The Campus Saint-Jean (CSJ) is a French-language faculty of the

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located in

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, Canada at 84 Avenue and rue

Marie-Anne Gaboury Marie-Anne Lagimodière (née Gaboury; 15 August 1780 – 14 December 1875) was a French-Canadian woman noted as both the grandmother of Louis Riel, and as the first woman of European descent to travel to and settle in what is now Western Canada ...

(91 Street).

History

It was previously known as the Faculté Saint-Jean, but underwent a name change in September 2005 in order to better represent the expansion it had undergone since being acquired by the

in 1977. The Faculty has four program sections: sciences, fine arts and languages,

social sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

and

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

. There are also several programs that are offered as joint programs with the other faculties such as

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

and business administration. This range of studies makes it a dynamic learning environment. It benefits from small classes, proximity to the teaching staff and being immersed into the surrounding Francophone community. The Campus Saint-Jean has a long history in Alberta and began originally as a Catholic school for boys in 1908 known as the ''Juniorat Saint-Jean''.

Publications

* Gratien Allaire, Gilles Cadrin,

Paul Dubé Paul-Léon Dubé (27 April 1892 – 6 June 1969) was an Independent Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in St-Denis, Quebec and became a locomotive engineer by career and at one time a vice-president of the Canadi ...

ed.: ''Écriture et politique. Les actes du 7ème colloque du "Centre d’études franco-canadiennes de l’Ouest" tenu à la Faculté Saint-Jean, Université de l’Alberta les 16 et 17 octobre 1987.'' Institut de Recherche de la Faculté Saint-Jean, Edmonton 1989

References

External links

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Faculté Saint-Jean: A New Faculty But An Old Institution
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