University of Moncton

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established = 1864 Le Collège Saint_Joeseph. Subsequently named, le Collège du Sacré-Coeur and now, Université de Moncton
type = Public
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staff = Teaching staff: 377¹
Other staff: 434
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rector = Yvon Fontaine¹
chancellor = Louis R. Comeau¹
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students = Total full-time students: 5178¹
Moncton campus: 4187
Edmunston campus: 549
Shippagan campus: 442
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city = Moncton
state = New Brunswick
country = Canada
campus = Urban
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sports = Blue Eagles (Fr:Aigles Bleu)
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affiliations = AUCC, IAU, AUFC, AUS, AUFSC
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1. From the [http://www.umoncton.ca/udem/documents/RapportAnnuel2006.pdf Rapport Annuel 2005-2006]
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   The University of Moncton (Fr: Université de Moncton) is a French language university in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada. It is the only francophone university in New Brunswick and is one of only two such universities in the Maritime Provinces, the other being the Université Sainte-Anne in neighbouring Nova Scotia.

   History

   Founded in 1963, the modern "University of Moncton" is an amalgamation of six colleges, including the Collège Saint-Joseph (founded at Memramcook in 1864), the Collège du Sacré-Coeur de Bathurst, and the Collège Saint-Louis d'Edmundston. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003529] In 1989, University of Moncton founded undergraduate degrees in adult education.

   Campuses

   It has campuses in Edmundston and Shippagan in addition to the primary campus in Moncton.

   Buildings

   The Léopold-Taillon Building at the University of Moncton, built between 1945 to 1948, is on the Registry of Historic Places of Canada. [http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=6575 Léopold-Taillon Building Registry of Historic Places of Canada ]

   Partnerships

   The university is a member of L'Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie. [ [http://www.aufc.ca/ AUFC ] ]

   Faculties

   The main campus at Moncton has eight faculties:
   * Administration
   * Arts and Social Sciences
   * Education
   * Engineering students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering [ [http://www.cemf.ca/Engineering/UniversityList.htm Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List ] ]
   * Graduate Studies
   * Health Sciences and Community Services
   ** L'École de nutrition et d'études familiales has an accredited dietetic program. The university is accredited by a professional organization such as the Dietitians of Canada and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians. List of universities with accredited dietetic programs

   * Sciences
   * Law

   Faculty of Law

   The University of Moncton's Faculty of Law is one of only three French-language common law schools in Canada. (The University of Ottawa and McGill also offer common law degrees in French.) The school was founded in 1978 in order to respond to the needs of francophone communities outside of Quebec. As Quebec practices civil law, there was a need to instruct francophone lawyers in common law to practice in other parts of Canada. The University of Ottawa law school teaches both common and civil law, as does McGill; thus the University of Moncton's Faculty of Law is the only exclusively French, exclusively common law school in Canada. [ [http://www.umoncton.ca/droit/Information__generale/Introduction.html Université de Moncton, Campus de Moncton - Faculté de droit ] ]

   
   The University of Moncton offers both the basic LL.B. and the graduate LL.M. The school also offers joint degrees: the LL.B.-MBA (Masters of Business) and LLB-MEE (Masters of Environmental Studies). As well, students who already possess a civil law degree (an LL.L. or a B.C.L.) from a Canadian school can enroll at the University of Moncton for two semesters to complete an LL.B. [http://www.umoncton.ca/droit/imgs_demande/02Conditionsetpolitiquesgeneralesdadmission.pdf]

   Athletics

   The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Moncton Aigles Bleus. The Aigles Bleus have a male and female hockey team, a male and female soccer team, a male and female Athletics (track and field),a male and female Cross country running team and a female volleyball team.

   Noted Faculty and Alumni / Alumnae

   * Bernard Lord, Former Premier of New Brunswick
   * Camille Thériault, Former Premier of New Brunswick
   * Roger Lord, Internationally acclaimed concert pianist and Professor of Piano at U de M

   * Herménégilde Chiasson, Professor, poet and playwright, and current Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
   * Alain Haché, Physics professor, demonstrated superluminal electric pulse propagation
   * Stéphane Dion, Professor, academic, Cabinet Minister, and Liberal Party Leader
   * Michel Bastarache, Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada
   * Roméo LeBlanc, Former Governor General of Canada graduated from Collège St-Joseph
   * James E. Lockyer, Professor of law
   * Donald Savoie, professor of public administration and author
   * Stéphan Reebs, professor of biology, ethologist, author

   References

   External links

   *fr icon [http://www.umoncton.ca/ Université de Moncton]