Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University   (University)
Abbreviation	WLU
Formation	1960
Headquarters	Ontario, Canada.
Enrollment of about 17,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students.

Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Laurier has a second campus in Brantford, Ontario, and recently has opened a third campus in Milton, Ontario as well as offices in Kitchener, Toronto, Yellowknife, and Chongqing, China. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, with over 15,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 1000 full‑time grad students and nearly 4,000 part-time students as of Fall 2019.

Laurier landmark sign, at the corner of King Street North and Bricker Avenue

History

First year students of Waterloo College standing outside Willison Hall in 1947

In 1910, the Lutheran Synod established a seminary, which opened to students in 1911, as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary of Eastern Canada. In 1914 the seminary developed non-theological courses under the name "the Waterloo College School". In 1924, the Waterloo College of Arts was established. Waterloo College of Arts became affiliated with the University of Western Ontario ("Western") in 1925 and soon began to offer honours degree programs in the arts. In 1960, the Lutheran church relinquished its sponsorship of Waterloo College obtained a revised charter changing the name of the seminary to Waterloo Lutheran University. On November 1, 1973, the name was again changed to Wilfrid Laurier University when the relevant provincial law was given Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Ross Macdonald, who later served as Laurier's Chancellor. Waterloo Lutheran University's seminary and theological programs continued to be offered by the affiliated Waterloo Lutheran Seminary (now Martin Luther University College).

Expansion

Laurier opened a second campus, in Brantford, Ontario, in 1999, and in 2006 the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work moved from the Waterloo campus to a campus in downtown Kitchener. The Brantford campus is centred on a number of historic properties in the downtown area which have been restored for university use. They include a former Carnegie library, Brantford's 1880 post office, and 1870 mansion, and a 1950 Odeon Theatre. The Kitchener campus is located in the historic and fully renovated former St. Jerome's high school building.

On April 18, 2018, Wilfrid Laurier University was granted approval for a new campus location in Milton, Ontario. In partnership with Conestoga College, the new campus will be built in the Milton Education Village. According to WLU's webpage on the Milton campus with respect to program offerings, "In fall 2017, the university's Board of Governors endorsed the Laurier Milton proposal, and the university Senate approved a Milton Academic Plan in principle. This academic plan aligns with the province's desire to offer programming with a focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. This plan, however, was scrapped due to budget cuts that the conservative government made. They decided not to expand on three other separate campuses for other Canadian universities as well. (STEAM)."

School of Business and Economics

The university is home to the School of Business and Economics (SBE).

The SBE ranks among the top Management programs in Canada and has over 3500 students. Its management program is as renowned as those of the Ivey School of Business, the Queen's School of Business and the Schulich School of Business.

More than 100 professors teach at SBE.

Its department of economics which offers a program in economics and management (finance, accounting or administration) is ranked second in Canada for undergraduate studies.

WLU students find work with large offices of accounting companies such as (KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY) and in the field of investment banking. For example, many alumni of this program work in the business district of Bay Street (Canada's Wall Street) in Toronto.

SBE students who pursue careers in the field of auditing and accounting expertise consistently rank among the best in Canada in national exams for the award of the title of "Chartered Accountant".

 

An Alumnus on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Nationality	Summary	Description
Heather Munroe-Blum	25 August 1950	Canada	Academic Businessperson	Multi-Bilderberger Canadian executive and academic

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