Bishop's University
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Bishop's University is an English language liberal arts university located in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada. Primarily undergraduate, it also offers graduate courses and M.A. and M.Ed. degrees in education and M.Sc in Computer Science and Physics.
Bishop's is one of the smaller universities in Canada. There were 2,188 full time undergraduate students enrolled in the university in 2004. The school was originally founded in 1843 under the Church of England (Anglican), and remained under their direction until 1947 when the university was reconstructed as a non-denominational institution.
In addition to its arts and sciences programs, Bishop's also has a business school known as The Williams School of Business, which is the second largest faculty at the school, next to Humanities, by a margin of a couple dozen students. In addition to business, Bishop's also offers educational degrees under its own School of Education.
The Bishop's campus spans 550 acres (2 km²) at the junction of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers. It is located in the Eastern Townships section of Quebec, a region that is known for its skiing and other outdoor recreation activities.
Areas of Study
Bishop's offers several different programs from five different divisions:- William's School of Business and Economics
- Division of Humanities
- Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Division of Social Sciences
- Division of Education
Sports
Bishop's Canadian Interuniversity Sport teams are known as the Bishop's Gaiters. The University chose the term "gaiters" for their athletic teams because equestrian sports were popular at the school in the late 1800s, when the athletic teams were first being developed. It was common for most of the students to wear gaiters while riding, and it became a fashion trend that distinguished Bishop's from other Canadian universities.Actually, gaiters were an article of clothing worn by Anglican bishops up until the beginning of the 20th century. Hence, the play on words of Bishop's Gaiters.
Bishop's School Song
Raise a toast to Bishop's UniversityOn the mighty Massawippi shore
We're conditioned to our fate
We will never graduate
We'll stay here, forever more
College days will linger ever in our hearts
Wearing gowns raising hell and quaffing ale
And we'll show esprit de corps
As we watch the Gaiters roar
On to victory
So raise your beer mugs
And your little brown jugs to
Bishop's University!
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