st. mary's at a glance
OUR MISSION
St. Mary's University College is a Catholic post-secondary, student-focused liberal arts and sciences teaching and research institution. Through the synthesis of faith and reason, St. Mary's University College invites and challenges all individuals of the community to become compassionate, thoughtful and resourceful members of society.
OUR VISION
St. Mary's University College is a beacon of learning, civility, and hope, inspiring students to lead with integrity and to meet the future with confidence, intellectual acuity, moral conviction, and a passion for social justice and the common good.
FOUNDED
The original St. Mary's College Act received Royal Assent on September 18, 1986. On June 16, 2004, St. Mary's College officially became St. Mary's University College and was authorized to grant its own Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees.
MOTTO
In lumine tuo videbimus lumen
(In your light we shall see light) Psalm 36:9
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
19 students
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COLOURS
Blue and Gold
TEAM NAME
Lightning
TEAM MASCOT
Zeus
THE STAR
The icon complementing the name St. Mary's is based on the letter "M" for Mary. Four qualities of Mary (simplicity, clarity, purity and confidence) are each represented by one of the four letter M's. As these four letters are brought together, toward the centre, they begin to form a simple framework of a star that is integral to the motto of St. Mary's: "In your light we shall see light." (Psalm 36:9). Click here to view the Story of Our Logo.