Laurier Brantford

Laurier Brantford
Laurier Brantford's Odeon Building (in foreground) on Market Street in downtown Brantford, Ontario. name = Wilfrid Laurier University - Brantford Campus
Motto	Veritas Omnia Vincit (Latin: Truth conquers all)
Established	1911 Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada (1911). Subsequent names, Waterloo College of Arts (1925), Waterloo Lutheran University (1960), and now, Wilfrid Laurier University (1973-present).
Type	Public
Chancellor	Michael Lee-Chin
President	Max Blouw
Location	Brantford,, Ontario, Canada
Colours	Purple and gold
Sports	Golden Hawks
Mascot	The Golden Hawk
Affiliations	AUCC, IAU, COU, ACU, CIS, CUSID, Fields Institute, OUA
Website	www.laurierbrantford.ca

Laurier Brantford is a satellite campus of Wilfrid Laurier University located in Brantford, Ontario. The main campus of the University is in Waterloo, Ontario.

Laurier Brantford opened its doors in 1999 with a total of only 39 students in its inaugural year. As of 2013-2014, over 3,000 students were enrolled at the school. Laurier's main building is the Carnegie building on George Street. The campus has since expanded and has several academic and residence buildings. Research and Academic Centre, Wilfrid Laurier Student's Union, Grand River Hall, Lucy Marco Place, Post House, Wilkes House, Rizzo, the Odeon building and the Carnegie Building are all properties of Laurier Brantford and are used as academic theaters, residences, book store and a gym facility.

Residences

As of the 2013-2014 academic year, Laurier Brantford had seven residence communities: Expositor Building, Grand River Hall, Post House, Rizzo Building, Wilkes House, Lawyer's Hall, and Lucy Marco Place. ^[1]

Curriculum

Laurier Brantford's curriculum is centred on the "Brantford Foundations", a core of four courses that provide students with the ability to conduct academic research related to social sciences and the humanities, while fostering critical thinking skills with a focus on the ideas that have shaped the contemporary Western world. The Brantford Campus offers a number of arts degrees that emphasize the study of a particular discipline.

In addition to the core program, Laurier Brantford offers Honours programs in Criminology, Health Administration, Health Studies, Digital Media and Journalism, Law and Society, Leadership, Human Rights and Human Diversity and Society, Culture and Environment. In addition, students have the opportunity to pursue a number of combination Honours degrees, as well as a concurrent education program with Nipissing University, and College/University programming.

Library

The biggest challenge faced by Laurier Brantford was to create a library that was as good as Laurier's main campus' library. They were able to give their students this same level of quality by partnering with the Brantford Public Library. The library service that is offered to students is a joint service and offers students many resources for success in their studies. Both virtual and physical copies of material are available to students through the joint service.

Students' Union

The Students' Union is funded by undergraduate student fees, and all students are automatically members of the Students' Union. Their mission is to enhance the holistic student experience at Wilfrid University by providing innovative resources and effective representation within a safe and empowering campus community.^[2] The Students' Union provides a number of services for students, including buss passes, Direct2U Prescription, emergency response team, food bank, foot patrol, health and dental, the member card, peer help line, student life line, and tech share.^[3] The Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Clubs and Associations department supports over 130 clubs and associations involving over 3,000 students. Clubs and Associations supports all clubs by offering resources and financial support as well as acting as a liaison to the Students' Union and Wilfrid Laurier University administration.^[4] ^[5]

Wilfrid Laurier University

Administration	Michael Lee-Chin (Chancellor) Max Blouw (President)

Campus	Laurier Waterloo Laurier Brantford Laurier Kitchener

Academics	Faculty of Arts School of Business & Economics (SBE) Faculty of Education Graduate Studies Laurier Library Faculty of Music Research Office Faculty of Sciences Waterloo Lutheran Seminary Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work

Athletics	Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Laurier Golden Hawks women's ice hockey Athletic Complex University Stadium Alumni Field

Student Life	Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union Fred Nichols Campus Centre The Cord Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications Radio Laurier

Others	Wilfrid Laurier University Press Wilfrid Laurier University people

Chancellors	William Daum Euler (1961) Ross Macdonald (1964–1972) Paul Joseph James Martin (1972–1977) John Black Aird (1977–1985) Maureen Forrester (1986–1990) Willard Estey (1990–1995) John Cleghorn (1996–2003) Bob Rae (2003–2008) John A. Pollock (2008–2011) Michael Lee-Chin (2011-present)

Presidents	William Villaume (1960–1966) Frank Peters (1967–1978) Neale Tayler (1978–1982) John A. Weir (1982–1992) Lorna Marsden (1992–1997) Robert Rosehart (1997–2007) Max Blouw (2007–present)

Coordinates: 43°08′24″N 80°15′42″W / 43.1400°N 80.2616°W / 43.1400; -80.2616

↑ http://brantford.mylaurier.ca/residence/info/resbuildings.htm
↑ http://www.wlusu.com/aboutus-section/what-is-the-students-union
↑ http://www.wlusu.com/services
↑ http://www.wlusu.com/blog-section/about-clubs
↑ Gillham, V., Newman, W., Bury, S., & Madden, A. (2003). Wilfrid Laurier University and the Brantford Public Library: A Unique Exercise in Joint Service Provision. Feliciter, 49(6), 298-301.