Brescia University College

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This article is about the women's college in Ontario. For the university in Kentucky, see Brescia University. For the university in Italy, see University of Brescia.

Brescia University College

Motto	Choose to Lead
Established	1919
Type	Affiliated college of The University of Western Ontario, Public university
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Principal	Dr. Colleen Hanycz
Academic staff	46
Undergraduates	922 full time + 135 part time
Postgraduates	12
Location	London, Ontario, Canada
Campus	Urban
Former names	Ursuline College (1919-1963) Brescia College (1963-2001)
Colours	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Bee (Queen Bee)
Affiliations	AUCC, IAU, COU, ACU, WCC
Website	http://www.brescia.uwo.ca

Brescia University College is a Catholic liberal arts college for women located in London, Ontario, Canada. Affiliated with the University of Western Ontario, Brescia is the only university-level women's college in Canada. It has approximately 1,100 undergraduate students.

Mission statement

According to its mission statement, Brescia University College:

is a Catholic college in the Ursuline tradition,
educates women to think critically and to participate actively in society.
is a student-centred community,
prepares graduates to respond with wisdom, justice and compassion to a changing world.

History

Brescia University College is the only university-level women's college in Canada. Brescia was founded in 1919 as Ursuline College by the Ursulines. It was originally located at 556 Wellington Street London, Ontario. It was founded as a Roman Catholic affiliate of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.^[1] From the beginning, the graduates have always received University of Western Ontario degrees.^[2] The Ursuline Sisters named the Roman Catholic college after the Italian city of Brescia where their religious institute was founded. The first class was of seven young women.^[2] Construction at the present location (1285 Western Road London, Ontario) began in 1923. Brescia Hall was the first building and was built by contractor Joseph Michael Piggot. Brescia Hall was renamed "Ursuline Hall". Ursuline College was renamed "Brescia College" in 1963, and in 2001^[3] renamed "Brescia University College".

Programs

Bachelor of Arts (English, French, Psychology, Sociology, Family Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Community Development, Political Science,and Dimensions of Leadership)
Bachelor of Management & Organizational Studies
Bachelor of Science (Foods & Nutrition)
Bachelor of Arts (Human Ecology)
Bachelor of Science (Human Ecology)
Master of Foods and Nutritional Sciences
Certificate in Community Development
Certificate in Religious Education

The Honours Bachelors of Science in Foods and Nutrition at Brescia is accredited by Dietitians of Canada. This means people who graduate with this degree are eligible to apply for dietetic internship placements.

The Master of Foods and Nutritional Sciences programme is divided into two streams. The internship stream is for people who have graduated from a programme accredited by Dietitians of Canada. It combines a masters degree and an internship and upon graduating, the person has an MSc and can write the exam needed to become a registered dietitian. The second stream is for people who are already a Registered Dietitian in Canada.

Brescia also offers a Pre-University Year programme. According to the Brescia website, the Preliminary Year is a one-year university preparatory programme taught by university professors on the College campus. This programme is co-educational.^[4]

The College also offers and English as a Second Language programme called CultureWorks.^[5]

Student life

The Preliminary Year programme and the Masters of Science are co-education; all undergraduate programs are women-only. However, all courses are accessible to UWO students, male or female, including students from Western's two other affiliated university colleges.

Buildings

James Carlisle Pennington designed Brescia Hall (1924–25) for the Ursuline Sisters, near Western Road at Sarnia Road, on the campus of the University of Western Ontario.^[6] The Mother St. James memorial building is the main building on campus. It houses classrooms, offices, student services, the business office, the Beryl Ivey Library and computer lab, the Mother St. James Memorial Auditorium, a coffee shop and the Circle Women’s Centre resource centre. The Ursuline hall is the residence for 170 female students. Ursuline Hall also has the cafeteria (Castle Café), some professors' offices, the food laboratories and a few classrooms. In September 2013, Brescia opened it's new residence building and dining pavilion, Clare Hall, which houses just over 300 students and features a state of the art eatery.^[7]

Advertising Controversy

Early into the 2010/2011 academic year, a new advertising campaign sparked controversy for the University College. The campaign, known as Bresia Bold, was meant to call attention to Bresia's unique position as the only university-level women's college in Canada through edgy, (quasi-)feminist marketing. A sign, displaying a former Brescia student and the message: "Her mind is as sharp as her heels", was the source of said controversy. Amidst claims that it "enforced gender stereotypes", "heteronormativity", and "focus[ed] on appearances rather than substance",^[8] the advertisement was removed from Brescia's campus.

Notable alumnae

Margaret Chan - Director General of the World Health Organization (BA 1973)
Beryl Ivey, CM - Philanthropist (BA 1947)

References

External links

Works by An anonomous Ursuline at Project Gutenberg

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Academics	Althouse College of Education Don Wright Faculty of Music Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department Richard Ivey School of Business Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western Law School

Affiliated Colleges	Brescia University College Huron University College King's University College

Residences	Saugeen-Maitland Hall Medway-Sydenham Hall

Campus	Allyn and Betty Taylor Library The D. B. Weldon Library London Health Sciences Centre Pride Library Robarts Research Institute Spencer Engineering Building Thompson Engineering Building University Hospital

Athletics	Western Mustangs TD Waterhouse Stadium UWO Formula Racing

Student Life	CHRW-FM The Gazette University Students' Council Western Mustang Band

Post-secondary education in Ontario

Degree-granting institutions

Public Universities^[1]	Algoma Brock Carleton Dominican Guelph Lakehead Laurentian Laurier McMaster Nipissing OCADU Ottawa Queen's RMC Ryerson Toronto Trent UOIT Waterloo Western Windsor York

Private Universities^[2]	Augustine College Canada Christian Emmanuel ICS Maimonides Master's Redeemer Toronto Baptist Tyndale Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Toronto

All above institutions are either established through an Act of the Legislative Assembly or through a Royal Charter

Degree Programs Offered^{under Ministerial Consent}	CMCC RCC

Affiliated Colleges	Assumption Brescia Canterbury Conrad Grebel Huron Iona King's Renison St. Jerome's St. Paul's

Community colleges

Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology	Algonquin^† Boréal Cambrian^† Canadore Centennial^† Confederation^† Durham Fanshawe^† Fleming^† George Brown^† La Cité^† Lambton^† Loyalist^† Mohawk^† Niagara^† Northern St. Clair^† St. Lawrence^† Sault Seneca^†

Institutes of Technology and Advanced Learning	Conestoga^† Humber^† Sheridan^†

Institutes of Advanced Studies	Georgian^†

^†Degree programs offered

Aboriginal institutes

Anishinabek Education Institute First Nations Technical Institute Kenjgewin Teg Educational Institute Iohahi:io Akwesasne Adult Education Centre Negahneewin College Ogwehoweh Skills and Trades Training Centre Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Seven Generations Education Institute Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig Six Nations Polytechnic

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