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      • Queen's University, Kingston, Ont, is one of Canada's oldest degree-granting institutions. It was established as Queen's College (in honour of Queen Victoria) in 1841, by the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of Canada in association with the Church of Scotland. Classes began on 7 March 1842 in a rented building with two professors and 10 students.
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  2. History. Nineteenth century. The university's campus in 1899. Queen's was a result of an outgrowth of educational initiatives planned by Presbyterians in the 1830s.

    • Queen's College at Kingston, (1841–1912)
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    • Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times
    • Sapientia et Doctrina Stabilitas (Latin)
  3. The most important development in Gordon's term came in 1912, when Queen's separated from the Presbyterian Church - a move which brought it more in touch with an increasingly secular age. It was then that the college officially changed its name to "Queen's University at Kingston."

  4. Feb 6, 2013 · Queen's University, Kingston, Ont, is one of Canada's oldest degree-granting institutions. It was established as Queen's College (in honour of Queen Victoria) in 1841, by the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of Canada in association with the Church of Scotland. Classes began on 7 March 1842 in a rented building with two professors and 10 students.

  5. Queen’s University at Kingston, nondenominational, coeducational university at Kingston, Ont., Can. Originally called Queen’s College, it was founded in 1841 as a Presbyterian denominational school to train young men for the ministry. The Presbyterian church’s control over the school was gradually.

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  6. Queen's Encyclopedia is a reference tool documenting Queen's University, its history, and its people. Each entry is significant to Queen's history and its evolution as both an academic institution and a community.

  7. Queen's and Kingston. We are located in the city of Kingston, Ontario, Canada on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our campus community is deeply integrated into the city’s local and regional economy, culture, and social fabric. Visit our campus.

  8. Queen’s University is one of Canada’s oldest degree-granting institutions, established in 1841 by Queen Victoria. The university is located in the city of Kingston, on the shores of Lake Ontario, in Canada, mid-way between Montreal and Toronto, and near the entrance of the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO world heritage site. A medium-sized, research-intensive university, the university is home to ...

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