St. Thomas University (Canada)

St. Thomas University (also St. Thomas or STU) is a Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a primarily undergraduate university offering bachelor's degrees in the arts (humanities and social sciences), education, and social work to approximately 1,900 students. The average class size is 30 and no class is larger than 60.[4]

St. Thomas University
Latin: Universitatis S. Thomae
Former name
St. Thomas College (1910–1960)
MottoLatin: Doce Bonitatem Scientiam et Disciplinam
Motto in English
Teach me Goodness and Knowledge and Discipline[1]
TypePublic
Established1910; 110 years ago
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic[2]
ChancellorMost Rev. Christian Riesbeck, CC
PresidentProf. Dawn Russell
Students1,951[3]
Undergraduates1,900
Location
Fredericton
,
New Brunswick
,
Canada
CampusUrban
ColoursGold      & Green     
AthleticsCIS – AUS
CCAA – ACAA
NicknameTommies
AffiliationsUACC
CUP
ICUSTA
Websitewww.stu.ca

The university offers a number of unique programs including recognized majors in Criminology, Journalism, Human Rights, and Communications and Public Policy. St. Thomas is the home of the Frank McKenna Centre for Communications and Public Policy.[5] The university is unique in Canada for its sole focus on liberal arts and its commitment to social justice.

St. Thomas' notable alumni includes a Canadian prime minister, Brian Mulroney, a New Brunswick premier, Shawn Graham, federal and provincial cabinet ministers, clerics, university presidents as well as several Rhodes Scholars.[6]

Relationship with the UNB

St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton campus are located in the College Hill neighbourhood in Fredericton. The two institutions share facilities for their student unions, libraries, athletics, and a common heating plant and building maintenance services. Students from STU are permitted to take a certain number of classes at UNB and vice versa. However, STU and UNBF itself are financially and academically separate. STU is able to offer many amenities other smaller schools cannot, in large part to its UNB partnership. The two universities enjoy a good-natured rivalry.[7]

Now sharing a campus with the University of New Brunswick (pictured), STU relocated to Fredericton from Chatham, New Brunswick in 1964.[8]

Academics

STU offers the following programmes to students: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Applied Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Social Work.[9]

STU offers the following degrees to students: Anthropology, Catholic Studies, Communications and Public Policy, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English Language and Literature (with the option to additionally concentrate in Creative Writing or Drama), Environment and Society, Fine Arts, French, Gerontology, Great Books, History, Human Rights, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Relations, Irish Studies, Journalism, Mathematics, Media Studies, Native Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Science and Technology Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Women's Studies and Gender Studies.

St. Thomas University campus at the top of College Hill in Fredericton

Scholarships and bursaries

The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. St. Thomas University scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include: ATV Media Scholarship.[10]

Research

At St. Thomas University, there are 6 focal areas of research: qualitative analysis, human rights and social justice, New Brunswick studies/Atlantic region, narrative studies, global and international studies, and on learning and teaching. The university holds Canada Research Chairs (with the associated research centres) in New Brunswick studies, social justice, qualitative analysis, and narrative. The university is home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative.[11]

Campus life

There are six academic buildings on campus housing classrooms and faculty offices. They are: James Dunn Hall, Edmund Casey Hall, George Martin Hall, Brian Mulroney Hall, Holy Cross House, and Margaret Norrie McCain Hall.

STU's athletic facility is called the J.B. O'Keefe Centre.

There are four residence buildings at St. Thomas University. Three are located on campus (Harrington and Vanier Halls, and Holy Cross House), while one is located a short distance away (Rigby Hall).

The university maintains its own campus police force. Campus police members are students who are hired annually by the University to maintain security at campus events.[12]

The student newspaper, The Aquinian, is available on campus and around the city during the regular academic year.

Graduates may chose to wear the traditional T-ring

Presidents and Vice Chancellors
  • Very Rev. Nicholas Roche, C.S.B., 1910–1911
  • Very Rev. William J. Roach, C.S.B., 1911–1919
  • Very Rev. Frederick Meader, C.S.B., 1920–1923
  • Very Rev. Raymond Hawkes, 1923–1927
  • Most. Rev. James M. Hill, D.D., 1928–1945
  • Very Rev. Charles V. O'Hanley, 1945–1948
  • Very Rev. A.L. McFadden, 1948–1961
  • Rev. Msgr. Donald C. Duffie, 1961–1975
  • Rev. Msgr. George W. Martin, 1975–1990
  • Dr. Daniel W. O'Brien, 1990–2006
  • Dr. Michael W. Higgins, 2006–2009
  • Mr. Dennis Cochrane, C.M., 2010–2011
  • Prof. Dawn Russell, LL.M., 2011–present

Notable alumni

Notable faculty and staff

See also

References
  1. Psalm 119, Verse 66
  2. "Mission statement". www.stu.ca. St. Thomas University. 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. "Full-time plus Part-time Enrollment" (PDF). Association of Atlantic Universities. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. "St Thomas University". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
  5. "Frank McKenna donates $1M to STU". CBC News New Brunswick.
  6. https://www.macleans.ca/schools/st-thomas-what-its-really-like-to-attend-this-new-brunswick-school/
  7. https://www.vredshockey.com/history/battle.htm
  8. https://www.stu.ca/about/history/
  9. St. Thomas University Programmes Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
  10. St. Thomas University Overview of Scholarships Archived 2013-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative". St. Thomas University. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  12. Employment on Campus
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114151027/http://www.archregina.sk.ca/ArchivesArchbishopBohan.htm
  14. https://www.gnb.ca/legis/speakers/bios/branch-frank-e.asp
  15. https://www.gnb.ca/legis/speakers/bios/collins-chris-e.asp
  16. https://www.macleans.ca/schools/st-thomas-what-its-really-like-to-attend-this-new-brunswick-school/
  17. https://www.stu.ca/alumni/alumni-awards/carolyn-layden-stevenson-distinguished-alumni-award/
  18. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/lovelace-nicholas-sandra-m/
  19. https://www.gnb.ca/legis/speakers/bios/mcgrand-frederic-e.asp
  20. "CBC Digital Archives: "Looking Back on the Mulroney Years."".
  21. https://www.gnb.ca/legis/speakers/bios/obrien-joseph-e.asp
  22. https://www.stu.ca/news/all-news/2017/david-adams-richards-appointed-to-the-senate-of-canada.php
  23. https://www.stu.ca/alumni/alumni-awards/carolyn-layden-stevenson-distinguished-alumni-award/2014-/
  24. https://www.stu.ca/events/all-events/special-announcement-at-st-thomas-university.php
  25. https://www.gotommies.ca/information/directory/bios/Michael_Eagles-_Athletic_Director?view=bio

Further reading
  • Fraser, J. A. "By Force of Circumstance": A History of St. Thomas University. Fredericton: Miramichi Press, 1970.
  • Spray, William and Anthony Rhinelander. Church, Politics, and STU: The Relocation of St. Thomas University from Chatham to Fredericton. Fredericton, NB: STU, 2014.

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