King's University College (University of Western Ontario)

King's University College at Western University

Coat of arms of King's University College
Former names	Christ the King College (1954–1966) King's College (1966–2004) King's University College at the University of Western Ontario (2004–2012) King's University College at Western University (2012–Present)
Motto	Christus Via Veritas Et Vita
Motto in English	Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life
Type	Affiliated college of the University of Western Ontario, Public university
Established	1954
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Principal	David Sylvester
Academic staff	173
Undergraduates	3,749
Postgraduates	59
Location	London, ON, Canada 43°0′42.31″N 81°15′27.85″W / 43.0117528°N 81.2577361°W / 43.0117528; -81.2577361Coordinates: 43°0′42.31″N 81°15′27.85″W / 43.0117528°N 81.2577361°W / 43.0117528; -81.2577361
Campus	Urban/Suburban
Colours	Gold and Green
Affiliations	AUCC, IAU, COU, CIS, ACU, ACCUC, IFCU, ACCU, UWO, St. Peter's Seminary, Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario
Website	King's University College

King's University College (locally known as "King's College" or simply "King's") is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, liberal arts college located in London, Ontario, Canada. Originally named Christ the King College, the school was founded to provide the all-male seminary with education in the liberal arts. The school was founded in 1954 first began holding classes in 1955. King's is the largest affiliated college of the University of Western Ontario and enrols 3,500 students.

It is affiliated with St. Peter's Seminary and the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada. The University College offers programs in Arts, Social Science, Childhood and Social Institutions, Management and Organizational Studies, Social Justice and Peace Studies, Social Work, and Theology through its affiliation with St. Peter's Seminary.

King's was founded as the "College of Christ the King" in 1954, at which time it was an all-male college affiliated with St. Peter's Seminary.

A group of local clerics, headed by London Bishop John Christopher Cody, along with Monsignors Roney and Mahoney and Fathers McCarthy, Feeney, and Finn began to meet to discuss plans for a new College in 1954. The purpose of the new institution was to provide a liberal arts education for Catholic lay men studying at St. Peter's Seminary.

In March of 1945, Bishop John C. Cody chaired a meeting at the Hotel London and announced that the Diocese of London would establish an arts college, called Christ the King College, which was to be affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. A discussion on March 22, resolved several key issues pertaining to the size and location of the new building. Initially the structure was to be located close to Ursuline College because of its proximity to the university campus. However, "because of the attendance of the seminarians and the necessity of staff going from the Seminary to the new College, the site on the Seminary grounds is more favourable". The 10-acre (40,000 m²) parcel of land upon which the College would be built was donated by St. Peter's Seminary to the Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of London. Upon completion, this new building was to house about one hundred men and become the cornerstone of the new College.