Head and shoulders image of Carol J. Pardoe, Assistant Professor, Home Economics, 1973-1976.

Architect's sketch of proposed Place Riel Campus Centre.

Bio/Historical Note: While construction on the Place Riel Student Centre complex was not begun until well into the 1970s, planning for the structure actually began a decade earlier. During the 1964-1965 academic year the Students’ Union recognized the need for facilities much more extensive than could be offered in the MUB. While the MUB had only been completed in 1955 an expanding student population had already made it obsolete as a central location for student activities and leisure on campus. A Commission was established to investigate the matter and in 1964 student questionnaires and several studies were carried out. In a referendum in February 1966, 69.4% of students voted to increase a mandatory building tuition fee to $12. In 1967 the University and the Students’ Union jointly established a Project Building Committee to plan the required facilities. The University recognized its financial commitment to the project in late 1967 and included its anticipated share in the capital program request for 1968/69 and subsequent years. During the 1973-1974 academic year the student body voted in favour of another increase in the annual building fee to $20. The Place Riel Student Centre was constructed in three phases from 1976 to 1980 for a combined cost of $5,794,315. The original concept for the project had been the construction of a large freestanding building which incorporated all of the needs of the Student Centre. This plan was eventually adapted to include the use of space in the Arts Building and the Memorial Union Building (MUB) for student facilities primarily to offset construction costs. The first phase of the project involved the renovation of the Theatre Wing of the Arts Building. This was completed in 1976 for $178,080 by Smith Bros. and Wilson. It was designed by D. H. Stock and Partners. The second phase of construction involved the building of Place Riel itself. Place Riel was completed in 1979 for $3,916,235. It was designed by the architectural firm of Ferguson Folstad Friggstad and was built by Ellis Don Construction. The final phase of construction involved the renovation of the MUB, which was again designed by Ferguson Folstad Friggstad. The renovations were completed by Bennett and White Construction in 1980. They included the demolition and removal of portions of the building, structural alterations, interior renovations, improvements to the elevator, and alterations and renovations to the Tunnel. Originally estimated at $902,688, this final phase of the project would eventually cost $1.7 million. The completed building provided space for the Students’ Union Business Office, Sheaf Offices, commercial space for kiosks, meeting and seminar rooms, several general lounge areas, a theatre in the Arts Building, a discotheque (Louis’ Pub) in the MUB, a music listening room, a television lounge, a grad student lounge and a billiard and arcade room. Space in the building was also leased to campus radio station CJUS-FM, the Alumni Office, Student Counselling Services, a Canada Manpower Centre, the campus bookstore and food and vending services. The Centre officially opened in September 1980. Until 1998, when the students’ union assumed complete control, Place Riel was managed by the Place Riel Society, a board with representation from the university, students, and alumni. The use of the building has evolved over the years, particularly following numerous renovations over the years, with lower Place Riel now being dominated by a food court.

Awaiting presentation of an honourary Doctor of Laws degree is Jacob M. Goldenberg during Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. R.W. Begg, University President, seated at right.

Bio/Historical Note: Jacob Michael Goldenberg was born in 1900 in Bukowina, now part of Romania. He came to Canada in 1913 and received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1922. Goldenberg was a lecturer in the College of Law for many years. president of the Saskatoon Bar Association, president of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, president of the Conference of Governing Bodies of the Legal Profession in Canada, and president of the Law Alumni Association. He was instrumental in establishing the Bar Admission Course at the University, and he helped to establish the Moxon Scholarship to support graduate work in Law.. In his early years as a counsel he often acted for the politically unpopular client when others were not inclined to be so generous. Many of his suggestions to government are now part of the statutes of Saskatchewan. Goldenberg was writing articles for the Western Producer and the National Farmers Union on "Farmers and the Law". Goldenburg retired from the practice of Law in 1986. He died in 1989 in Vancouver at age 89.

People look at pieces of art at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery, located in the north wing of Murray Memorial Library. Pieces of art hang on walls, and sculptures sit on stands.

Bio/Historical Note: Gordon W. Snelgrove (1898–1966) was a painter, art historian and one of the first people in Canada to receive a PhD in art history. In 1936 he served as professor of art and art history at the University of Saskatchewan’s Regina campus. Later he joined the University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatoon campus as head of the Art Department and remained in that position until his retirement in the fall of 1965. He died in February 1966. The Gordon Snelgrove Gallery was opened in the basement of the Murray Building in 1966. It serves as a venue for students to showcase their work and acts as a tribute to a man devoted to art and teaching new generations of artists. It also curates the collection for the department of art and art history, comprised of select works from graduating students that are displayed throughout the campus.

Tipi set up for graduation ceremony honouring Indian Teacher Education Program and Indian Social Work Education Program graduates.

Bio/Historical Note: The Indian Cultural College arranged a special graduation ceremony for students graduating from the Indian Teacher Education and the Indian Social Work Education programs. A tipi was erected in the enclosed garden between Marquis Hall and Qu’Appelle Hall in which Indian elders smoked a pipe and burned sweetgrass in a private ceremony on behalf of the students going out into the world.

A female graduate receives a scroll and a feather from David Ahenakew, chair, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, during a graduation ceremony held in the enclosed garden between Marquis Hall and Qu’Appelle Hall during a graduation ceremony honouring Indian Teacher Education Program and Indian Social Work Education Program graduates.

Bio/Historical Note: The Indian Cultural College arranged a special graduation ceremony for students graduating from the Indian Teacher Education and the Indian Social Work Education programs. A tipi was erected in the enclosed garden between Marquis Hall and Qu’Appelle Hall in which Indian elders smoked a pipe and burned sweetgrass in a private ceremony on behalf of the students going out into the world.

Standing on the rug is Harry Brabant, an elder from Red Pheasant Reserve, speaks during a graduation ceremony honouring Indian Teacher Education Program and Indian Social Work Education Program graduates.

Bio/Historical Note: The Indian Cultural College arranged a special graduation ceremony for students graduating from the Indian Teacher Education and the Indian Social Work Education programs. A tipi was erected in the enclosed garden between Marquis Hall and Qu’Appelle Hall in which Indian elders smoked a pipe and burned sweetgrass in a private ceremony on behalf of the students going out into the world.

Portrait of unknown individual. Notation on the reverse indicates the date is March 1976.

Otto Lang, Canadian Transport Minister, speaks at the official opening of the new research and development building for SED Systems Ltd.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies joined in 1965 with university scientists and researchers to form the Space Engineering Division (later known as SED Systems Incorporated). SED supplies both systems and services to the satellite industry. SED is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the U of S campus.

Jack McFaull, chairman, Board of Directors, SED Systems Inc.,.peaking at the official opening of the new research and development building for SED Systems Ltd.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan's Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies joined in 1965 with university scientists and researchers to form the Space Engineering Division (later known as SED Systems Incorporated). SED supplies both systems and services to the satellite industry. SED is located in the Innovation Place Research Park on the U of S campus.

Roger C. Carter speaks during the official opening of the Native Law Centre at [420] Cumberland Avenue South. Attendees are (from l to r) : Professor Peter Rhodes, Faculty of Law; Professor R. Bartlett, Faculty of Law; Dorothy Irwin, Indian Cultural College; Gerald Wright, Vice-President, Donner Canadian Foundation; David Wright; Saskatchewan Law Foundation; Roger Carter, Professor of Law; Brian Grosman, professor and Chairman, Saskatchewan Law Reform Commission; Ted Noble, Saskatchewan Law Foundation; Wendy Baker, second-year Law student; Lonny Bomberry, second-year Law student.

Bio/Historical Note: The Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1975 by Dr. Roger C. Carter whose commitment to social justice issues convinced the University of the need for a Centre to facilitate access to legal education for Indigenous peoples. This was to promote the development of the law and the legal system in Canada in ways that better accommodate the advancement of Indigenous peoples and communities, and to disseminate information concerning Indigenous peoples and the law. Structured initially as an independent special project within the University of Saskatchewan, the Centre became a department of the College of Law in 1984. From the beginning, the Centre has nurtured innovation in its program areas of teaching, research, and publication. The Indigenous Law Centre continues to build upon that history and remains attentive to the contributions made as well as the challenges confronted by Indigenous peoples in Canada and internationally. Directors of the Centre have included: Roger C. Carter (1975-1981); D.J. Purich (1981-1994); J.Y. Henderson (1994- ) and Larry Chartrand (2017-). In May 2018, the Cree words “Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp” were added to the Native Law Centre's name, so it will now be called Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre.

Elevated view of Law Library.

Bio/Historical Note: The Law and Commerce Buildings were designed and constructed as part of a single project between 1965 and 1967. The architect was John Holliday-Scott of the Saskatoon firm Holliday-Scott & Associates.