Université de Moncton
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| Motto | Surge illuminare |
| Established | 1864 Collège Saint-Joseph. Subsequently named, Collège du Sacré-Coeur and now, Université de Moncton |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Louis R. Comeau1 |
| Rector | Yvon Fontaine1 |
| Staff | Teaching staff: 3771 Other staff: 434 |
| Students | Total full-time students: 51781 Moncton campus: 4187 Edmunston campus: 549 Shippagan campus: 442 |
| Location | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports | Blue Eagles (Fr:Aigles Bleu) |
| Colours | blue and gold |
| Mascot | Super Blue (Fr: Super Bleu) |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, AUFC, AUS, AUFSC, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | http://www.umoncton.ca |
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The University of Moncton (Fr: Université de Moncton) is a French language university in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada. It is the only francophone university in New Brunswick and is one of only two such universities in the Maritime Provinces, the other being the Université Sainte-Anne in neighbouring Nova Scotia. The university press, le Front, is a member of CUP.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1963, the modern University of Moncton is an amalgamation of six colleges, including the Collège Saint-Joseph (founded at Memramcook in 1864), the Collège du Sacré-Coeur de Bathurst, and the Collège Saint-Louis d'Edmundston. [1] In 1989, University of Moncton founded undergraduate degrees in adult education.
[edit] Campuses
It has campuses in Edmundston and Shippagan in addition to the primary campus in Moncton.
[edit] Buildings
The Léopold-Taillon Building at the University of Moncton, built between 1945 to 1948, is on the Registry of Historic Places of Canada. [2]
[edit] Partnerships
The university is a member of L'Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne (en: Association of Universities of the Canadian Francophonie), a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie. [3]
[edit] Faculties
The main campus at Moncton has eight faculties:
- Administration
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Education
- Engineering students can choose to specialize in the following disciplines: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering [4]
- Graduate Studies
- Health Sciences and Community Services
- L'École de nutrition et d'études familiales has an accredited dietetic program. The university is accredited by a professional organization such as the Dietitians of Canada and the university's graduates may subsequently become registered dietitians. List of universities with accredited dietetic programs
- Sciences
- Law
[edit] Faculty of Law
The University of Moncton's Faculty of Law is one of only three French-language common law schools in Canada. (The University of Ottawa and McGill also offer common law degrees in French.) The school was founded in 1978 in order to respond to the needs of francophone communities outside of Quebec. As Quebec practices civil law, there was a need to instruct francophone lawyers in common law to practice in other parts of Canada. The University of Ottawa law school teaches both common and civil law, as does McGill; thus the University of Moncton's Faculty of Law is the only exclusively French, exclusively common law school in Canada.[5]
The University of Moncton offers both the basic LL.B. and the graduate LL.M. The school also offers joint degrees: the LL.B.-MBA (Masters of Business) and LLB-MEE (Masters of Environmental Studies). As well, students who already possess a civil law degree (an LL.L. or a B.C.L.) from a Canadian school can enroll at the University of Moncton for two semesters to complete an LL.B. [6]
[edit] Libraries
There are six libraries and resource centers across the three campuses: Bibliothèque Champlain (Moncton), Michel-Bastarache (Moncton), Centre d'études acadiennes (Moncton), Centre de ressources pédagogiques (Moncton), Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose (Edmunston)and Bibliothèque Shippagan[7]. All records from these libraries are gathered into one catalogue: Catalogue Éloïze[8].
Two of these libraries, Michel-Bastarache and Centre de ressources pédagogiques, are special libraries, catering to the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Education, respectively. The Centre d'études acadiennes, found on the lower level of Bibliothèque Champlain, is a world-renown and primary resource and archive center for Acadian studies[9].
[edit] Athletics
The university is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Moncton Aigles Bleus. The Aigles Bleus have a male and female hockey team, a male and female soccer team, a male and female Athletics (track and field),a male and female Cross country running team and a female volleyball team.
[edit] Noted Faculty and Alumni / Alumnae
- Bernard Lord, Former Premier of New Brunswick
- Antonine Maillet, Acadian author and winner of the Prix Goncourt
- Camille Thériault, Former Premier of New Brunswick
- Roger Lord, Internationally acclaimed concert pianist and Professor of Piano at U de M
- Herménégilde Chiasson, Professor, poet and playwright, and current Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
- Alain Haché, Physics professor, demonstrated superluminal electric pulse propagation
- Stéphane Dion, Professor, academic, Cabinet Minister, and Former Liberal Party Leader
- Michel Bastarache, Puisne Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada
- Roméo LeBlanc, Former Governor General of Canada graduated from Collège St-Joseph
- James E. Lockyer, Professor of law
- Donald Savoie, professor of public administration and author
- Stéphan Reebs, professor of biology, ethologist, author
- Joel Bourgeois, 1500m steeplechase runner, 3-time competitor at the Olympic Games
- Jean-Guy Poitras, member of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.
[edit] Further reading
- Cormier, Clément. L'Université de Moncton: historique. Moncton: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1975.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003529
- ^ http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/affichage-display.aspx?id=6575 Léopold-Taillon Building Registry of Historic Places of Canada
- ^ AUFC
- ^ Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation - University List
- ^ Université de Moncton, Campus de Moncton - Faculté de droit
- ^ http://www.umoncton.ca/droit/imgs_demande/02Conditionsetpolitiquesgeneralesdadmission.pdf
- ^ http://www.umoncton.ca/
- ^ www.eloize.umoncton.ca
- ^ http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/hist.html
[edit] See also
- Higher education in New Brunswick
- List of universities in New Brunswick
- Canadian Interuniversity Sport
- Canadian government scientific research organizations
- Canadian university scientific research organizations
- Canadian industrial research and development organizations
[edit] External links
- (French) Université de Moncton
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