University of Sainte-Chloé

Imperial and Pontifical University of Sainte-Chloé

Université Impériale et Pontificale Sainte-Chloé
Latin: Imperialis et Pontificia Studiorum Universitas a Sancta Chloea
Motto	Contemplare et Contemplata aliis Tradere
Motto in English	To Study, and to Hand on the Fruits of Study to Others
Type	Public Pontifical
Established	1543 (1543)
Chancellor	Louis Cardinal Merloix
Vice-Chancellor	Louis Thomas
Provost	Catherine Delacroix
Rector	Reginald Garrigou, OP
Academic staff	1,673 (2022)
Students	23,224 (2022)
Undergraduates	15,344 (2022)
Postgraduates	7,880 (2022)
Location	Port de la Sainte , Capitale , Sainte-Chloé
Campus	Urban
Colours	Yellow and Blue
Affiliations	Roderican Order

The University of Sainte-Chloé (Gaullican: Université Sainte-Chloé), officially known as the Imperial and Pontifical University of Sainte-Chloé (Université Impériale et Pontificale Sainte-Chloé) is a public and Pontifical collegiate research university in Port de la Sainte, Sainte-Chloé. Originally founded in 1523 as a seminary and studium conventuale by the Roderican Order, in 1543 the Pope elevated it to University status, and it recieved an Imperial charter in 1566. It is the oldest university in Sainte-Chloé and claims to be the oldest university in the Asterias, which is disputed with the National University of Saint Isidore in Aucuria. It has been in continual operation since its founding, making it the oldest continuously operating university in the Asterias.

The University of Sainte-Chloé is divided into 12 constituent colleges, governed by a central faculty and university structure. Despite being publicly run and funded, the University since the beginning has been managed and overseen by the Roderican Order, although other religious orders have connexions certain colleges. The University is ranked as the top University in Sainte-Chloé, as as one of the premier educational institutions of the Arucian region. It is considered the parent university to Sainte-Chloé's other universities, and many of Sainte-Chloé's most prominent figures have attended the institution. The University was central to the development of Arucian Football.

Organisation

Central Governance

Although the University of Sainte-Chloé is a collegiate university, the central administration has a great deal of oversight of the major operations and departments of the University. The University's ceremonial head is the Chancellor, which is held by the incumbent Archbishop of Sainte-Chloé, currently Louis Cardinal Merloix. The position is mostly ceremonial, but the Chancellor does still have authority to step in and make decisions. De facto administrative control of the university is overseen by the Rector, with further power shared between the Vice-Rector, Vice-Chancellor, and Provost. The Rector is the general executive of the university, including faculty affairs, instructional oversight, curricular management, and the academic departments of the university. The Rector is always a member of the Roderican Order, as is usually appointed by the Province. The Vice-Chancellor, currently Louis Thomas, is a layman responsible for the funding and financial affairs of the University, and oversees employment, scholarships and fundrasing for University activities as well as new projects and buildings. Most of the business and promotional staff serve under the office of the Vice-Chancellor. The Provost, currently Catherine Delacroix, is in charge of the aspects of student life throughout the university, from managing living arrangements for students, administering discipline, and all aspects of student welfare.

Colleges

The University of Sainte-Chloé, as a collegiate university, is divided in 12 Colleges. Although the University uses a collegiate system, every college heavily guided and watched over by the central administration. Each college is headed by a faculty member known as a Master, who in turn reports to the central administration, usually the Rector. The college system first in the University arose through the influence of the different congregations of religious orders who came to teach at the University, greatly expanding in the course of the late 19th and early 20th century. This is reflected still in the Master of each college being selected from the religious order responsible for it.

No.	Name	Type	Sex	Founded	Notes
1	St. Roderic College	Composite	Male	1523	Predates the University, was the name of the original Roderican Seminary and studium conventuale founded in 1523. Officially designated as a College in 1578 with the following two. Named after St. Roderic, founder of the Rodericans. Still functions as the studium provinciale of the Roderican Province.
2	St. Bonaventure College	Composite	Co-ed	1578	College run by the Franciscans. Named after Saint Bonaventure.
3	Sacred Heart College	Composite	Co-ed	1578	College run by the Jesuits. For most of its history it was the college of non-clerics until the University's expansion in the nineteenth century.
4	St. Boniface College	Religious	Male	1804	College run by the Benedictines of Saint Boniface Abbey.
5	Holy Name College	Composite	Co-ed	1866	College run by secular clergy.
6	St. Augustine College	Composite	Co-ed	1872	College run by Canons regular. Named after Saint Augustine.
7	Albertus Magnus College	Lay	Co-ed	1884	College run by Rodericans. Named after St. Albert the Great
8	Sotirias College	Lay	Co-ed	1898	First lay college.
9	Notre Dame College	Composite	Female	1907	College run by Roderican sisters. Founded as the first women's college.
10	Holy Name College	Lay	Co-ed	1958	Second lay college.
11	St. Catherine College	Lay	Co-ed	1964	Third lay college. Founded as a women's college, became coeducational in 1992.
12	St. Gregory College	Composite	Male	2006	College run by the Canons of Sainte-Chloé.