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Renison University College is a public university college located in Waterloo, Ontario and affiliated with the University of Waterloo. It was founded by members of the local Anglican community and continues to have a strong affiliation with the Anglican Church of Canada. Renison is a liberal arts college that provides instruction in arts and social sciences towards a University of Waterloo Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work degree. Its main fields of research and instruction include Social Development Studies and Social Work, with departments in Applied Language Studies, East Asian Studies, and Studies in Islam. Renison’s English Language Institute offers classes to help students whose primary language is not English to improve their English skills. The College also maintains the Renison Institute of Ministry which offers a certificate in Christian Studies and parish development programs. The College is home to up to 220 residence students throughout the year. Renison maintains one of the lowest don to student ratios of all the on-campus residences. Residents may be in any field of undergraduate study at the University of Waterloo and are not mandated to take courses at Renison. ==History== Renison was incorporated on January 14, 1959 by provincial Letters Patent and under the authority of the Synod of the Diocese of Huron, due to the efforts of the Kitchener and Waterloo Anglican communities. The efforts of Renison Founder The Ven. Harvey Southcott, who was rector of Church of the Holy Saviour at the time, were particularly influential as he had the original vision for an Anglican college in Waterloo. Renison continues to enjoy support from the Anglican community and, in particular, from within the Diocese. The College was named in honour of The Most Rev. Robert John Renison (1875-1957), a former Metropolitan of Ontario and Archbishop of Moosonee. Originally a two-storey, seven-room house at 193 Albert Street in Waterloo that opened its doors in 1959, Renison College featured a small chapel, chaplain’s office, a small library, a study and meeting space for students, and three bedrooms that accommodated seven male students. The College offered courses in Religious Knowledge, Geography and Philosophy. On July 1, 1960, Renison struck an affiliation agreement with the University of Waterloo for the right to offer programs in Arts and the Social Sciences for credit towards a Bachelor of Arts degree from Waterloo. The University transferred five acres of land on the west side of its campus to Renison in 1961, and Renison purchased an additional acre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Renison University College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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