Saint Thomas University - Definition and Overview

Saint Thomas University (STU) is a liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It offers degrees exclusively at the undergraduate level for approximately 3,000 students in liberal arts, humanities, education and social work.

Founded in 1910 in Chatham, New Brunswick by the Roman Catholic Church, the university maintains its roots in the faith and values of the church. The university moved to a new campus in Fredericton's "College Hill" neighbourhood, adjacent to the University of New Brunswick in 1964. This move was controversial at the time, since it was made by the Bishop of Saint John, without consulting the Catholics of the Miramichi River valley, who built and supported it for many years.

Both institutions share facilities for their student unions, libraries, athletics, and a common heating plant.

Athletics

St. Thomas is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the St. Thomas Tommies.

External links

• Saint Thomas University (http://www.stthomasu.ca/)

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