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Coordinates: 43°28′20″N 80°32′50″W / 43.47222°N 80.54722°W / 43.47222; -80.54722
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: "Conrad Grebel University College is a Christian educational institution informed by the vision and values of the Mennonite tradition and dedicated to serving students, the university community, the church, and society."[1]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Facilities
Grebel (pronounced "Grey-bull") is located next to the University of Waterloo and offers residence and classes for students.
[edit] 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
Conrad Grebel University College runs the Conrad Grebel Review
[edit] 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 central University.
[edit] 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 associate) 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] 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
- 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)
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