It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advantage".

[16] This act established the university as a publicly funded but independent institution, intended to serve the citizens of the province.

The governance model was based on the University of Toronto Act, 1906, creating a bicameral system that included a senate to manage academic matters and a board of governors to oversee finances.

[18] The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters.

[19] Duncan P. McColl was appointed as the first registrar, establishing the first convocation from which Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore was elected as the first chancellor.

[20] In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine.

Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced.

[15] Battleford, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, and Saskatoon all lobbied to be the location of the new university.

A stone wall bears inscriptions of the names of the sixty seven university students and faculty who lost their lives while on service during World War I.

When the local supply of limestone was exhausted, the university turned to Tyndall stone, which is quarried in Manitoba.

[33] The original architectural plan called for the university buildings to be constructed around a green space known as The Bowl.

[36] Roughly adhering to the original plan of 1909, numerous colleges were established: Arts & Science (1909); Agriculture, now called Agriculture and Bioresources (1912); Engineering (1912); Law (1913); Pharmacy, now called Pharmacy & Nutrition (1914); Commerce, now the N. Murray Edwards School of Business (1917); Medicine (1926); Education (1927); Home Economics (1928); Nursing (1938); Graduate Studies and Research (1946); Physical Education, now called Kinesiology (1958); Veterinary Medicine (1964); Dentistry (1965); and the School of Physical Therapy (1976).

The Thorvaldson Building, which is home to the departments of chemistry and computer science, hosts a new expansion known as the Spinks addition.

[39] Up until the late 1980s, the University of Saskatchewan held an extensive area of land in the northeast quadrant of Saskatoon, stretching far beyond the core campus, east of Preston Avenue and north of the Sutherland and Forest Grove subdivisions.

[40] Realignment of two major roads in the area around this same time (Preston Avenue and 108th Street) also used up a portion of university land.

The U of S leased a site to the Correctional Service of Canada north of Attridge Drive on Central Avenue for the Regional Psychiatric Centre.

[41] In the 1970s and again in the 1980s, the U of S considered opening up some of its land holdings south of College Drive and north of 14th Street for residential development, but opposition from nearby neighbourhoods that appreciated the "green belt" offered by the university led to these plans being dropped.

It further stated that "no woman shall by reason of her sex be deprived of any advantage or privilege accorded to the male students of the university."

[60] The university also maintains a relationship with the independent community radio station CFCR-FM, which actively solicits volunteers on campus.

In the late 1990s, Place Riel Theatre stopped public showings and it is now used for campus movie features and lectures.

The U of S Huskies compete in eight men's sports: Canadian football, basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wrestling and seven women's sports: basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

The Leo Kristjanson atrium is located in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources building and hosts the conservatory.

The University of Saskatchewan's 75th Anniversary in 1984 was the starting catalyst for the Athletic Wall of Fame at which time 75 honours were bestowed.

The wall of fame celebrates achievements by athletes, teams securing a regional and/or national championship, as well as builders who can be either an administrator, coach, manager, trainer or other major contributor toward the Huskie athletic community for a time period of at least 10 years and have provided outstanding notable support.

Art from the collection is displayed throughout the Murray Building, the university library, a number of sites on campus and the gallery website.

[69] The Kenderdine collection consists of archival material and 4,000 works, including paintings, sketches, ceramics, porcelain or pottery, glass, textiles or tapestries many by 19th and 20th century Saskatchewan, Canadian and international artists.

[73] The Museum of Natural Sciences in the geology building features a two-story high plant-filled atrium demonstrating the evolution of life on earth.

[74] The University of Saskatchewan Observatory offers public viewing hours, school tours, as well as an adopt-a-star program.

[97] This program has been chosen as the joint winner of the 2014 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Award for the North America region.

The alumni feature those who have successfully graduated from a degree, certificate and/or diploma programme at the University of Saskatchewan.