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St. Jerome's University
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St. Jerome's University, commonly shortened to St. Jerome's or SJU, is a public Roman Catholic university in Waterloo, Ontario. It is federated with the University of Waterloo. St. Jerome's, within the University of Waterloo, combines academics and a residence. Students may both reside at and take classes through St. Jerome's, live at SJU in residence but take classes elsewhere, or live in another residence but take classes at St. Jerome's.
Reverend Dr. Louis Funcken and his brother, Friar Eugene Funcken – both Fathers of the Resurrectionist Congregation – founded St. Jerome's College in 1865. Originally a log cabin school house on Erb's Road in St. Agatha, the school moved to Duke Street in Berlin in 1867. The building was rebuilt and renovated several times, in 1881, 1889, 1907 and 1958. The school is the oldest post-secondary institution in the community. Originally founded to serve German Roman Catholics in Waterloo County, the school initially offered only two courses of study: a four year academic program designed to prepare students for professional studies or for the priesthood, and a two-year commercial program teaching Catholic business.
In 1937 Joseph Francis Ryan, a St. Jerome's College alumnus, was consecrated as Bishop of Hamilton, a diocese which included both Kitchener and Waterloo. Ryan pushed for the establishment of a Catholic liberal arts university within the diocese. In 1943, Ryan began a fund-raising campaign to finance the development of SJC, intending to bring it to university status. Ryan explained: "In the postwar years, St. Jerome's is planning a program of expansion which will bring her to the status which is her destiny as the Catholic College of the Diocese of Hamilton ... As soon as conditions warrant after Victory, St. Jerome's, through an expansion program, will offer courses with university recognition." Local businesses sponsored full-page advertisements supporting SJC's efforts to become a university. By the end of 1948, fundraising contributions exceeded $2 million ().
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