I Was There: A Century of Alumni Stories about the University of Alberta, 1906-2006
Autor Ellen Schoeck Cuvânt înainte de Jim Edwards, PC PCen Limba Engleză Hardback – oct 2006
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780888644640
ISBN-10: 0888644647
Pagini: 776
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 50 mm
Greutate: 1.96 kg
Editura: University of Alberta Press
Colecția University of Alberta Press (CA)
ISBN-10: 0888644647
Pagini: 776
Ilustrații: b/w photos
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 50 mm
Greutate: 1.96 kg
Editura: University of Alberta Press
Colecția University of Alberta Press (CA)
Recenzii
"The greatest measure of a great university is its alumni and the lives they lead both on campus and afterwards. Ellen Schoeck has brilliantly captured the experiences of several generations of our students." - Daniel Woolf, Dean of Arts
"The moment I started reading I Was There, I couldn't stop. This book will be a trip down memory lane for all alumni." - Carole Byrne, Vice-Provost and Registrar
"Reading I Was There is like going on a treasure hunt - one fascinating discovery after another. For students today, the stories of our alumni bring 100 years of our shared campus history to life." - Graham Lettner, Students' Union President, 2004-2005
"Ellen has written a true people's history of the university. Each story is a gem." - Karen Wichuk, Director, Government Relations
"I keep I Was There right on my desk. It's packed with information, and Ellen's entertaining style has made 100 years of our history an easy, enjoyable read." - Derek Roy-Brenneis, Executive Officer, Senate
"Our alumni were thrilled to receive copies from the Faculty during Reunion Weekend. It's the perfect gift." - Dru Marshall, Associate Dean, Physical Education and Recreation
"The moment I started reading I Was There, I couldn't stop. This book will be a trip down memory lane for all alumni." - Carole Byrne, Vice-Provost and Registrar
"Reading I Was There is like going on a treasure hunt - one fascinating discovery after another. For students today, the stories of our alumni bring 100 years of our shared campus history to life." - Graham Lettner, Students' Union President, 2004-2005
"Ellen has written a true people's history of the university. Each story is a gem." - Karen Wichuk, Director, Government Relations
"I keep I Was There right on my desk. It's packed with information, and Ellen's entertaining style has made 100 years of our history an easy, enjoyable read." - Derek Roy-Brenneis, Executive Officer, Senate
"Our alumni were thrilled to receive copies from the Faculty during Reunion Weekend. It's the perfect gift." - Dru Marshall, Associate Dean, Physical Education and Recreation
Cuprins
Foreword; Preface; Prologue: Alberta Bound -- The Turn of the Twentieth Century, 1876-1902; Hat Trick -- A Province, A Capital, A University, 1903-1907; Great Things Are About to Happen -- Tory and the First Professors, 1908-1910; Small Beginnings -- Student Life, 1908-1910; A Campus at Last -- Life in the First Buildings and the First Graduating Class, 1911-1913; To the Battlefield and Back -- World War I and the Return Home, 1914-1919; Coming of Age -- The 1920s; The Lean Years -- The 1930s; War Then Peace -- The 1940s; Jubilee -- The 1950s; The Baby Boomers Arrive -- The 1960s; More Baby Boomers -- The 1970s; "Don't Fence Me In" -- The 1980s; The Millennium Decade -- The -1990s; Epilogue -- The Centenary Class; Index.