to the founding of Assumption College in 1857 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) following the growth of their parish at Our Lady of the Assumption established in 1728. Assumption University has been administered by the Congregation of St. Basil since 1870. In 1919, Assumption College in Windsor affiliated with the University of Western Ontario. Originally, Assumption was one of the largest colleges associated with the University of Western Ontario. In 1934, Holy Names College affiliated with Assumption College and in 1940, a labour school was established at Assumption. In 1950, Assumption College welcomed its first women students and in 1953, it ended its affiliation with the University of Western Ontario and became an independent institution through an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. On January 1, 1956, the college changed its name to Assumption University of Windsor and on January 24, 1956 accepted as an affiliate the non-denominational Essex College, the latter established in July 1954 "as an independent college…to provide access to provincial grants." Holy Names College affiliated in 1956 and Holy Redeemer College in 1957. On November 4, 1957, Canterbury College became the first Anglican college in the world to affiliate with a Roman Catholic University. In December 1963, Assumption University, Canterbury College, Holy Redeemer College (now Académie Sainte-Cécile), and the Iona College (United Church Affiliate), and the University of Windsor joined in an affiliation agreement. "When the University of Windsor began operations on July 1, 1963" ..." Essex College ceased to exist as a corporate entity and its assets were taken over by the University of Windsor." Assumption College in Windsor had incubated and ushered into existence both Assumption University and now, the University of Windsor. In 2022, as part of its academic revitalization plan, Assumption University restored its Senate rendering the university a bicameral institution. With the Senate in place, Assumption University began to offer courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate Courses In March of 2022, Assumption University restored its Senate, which provides oversight over all academic matters. During the Spring 2022 semester, Assumption launched a new undergraduate course entitled, Jerusalem and Rome: Jewish-Catholic Relations. In the Fall 2022 semester, a course on the Holocaust was offered. The course invited guest speakers, including a Holocaust survivor. In 2022, Assumption University became the second Canadian institute of higher learning to become a member of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations. Graduate