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University of Ottawa
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- 75 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Telephone Numbers: (613) 562-5700, 1-877-868-8292
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The University of Ottawa was founded in 1848 as the College of Bytown by Monseigneur Joseph-Bruno Guiges, OMI. The college was originally for boys only and taught a classical liberal arts curriculum. Morning classes were taught in French and afternoon classes in English. The campus was originally located in the Lower Town district of the city of Bytown on the site of what is now the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. One of the original buildings still stands at the intersection of Sussex Drive and Guigues Avenue. The college moved to its current location in Sandy Hill in 1856 when land was donated by notary Louis T. Besserer. In 1861, the College of Bytown became the College of Ottawa. In 1866 the college received a Royal charter from London, England to become the University of Ottawa. In 1889, the University of Ottawa was granted a pontifical charter by Pope Leo XIII. The pontifical charter would later be transferred to Saint Paul University during a reorganization in 1965. [1]
The Main Academic Building was constructed in various stages between 1865 and 1885 and was subsequently destroyed by fire in 1903. Academic Hall was completed in 1901 and still stands to this day as one of the oldest buildings still in use by the university. The Main Academic Building was rebuilt in various stages from 1905 to 1931. The design for the new building was inspired by the Capitol Building in Washington by architect A. O. Von Herbulis. The building was renamed in 1971 to Tabaret Hall in honour of Father Joseph-Henri Tabaret, OMI. Women began attending classes on campus in 1919. In 1939 the Canadian Officers' Training Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force began using some of the university's facilities. In 1942, temporary military barracks were constructed on campus for the Canadian Women's Army Corps. A total of 1158 students and alumni enlisted in the war effort. The Ontario legislature passed the University of Ottawa Act in 1965, making the university a provincially funded institution. Saint Paul University was founded at this time and the University of Ottawa's religious studies were transferred to this new institution. [1]
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- Hsos, Tt (March 1997 - November 1999)
- Singh, Sheenu (June 1990 - March 1991)
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