St. Jerome's University

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name = St. Jerome's University


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established = 1865 as St. Jerome College
type = Public
affiliation = Roman Catholic
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city = Waterloo
state = ON
country = Canada
students = 1019 (835 full-time and 184 part-time)
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postgrad = available
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campus = Urban/Suburban, campus of University of Waterloo $4\; km^2$ (1000 acres) [cite web
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affiliations = AUCC, IAU, COU, ATS, CIS, CUSID
website= [http://www.sju.ca/ www.sju.ca/] |

Saint Jerome's University is a public Roman Catholic university in Waterloo, Ontario. It is federated with the University of Waterloo.

St. Jerome's, within the University of Waterloo, combines academics and a residence. Students may both reside at and take classes through St. Jerome's, live at SJU in residence but take classes elsewhere, or live in another residence but take classes at St. Jerome's.

History

St. Jerome's University was established in 1865 as St. Jerome's College. In 1959 an Ontario government Act gave the College 'university status' and changed its name to the University of St. Jerome's College. St. Jerome's University does not grant degrees. In 1959, St. Jerome's University entered into a federation with the University of Waterloo. St. Jerome's suspended its degree-granting powers and became a branch of the University of Waterloo. In 1998, St. Jerome's changed its name to St. Jerome's University. [ [http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/St.-Jeromes-University.html Profile of St. Jerome's University - Ontario, Universities in Canada ] ]

History / Timeline

*1865 - Saint Jerome's College was founded by Louis Funcken.
*1959 - Saint Jerome's College was granted independent university status, and changed its name to University of Saint Jerome's College.
*1998 - The university's name was changed to Saint Jerome's University to clarify its status.

Programs

St. Jerome's University offers undergraduate courses in the faculties of Arts and Mathematics, in 12 scholastic disciplines, and in 4 interdisciplinary areas (Italian Studies, Legal Studies and Criminology, Medieval Studies, and Sexuality, Marriage, and the Family). St. Jerome's has a “Master of Catholic Thought” program aimed primarily at Catholic social leaders. In partnership with Intercordia Canada, St. Jerome's offers a distance learning option, the Intercordia Program in one of several countries.

ee also

Books

* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin 'Enthusiasm for the Truth: An Illustrated History of Saint Jerome's University', (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2002)
* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin 'Waterloo: The Unconventional Founding of an Unconventional University' (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 1997)
* Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin 'Out of the Shadow of Orthodoxy: Waterloo @ 50' (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2007)
* Professor Brian McKillop, 'Matters of Mind: The University in Ontario, 1791-1951' (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press © 1951)

References

External links

* [http://www.sju.ca/ Official Saint Jerome's University Website]
* [http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/st_jeromes_e.html Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile]