MacEwan University

MacEwan University (/məˈkjuːən/ mə-KEW-ən) is a public undergraduate university located in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

MacEwan University

Former name	Grant MacEwan University
Motto	Discendo Floremus
Motto in English	Through learning we flourish.
Type	Public university
Established	1971
Founder	Grant MacEwan
Affiliation	ACAC, AUCC
President	Dr. Annette Trimbee
Provost	Dr. Craig Monk
Students	18855
Location	Edmonton , Alberta , Canada
Campus	Urban
Colors	Maroon
Mascot	MacEwan Griffins
Website	www.macewan.ca/home//

Formerly a two-year college,^[1] in 2009 it became Alberta's sixth university. MacEwan University offers ten baccalaureate degrees, one applied degree and 43 diploma and certificate programs. In addition, MacEwan University serves as the largest transfer-in post-secondary institution in Alberta.^{[citation needed]} The university's four faculties and two schools offer programming in fine arts and communications, health and community studies, liberal arts and sciences, engineering, physical education, nursing, and business.

The university also offers non-credit professional and personal development courses on a part-time basis, in addition to programming for university preparation and English-as-a-Second-Language courses.

Its student body is more than 60% female, with more than 12,000 full-time students in credit programs and just over 19,000 students across all credit- and non-credit programs.^[2]