A look back at the Cougars
The University of Regina women’s basketball program has been one of the best and most enduring programs in the country.
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Brad Hornung BA’96
Brad Hornung says he was humbled and honoured when University of Regina president Vianne Timmons, and Stephen King, a senior researcher in the president’s office and a former classmate of his, visited him at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre to tell him he was to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater.
Sheldon Kennedy
When Sheldon Kennedy learned that the University of Regina was to recognize him with an honorary degree, he grasped it as another opportunity to raise awareness about the societal issues that have become his life’s work: the prevention of child abuse, bullying and harassment. “I don’t do this work for the recognition,” he says, “but […]
Elmer Brenner and Roberta McKay
Roberta McKay and Elmer Brenner are enthusiastic, longstanding supporters of the University of Regina, in particular, the well-being of the University’s historic College Avenue campus. Whether it’s by good fortune or good planning, they live and work where they can watch the current renewal of Darke Hall and the College Building taking place just up the street.
Spring 2018 honorary degree recipients
What do former Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson, actor John R. Vernon (dean Wormer in the frat house comedy Animal House), singer Buffy Sainte-Marie and hockey great Gordie Howe have in common? They have all been bestowed the highest honour the University can confer – an honorary degree. Here are the most recent recipients.
The remarkable Olivia Arnal
There was a time when no one would have questioned Olivia Arnal if she didn’t pursue a university education. After all, there had been so much tragedy in her life. But that was never a consideration for Arnal. Now, this remarkable young woman is about to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration and the admiration of everyone who has met her.
2017 Alumni Crowning Achievement Awards
Meet this year’s deserving recipients of the Alumni Crowning Achievement Awards.
Bridging the past and the future
Métis artist and associate professor David Garneau is working on a two-year art commission for the City of Edmonton.
The fight against terrorism
In a world fraught with terrorism, a University of Regina graduate is adding to the body of knowledge about the way people, particularly women, are drawn into terrorism.
Shedding light on prison writing
An innovative prison writing course offered at the University of Regina is giving students new insights into corrections, while examining the voices of the neglected and ignored.