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Université de Saint-Boniface Motto Je veux faire du bon Motto in English I aspire to be productive Established 1818 Type Public President Michel Tétreault Rector Mme Raymonde Gagné Academic staff 38 Students 1,000 regular and 3,000 continuing education Undergraduates 510 full time + 420 part time Postgraduates 54 part time Location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Campus Urban Colours Red & White Affiliations AUCC, IAU, AUFC, ACU, CBIE, CUP. Website http://www.cusb.ca/ 
Université de Saint-Boniface
The Université de Saint-Boniface, or USB, is a university college affiliated with the University of Manitoba and located in the Saint Boniface district of Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada. It is oriented primarily towards the French-speaking community of Saint Boniface and others who want to learn, or be educated through, the French language and Franco-Manitoban culture.
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History
Louis Riel Sculpture @ Université de Saint-BonifaceSt-Boniface College has a strong Roman Catholic religious affiliation.[1] It originates from a classical school for young men founded on January 12, 1819 by Monseigneur Norbert Provencher.[2] It was incorporated into its current form in 1871.
Consolidation was a way to strengthen this small and financially insecure institution. The University Of Manitoba was established in 1877 as a classic college for men, St. Boniface College. It was established by combining three existing church colleges: St. Boniface Roman Catholic, St John's Anglican, and Manitoba College Presbyterian.[1] On May 3, 1871, the Manitoba legislature issued a charter to St. Boniface College.[2]
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.[1]
The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society.[1]
By 2002 the college population was about two-thirds female.[citation needed]
In 2011, the university changed its named from Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface to Université de Saint-Boniface
Academic
It has about 1,000 regular students and 3,000 in its continuing education division, who study in the main building which is located right next to St. Boniface Cathedral, and a block away from Boulevard Provencher, the street located in the middle of St. Boniface and at the heart of the Franco-Manitoban community.
Partnership
The Université de Saint-Boniface is a member of L'Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.[3]
Aboriginal
The Université de Saint-Boniface’s Canada Research Chair on Métis Identity provides research into Aboriginal culture.[4]
See also
- List of universities in Manitoba
- Higher education in Manitoba
- Education in Canada
- St Boniface's Catholic College, Plymouth, England
Histories
- Dr. John M (Jack) Bumsted 'The University of Manitoba: An Illustrated History (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press © 2001)'
- W. J. Frazer "A History of St. John's College, Winnipeg." M.A. thesis, University of Manitoba, 1966.
- Mary Kinnear "Disappointment in Discourse: Women University Professors at the University of Manitoba before 1970." Historical Studies in Education 4, no. 2 (Fall 1992).
- P.R. Régnier "A History of St. Boniface College." M.A. thesis, University of Manitoba, 1964.
References
- ^ a b c d http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008242
- ^ a b Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
- ^ AUFC
- ^ The University of Winnipeg
External links
- http://www.ustboniface.mb.ca/ Université de Saint-Boniface (in French)
- http://www.cusb.info/ Université de Saint-Boniface - Recruitment (in French)
- Université de Saint-Boniface
Coordinates: 49°53′18″N 97°7′17″W / 49.88833°N 97.12139°W
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Private Public Colleges Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1871
- University of Manitoba
- French language universities and colleges in Canada outside Quebec
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
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