▁and ▁teaching ▁fac ulty ▁are ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or . ▁It ▁holds ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁powers ▁in ▁ab ey ance , ▁but ▁retain s ▁its ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁powers ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁within ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ology ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁grant ing ▁honor ary ▁degrees . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Its ▁history ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Ass umption ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁( J es uit ) ▁following ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁their ▁parish ▁at ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ass umption ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁Ass umption ▁University ▁has ▁been ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁of ▁St . ▁Bas il ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Ass umption ▁College ▁in ▁W inds or ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario . ▁Origin ally , ▁Ass umption ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁colleg es ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Holy ▁Names ▁College ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Ass umption ▁College ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁a ▁labour ▁school ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Ass umption . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ass umption ▁College ▁wel com ed ▁its ▁first ▁women ▁students ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁it ▁ended ▁its ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁and ▁became ▁an