St. Mary's University (Calgary)

St. Mary's University

Motto	In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen
Motto in English	In Your Light We Shall See Light
Type	Private
Established	September 18, 1986
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Chancellor	Most Rev. Frederick Henry, DD
President	Dr. Gerry Turcotte
Students	600+
Location	Calgary , Alberta , Canada 50.9223°N 114.0670°W / 50.9223; -114.0670
Campus	Urban, Enclosed Hilltop
Nickname	Lightning
Website	http://www.stmu.ca

St. Mary’s University is a private Catholic university in Calgary, Alberta. A teaching and research university, St. Mary's is accredited by Alberta Advanced Education as an "Independent Academic Institution" and offers degrees in the liberal arts, sciences and education. The university has 875 full- and part-time students, 80 full- and part-time faculty, and an average class size of 25.

Administration

Dr. Gerry Turcotte became St. Mary’s third president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2011. He was renewed for a second term of office on July 1, 2016.

Academics

St. Mary’s University is accredited to offer a Bachelor of Science degree, a Bachelor of Education after degree, eight Bachelor of Arts degrees including: 3 Year General Studies Degree, 4 Year Liberal Studies Degree, 3 and 4 Year English Degrees, 3 and 4 year History Degrees, 3 and 4 year Psychology Degrees as well as transferable university courses in 35 academic disciplines.

Campus

In addition to academic expansion, the St. Mary's campus has undergone a major change. The land upon which the campus is situated accommodates several buildings, dating from the early 1900s, designated as provincial heritage buildings, including a wooden water tower. As the buildings have heritage status, this legally forbids any alteration of their exterior, with the exception of repair, a prohibition which does not extend to their interior. Thus these buildings have been transformed into new classrooms, a bookstore, common areas and cafeteria. The water tower has been braced to protect it from collapse, and repainted in its original colour, Canadian Pacific Railway red, the only colour legally allowed due to its heritage status. In September 2016, the new Heritage Centre building was officially opened.

In 2011, St. Mary's initiated a site development planning process to identify guiding principles, development options and concept plans for its 35-acre campus.

St. Mary's library contains over 30,000 titles and has 51 workstations accessible by students.

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  Distant view of St.Mary's University campus
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  St.Mary's University St. Basil's Hall Library
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  St.Mary's University historic water tower and carriage house
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  St.Mary's University Cairn dedicated to Father Albert Lacombe
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  St.Mary's University McGivney Hall

Student life

The student body of St. Mary's is represented to faculty and administration by the Student Legislative Council (SLC). St. Mary's University supports student-run clubs and activities. Current clubs include a book club, hockey club, board games club, The Ed society, Friends of Humanities 101, The Historical Society, Literary Guild, Outdoors club, The Happiness Club, Science Club, Psychology Association, Student 4 Social Justice, D&D club, and ethics club.

Athletics

St. Mary’s University was a founding member of the Alberta Colleges Athletic League. The league is composed of small colleges and has affiliated members in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The institution was accepted into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) in May 2010. Lightning basketball teams began competing at this level in Fall 2012. In fall 2014, the Lightning introduced their Cross Country program, making it St. Mary’s University’s third team competing in the ACAC.

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50.9223°N 114.0670°W / 50.9223; -114.0670