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Conrad Grebel University College Established 1957 Type Public Religious affiliation Mennonite Undergraduates 142 students Postgraduates available Location 140 Westmount Rd. N Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G6 Campus Urban/Suburban, Sports teams Waterloo Warriors Colours Red & white Affiliations ATS, Toronto School of Theology, University of Waterloo. Website grebel.uwaterloo.ca Coordinates: 43°27′59″N 80°32′43″W / 43.46639°N 80.54528°W
Conrad Grebel University College is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The college is owned by Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and named for early Anabaptist leader Conrad Grebel. Its mission statement reads: "The mission of Conrad Grebel University College is to seek wisdom, nurture faith, and pursue justice and peace in service to church and society."[1]
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History
Conrad Grebel University College was named after Conrad Grebel (c. 1498–1526), a co-founder of the Swiss Brethren movement who is called the "Father of Anabaptists". An Act respecting Conrad Grebel University College was assented to June 24, 2004.[2]
Facilities
Grebel (pronounced "Grey-bull") is located next to the University of Waterloo and offers residence and classes for students. The facility has residences for 142 students, as well as apartments for an additional 32 students.
Programs
Conrad Grebel University College runs courses in Arts, English, Fine Arts, History, Mennonite Studies, Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Sociology. Grebel also runs the Graduate Theological Studies program with the University of Waterloo. Conrad Grebel University College is affiliated with the Toronto School of Theology.
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Music
- Certificate Program in Conflict Management
Media
Conrad Grebel University College runs the Conrad Grebel Review
Relationship with the University of Waterloo
All students at Conrad Grebel, and all of the other university colleges surrounding the central university, are registered at, take classes at, and graduate from the University of Waterloo. Specialized classes are available from Conrad Grebel, which has an academic focus on Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Religious Studies, and Mennonite Studies. Courses from Grebel may be taken by any University of Waterloo student, and are taught by Grebel professors at the Grebel college, but count as credit at the University of Waterloo.
Community
Conrad Grebel University college places a strong emphasis on community. This is both a reflection of founding Mennonite values and of the small size of the college. Because of Grebel's small size (at most 142 residence students, 32 Apartment residents per term in addition to a number of associates) and emphasis on providing room for upper year students, most of the students know most of the other students in residence. Relationships with others are encouraged through Snack Nights, regular chapel services, and a weekly Community Supper at which the entire residence community, as well as some associate students and faculty and staff gather for a more formal dinner. Conrad Grebel University College is also affiliated with the Inter-Mennonite Children's Choir.
See also
- Higher education in Ontario
- List of universities in Ontario
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
- List of colleges and universities named after people
References
- ^ Conrad Grebel University College Mission Statement
- ^ www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/private/english/2004/elaws_src_private_pr04003_e.htm Conrad Grebel University College Act, 2004, S.O. 2004, c. Pr3
Books
- 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)
External links
- Official website
- Conrad Grebel University College in Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Canadian seminaries Booth College · Canada Christian College · Horizon College and Seminary · Concordia Lutheran Seminary · Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary · Conrad Grebel University College · Covenant Bible College Canada · École de Théologie Évangélique de Montréal · Emmanuel College ·Taylor University College and Seminary · Toronto School of Theology · Toronto Baptist Seminary · Trinity Western University · Tyndale University College and Seminary ·Affiliated institutions: Conrad Grebel University College · Institute for Christian Studies · McMaster Divinity College · Waterloo Lutheran SeminaryUniversity of Waterloo Faculties Schools Colleges Organizations Student life Chancellors Dana Porter · Ira G. Needles · Carl Arthur Pollock · Josef Kates · J. Page Wadsworth · Sylvia Ostry · Val O'Donovan · Mike Lazaridis · Prem WatsaPresidents Gerry Hagey · Howard Petch · Burt Matthews · Douglas T. Wright · James Downey · David Lloyd Johnston · Feridun HamdullahpurOther U15 universities Post-secondary education in Ontario Degree-granting institutions Public Universities[1] Private Universities[2] All above institutions are either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal CharterDegree Programs Offered
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