- This page is about the Canadian university. For other universities with 'Victoria' in their name, see Victoria University (disambiguation). Victoria University may refer to Victoria University of Bangladesh, Dhaka Bangladesh (see www
 University of Toronto | |
| Victoria University in the University of Toronto (Victoria College) | |
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| Motto Abeunt Studia in Mores Studies pass into character | |
| Established | 1836 |
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| Faculty | Arts and Sciences |
| UofT affiliation | Federated in 1890 |
| Religious affiliation | United Church |
| St. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant George area | East |
| President | Paul W. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Gooch |
| Chancellor | Norman Jewison |
| Principal | David Cook |
| Students | |
| Undergraduate | 3,500 |
| Public transit access | |
| Subway station | Museum |
| Surface routes | 5 Avenue Road 142 Downtown/Avenue Road Express 94 Wellesley |
| Address | 73 Queen's Park Crescent |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Website | www.vicu.utoronto.ca |
Victoria University ("Vic" for short) is a federated school of the University of Toronto, consisting of Victoria College and Emmanuel College. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film The Principal is the Chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University or College in certain parts of the Commonwealth In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. Museum is a station on the Yonge-University-Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A federated school, federated college, federated university, or affiliated school is an educational institution which is independent in some respects but This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Emmanuel College is the United Church of Canada seminary of Victoria University at the University of Toronto. Victoria University is somewhat separated from the rest of the university geographically, bordering Queen's Park, and being located on the eastern portion of the campus along with St. Michael's College. The University of St Michael's College (USMC, often referred to as St Victoria College is today home to approximately 3,500 undergraduate students. The President of the University is Paul W. Gooch and the Chancellor is Norman Jewison. Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film The Principal of Victoria College is David B. Cook and the Principal of Emmanuel College is Rev. Samuel P. Wyatt. The Dean of Students is Jason Hunter.
Traditionally, Victoria has attracted students with excellent academic credentials maintaining its long reputation as one of Canada's strongest institutions of higher education.
Victoria is presently the wealthiest college at U of T by net assets. In part this has been because of alumni donations, but much of the growth is specifically due to the rapidly increasing value of Victoria's large real estate holdings in downtown Toronto. Today, the College has a securities portfolio worth approximately $78 million and a real estate portfolio worth $80 million.
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History
Victoria College was originally founded as the Upper Canada Academy by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar In 1831 a committee decided to locate the school on four acres of land in Cobourg, Ontario, to the east of Toronto, because of its central location, large town, and access by land and water. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Cobourg (2006 population 18210 is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located 110km east of Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario In 1836 Egerton Ryerson obtained a royal charter for the institution in England (the Upper Canadian government being unwilling to provide a charter to a Methodist institution at that time) and the school officially opened its doors to male and female students under the principalship of Matthew Ritchie. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Adolphus Egerton Ryerson ( 24 March 1803 &ndash 19 February 1882) was a minister, Educator, Politician, A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Although it taught a variety of liberal arts subjects, it also functioned as an unofficial Methodist seminary. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations In 1841 the Academy became Victoria College and finally received its own charter from the Upper Canadian Legislature. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Victoria University was formed in 1884 when Victoria College and Albert College federated with each other. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 1890, Victoria University federated with the University of Toronto. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1892,Victoria University moved from Cobourg to its current campus at the corner of Queen's Park Crescent and Bloor Street in Toronto. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1928, the independent Union College federated with the theology department of Victoria College, and became Emmanuel College. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emmanuel College is the United Church of Canada seminary of Victoria University at the University of Toronto.
The oldest residence building at Victoria College is Annesley Hall. Annesley Hall is the all-female residence at Victoria College, University of Toronto campus Built in 1903, and renovated in 1988, Annesley Hall was the first residence built specifically for women in Canada. Other residences include Burwash Hall, Margaret Addison Hall, Rowell Jackman Hall, Law House and the independent Stephenson House. Burwash Hall is the second oldest of the residence buildings at Toronto 's Victoria College. Margaret Addison Hall is a co-ed residence at the University of Toronto's Victoria University. Rowell Jackman Hall, known to students as RJ, or alternately Cinderblock Palace, is a student residence at Victoria College in the University of Toronto Stephenson House is a community involvement residence at the Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
James Loudon, a former President of the federated universities, had prohibited dancing at the University of Toronto until 1896. However, dancing at Victoria was not officially permissible until thirty years later, in 1926.
Victoria University is governed bicamerally by the Victoria University Board of Regents and the Victoria University Senate. These bodies are represented by faculty, administrators, elected students and alumni. The colleges are governed by the Victoria College Council and Emmanuel College Council. College councils are represented by faculty, administrators and elected and appointed students.
The main building, Old Vic, is an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of American Architecture named after Architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity
Strengths
Victoria University offers a number of scholarships per capita. All Victoria College students who do not already hold a renewable scholarship are guaranteed one in-course scholarship of $1,000 if they achieve an average in the A range (Grade Point Average 3. 50+) at the end of their first, second, or third year of study. [1]
Victoria houses the recently renovated E. J. Pratt Library and is also home to two other libraries, the Emmanuel College Library (originally the Birge-Carnegie Library) and United Church and Victoria University Archives. The E J Pratt Library is the library of Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
Victoria is also home to The Isabel Bader Theatre, which opened in March of 2001. Over the past few years the theatre has been used as a lecture hall for University of Toronto students, an active learning space for Victoria University students groups, numerous concerts, theatrical productions, film screenings, and conferences. The academic programs of the college include Literary Studies, Semiotics and Communication Theory, Renaissance Studies, the Vic Concurrent Teacher Education Program (developed in conjunction with OISE/UT) and the first-year undergraduate programs Vic One and Vic First Pathways. [2]
Recently, the administration of Victoria University has been actively promoting international experiences as a part of the undergraduate student experience. [3]
Student Groups
Campus life for Victoria students is active and varied, with numerous student clubs and groups. These include the Victoria College Drama Society (VCDS), the Literary Club, Vic Dance, Victoria Off-Campus Association (VOCA), The Renaissance Students Association (RSA), Film Societies, Future Investors and Entrepreneurs (FINE) and vocal and music groups amongst many others. [1]
Victoria has a student newspaper, called The Strand[4], which is distributed fortnightly across the University of Toronto's downtown campus.
The college publishes an annual journal called the Acta Victoriana[5], that contains literary work by current Vic students.
The Victoria College Chorus (Vic Chorus) is a mixed voice choir consisting of current students and alumni that holds biyearly concerts.
The Victoria College Athletics Association (VCAA)[6] provides students with a chance to participate and compete in numerous sports.
Notable alumni
- Margaret Atwood – Author
- Margaret Avison – Poet
- Wilbur R. Franks – Noted Scientist and Cancer Researcher
- Northrop Frye – Literary Critic
- Norman Jewison – Current Chancellor of Victoria University and Filmmaker
- Don McKellar – Actor and Filmmaker
- Richard Outram - Poet
- Lester B. Pearson – Former Prime Minister of Canada and Nobel Laureate
- E. J. Pratt – Poet
- Allan Stratton – Writer
- Donald Sutherland – Actor
- Kenneth D. Taylor - Former Chancellor of Victoria University and Former Canadian Ambassador to Iran
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga – 6th President of Latvia
- Arthur L. Schawlow - Physicist, Nobel laureate. "Micklethwaite" redirects here For other uses see Micklethwaite (disambiguation. Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian Writer. Margaret Avison OC ( April 23 1918 &ndash July 31 2007) was a Canadian poet. Wilbur Rounding Franks ( March 4, 1901 - January 4, 1986) was a scientist born in Weston Ontario Herman Northrop Frye, CC, MA (Oxon, DD, DLitt, FRSC ( July 14, 1912 &ndash January 23, 1991 Norman Frederick Jewison CC, BA, LLD (born July 21, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian Film Don McKellar (born August 17 1963) is a Tony - and Genie Award -winning Canadian actor writer and filmmaker Richard Daley Outram ( April 9, 1930 – January 21, 2005) was a Canadian Poet. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Edwin John Dove Pratt FRSC ( February 4, 1882 &ndash April 26, 1964) who published as E Allan Stratton (born 1951 is a Canadian Playwright and Novelist. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Donald McNicol Sutherland OC (born July 17, 1935) is a Canadian Actor with a film career spanning over 50 years Kenneth Douglas "Ken" Taylor, OC, BA, MBA, LLD (born October 5, 1934 in Calgary, Alberta Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (also known as Vaira Vikis-Freibergs; born December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia) was the 6th President of Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Arthur Leonard Schawlow ( May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature
References
See also
Books
- Martin L. Friedland 'The University of Toronto: A History' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 2002)
- Robin Harris 'A History of University of Toronto' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 1970)
- Rick Helmes-Hayes 'Forty Years, 1963-2003: A History of the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto. ' (Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, 2003, 215 pp. )
- Professor Brian McKillop, 'Matters of Mind: The University in Ontario, 1791-1951' (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press ©1951)
- Marian Packham '100 Years of Biochemistry at the University of Toronto: An Illustrated History' 1908-2008, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press © 2008)
- Neil Semple 'Faithful Intellect: Samuel S. Nelles And Victoria University' (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, September 1, 2004)
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