Campion College, Regina
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| Type | Federated college |
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| Established | 1917 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| President | Fr. John Meehan, SJ |
| Dean | Dr. Allison Fizzard |
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Academic staff
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23 |
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Administrative staff
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12 |
| Students | 900 |
| Location | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Campus | Urban at the University of Regina |
| Website | Campion College |
Coordinates: 50°25′05.50″N 104°35′13.10″W / 50.4181944°N 104.5869722°W
Campion College, Regina, Saskatchewan, is a Roman Catholic, university college federated with the University of Regina and affiliated with the Jesuits (Society of Jesus). It is an undergraduate liberal arts college offering courses leading to a bachelor's degree in the arts, sciences and fine arts. The college has its own staff, faculty and infrastructure, including administrative and faculty offices, a chapel, a library, an auditorium, a cafeteria, lounges and common areas, classrooms, and tutoring centres.
Campion College owes its existence to the determination and zeal of The Reverend 0. E. Mathieu, D.D., who was appointed bishop of the new diocese of Regina in 1911 and later in 1915, the first archbishop. It was his desire to establish a Catholic college in Regina to serve the educational needs of Catholic youth in Saskatchewan. In his effort, Mathieu was assisted by George Daly, C.Ss.R., rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral. Father Daly contacted G. Fere, S.J., then rector of St. Boniface College, and suggested that the Jesuits come to Regina to institute a Catholic college and high school. Father Fere came to Regina in 1917, and pleased with Father Daly's plans, recommended the proposition to J. M. Filion, S.J., Provincial of the Canadian Jesuits.
By a special Act of the Legislature of the Province of Saskatchewan, 15 December 1917, Campion College was constituted under the name of “The Catholic College of Regina” and given power “to establish, maintain and conduct at the city of Regina a college and school where students may obtain a liberal education in the arts and sciences.”
Named for the Jesuit priest and scholar, St. Edmund Campion, the college opened its doors in September 1918 with one priest, one scholastic, one lay brother and six students. By the end of the first scholastic year the number of students had risen to forty-two. This growth necessitated moving to larger quarters; two buildings on the southwest corner of Argyle Street and Eighth Avenue were chosen. These were soon too small, and in 1921 a fund-raising drive allowed for the purchase of property south of the Provincial Legislative building. Here a three-story brick college was built.
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