Carleton University

This article is about the university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. You might be looking for Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA.

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© Carleton University

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Motto: Ours the Task Eternal

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Founded

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1942

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School type

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Public

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Chancellor

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Marc Garneau

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President

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David Atkinson

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Location

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Ottawa, Ontario

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Ottawa - Ontario

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Enrollment

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19,550 Undergrad3,000 Grad

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Campus surroundings

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Urban

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Campus size

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620,000 m²153 acres

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Campus Map

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Map

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Sports teams

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Ravens

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Mascot

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Raven

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Carleton University is a non-denominational, co-educational university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1942 as Carleton College. Its first degrees, in journalism and public administration, were awarded in 1946. Property for the current site was acquired in 1952-1953. Carleton now offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, and enrolls both full- and part-time students.

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University - Ottawa - Ontario - Canada - 1942 - Journalism - Public administration - 1946 - 1952 - 1953 - Undergraduate - Master's - Doctoral

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Past chancellors include Nobel laureate Gerhard Herzberg and former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson. Marc Garneau is the current chancellor of the university. Dr. David Atkinson succeeded Richard Van Loon as president of Carleton, effective August 1st 2005.

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Nobel - Gerhard Herzberg - Prime Minister of Canada - Lester B. Pearson - Marc Garneau - August 1 - 2005

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Carleton offers degree programs in a variety of fields including architectural studies, art history, biochemistry, biology, business, chemistry, classics, cognitive science, computer science, criminal justice, earth sciences, economics, engineering, English, environmental science, European and Russian studies, French, geography and environmental studies, history, industrial design, information technology, journalism, legal studies, mathematics, music, physics, political science, public affairs, and social work. The university is comprised of four teaching faculties: Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering and Design, Public Affairs and Management, and Science.

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The university's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs is considered one of the best institutions of its kind in Canada, and is the only Canadian university to offer a master's degree in international affairs.

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Norman Paterson School of International Affairs - International affairs

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Carleton University was among the first, and is among a very small selection of universities in North America to offer a Bachelor of International Business. This program includes a mandatory language component and third year abroad.

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The school mascot is the Raven and the student newspaper is The Charlatan which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2005. The school also publishes a newspaper for residence students, The Resin. The School of Journalism publishes a community newspaper, Centretown News.

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Raven - The Charlatan - The Resin - Centretown News

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Carleton is home to a community radio station, CKCU. While Carleton does not have a theatre department, its Sock'n'Buskin Theatre Company http://www.carleton.ca/socknbuskin/ is the oldest student-run theatre group in North America.

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Community radio - CKCU

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