable Alumni
- James Moore (Member of Parliament and Conservative Cabinet Member)
- Gary & Juggie Dhaliwal, Okanagan apple orchard moguls
- Ranjit Bul, Former professional wrestler and Surrey City Councilman
- Bal Bumra, Senior Vice-President, TD Canadatrust
Current Developments
Don Cozzetto resigned as President of UNBC with immediate effect on June 6, 2008. Acting Provost James Randall was appointed Acting president. Soon thereafter former President Charles Jago was appointed interim President and Dr. Mark Dale was appointed Provost.
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