In recognition of the sesquicentennial of Manitoba College’s founding, The University of Winnipeg, in partnership with the University of Manitoba, will be hosting a panel discussion addressing the history of the college and its legacies in the areas of art, Residential Schools, and the participation of women in post-secondary education in Manitoba.
In conjunction with the launch of aManitoba College 150 website, which features a slideshow and timeline of events in the history of the college, Department of History associate professor Ryan Eyford will chair a panel discussion, which can be attended virtually via Zoom on Friday, Nov.5, from 12:30-1:30 pm. Those interested in attending现在可以注册.
“Commemorating the anniversary of Manitoba College’s founding is a reminder that although the University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967, its origins go back much further to the earliest days of post-secondary education in the Province of Manitoba,” said Eyford.
As part of the panel, speakers will speak to specific aspects of Manitoba College’s history. Dale Barbour, who received the H. Sanford Riley Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian History in 2021, will explore Manitoba College’s place in the history of the University of Winnipeg. Claire Labrecque, an associate professor in the Department of History, will share her research on the Theology window from Manitoba College, which is now located in UWinnipeg’s Bryce Hall. Liliana Lopez, a 2021 UWinnipeg graduate, will speak to the role women played in Manitoba College’s history, and the lives and accomplishments of women who attended the college. It was the first institute of higher learning in Manitoba to admit female students.
Importantly, Karen Froman, an assistant professor in the Department of History who is the daughter of a residential school survivor, will speak to the involvement of the Presbyterian Church, and by extension Manitoba College, in the residential school system.
“温尼伯大亚愽国际app下载学在曼尼托巴省有着悠久的历史，该历史是在1967年获得独立大学的宪章之前。这一历史的一部分是曼尼托巴省学院，由长老会教堂于1871年创建。”副校长詹姆斯·库里（James Currie）博士。“尽管我们承认曼尼托巴学院对加拿大西部的大专教育做出的贡献，但我们也必须承认，长老会教堂经营着住宅学校，该学校对加拿大的土著人民造成了巨大的伤害和苦难。Uwinnipeg历史系教职员工的研究表明，曼尼托巴省学院的毕业生直接参与了居住学校的管理。
“On behalf of The University of Winnipeg, I offer an apology for the role that Manitoba College played in enabling genocide through the Indian Residential School system and all of the harms that this has caused and pain inflicted on Indigenous people.
“Although this is a part of UWinnipeg’s history, reconciliation is our future. We are committed to the path forward that was outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. As we come to grips with the magnitude of Canada’s residential school history and our place in it, we are mindful that action is what matters in truth and reconciliation. We will listen to survivors and their descendants, Indigenous leaders, elders and knowledge-keepers, faculty and students as we consider the actions that are needed to ensure a brighter future.
“Every child matters.”
About Manitoba College
Established in 1871, and born out of the foundation of Nesbitt Hall two years prior, Manitoba College’s origins are as a religious school affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, but it played a starring role in the formation of post-secondary education throughout the province and Western Canada.
尽管最初位于基尔多南，但该学院于1874年被搬到温尼伯，并通过与其他机构的合作开始在曼尼托巴省的学术界不可磨灭。1877年，通过与CollègeDeSaint-Boniface和St. John's College一起加入，曼尼托巴省学院在曼尼托巴大学的成立中发挥了不可或缺的作用。
在继续与曼尼托巴大学建立合作伙伴关系的同时，曼尼托巴学院继续建立其他关系，包括与卫斯理学院的长期合作，该学院本身成立于1888年。在整个早期历史上，曼尼托巴省学院对神学的教育重点是在很大程度上，培训男女 - 杰西·利文斯通·福尔摩斯（Jesse Livingstone Holmes）是其第一位女学生和毕业生 - 教会，教堂和宣教工作。
Come 1913, Manitoba College and Wesley College attempted to join forces, only to separate into independent bodies the following year. Despite the unsuccessful partnership years earlier, the alliance between the two colleges continued, and the United College Act was signed in 1938; Wesley College changed its name to United College and Manitoba College unified with its longtime ally to become one entity. Nearly three decades later, United College received its charter and became The University of Winnipeg.
