University of Sudbury
Bilingual and tri-cultural university in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Sudbury (French: Université de Sudbury) is a bilingual and tri-cultural university in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It provides undergraduate programming in both French and English in Religious Studies, Philosophy, Indigenous Studies, and in French in Journalism and Folklore. It was a federated school of Laurentian University until May 1, 2021, when Laurentian terminated its relationships with all of its federated schools as part of the 2021 Laurentian University financial crisis; it was subsequently announced that the University of Sudbury will continue operations as an independent French-language university.
Université de Sudbury | |
Motto | Latin: Lucerna ardens et lucens
English: A torch of glowing radiance (Jn V, 35) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1913 Collège du Sacré-Coeur de Sudbury. Subsequently named the University/Université of Sudbury in 1957. |
Academic affiliations | ACUFC, Universities Canada |
Chancellor | Gérald Michel |
President | Dr. Serge Miville |
Undergraduates | Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Études journalistiques, and Folklore et ethnologie |
Postgraduates | See: Laurentian University |
Address | 46.4662°N 80.9731°W / 46.4662; -80.9731 |
Campus | Urban |
Colours | Blue & Red |
Website | http://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]
Founded as a Roman Catholic institution, the university became officially secular in 2021.[2]