Victoria University, Toronto

Victoria University
Former names
Upper Canada Academy (1836–1841)
Victoria College (1841–1884)
Motto
Abeunt studia in mores
Motto in English
Studies pass into character
TypePublic federated university
EstablishedOctober 12, 1836 (1836-10-12)
AffiliationUniversity of Toronto
Religious affiliation
United Church of Canada
formerly Methodist (1836–1925)
EndowmentC$544.2 million (2022)[1]
ChancellorNick Saul
PresidentRhonda N. McEwen
PrincipalAlex Eric Hernandez (Victoria College), HyeRan Kim-Cragg (Emmanuel College)
Undergraduates3,475 (2021)[2]
Location
Colors   Scarlet and gold
MascotLion
Websitevicu.utoronto.ca

Victoria University is a federated college of the University of Toronto. The school was founded in 1836 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada as a nonsectarian literary institution.[3][4][5][6] From 1841 to 1890, Victoria operated as an independent degree-granting university, before federating with the University of Toronto in 1890, relocating from Cobourg to Toronto.[7][8]

The school consists of two academic colleges:

Victoria is situated in the northeastern part of the University of Toronto campus, adjacent to the University of St. Michael's College and Queen's Park. Among its residential halls is Annesley Hall, a National Historic Site of Canada. A major centre for Reformation and Renaissance studies, the university is home to international scholarly projects and holdings devoted to pre-Puritan English drama and the works of Desiderius Erasmus.

  1. ^ "Victoria University : Financial Statements : April 30, 2022" (PDF). Vicui.utoronto.ca. Retrieved Sep 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Liang, Xuelun (2021). University of Toronto Facts and Figures (PDF). Office of Government, Institutional and Community Relations.
  3. ^ Burwash, Nathaneal (1927). History of Victoria College. Toronto: Victoria College Press. pp. 35–41.
  4. ^ Victoria University Act, 1951, S.O. 1951, c. 119. https://www.vicu.utoronto.ca/assets/PDFs/VIc-Act.pdf
  5. ^ Royal Charter of Incorporation granted by King William the Fourth to ministers of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Upper Canada for an "Academy of Learning". http://digitalcollections.vicu.utoronto.ca/RS/?r=8850
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  9. ^ "About Emmanuel » Emmanuel College". emmanuel.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-27.

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