Renison College

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Renison College
Established: January 14, 1959
Type: Public
Religious affiliation: Anglican Church of Canada
Undergraduates: available
Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada
Campus: Urban/Suburban, campus of University of Waterloo 4km2 (1000 acres)[1]
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Affiliations: University of Waterloo, AUCC, IAU, COU, CIS, CUSID
Website: www.renison.uwaterloo.ca/

Renison College is a public college with a strong affiliation with the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It is federated with the University of Waterloo. Renison College was incorporated on January 14, 1959, by a charter of the Province of Ontario. Renison College is located on 240 Westmount Road North Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G4.

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[edit] History

The College was named in memory of Robert John Renison, 1875-1957, a former Metropolitan of Ontario and Bishop of Moosonee.

[edit] Academics

On July 1, 1960, it entered an affiliation with the University of Waterloo with the right to offer courses and programmes in Arts and the Social Sciences for credit towards the Bachelor of Arts degree of the University. Recently it has also developed programs in East Asian studies and a post-B.A. Bachelor of Social Work program.

[edit] See also

[edit] Books

  • Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin 'Enthusiasm for the Truth: An Illustrated History of Saint Jerome's University', (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2002)
  • 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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