Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU ARC F0045
Title
Date(s)
- 1967-1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
6.96 m of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Department of Civil Engineering was formed in 1960 in the Faculty of Engineering. A new Civil Engineering wing was opened at the University in 1982. In 2005, the Faculty of Engineering was renamed the Schulich School of Engineering.
The department approaches teaching by exposing the students to the broad base of the discipline and then allowing options for specialization. At the graduate level, degrees offered are PhD, MSc, and MEng.
Heads of the Department of Civil Engineering: R.A. Ritter, 1966-1967; R.H. Mills, 1967-1969; H.A.R. de Paiva, 1969-1972; M.A. Ward, 1972-1984; R.E. Loov, 1984-1986; M.A. Sargious, 1986-1988 (Acting); R.E. Loov, 1988-1989; N.G. Shrive, 1989-1995; J.F. Morrall, 1995-1996 (Acting); N.G. Shrive, 1996-2000; T. G. Brown, 2000-2005; R.C.K. Wong, 2005-2007; T.G. Brown, 2007-2009; R.C.K. Wong, 2009-.
Repository
Archival history
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of grant applications, academic and department annual reports, staff meetings, general correspondence, Project Management Advisory Committee files, fundraising, research applications, correspondence concerning the initiation and development of the Project Management Chair, annual reports (1967-1993), and a pamphlet to commemorate the opening of the new Civil Engineering wing in 1982. Fonds includes a series for Annual Reports.
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Administrative records are restricted for a period of 15 years as authorized under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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Script of material
Language and script notes
English