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4 unusual facts about University of Regina


Broadview, Saskatchewan

John Hall Archer was born 1914 near Broadview, becoming the first president of the University of Regina and provincial archivist.

Canwood, Saskatchewan

Higher education can be pursued out of town at the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Saskatchewan, or University of Regina.

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

University courses, including complete, community-based Bachelor of Education and Master of Education programs are offered by the University of Regina.

Saros Cowasjee

With degrees from universities in Agra and Leeds, the latter where he obtained a PhD, he was an editor for two years with the Times of India Press in Bombay (now renamed Mumbai) and migrated to Canada in 1963, joining the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus (since 1974 the University of Regina).


Campion College, Regina

Campion College, Regina, Saskatchewan, is a Roman Catholic, university college federated with the University of Regina and affiliated with the Jesuits (Society of Jesus).

Conexus Arts Centre

Engineering students at the nearby Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan (which became a separate university in 1974) dubbed it the "world's largest monkey bars".

Gordon Edwin Dirks

Dirks went on to earn a diploma in Educational Administration and a MEd from the University of Regina and continued his studies at the Canadian Bible College and Theological Seminary in Regina.

Kim Trew

He was born in Kyle, Saskatchewan and educated at the University of Regina, receiving a certificate in personnel administration.


see also

Wade Regehr

Born in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada, Regehr attended the University of Regina in Canada, then received his Ph.D. at Caltech in applied physics with David Rutledge.