Université Sainte-Anne

**Université Sainte-Anne**
	Coat of arms
Motto	Fidelitas
Motto in English	Faithfulness
Type	Public
Established	1890; 134 years ago (as Collège Sainte-Anne)(Incorporated in 1892)
Affiliation	AUCC, IAU, AUFC
Rector	Kenneth Deveau
Academic staff	Arts, sciences & professional programs
Students	632
Undergraduates	597
Postgraduates	35
Address	1695, Route 1 Pointe-de-l’Église (Nouvelle-Écosse) B0W 1M0, Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada
Campus	Rural area
Secularization	1971
Colours	Blue & Copper
Mascot	Dragons
Website	www.usainteanne.ca

Université Sainte-Anne is a French-language university in Pointe-de-l'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[2] It and the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick are the only French-language universities in the Maritime Provinces.

History

The main administration building at Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point Nova Scotia, was designed by William Critchlow Harris and erected in 1889.

Université Saint-Anne was founded on September 1, 1890 by Gustave Blanche, a Eudist Father, to facilitate the higher education of Acadians in Nova Scotia. The University was named after Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.^[3]

In 2003, the provincial government merged the university with Collège de l'Acadie, a French-language community college with campuses throughout Nova Scotia.^[4]

Its enrolment for the 2005-2006 academic year was around 650-700 students,^{[citation needed]} while in 2018, it had 390 full-time undergraduate students, 120 part-time undergrads, and 30 graduate students.^[5]

From 3 March 2022 to 20 April 2022, the 39-member faculty union went on strike. At 49 days, it was one of the longest university strikes in Canadian history.

Beginning in September 2023, a student-led anti-rape culture campaign, SA Change Now, posted more than 60 anonymous accounts of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape at the university. They included the accounts of victims of a serial perpetrator who, in 2018-19, while working as a student security officer, sexually assaulted students. The campaign called for better lighting on the main (Church Point) campus, an on-site counsellor, a psychologist, a sexual-assault complaint officer, and an overhaul of the university's sexual-assault hearing process.^[6] The university released its sexual violence policy,^[7] the revision of which had already been in the works, and hired a part-time counsellor. The campaign also requested that the Rector acknowledge and apologize for the rape culture on campus; no acknowledgement or apology was given. The administration never responded to the campaign or mentioned its name in any official communication, despite the campaign's petition of support for its requests getting more than 800 signatures. In November 2023, the faculty union voted to recognize that there was a rape culture on campus. In 2024, a student sued the institution "for failing to protect her from physical and emotional harm following a series of alleged sexual assaults on campus".^[8]

Academics

Université Sainte-Anne offers many university-level programs as well as college-level diploma programs. It has two faculties and one school: the Faculté des Arts et Sciences, Faculté des Programmes Professionnels and the French Immersion School. In the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, one may pursue studies in several fields: French language, literature and linguistics, history, Canadian studies, Acadian studies, commerce, English language and literature, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Sciences, Pre-Veterinary Studies, and Health Sciences. In the Faculty of Professional Programmes, students may pursue studies in Administrative sciences or in education. The most popular majors are: French, commerce, business administration and education.^[2]

In addition to the Pointe-de-l'Église main campus, students may take courses through the university at other locations: Tusket, Halifax, Petit-de-Grat and Saint-Joseph-du-Moine. Its Halifax campus offers a 1-year Bachelor of Education program and a Master of Education program.^[2]

Degree programs

Sainte-Marie's Church behind the University at Pointe-de-l'Église

At the Université Sainte-Anne, students may pursue the following degrees and diplomas:

Master's Programs

Master of Education, teaching French as a first-language (M.Éd.)
Master of Education, teaching French as a second-language (M.Éd.)
Master of Education, teaching French as a first-language in a minority environment (M.Éd.)

Baccalaureate Programs

General studies (B.A.)
Science (three-year program) (B.Sc.)
English studies (B.A.)
Canadian studies (B.A.)
Acadian studies (B.A.)
French studies (regular degree or Honours program) (B.A., B.A. Hon.)
History (B.A.)
Commerce (B.A.)
International Commerce (B.A.A.)
Social Work (B.A.)
Business Administration (regular degree or co-op program), (B.A.A.)
English and French studies with concentration in translation (B.A.)
Health studies: public health (B.tech.)
Education (two-year program) or Arts/Education combined degree (B.A., B.Éd.)

Diploma Programs

Business Administration, Administrative assistant diploma
Business Information Technology or Computer Technology
Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Federal Government Office Clerk
Early Childhood Education or Special Education: Teaching Assistant
Health Sciences or Pre-veterinary Sciences (two-year programs)
Human Services, Human Services Counselling or Continuing Health Care Services
French (Diplôme de français fonctionnel)
French as a second language (beginner, intermediate and advanced)
English as a second language

Immersion

View of Baie St. Marie from the Université St. Anne Campus.

Université's Halifax campus on Barrington Street in 2018.

Sainte-Anne is known for its French Immersion programs. Programs take place year round including winter, spring and summer intersessions. The program is very strict about using immersion to learn the French language. If a student is caught speaking in any language other than French three times, the student is asked to leave the program, without a refund. Cultural activities and workshops are designed to allow for French to become second nature, even at a beginner level.

Notable alumni

Louis LaPierre (B.A. 1964; honorary Ph.D. 2001), former professor of ecology and professor emeritus at the Université de Moncton, who resigned as professor emeritus at the Université de Moncton and also resigned from the Order of Canada after it was discovered that he had falsified his academic credentials.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2022–2023 Full-Time plus Part-Time Enrolments" (PDF). Association of Atlantic Universities. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Université Sainte-Anne". Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
^ "La fondation" (in French). Université Sainte-Anne. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "Sainte-Anne University, a flagship Francophone institution in Nova Scotia". corridorcanada.ca. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "Enrolment by university". Universities Canada. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "SA Change Now". sachangenow. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
^ "Sécurité des étudiantes, des étudiants et du personnel : toujours une priorité commune". Université Sainte-Anne. Université Sainte-Anne. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ Aalders, Celina. "Student suing Sainte-Anne alleges school failed her after sexual assaults". CBC News. CBC. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
^ Moncton university says LaPierre won't harm reputation, cbc.ca, Sep 23, 2013
^ Alward government downplays impact of LaPierre resignation, cbc.ca, Sep 19, 2013

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