Laurentian University is a bilingual, tricultural university in Sudbury, Ontario, offering higher education and research in English and French.
Laurentian University is located at 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The university describes itself as Northern, bilingual, tricultural, welcoming, and nurturing. It is described as Canada's only university with a tricultural mandate, and it prepares the next generation of leaders who bring innovative solutions to local and global issues.
Laurentian offers higher education and research experience in English and French, with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. More than 30 programs are offered in French. Its faculties include the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Education and Health, Faculty of Management, and Faculty of Science, Engineering and Architecture. The university describes itself as an ideal environment for advanced learning with smaller classes. Maclean's places Laurentian in the Primarily Undergraduate field.
Laurentian University governs itself with a bi-cameral governance structure, as set out in the Laurentian Act. The Board of Governors has authority for business governance, and the Senate has authority for academic governance.
Laurentian University is located within the territory of the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. It is located on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, and its proximity to Wahnapitae First Nation is also recognized. Convocation ceremonies are held in the Fraser Auditorium. Campus facilities include residence options such as University College and the Single Student Residence, Great Hall dining, the Laurentian Student Recreation Centre, and the Jeno Tihanyi Olympic Gold Pool.