Mount St. Vincent University
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Former names
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Mount Saint Vincent Academy (1873-1925), Mount Saint Vincent College (1925-1966) |
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| Motto | Veritas ad Deum ducit (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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"Truth Leads to God" |
| Type | Public liberal arts university |
| Established | 1873 |
| Endowment | $22.122 million (end of year 2013) |
| President | Ramona Lumpkin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ramona Lumpkin |
| Students | 2,433 |
| Undergraduates | 2,292 |
| Postgraduates | 141 |
| Location |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 44°40′15″N 63°38′47″W / 44.67083°N 63.64639°WCoordinates: 44°40′15″N 63°38′47″W / 44.67083°N 63.64639°W |
| Campus | Suburban, overlooks the Bedford Basin, located minutes from downtown Halifax. |
| Colours | blue |
| Nickname | Mystics |
| Mascot | Monty the mountain lion |
| Affiliations | AUCC, IAU, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | http://www.msvu.ca/ |
Mount Saint Vincent University, often referred to as The Mount, is a primarily undergraduate public university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was established in 1873. Mount Saint Vincent offers Undergraduate programs in Arts, Science, Education, and a number of professional programs including Applied Human Nutrition, Business Administration, Child and Youth Study, Public Relations, and Tourism and Hospitality Management. As well, the Mount has 13 graduate degrees in areas including Applied Human Nutrition, School Psychology, Child and Youth Study, Education, Family Studies and Gerontology, Public Relations and Women’s Studies. The Mount's first doctorate program, a PhD in Educational Studies, is a joint-initiative with St. Francis Xavier University and Acadia University. The Mount offer 10 full undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree programs online.
The university attracts many students in part because of its small class sizes, specialty programs, and location. The Mount has Canada Research Chairs in Gender Identity and Social Practices as well as Food Security and Policy Change. This institution is unique nationwide as it has a Chair in learning disabilities, Master of Public Relations program, Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, and numerous other programs, faculty, and research initiatives.
Established by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1873, the Mount was one of the few institutions of higher education for women in Canada at a time when women could not vote. The original purpose of the academy was to train novices and young sisters as teachers, but the Sisters also recognized a need to educate other young women. Over the ensuing years, the order developed a convent, schools, an orphanage, and health care facilities throughout the Halifax area, as well as across North America.
Charles Welsford West (architect) designed the Romanesque chapel and annex (1903–05) at Mount St. Vincent Academy (now University). He served as the Architect, Nova Scotia Public Works & Mines 1932-1950
By 1912, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul recognized the need to offer greater opportunity through university education and adopted a progressive plan to establish a college for young women. It was two years later, in 1914 that the Sisters partnered with Dalhousie University, enabling Mount Saint Vincent to offer the first two years of a bachelor's degree program to be credited toward a Dalhousie degree.
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