Carleton University
Coordinates:
45°22′59″N
75°41′51″W
/
45.3831°N 75.6976°W / 45.3831; -75.6976
This article is about the university in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For Carleton
College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA,
see Carleton College.
Carleton University
Motto:
"Ours the Task Eternal"
Established:
1942
Type:
Public
Religious
affiliation:
non-denominational
Endowment:
230 Million CA$[1]
Chancellor:
Rt. Hon. Herb Gray
President:
Dr Roseann Runte
Staff:
3,568
Undergraduates: 20,901[2]
Postgraduates:
3,362[3]
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Campus:
Urban, 62 hectares
Sport Teams:
Carleton Ravens
Colours:
Nickname:
Ravens
Mascot:
Rodney the Raven
Affiliations:
ASAIHL, APSIA, AUCC, IAU, COU,
ACU, CIS, OUA, Fields Institute,
Ontario Network of Women in
engineering, CBIE
Website:
www.carleton.ca
Carleton University
is an international,
comprehensive
university
located
in
Canada’s capital of Ottawa, Ontario. Founded
as a small college in 1942, Carleton now of-
fers over 65 programs in a diverse range of
disciplines, including public affairs, journal-
ism, film studies, engineering, high techno-
logy, and international studies. More than 2
000 faculty members instruct some 23 000
students drawn from over 147 countries,
studying for a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctor-
al degree. Over the years it has gained a
reputation due to its highly demanding and
rare programs.
The University
is named after Carleton
County, Ontario, which included the city of
Ottawa at the time Carleton was founded.
Carleton County, in turn, was named in hon-
our of Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, an
early Governor-General of British North
America.
Past chancellors include two Nobel laur-
eates; pioneering scientist Gerhard Herzberg
and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, as well
as six Order of Canada recipients. The Right
Honourable Herb Gray, Canada’s longest-
serving continuous Member of Parliament,
former Cabinet minister in the Trudeau,
Turner, and Chretien governments, former
Deputy Prime Minister, and acting Leader of
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