Carleton University

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© Carleton University
Motto: Ours the Task Eternal
Founded	1942
School type	Public
Chancellor	Marc Garneau
President	Richard Van Loon
Location	Ottawa, Ontario
Enrollment	19,550 undergrad, 3,000 grad
Campus surroundings	Urban
Campus size	62 hectares
Sports teams	Ravens
Mascot	Raven

Carleton University is a non-denominational co-educational university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1942 as Carleton College. The first degrees, in journalism and public administration, were awarded in 1946. Property for the current site was acquired in 1952-1953. Carleton now offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees, and enrolls both full- and part-time students.

Past chancellors include Nobel laureate Gerhard Herzberg and former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Lester Bowles Pearson.

Carleton University offers several degrees, including:

Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Humanities
Kofi Annan receiving two honourary degrees from Carleton University
Bachelor of Industrial Design
Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of International Business
Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Mathematics
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Social Work

The school mascot is the Raven and the student newspaper is The Charlatan.

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