| Université de Saint-Boniface | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Je veux faire du bon |
| Motto in English | I aspire to be productive |
| Established | 1818 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Michel Tétreault |
| Rector | Mme Raymonde Gagné |
| Academic staff | 38 |
| Students | 1,000 regular and 3,000 continuing education |
| Undergraduates | 510 full time + 420 part time |
| Postgraduates | 54 part time |
| Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Red & White |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, AUFC, ACU, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | http://www.cusb.ca/ |
The Université de Saint-Boniface, or USB, is a university college affiliated with the University of Manitoba and located in the Saint Boniface district of Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada. It is oriented primarily towards the French-speaking community of Saint Boniface and others who want to learn, or be educated through, the French language and Franco-Manitoban culture.
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St-Boniface College has a strong Roman Catholic religious affiliation.[1] It originates from a classical school for young men founded on January 12, 1819 by Monseigneur Norbert Provencher.[2] It was incorporated into its current form in 1871.
Consolidation was a way to strengthen this small and financially insecure institution. The University Of Manitoba was established in 1877 as a classic college for men, St. Boniface College. It was established by combining three existing church colleges: St. Boniface Roman Catholic, St John's Anglican, and Manitoba College Presbyterian.[1] On May 3, 1871, the Manitoba legislature issued a charter to St. Boniface College.[2]
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.[1]
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.[1]
By 2002 the college population was about two-thirds female.
In 2011, the university changed its named from Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface to Université de Saint-Boniface
It has about 1,000 regular students and 3,000 in its continuing education division, who study in the main building which is located right next to St. Boniface Cathedral, and a block away from Boulevard Provencher, the street located in the middle of St. Boniface and at the heart of the Franco-Manitoban community.
The Université de Saint-Boniface is a member of L'Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.[3]
The Université de Saint-Boniface’s Canada Research Chair on Métis Identity provides research into Aboriginal culture.[4]
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