University of Sudbury

The University of Sudbury (French: Université de Sudbury) is a Roman Catholic bilingual university in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada which offers courses in French and English. Programs include religious studies, philosophy, Indigenous studies and folklore (entirely in French). It is a federated school of Laurentian University.

University of Sudbury
Université de Sudbury
MottoLucerna ardens et lucens (Jn V, 35), A torch of glowing radiance
TypePublic
Established1913 Collège du Sacré-Coeur de Sudbury. Subsequently named the University/Université of Sudbury.
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ChancellorGérald Michel
PresidentFr. John Meehan
Academic staff
25
UndergraduatesIndigenous Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Theology, Communication publique and Folklore
Postgraduatessee Laurentian University
Location
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury
,
Ontario
,
Canada
P3E 2C6

46.4662°N 80.9731°W / 46.4662; -80.9731
Campusurban
ColoursBlue   & Red  
AffiliationsAUCC, IAU, ACUFC, COU, CIS
Websitehttp://www.usudbury.ca/

The university is a member of Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne (Association of Colleges and Universities of the Canadian Francophonie), a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.[1]

History

The university was founded as the Collège du Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart College) in 1913 by the Jesuits. Exclusively French after 1916, Sacred Heart College was the centre of education for young Franco-Ontarians for decades since it was the first, and for a long time, the only college in Northern Ontario. In 1957, it changed its name and became the University of Sudbury. In 1960, it formed the Catholic component of Laurentian federation.[2]

A plaque was erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation at Notre Dame & Kathleen Streets, Sudbury:

Sacred Heart College

The Society of Jesus opened a classical college at this site in 1913. The next year the province granted Sacred Heart College a charter giving it degree-granting powers. At first the college was bilingual, but after 1916 it taught exclusively in French. Sacred Heart College became a centre for the education and formation of young Franco-Ontarian men.

In 1957, it changed its name to the University of Sudbury, which became the Catholic component of Laurentian University, in 1960. The Jesuits continued to teach in the secondary school here until 1967. Sacred Heart College played a major role in the development of the Franco-Ontarian community of northeastern Ontario.

References
  1. "Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne".
  2. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_6570_1.html Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Ontario Heritage Trust Sacred Heart College


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