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Carleton University
Motto:	"Ours the Task Eternal"
Established:	1942
Type:	Public
Religious affiliation:	non-denominational
Endowment:	230 Million CA$ [1]
Chancellor:	Dr Marc Garneau
President:	Dr Samy Mahmoud
Staff:	3 568
Undergraduates:	20,901 [2]
Postgraduates:	3,362 [3]
Location:	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Campus:	Urban, 62 hectares
Sport Teams:	Carleton Ravens
Colors:
Nickname:	Ravens
Mascot:	Rodney the Raven
Affiliations:	ASAIHL, APSIA, AUCC, IAU, COU, ACU, CIS, OUA
Website:	www.carleton.ca

Carleton University is an international, comprehensive university located in Canada's capital of Ottawa, Ontario. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Captain Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, FCASI (born February 23, 1949) was the first Canadian in space University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Samy A Mahmoud is the 5th chancellor of University of Sharjah. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning ( ASAIHL) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA is an organization that works to advance international understanding prosperity peace and security through professional The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC is an organisation that groups Canada's universities The International Association of Universities (IAU is a group that lists universities of the world recognized by national authorities around the world The Council of Ontario Universities was established in 1962, originally being known as the Committee of Presidents of the Universities of Ontario The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities Ontario University Athletics is the governing body of Ontario universities who compete in the a variety of varsity sports A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines, inter alia, public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology, and international studies. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. More than 2 000 faculty members instruct some 23 000 students drawn from over 147 countries, studying for a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree. Over the years it has gained a reputation due to its highly demanded 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 is the name of a historic county in Ontario, Canada. Carleton County, in turn, was named in honour of Guy Carleton, 1^st Baron Dorchester, an early Governor-General of British North America. Guy Carleton 1st Baron Dorchester, KB ( Strabane, Co Tyrone Ireland September 3, 1722 &ndash November 10, 1808 Stubbings British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary

Past chancellors include two Nobel laureates; pioneering scientist Gerhard Herzberg and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, as well as six Order of Canada recipients. The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Gerhard Herzberg, PC, CC, FRSC, FRS ( December 25, 1904 &ndash March 3, 1999) was a pioneering The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin Astronaut Marc Garneau, the first Canadian to travel in space, is the current Chancellor of the University. Captain Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, FCASI (born February 23, 1949) was the first Canadian in space Dr. Roseann Runte was appointed the university's president on January 8, 2008, succeeding David W. Atkinson and his pro tempore (acting) successor Samy Mahmoud, the previous Vice-President (academic). Dr Roseann O'Reilly Runte (rʌn'teɪ CM, PhD, DLitt, FRSC (born 1948 is a college professor and the President and Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common David W Atkinson is a Canadian academic and President of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Samy A Mahmoud is the 5th chancellor of University of Sharjah. ^[4]

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 2.1 Faculty of Public Affairs 2.2 Book Publishing 2.2.1 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 2.2.2 Sprott School of Business 2.2.3 Faculty of Engineering and Design 2.2.4 Faculty of Science 3 Centre 3.1 High Performance Computing Consortium (HPCVL) 4 Learning environment 5 Reputation 6 Libraries 6.1 Maxwell MacOdrum Library 6.2 Audio Visual Resource Centre 6.3 European and Russian Studies Resource Centre 7 Student life 7.1 Culture 7.2 Student accommodations 7.3 Athletics 7.4 Rivalry with the University of Ottawa 7.5 University traditions 8 Carleton Underground 8.1 The tunnel system 8.2 Oliver's 8.3 Mike's Place 8.4 Rooster's Coffeehouse 8.5 Leonardo's Lounge 8.6 The Garden Spot 9 Canadian Forces 10 Lineage and establishment 10.1 Chancellors 10.2 Presidents 10.3 Notable alumni and faculty 10.4 Notable honorary degree recipients 11 Notes 12 See also 12.1 Histories of the University 13 External links

History

I learned very early the life lesson that it is people, not buildings, that make up an institution. And if we put our hearts to it we can do something worthwhile. -- Henry Marshall Tory

Carleton College, a non-denominational college was founded in 1942 at the height of the Second World War by the Ottawa Association for the Advancement of Learning. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[5] It was originally located in a rented building and only offered night courses in public administration and introductory university subjects. When the war ended in 1945, the College began expanding to meet the needs of veterans coming home. The Faculty of Arts and Science was established, which included courses in journalism and first-year engineering.

In 1946 the college moved to The Glebe neighbourhood along First Avenue at the former Ottawa Ladies' College. The Glebe is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of Ottawa's downtown area, with its northern border being demarcated Its first degrees were conferred in 1946 to graduates of its programs in Journalism and Public Administration. ^[6]

For nearly a decade the College operated on a shoestring budget, funds raised mainly through community initiatives and modest student fees. However, due to the war, student fees were kept low as Carleton gave special grants to veterans returning home who wished to continue their studies. A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old" is a person who has or is working in the armed forces The faculty was composed largely of part-time professors who worked full-time in the Public Service; some of whom were convinced to leave for full-time tenure positions. However, full-time teaching staff were still mostly young scholars at the beginning of their careers. This faculty composition set a dynamic culture for Carleton which continues to pervade the University to this day. The faculty was dedicated to making education accessible for all students, while maintaining high academic standards of achievement.

In 1952 the Carleton College Act was passed by the Ontario Legislature, changing the official corporate name to Carleton College and officially conferring the power to grant degrees. Leslie Miscampbell Frost, PC, CC, QC ( September 20 1895 &ndash May 4 1973) was a Politician Carleton thus became the province's first private, non-sectarian college ^[7]. In the same year, the 62 hectare property nestled between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River on which the current campus is located was acquired. The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston The Rideau River is a Canadian River which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls Some of the land was donated by a prominent Ottawa businessman Harry Stevenson Southam. Harry Stevenson Southam (1875-1954 was a Canadian Publisher of The Ottawa Citizen and Chancellor of Carleton College from 1952 to Construction began on the new campus in 1953.

Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario was granted a university charter in 1957. ^[8] In 1957 the Carleton University Act, 1952 was amended, officially granting Carleton status as a university and thus changing its name to Carleton University. Carleton's motto, "Ours the Task Eternal," is taken from Walt Whitman's poem, Pioneers! O Pioneers!. Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" is a poem by the American poet Walt Whitman. ^[9]

The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. ^[10]

In 1959 construction was completed on the new Rideau River campus, and Carleton moved to its current location. ^[11] The original buildings included three that still stand today, the Maxwell MacOdrum Library, Norman Paterson Hall and the Henry Marshall Tory Building. Following this, Carleton rapidly expanded to meet the need for tertiary education in Canada.

The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. ^[12]

Carleton University launched its program in architecture in 1968. ^[13]

Academics

Carleton has become known for its unique range of programs that are often difficult to find in Canada. Notably, degrees in journalism, commerce, aerospace engineering, geomatics, interactive multimedia and design, European and Russian studies, network technology, international affairs, industrial design, public policy and film studies. Carleton offers over 60 programs, highlights of which are included below.

Faculty of Public Affairs

The University's Faculty of Public Affairs offers a number of unique and highly regarded programs. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Indeed, Carleton's first degrees were awarded in Journalism and Public Administration. Carleton's top-ranked Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) offers Canada's only graduate programs in the field -- an MA, a combined MA and LLB (offered in conjunction with the University of Ottawa Law School), and a PhD in International Affairs. The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs was established in 1965 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, with a grant from Senator The University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, sometimes colloquially known as U of O Law, is the law school of the University of Ottawa, located in Ottawa, In a survey of 110 Canadian foreign affairs scholars published in Foreign Policy, Carleton's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs ranked 1st in Canada and 2nd in North America in schools offering Masters degrees in International Relations. Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P ^[14] Carleton has a long standing tradition of conferring an honorary doctorate on each of the Secretaries General of the United Nations, beginning with Dag Hammarskjöld in 1954. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( (29 July 1905 &ndash 18 September 1961 was a Swedish Diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General The two shades of blue in Carleton's doctoral gown are in fact those of the UN and are meant to recognize the University's long-standing interest and expertise in international affairs. Carleton's unique Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs offers a Bachelor's degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management (Honours). The Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs is a school at Carleton University (Ottawa Canada that offers an undergraduate degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management (BPAPM The Institute of European and Russian Studies, which has been active in the field for over forty years, offers the most comprehensive range of courses in the country. It offers a BA (Honours) in European and Russian Studies and an MA in European, Russian and Eurasian Studies. In September 2006 Carleton was designated a European Union Centre of Excellence by the European Commission in Brussels. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Department of Law offers a BA (Honours) in Law; one of only three in Canada that takes an epistemic approach to legal studies. Epistemology (from Greek επιστήμη - episteme, "knowledge" + λόγος, " Logos " or theory of knowledge The Department of Political Science was ranked 1^st in 2006 amongst Canadian comprehensive universities based on total publications and citations by Research Infosource Inc. ^[15]

Book Publishing

Carleton University Press, which was founded in 1982, focused on Canada's history, society and institutions. ^[16]

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers degrees in all the standard areas, including Film Studies, Philosophy, Art History, Psychology and Sociology. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Art history is the Academic study of objects of Art in their Historical development and stylistic contexts i Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Sociology (from Latin: socius "companion" and the suffix -ology "the study of" from Greek λόγος lógos "knowledge" Some of the more specilized offerings include a Combined BA (Honours) interdisciplinary degree in Human Rights. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled This degree leads to a Major in Human Rights, as well as second Major in another field, such as Law, Philosophy, Political Science or Sociology and Anthropology. The four-year Bachelor of Humanities program is also unique in North America. ^[17] Carleton's Institute of Cognitive Science is currently offering the first dedicated, fully structured BA and PhD program in Cognitive Science in the country.

Sprott School of Business

Main article: Eric Sprott School of Business

Carleton's Sprott School of Business was the first in Canada to offer a Bachelor of International Business (BIB). Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million This program includes a mandatory language component and the third year is spent abroad. Possible year-abroad locations include Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Peru or Spain. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Sprott's principle undergraduate offering, however, is the 4-year Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree. It is designed to be flexible, allowing a variety of concentrations and opportunities for Co-operative education (Co-Op). Please note that Co-operative education can also refer to education about Co-operative societies. It offers students the choice to specialize in either one or two concentrations through a range of subjects (e. g. : Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations Management). Students also have the opportunity to study abroad in conjunction with their Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree Exchange Partners. The Carleton BCom degree is agile and prepares students with a solid educational foundation, the knowledge to compete, and the ability to reach their career goals. Sprott boasts two excellent MBA programs: The Sprott MBA for professionals is led by our award-winning faculty who showcase management tools and best practices combined with practical examples and real-world solutions. Sprott MBA. In addition to the standard Canadian-taught MBA are two international MBA programs designed for international students. This special program are offered to students in Tehran, Iran and Shanghai, China in collaboration with a local university. Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Most courses are taught by Carleton professors who travel to Tehran and Shanghai. There is a study abroad portion of this program, which is taught in Ottawa at the Sprott School of Business.

Faculty of Engineering and Design

The Faculty of Engineering and Design is another strong point of the University. Founded in 1973, Carleton's Industrial Design program is the oldest in Canada, and is the only one leading to a university-level degree in the country. Industrial design is an Applied art whereby the Aesthetics and Usability of mass-produced products may be improved for marketability and Carleton also offers one of only two fully dedicated Aerospace Engineering Bachelor's degree programs in Canada. Aerospace engineering is the branch of Engineering behind the design construction and science of Aircraft and Spacecraft. The program avails itself of an extensive network of well-equipped laboratories encompassing the entire scope of mechanical and aerospace engineering sciences, including rapid prototyping facilities. Rapid (or throwaway Software prototyping also describes a practice in the Software development process or application development process and sometimes refers In 2006, Carleton became one of only three Universities in Canada to offer both a Bachelor's (Honours) and a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical engineering ( BME) is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering features a state-of-the-art structures lab, a High Performance Computing Laboratory and is home to the Advanced Geotechnical Research Laboratory, which is one of the most comprehensively equipped geotechnical research facilities in Canada. The Department of Electronics features an Anechoic chamber, Photonics Research Laboratory, NeuroModeler Laboratory, Sun/Unix Network and an Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory housed in an ISO 5 cleanroom. An anechoic chamber is a shielded room designed to attenuate waves A cleanroom is an environment typically used in Manufacturing or scientific research that has a low level of environmental Pollutants such as dust airborne

Faculty of Science

Carleton's Faculty of Science is well-equipped to conduct scientific investigations in a sophisticated environment. The Department of Biology is equipped to allow students to carry out contemporary procedures in experimental biology including all aspects of molecular genetics such as gene splicing, polymerase chain reaction, and DNA sequencing; ultracentrifugation; various types of electrophoresis, tissue culture; phase contrast, polarizing, interference and fluorescent light microscopy among others. Molecular genetics is the field of Biology which studies the structure and function of Genes at a molecular level Genetic engineering, Recombinant DNA technology, genetic modification/manipulation (GM and gene splicing are terms that apply to the direct The term DNA sequencing encompasses biochemical methods for determining the order of the Nucleotide bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine Differential centrifugation is a common procedure in Microbiology and cytology used to separate certain Organelles from whole cells for further Electrophoresis is the most well-known electrokinetic phenomenon. Tissue culture is the growth of tissues and/or cells separate from the organism The Department of Earth Science maintains its own JEOL JSM-6400 digital scanning electron microscope, Camebax MBX electron microprobe, ThermoFinnigan Triton TI thermal ionization mass spectrometer and a Philips X-ray powder diffractometer. An electron microscope is a type of Microscope that uses Electrons to illuminate a specimen and create an enlarged image A microprobe is an instrument that applies a stable and well-focused beam of charged particles ( Electrons or Ions to a sample Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies the chemical composition of a compound or sample based on the Mass-to-charge ratio of charged particles A Diffractometer (Main Entry dif·frac·tom·e·ter Pronunciation di-"frak-'tä-m&-t&r Function nounis a Measuring instrument for analyzing the structure of a The Department of Physics is home to the KEG research computing system, which consists of a 100+ CPU Linux cluster complete with multiple storage arrays totalling more than 10 Terabytes. A terabyte (derived from the prefix Tera- and commonly abbreviated TB) is a measurement term for data storage capacity. The Department of Physics was also ranked 1^st in Canada in citations per paper (highest impact) from 2000-2004 by Science Watch newsletter, published by Thomson Scientific, which uses university science indicators to examine the research of 46 Canadian universities in 21 different scientific fields. The Herzberg Laboratories building is equipped with roof-top observatory housing a 14 inch reflecting Celestron telescope which is used in first-year Astronomy courses. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study

The mineral Carletonite is named after the university, one of the few universities with that honour. Carletonite is a type of silicate mineral About the mineral KNa4Ca4(CO34Si8O18 (F OH H2O Hydrated Potassium Sodium Calcium Carbonate Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide

Centre

High Performance Computing Consortium (HPCVL)

• Led by Queen's University, the HPCVL mission is to provide supercomputer power to a number of universities in Eastern Ontario: Queen's University, Royal Military College of Canada, the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French ^[18] Researchers are provided with the computational power needed to solve increasingly complex problems. ^[19]

Learning environment

The typical classroom at Carleton is a very modern affair. Facilities can be divided into three types depending on size: Lecture Halls, Classrooms and Seminar rooms. Lecture Halls and larger Classrooms are equipped with a high resolution LCD projector, a networked computer terminal with LCD screen and USB port (for uploading files), a DVD/CD player, stereo sound system, laptop video connection, and Wireless networking. Newer rooms have dedicated laptop power outlets located throughout to allow students to plug-in their computers. Two projection screens are installed, allowing for simultaneous use of the LCD video projector and traditional overhead projector or other media device. Overhead lighting is switched in zones and/or dimmable to facilitate multimedia presentations. Seminar rooms are similar to classrooms, though usually somewhat smaller and with tables arrange around the periphery of the room, and may not have permanent media facilities installed. Satellite video conference and television feeds are available in 90 locations throughout campus. A dedicated video conference facility seating 47 is located on the sixth level of Southam Hall.

Carleton's campus was the subject of art exhibit conceived by local artist Adrian Gröllner. The MODERN U. project sought to highlight the late modernist architecture exemplified by many of Carleton's early buildings. This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture.

Carleton University is quintessentially modern. The symmetry, earth colours and deliberate non-monumentality of its early architecture betray the egalitarian sensibilities of its founders. Indeed, Carleton was to be a new sort of university, one not dogged by class and the trappings of old, but one built for the people, one built for the future. - Excerpt from the MODERN U. website.

Reputation

The mean admission grade for 2006 undergraduate entry was 81. 7% or an A- in high school studies. Carleton has been included in a number of Canadian and international college and university rankings. In Higher education, college and university rankings are listings of Universities and Liberal arts colleges in an order determined by any combination of Such studies must necessarily make subjective judgements as to criteria and methodology. As such they should be read with a certain level of statistical literacy:

• In the 2007 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by The Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University^[20], Carleton placed in the fourth quintile category (305^th-401^st overall) of the top 500 universities of the world. Statistical literacy is a term used to describe an individual's or group's ability to understand Statistics. The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University ’s Institute of Higher Education and includes major institutes of higher education ranked Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( abbreviated Jiao Da (交大 or SJTU) located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities Seventeen Canadian universities ranked higher than 305.

• Carleton was not among 15 Canadian schools ranked in the top 200 Economics programs worldwide, according to research output, as reported in a study by Kalaitzidakis et al. ^[21]

• The University is one of 3 in Canada that offers a specialization in Financial Economics.

• The Gourman Report, compiled by Dr Jack Gourman of the Princeton Review, ranks Carleton University 7^th out of 60 universities in Canada. The Princeton Review (TPR is an American educational preparation company

• Carleton University's Department of Physics is ranked 1^st in Canada in citations per paper (highest impact) from 2000-2004 by Science Watch newsletter, published by Thomson Scientific, which uses university science indicators to examine the research of 46 Canadian universities in 21 different scientific fields.

• The Department of Political Science is ranked 1^st amongst Canadian comprehensive universities based on total publications and citations by Research Infosource Inc. ^[22]

• In a survey of 110 Canadian foreign affairs scholars published in Foreign Policy, Carleton's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs ranked 1^st in Canada and 2^nd in North America in schools offering Masters degrees in International Relations, tieing with Georgetown University. Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American Magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs was established in 1965 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, with a grant from Senator Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D ^[23]

Carleton was known for admitting a high portion of undergraduate applicants, earning it the derogatory moniker of "Last Chance U"; however, since the early 1990s the admissions focus has changed considerably. The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston William Edwin Beckel, President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton from 1979 to 1989, had faith that many high school students with poor academic records, who often came from underprivileged backgrounds, would blossom at university. William Edwin Beckel is a Canadian academic and former president of Carleton University in Ottawa and the University of Lethbridge in Alberta Beckel believed that "Every student should have the right to fail. "^[24] Today, the mean undergraduate admissions average is just under 82%, or an A- in High School studies. ^[25]

Many undergraduates find it difficult to retain their scholarship, adding to their financial burden. Only 18 percent of Carleton students retain their scholarship which has prompted Carleton's administration to consider lowering the CGPA necessary to maintain an award from year to year. ^[26] At Carleton, a CGPA of 10 out of 12 points (equivalent to an A-), is necessary to maintain a scholarship.

Carleton has also turned around its financial situation, resulting in many improvements on campus. These include, inter alia, the $30 million construction of new athletics facilities and the $22 million, 9 011 m² (97 000 ft²) Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Institute Facility and Centre for Advanced Studies in Visualization and Simulation (V-SIM). More well-known, perhaps, is the $17 million upgrade and expansion to the University Centre. In the fall of 2007, construction of a new residence building began.

Libraries

Carleton is home to a number of specialty libraries, in addition to the three-million volume MacOdrum Library. This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada

Maxwell MacOdrum Library

Named in honour of former Carleton President and Vice-Chancellor Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum, Carleton's premier collection includes more than three million books, journals, government documents, maps, newspapers, music scores, CDs, microforms, archives and rare materials. Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum (b 1901 — d 1955 was the second president of Carleton College (later Carleton University) Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( (29 July 1905 &ndash 18 September 1961 was a Swedish Diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum (b 1901 — d 1955 was the second president of Carleton College (later Carleton University) In addition, Carleton subscribes to numerous specialty electronic information sources, which are playing an ever increasing role in student scholarship at the University.

The Learning Commons provides students with access to all the research facilities and resource support of the main Library, along with contemporary technology. Services include Wireless networking (University intranet and high-speed internet), 160 networked computers, laser printers, photocopy machines and Laptop Loans; all set in a variety of custom designed ergonomic study spaces. Private desks with LCD monitor-equipped computers, group study rooms, and comfortable reading chairs are available to all students until 02h00 every day.

The Government Documents Collection contains official publications from all levels of government and international organizations in print, microform and digital formats.

The Map Collection consists of topographic and thematic sheet maps, air photos, digital orthophotographs and geospatial data files for use with GIS and drawing software.

The Data Centre collects microdata and public opinion surveys, including those from Statistics Canada, Gallup, POLLARA and the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research.

The Special Collections & Archives is responsible for the Library’s Special Collections, the Carleton University Historical Collection and the Library’s own Archives.

Notable possessions include:

• Paradise lost: a poem, in twelve books. Paradise Lost is an Epic poem in Blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton.

London: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes. . . [et. al. ], 1757

• Paradise regain'd: a poem in four books: to which is added Samson agonistes; :and Poems upon several occasions. Paradise Regain'd is a Poem by the 17th century English poet John Milton, published in 1671

London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson. . . [et. al. ], 1753

• The Faerie Queen; with a glossary, explaining the old and obscure words. The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser, published first in three books in 1590 and later in six books in 1596

London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, 1758

There is also a rare 1609 edition of The Faerie Queen in the collection

• 800 contemporary pamphlets of the French Revolution and Moniteur universal, le Journal officiel de la République français. Species Plantarum ("The Species of Plants" was first published in 1753, as a two-volume work by Carl Linnaeus.
• A collection of 52 titles, chiefly on natural science and botany, almost half being published from the 16^th to the 18^th centuries. inter alia, titles by Adanson, Aldrovandi, Dalechamps, Ray, Lindley, Gesner, Gray, and Traill. Michel Adanson ( April 7, 1727 - August 3, 1806) was a French naturalist of Scottish descent Ulisse Aldrovandi ( 11 September 1522 - 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna John Ray ( November 29, 1627 &ndash January 17, 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the John Lindley ( February 8, 1799 - November 1, 1865) was an English Botanist. Konrad Gessner (Conrad Gessner Conrad Geßner Conrad von Gesner Conradus Gesnerus Conrad Gesner 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565) Dr Thomas Stewart Traill ( October 29 1781 - July 30 1862) was a Orcadian professor of medical Jurisprudence at the Many are first editions, some in original bindings, illustrated with woodcuts and engravings. A highlight is a first edition of Linnaeus’ “Species plantarum”. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Species Plantarum ("The Species of Plants" was first published in 1753, as a two-volume work by Carl Linnaeus.
• The Batchinsky collection, an extensive collection of over half a million items dealing with 19^th and 20^th century Ukrainian history and politics up to World War II.
• The Novosti Collection, a collection of 70 000 photographs, briefing notes, speech drafts, press releases, newspaper clippings and some pamphlets which was acquired from the former Soviet press agency Novosti in Ottawa. RIA (Russian Information Agency Novosti is a Russian Press agency based in Moscow. The collection covers the Soviet Union and Soviet society from 1917 to 1991 and USSR - Canada relations since World War II.

Audio Visual Resource Centre

Located on the fourth level of St. Patrick's Building, this Centre serves the School for Studies in Art and Culture. This includes Art History, Film Studies, Music and Sonic Design.

The Centre houses a large collection of films (16mm, DVD, Laserdisc and VHS); a Slide and CD Collection Room; an Audiovisual Study Room and Computer Lab; course reserves, and staff that can provide students with specialized research assistance. There are also two photocopy machines available to students, along with some basic office supplies.

European and Russian Studies Resource Centre

The EURUS Centre houses a large collection of European, Russian and Eurasian-centred material that support the work of the Department. It is located on the 13^th level of Dunton Tower. Collections include:

• Course reserves
• International newspapers
• Theses and master's research projects
• Honours research projects and essays
• About 325 periodicals, both general interest and specialist
  • inter alia: Business Central Europe, Canada-Ukraine Monitor, Canadian Slavonic papers, CIS Environmental Watch, Croatian International Relations Review, Economics of Transition, Environmental Policy Review, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights Quarterly, Interflo, International Affairs, Kommersant, New Hungarian Quarterly, RFE (several series), The Economist, Ukrainian Quarterly, NATO Weekly Press Review
• Several hundred ‘pamphlets’ (working papers, occasional papers, government documents, NGO publications, et cætera. )
  • inter alia: Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre, CSIS, CSCE, Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, EBRD, Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of Finance Warsaw, IMF, Catholic University of Leuven, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, OECD, Osteuropa-Institutet, Hoover Institute Stanford University, UNCTAD, UN Institute for Disarmament Research, US National Defence College, Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies, and WIDER

Student life

Culture

The atmosphere at Carleton is generally quite relaxed and easy-going. The Rideau River is a Canadian River which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls In a sense typically Canadian, both students and instructors go about their business with a notable lack of pretension. Interaction between students and instructors is usually informal, though when addressing an instructor, academic titles are still commonly used.

The school mascot is the Raven and the student newspaper is The Charlatan, which celebrated its 60^th anniversary in 2005. Raven is the common name given to the largest species of Passerine Birds in the Genus Corvus. The Charlatan is a student newspaper at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. The school also publishes a newspaper for residence students, The Resin. During the school year the School of Journalism publishes a community newspaper, Centretown News, which reports on the Centretown neighbourhood of Ottawa, and an online newspaper, Capital News Online, as well as producing Midweek, a 90-minute current affairs radio show which is broadcast to the city. Centretown News is a newspaper in Ottawa published by Carleton University 's school of journalism distributed to the neighbourhood north of the school For the Yarmouth Nova Scotia neighbourhood see Centertown Yarmouth Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada defined There is also the student-run writers' zine, In/Words, which is sponsored by the Department of English Language and Literature, as well as The Iron Times, published by the Carleton Student Engineering Society. Carleton is home to a community radio station, CKCU-FM. Community radio is a type of Radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based Campus radio station broadcasting at 93 Broadcasting for the first time on 14 November 1975, CKCU-FM was the first licensed community-based campus radio station in Canada. While Carleton does not have a theatre department, its Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company^[27] was founded two years after the founding of the university, in 1943. Sock ‘N’ Buskin (abbreviated to S ‘n’ B is a student-run community-based Theatre company, located at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Student accommodations

Carleton has nine Houses of Residences. The Houses -- all named for counties in Eastern Ontario -- are Dundas, Glengarry, Grenville, Lanark, Leeds, Prescott, Renfrew, Russell, and Stormont. Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa and St They are inter-connected and linked to the rest of the University by Carleton's tunnel system. Carleton has a sizable residence community, the majority of whom are first year students (Except for those in Leeds House, which is usually reserved for upperclassmen/women and international students). They are represented by the Rideau River Residence Association(RRRA, usually pronounced 'raw'). On-campus graduate students, who are housed on the upper two floors of Leeds House, are represented by the Graduate Residents' Association (GSA).

The bulk of upper-year students, however, live off-campus. The Rideau River is a Canadian River which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls A popular off-campus housing estate is the four-building high-rise Prince of Wales Complex on nearby Prince of Wales Drive. The footpath running along the Rideau Canal can usually be seen crowded with students walking the 2km to Carleton. The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston

Going east of the school gives students the option of renting a (usually) vintage house in The Glebe, one of the city's trendier neighbourhoods. The Glebe is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of Ottawa's downtown area, with its northern border being demarcated From there it is usually only a short walk to campus. Though further afield, students also often rent in Centretown and downtown neighbourhoods. For the Yarmouth Nova Scotia neighbourhood see Centertown Yarmouth Centretown is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada defined

Carleton is connected to the rest of the city by multiple transport links. In addition to regular bus service, there is a dedicated light rail station connecting the University to Ottawa's O-Train network. The O-Train was introduced in 2001 as a pilot project for light-rail service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which had long depended exclusively A permanent BlueLine taxi-cab stand is also available outside the University Commons building.

Athletics

The Carleton University Physical Recreation Centre (PRC) - the largest facility of its kind in Canada - is a multi-use complex that offers a wide variety of training programs and services to accommodate every athlete - from beginner to professional.

Carleton is home to Keith Harris Stadium where the Ottawa Fury Soccer team plays. Keith Harris Stadium at Carleton University is a grass field stadium located in Ottawa, Ontario, on the North-Eastern edge of the Carleton University campus Ottawa Fury are a Canadian Soccer team founded in 2005. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL

The University is represented in Canadian Interuniversity Sport by the Carleton Ravens. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The men's basketball team has won the CIS championships for five consecutive years (2002-2007). Carleton is second only to the University of Victoria for the most wins. The University of Victoria (UVic is located in Greater Victoria British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria) The Vikes have seven consecutive wins in the 1980's. The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria British Columbia, Canada in Canadian Interuniversity Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Rivalry with the University of Ottawa

Since Carleton's inception the student body has encouraged a crosstown rivalry with the University of Ottawa. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French The rivalry has gained ground recently as the Carleton Ravens basketball team was defeated for only the second time in three years during league play by the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees on 17 January 2006. It is not uncommon to hear a profane and explicit song sung about Carleton's good natured dislike for the urban campus of the University of Ottawa and their ambiguous mascot, the Gee-Gee. This song is an integral part of student culture and passed down to every matriculating class during frosh week.

When Carleton University had a football team, the annual Ravens-Gee Gees match was held in Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park. Lansdowne Park is a historic sports exhibition and entertainment facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by the City of Ottawa This was known as the "Panda Game. " Notably, Canadian comic and former Ottawa resident Norm Macdonald attended the Panda Game and discussed his experience on the Late Show with David Letterman. Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor of Scottish heritage The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Audio recordings of this are perennially circulated and played to incoming freshman at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton.

University traditions

• Climbing to the top of Dunton Tower

One of the campus traditions is to climb all 22 flights of stairs to the top of the tallest building on campus. The Tower is also known by some as "Isengard" due to its size and the fact that many TAs have their offices in it. For the assault on Isengard by the Ents see Destruction of Isengard.

• The Alumni Park fountain

Students often jump into the Alumni Park fountain in front of the administrative building, Robertson Hall, during convocation despite generally being warned that the water is dyed blue. The fountain is turned on during the summer months.

Carleton Underground

The tunnel system

The entire University is connected by an elaborate five kilometre network of heated underground tunnels adorned with murals created by student groups. Students are encouraged, within reason, to create their own works of art. Each floor of the nine residence halls paint a tunnel mural near the end of each school year. It is not uncommon to see students wearing pajamas in class, having come directly from bed in residence. Sky-lit or windowed student lounges and snack-shops can be found at various points along the tunnel system. Students often hold competitions to determine who can remain "submerged" longest in tunnel-life (that is, remaining indoors and moving about the campus using only the tunnel system for days or even weeks on end). This occurs especially during the frigid winter months. Carleton students, and especially resident students, are commonly nicknamed "tunnel-rats".

Oliver's

Oliver's, or "Ollie's", run by the Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) and named after former President Michael Oliver, is the more well known of the campus pubs. With a generally more party atmosphere than Mike's Place, Oliver's is the venue for many high profile entertainment events throughout the year, and hosts regular weekday and weekend night events. All Ages events are no longer common after Oliver's rebuilding operations in 2006, and nearly all events are 19+, making some first-year students feel frustrated that they cannot take part in the social life of their university. Oliver's has a menu of principally North American foods, including University mainstays like burgers, fries, chicken fingers, as well as other light meals.

Oliver's begins serving alcohol at 11:00 am and is open at 9:00 am for Breakfast, and it is common to see students studying alone or in small groups while having a pint or a meal between classes. During the day Oliver's is generally pretty quiet and relaxed, with only background music, and it is a favoured place of study for those capable of tuning out distractions.

Thursday nights are Oliver's busiest night with line-ups starting to form around 8:00 pm most weeks. The night is a club night with anything from top 40 to 80's music being played. Oliver's was one of Ottawa's original 80's nights, when it was hosted by Steve Portt.

Oliver's underwent an extensive renovation in the Summer of 2006 and was reopened with a new industrial look the first week of October. The bar now features two plasma screen televisions, one big screen rear-projection television and other mid-sized sets throughout the venue. The bar also has a brand new patio.

Oliver's was the centre of student protests over the reduction of student space on campus. On 21 April 2005 protesters occupied Oliver's patio to prevent it from being torn apart to make way for a new university bookstore. The Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) came to an agreement with the University and the protest ended. The Carleton University Students' Association (or CUSA is a non-profit corporation that represents the undergraduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa, The agreement is colloquially known as "Oliver's clause". ^[28]

Oliver's is CUSA's most unprofitable business, losing approximately $100,000 in the 2006 fiscal year. This is a continuing trend for Oliver's. It is made worse in the 2007 fiscal year by the loss of their liquor license, costing students an additional $40,000.

Mike's Place

Long considered the exclusive domain of graduate students, Mike's Place (named after former Liberal Prime Minister and former Carleton Chancellor Lester "Mike" Pearson) has quickly evolved into the on-campus home of aspiring hip-hop and electronic music DJs in the Ottawa area. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production The pub continues to host spoken-word poetry events and encourages open political discussion and debate. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung It also hosts a popular karaoke night on Tuesdays. (kɑːrɑːˌoʊkɛ in Japanese karaoke) is a form of Entertainment in which Amateur Singers sing along with recorded Music (and/or a In the mid 1980's, Mike's Place was host to the Apathy Club.

Rooster's Coffeehouse

Formerly a pub run by the Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA), Rooster's is now a student-run coffeeshop located on the fourth level of the University Centre. In addition to a variety of coffees and tea, it serves homemade baked goods and other light snacks. There is a comfortable seating area and a large, wide-screen television.

Rooster's opens for all day breakfast at 8:00 am daily and closes at 7:00 pm. The Rooster's kitchen specializes in affordable breakfast bagel sandwiches, as well as a variety of pita wraps. Rooster's recently switched its coffee supplier to accommodate an entirely fair trade based product line. Rooster's coffeee is available for bulk purchase.

Rooster's can also be booked for student events through the VP Student Life at CUSA.

Leonardo's Lounge

Leonardo's Lounge (named after Leonardo Da Vinci and known to most simply as "Leo's") is the social and cultural hub of the Carleton Engineering community. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer Located in room 3342 of the Mackenzie Engineering building, Leo's is operated as a service of the Carleton Student Engineering Society. Leo's is operated exclusively by volunteers and is the cheapest place to get a coffee or snack on campus. Common sights at Leo's include heated games of euchre, Axis and Allies and Settlers of Catan, as well as napping students. Euchre (ˈjuːkɚ is a trick-taking card game most commonly played with four people in two partnerships with a deck of 24 standard playing cards Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy Board games with nearly two million copies printed Settlers of Catan is a multiplayer Board game designed by Klaus Teuber.

The Garden Spot

The Garden Spot (also commonly known as the "G-Spot") is a not-for-profit pay-what-you-can volunteer vegan food service designed to serve low cost meals to the Carleton University community.

The Garden Spot was based on an organization hailing from Concordia University with the name of the Peoples Potato. Concordia University is a comprehensive Public university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has inspired one other student run organization at The University of Ottawa using the name of the People's Republic of Delicious or PRD. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French

Canadian Forces

Each summer, Canadian Forces use Carleton residence facilities — notably Russell and Grenville Houses and the Residence Commons cafeteria — to house and feed the Ceremonial Guard. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence The Ceremonial Guard is an ad hoc military unit in the Canadian Forces with elements drawn from two Primary Reserve ( Militia) regiments of Foot Guards The Guard performs daily parades on Parliament Hill, and mounts sentries at Rideau Hall. Parliament Hill (colloquially The Hill, French Colline du Parlement) is a scenic location on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Rideau Hall is since 1867, the Official residence of the Governor General of Canada, and of the monarch of Canada when in Ottawa. This agreement is beneficial both to the university and the military, allowing the military to use cost-effective facilities, while Carleton profits during the otherwise slower summer season.

The Guard marches and drills at Carleton between June and August, and it is possible to watch formations carrying rifles in full ceremonial uniform marching to parking lots 6 and 7 to prepare for their daily parade.

Lineage and establishment

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Chancellors

• 1952-1954 Harry Stevenson Southam
• 1954-1968 Jack Mackenzie
• 1969-1972 Lester B. Pearson
• 1973-1980 Gerhard Herzberg
• 1980-1990 Robert Gordon Robertson (Emeritus 1992-)
• 1990-1992 Pauline Jewett
• 1993-2002 Arthur Kroeger (Emeritus 2002-2008)
• 2002 Ray Hnatyshyn
• 2003-present Marc Garneau

Presidents

• 1942-1947 Henry Marshall Tory
• 1947-1955 Murdoch Maxwell MacOdrum
• 1955-1956 James Alexander Gibson (pro tempore)
• 1956-1958 Claude Bissell
• 1958-1972 Davidson Dunton
• 1972-1978 Michael Kelway Oliver
• 1979 James Downey (pro tempore) 1 January - 15 May
• 1979-1989 William Edwin Beckel
• 1989-1996 Robin Hugh Farquhar
• 1996-2005 Richard J. Van Loon
• 2005-2006 David W. Atkinson
• 2006-2008 Samy Mahmoud (pro tempore), from 20 November 2006
• 2008-present Roseann Runte, effective July 1, 2008^[29]

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Carleton University people

• Nahlah Ayed, reporter for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Dan Aykroyd, Actor and Comedian
• David Azrieli, Architect, 10^th richest man in Canada
• Conrad Black, former businessman
• Lindsay Blackett, first black Cabinet minister in Alberta
• Taz Boga, Anchor/Reporter(A-Channel Ottawa)
• Patrick Boyer, Member of Parliament
• K-OS (Kheaven Brereton), Canadian musician
• Gord Brown, Member of Parliament
• Louise Charron, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
• Rita Celli, host for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Mike Colle, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Alex Cullen, Member of Provincial Parliament, Ottawa City Councillor
• Hans Daigeler, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament
• Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament
• Maria DeRosa, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Recipient of the John Charles Polanyi Award
• Michelle Douglas, Human Rights Activist
• James Duthie, TSN host and Journalist
• Bruck Easton, former president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
• Ward P.D. Elcock, Deputy Minister of Defence, former Director of Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician of Canada
• Matthew Fraser, Editor-in-Chief of National Post
• Evelyn Gigantes, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Edward Greenspon, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail
• Allan Gregg, pollster, political pundit
• Peter Grünberg, Nobel laureates in Physics 2007
• Gregory Henriquez, Architect, Governor-General's Medal for Architecture 2004
• Abdul Rahman Jabarah, alleged al-Qaeda member killed in 2003
• Peter Jennings, journalist and news anchor for ABC News, two-time Peabody Award winner, awarded a Litterarum doctor, honoris causa, in 1997
• Pauline Jewett, Member of Parliament, professor and Chancellor of Carleton University
• Leo Jordan, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Jim Judd, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Wilbert Keon, Senator, heart surgeon
• Warren Kinsella, lawyer, author, musician, political consultant, lobbyist and commentator
• Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, former chancellor, first president of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
• Robert MacNeil, journalist, Officer of the Order of Canada
• John Manley, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada
• Randal Marlin, Carleton philosophy professor specializing in the study of propaganda
• Yasir Naqvi, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Thomas Nevakshonoff, Member of the Legislative Assembly
• Paul Okalik, Premier of Nunavut
• Gordon Pape, financial self-help writer
• Ernie Parsons, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Lester Bowles Pearson, former chancellor, professor, Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
• Michael Prue, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Karim Rashid, Industrial Designer
• Scott Reid, Member of Parliament
• Norman Sterling, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Barbara Sullivan, Member of Provincial Parliament
• Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Member of Parliament
• Jim Watson, Member of Provincial Parliament, former Mayor and City Councillor of Ottawa
• Keenan Wellar, Sociopreneur and Founder of LiveWorkPlay and Heartwood House charities
• Susan Wood, Canadian literature scholar and pioneer of feminist science fiction studies
• Peter Worthington, Editor-in-Chief of the Toronto Sun

Notable honorary degree recipients

• Dag Hammarskjöld, United Nations Secretary-General (1953-1961), Nobel Peace Prize laureate, awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1954
• U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General (1961-1971), awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1962
• Kurt Waldheim, United Nations Secretary-General (1972-1981), awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1972
• Tommy Douglas, 7^th Premier of Saskatchewan, led the first socialist government in North America and introduced universal public health care to Canada, awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1980
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, United Nations Secretary-General (1982-1992), awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1985
• Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1993
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali, United Nations Secretary-General (1992-1997), awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 1995
• Romano Prodi, 79^th Prime Minister of Italy, awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2001
• Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General (1997-2007), Nobel Peace Prize laureate, awarded a Legum Doctor, honoris causa in 2004

Notes

See also

• Carleton Ravens
• Carleton University Students' Association
• The Charlatan, Student Newspaper
• List of Carleton University people
• CKCU-FM Radio Carleton
• Carleton O-Train Station

Histories of the University

• Blair Neatby 'Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University' (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, October 1, 2002)
• Paul Axelrod 'Scholars and Dollars: Politics, Economics, and the Universities of Ontario 1945-1980' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, September 1, 1982)
• Roger J. The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Carleton University Students' Association (or CUSA is a non-profit corporation that represents the undergraduate students at Carleton University in Ottawa, The Charlatan is a student newspaper at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. People NameKnown forRelationship to Carleton A CKCU-FM is a Canadian community-based Campus radio station broadcasting at 93 Carleton is the middle station on the line As of 2005. It is located at Carleton University in Ottawa Ontario. Mesley 'Art Carleton: Carleton University Art Collection' (Ottawa: Carleton University Press)

External links

• Carleton University
• Carleton University Art Gallery
• Carleton University Alumni Association
• Carleton University Library
• Carleton University Students' Association
• Carleton Student Government CSG
• The Charlatan
• Canadian encyclopedia article
• Carleton University Library
• Carleton University Library (catalogue-web)

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