Wesley College, Winnipeg

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This article is about Wesley College in Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, Canada. See Wesley College (disambiguation) for articles on other institutions named "Wesley College".

Wesley College was a college that existed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from 1888 to 1967. It was one of the University of Winnipeg's founding colleges.

[edit] History

Wesley College, established in Winnipeg, Manitoba has a strong Methodist religious affiliation. Consolidation was a way to strengthen this small and financially insecure institution. The University of Winnipeg's was established in 1877 by combining 3 existing church colleges St. Boniface College Roman Catholic; St John's Anglican and Manitoba College Presbyterian. Wesley College Methodist was affiliated in 1888, eleven years after the founding of University Of Manitoba. ^[1]

In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. ^[2]

The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. ^[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

• James O. Argue
• James Endicott
• Salome Halldorson
• Robert Hoey
• William Ivens
• Walter McDonald
• Ivan Schultz
• Cornelius Wiebe
• Herbert Wright

[edit] External links

• Ambiguous Heritage: Wesley College and the Social Gospel Re-considered
• University of Winnipeg (official site)
• The University of Winnipeg Students' Association
• University of Winnipeg Education After Degree Class of 2005
• University of Winnipeg

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