Wilfrid Laurier University
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Former names
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Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada (1911), Waterloo College of Arts (1925), Waterloo Lutheran University (1960) |
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| Motto | Veritas Omnia Vincit |
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Motto in English
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Truth conquers all |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1911 |
| Endowment | $71.6 million |
| Chancellor | Eileen Mercier |
| President | Max Blouw (Outgoing) |
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Academic staff
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553 |
| Undergraduates | 17,000 full-time, 1,541 part-time |
| Postgraduates | 1,000 full-time, 610 part-time |
| Location | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Colours | Purple and gold |
| Nickname | Golden Hawks |
| Mascot | The Golden Hawk |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, COU, AACSB ACU, CIS, CUSID, Fields Institute, OUA, CBIE, CUP |
| Website | www.wlu.ca |
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| Maclean's Comprehensive | 10 |
Coordinates: 43°28′31.21″N 80°31′38.08″W / 43.4753361°N 80.5272444°W
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as Laurier or WLU) is a Canadian public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Laurier has several other campuses, including in Toronto, Ontario, Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and an office in Chongqing, China. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. The University offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, with more than 17,000 full-time undergraduate students.
The campus in Waterloo sits in the heart of Canada's Technology Triangle and within the Waterloo-Toronto corridor, often referred to as Silicon Valley of the North, in recognition of its vibrant start-up ecosystem. The twin cities of Kitchener, Ontario and Waterloo, Ontario ("KW") have the largest concentration of tech companies in North America apart from California.
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