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St. Jerome s University is a public Roman Catholic University federated with
the University of Waterloo, historically associated with the educational vision
of the Congregation of the Resurrection. We are committed to learning and
academic excellence; the gospel values of love, truth and justice; and the
formation of leaders for the service of the community and the Church. In all of
our activities and practices, St. Jerome s University functions within the
context of the Roman Catholic tradition and the principles of academic
freedom.
History
St. Jerome's, like most institutions and
religious establishments, had a very humble beginning.
In 1865, two years
before Canada achieved nationhood, St. Jerome's College was founded by the
Reverend Dr. Louis Funcken, of the Congregation of the Resurrection, to meet the
demand for higher education in Waterloo County.
Over the years, the
College grew in size and occupied various locations in the Kitchener-Waterloo
area. In 1959, through an Act of the Ontario Legislature, St. Jerome's College
was granted independent university status. The name was changed to the
University of St. Jerome's College to reflect new university powers and the
authority to grant degrees.
As an independent university, St. Jerome's
College entered into federation with the newly established University of
Waterloo, and a series of College buildings were constructed in the heart of the
University of Waterloo campus. In the federation agreement, St. Jerome's waived
its degree-granting rights so that its students earn a Bachelor of Arts or a
Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.
In 1998,
the University of St. Jerome's College officially and legally changed its name
to St. Jerome's University, a change that clarifies St. Jerome's status as a
federated university. Students registering at St. Jerome's enjoy all the
benefits of being part of a small, comfortable community at the heart of a
world-renowned university, and students graduate with a University of Waterloo
degree.
Today, St. Jerome's in the University of Waterloo, as we refer to
ourselves, has approximately 1,000 full- and part-time students, two residences
- a men's and a women's - accommodating 280 students, and a faculty and staff of
over 50 men and women. St. Jerome's is a dynamic community! |
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