Cape Breton University
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Former names
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Xavier Junior College (1951) Nova Scotia Eastern Institute of Technology (1968) College of Cape Breton (1974) University College of Cape Breton (1982) |
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| Motto | Theid Díchioll Air Thoiseach (Scottish Gaelic) |
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Motto in English
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Perseverance Will Triumph |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1951 as Xavier Junior College 1968 as NSEIT 1974 as College Of Cape Breton 1982 as University College Of Cape Breton 2005 as Cape Breton University |
| Affiliation | non-denominational |
| Endowment | $14M |
| Chancellor | Annette Verschuren |
| President | Dr. Dale Keefe (interim) |
| Students | 2,511 |
| Undergraduates | 2,189 |
| Postgraduates | 322 |
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| Location | P.O. Box 5300 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada B1P 6L2 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sport Teams | CBU Capers |
| Colours | Gold , Green , black and gray orange |
| Nickname | Capers |
| Mascot | Caper |
| Affiliations | CVU, CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CIS, AUS, CBIE |
| Website | www.cbu.ca |
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Coordinates: 46°10′20.26″N 60°5′35.35″W / 46.1722944°N 60.0931528°W
Cape Breton University (CBU), formerly known as the "University College of Cape Breton" (UCCB), is a Canadian university in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Located near Sydney, CBU is the only post-secondary degree-granting institution on Cape Breton Island. The university is enabled by the Cape Breton University Act passed by the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to this, CBU was enabled by the University College of Cape Breton Act (amended). The University College of Cape Breton's Coat of Arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on May 27, 1995.
CBU is an ordinary (full) member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) and Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU), as well as an Associate Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
CBU traces its roots to 1951 when the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney Campus was opened as a satellite campus of St. Francis Xavier University. Also referred to informally as "St. Francis Xavier Junior College" or "Xavier Junior College" (XJC) and colloquially as "Little X", the St. Francis Xavier University Sydney Campus was situated in Sydney's central business district and saw several buildings opened as a result of growth during its first decade of operation.
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