Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University

Former names	Waterloo Lutheran University (1960–1973)
Motto	Veritas Omnia Vincit
Motto in English	Truth conquers all
Type	Public
Established	1911 (1911)
Academic affiliation	AACSB COU CUSID Universities Canada
Endowment	CA$71.6 million
Chancellor	Eileen Mercier
President	Deborah MacLatchy
Academic staff	553[1]
Students	22,900
Undergraduates	20,700[2]
Postgraduates	2,200
Location	Waterloo, Brantford, Milton, Ontario, Canada 43°28′31.21″N 80°31′38.08″W / 43.4753361°N 80.5272444°W / 43.4753361; -80.5272444
Colours	Purple and gold
Nickname	Golden Hawks
Sporting affiliations	U Sports OUA
Mascot	Midas The Golden Hawk
Website	www.wlu.ca

Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton.^[3] The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses of the original Waterloo campus; instead the university describes itself as a "multi-campus multi-community university".^[4] The university also operates offices in Kitchener, Toronto, and Yellowknife.^[5]

It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, with over 17,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 1000 full-time graduate students, and nearly 4,000 part-time students as of fall 2019.^[6][7] Laurier's varsity teams, known as the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, compete in the West Conference of the Ontario University Athletics, affiliated to the U Sports.