McMaster University is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on 121 hectares of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It operates six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science. It is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The university bears the name of William McMaster, a prominent Canadian senator and banker who bequeathed C$900,000 to its founding. It was incorporated under the terms of an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1887, merging the Toronto Baptist College with Woodstock College. It opened in Toronto in 1890. Inadequate facilities and the gift of land in Hamilton prompted its relocation in 1930.
Motto | Τὰ πάντα ἐν Χριστῷ συνέστηκεν no (language?) |
Motto (English) | In Christ all things consist |
Type | Public university |
Established | April 23, 1887 |
Affiliation | ACU, ATS, AUCC, CARL, COU, CUP, Fields Institute, IAU, U15, U21 |
Endowment | CA$727.4 million |
Chancellor | Santee Smith |
President | David H. Farrar |
Provost | Susan Tighe |
Academic staff | 949 |
Administrative staff | 10,891 |
Students | 31,843 (2018) |
Undergraduates | 27,282 |
Postgraduates | 4,561 |
Campus | Urban, 152.4 hectares |
Colours | Maroon, grey |
Athletics | U Sports – OUA, CUFLA |
Sports | 26 varsity teams |
Mascot | Mac the Marauder |
Website | [ Official site] |
Informazioni su McMaster University
Public research school and a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. It is named after prominent Canadian Senator William McMaster.
Realizzazione di McMaster University
The school operated six academic faculties: the DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Science, and Science.
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