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Acadia University
Motto: In pulvere vinces
("In dust, you conquer")
Established: 1838
Type: Public
Religious affiliation: non-denominational
Endowment: $40 million
Chancellor: Arthur Irving
President: Tom Herman (acting-interim)
Staff: 211 full and 37 part-time
Students: 3000 (as of 2008)
Undergraduates: 2760
Postgraduates: 76
Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Campus: 250 acres (1 km²)
Sports: Axemen and Axewomen
Colors: Garnet      and blue     
Affiliations: AUCC, IAU, CVU, CIS, AUS, CUSID
Website: http://www.acadiau.ca

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The University

Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

Acadia University is located in the picturesque town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Halifax, the provincial capital. Founded in 1838, by the Baptist Community, Acadia's beginning was the result of the commitment and enthusiasm of a community determined to build a university. The University has been shaped by their spirit of hard work and dedication to the principles that everyone should have access to university regardless of gender, race or religious affiliations - a spirit which continues to guide the university today.

Acadia provides a high-quality education based on excellence in teaching and research. In 2007, it ranked first in Maclean's Magazine (tied with Mount Allison University) for Best Overall in the Primarily Undergraduate University category[2]. Maclean's is a Canadian weekly News magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics pop culture and current events Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MTA) is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville Learning at Acadia happens in a stimulating environment that reaches beyond its state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories and extends into the surrounding community. Acadia's average class has 26 students, which helps to maintain an intimate learning environment for students. The faculty's commitment to personalized education means students are continuously exposed to national and internationally recognized research initiatives. Acadia's undergraduate research experience and honours programs are some of the best in Canada.

History

Acadia University, established at Wolfville, Nova Scotia in 1838 has a strong Baptist religious affiliation. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. It was designed to prepare men for the ministry and to supply education for lay members. [3] Acadia began as Horton Academy (1828), which was founded by Baptists from Nova Scotia and Queen's College (1838). Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. [4]

The two major Universities of the day in Nova Scotia were heavily controlled by Denominational structures. King's College (University of King's College) was an Anglican School and Dalhousie University, which was originally non-denominational, had placed itself under the control and direction of the Church of Scotland. The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland. It was the failure of Dalhousie to appoint a prominent Baptist pastor and scholar, Edmund Crawley, to the Chair of Classics, as had been expected, that really thrust into the forefront of Baptist thinking the need for a College established and run by the Baptists. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature.

University Hall.
University Hall.

In 1838, the Nova Scotia Baptist Education Society founded Queen's College (named for Queen Victoria). The College began with 21 students in January 1839. The name "Queen's College" was denied to the Baptist school, so it was renamed "Acadia College" in 1841, in reference to the history of the area as an Acadian settlement. This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Acadia College awarded its first degrees in 1843 and became Acadia University in 1891. [5]

The Granville Street Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church Halifax) was an instrumental and determining factor in the founding of the University. It has played a supporting role throughout its history, and shares much of the credit for its survival and development. Many individuals who have made significant contributions to Acadia University, including the first president John Pryor, were members of the First Baptist Church Halifax congregation. Similarly, the adjacent Wolfville United Baptist Church plays a significant role in the life of the university.

The original charter of the college stated:

And be it further enacted, that no religious tests or subscriptions shall be required of the Professors Fellows, Scholars, Graduates or Officers of the said College; but that all the privileges and advantages thereof shall be open and free to all and every Person and Persons whomsoever, without regard to religious persuasion. . . And it shall and may be lawful for the trustees and Governors of the said College to select as Professors, and other Teaches or Officers, competent persons of any religious persuasion whatever, provided such person or persons shall be of moral and religious character.

This was unique at the time, and a direct result of Baptists being denied entry into other schools that required religious tests of their students and staff.

The governance was modelled on the provincial University of Toronto Act of 1906 which established a bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. [6]

In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. [7]

The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. [8]

On January 4th, 2008, Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb decided to step down as President and Vice Chancellor of the University before her term expired. Her resignation was effective February 29, 2008[9]. Dr. Tom Herman is currently acting President.

The Acadia Advantage

In 1996, Acadia University pioneered the use of mobile computing technology in a post-secondary educational environment. This academic initiative integrated the use of notebook computers into the undergraduate curriculum and featured innovations in teaching. By 2000, all full-time, undergraduate Acadia students were taking part in the Acadia Advantage. The initiative went beyond leasing notebook computers to students during the academic year, and included training, user support and the use of course-specific applications at Acadia that revolutionized learning at the Wolfville, N. S. campus and beyond.

Because of its pioneering efforts, Acadia is a laureate of Washington’s Smithsonian Institution and a part of the permanent research collection of the National Museum of American History. It is the only Canadian university selected for inclusion in the Education and Academia category of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award.

In addition, Acadia University received the Pioneer Award for Ubiquitous Computing. Ubiquitous computing ( ubicomp) is a post-desktop model of Human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into In 2001, it achieved high rankings in the annual Maclean's University Rankings, including Best Overall for Primarily Undergraduate University in their opinion survey, and it received the Canadian Information Productivity Award in 1997 as it was praised as the first university in Canada to fully utilize information technology in the undergraduate curriculum. Maclean's is a Canadian weekly News magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics pop culture and current events

Canadian opinion leaders consistently place Acadia ahead of all other primarily undergraduate universities in the annual Maclean’s Magazine survey of post-secondary education. In fact, Acadia is the only university to have placed first in all four reputational categories: best overall, highest quality, most innovative, and leaders of tomorrow.

In October 2006, Dr. Dinter-Gottlieb established a commission to review the Acadia Advantage learning environment 10 years after inception. The mandate of the commission was to determine how well the current Advantage program meets the needs of students, faculty, and staff and to examine how the role of technology in the postsecondary environment has changed at Acadia, and elsewhere. The commission was asked to recommend changes and enhancements to the Acadia Advantage that would benefit the entire university community and ensure its sustainability.

Some of the recommendations coming from the Acadia Advantage Renewal Report included developing a choice of model specifications and moving from Acadia-issued, student-leased notebook computers to a student-owned computer model. The compelling rationale for this was the integral role technology now plays in our lives, which was not present in 1996.

The University was also advised to unbundle its tuition structure so that the cost of an Acadia education is more detailed and students can understand how their investment in the future is allotted. Acadia acted on this recommendation in 2007.

In September 2008, Acadia will move to a student-owned notebook computer version of the Acadia Advantage. [10]

Athletics

Acadia's sports teams are called the Axemen and Axewomen. Acadia University is a non-denominational predominantly undergraduate University located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate Acadia University is a non-denominational predominantly undergraduate University located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate They participate in the Atlantic University Sports conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities

School spirit abounds with men’s and women’s varsity teams that have delivered more conference and national championships than any other institution in Atlantic University Sport. Routinely, more than one-third of Acadia’s varsity athletes also achieve Academic All-Canadian designation through Canadian Interuniversity Sport by maintaining a minimum average of 80 per cent.

Expansion and modernization of Raymond Field was completed in the fall of 2007 and features the installation of an eight-lane all-weather running track and a move to the same premium artificial turf used by the New England Patriots of the National Football League for its main playing field. Raymond Field is a multi-use stadium in Wolfville Nova Scotia. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Raymond Field modernization was a gift to the university by friends, alumni, and the province. War Memorial Gymnasium also saw the installation of a new playing floor to benefit its basketball and volleyball teams.

In September 2006, Acadia University announced its partnership with the Wolfville Tritons Swim Club and the Acadia Masters Swim Club to form the Acadia Swim Club and return competitive swimming to the university after a 14 year hiatus. Unfortunately, this relationship was effectively scuttled by Acadia University in September 2007 with the summary termination of the Tritons head coach as the Aquatic Coordinator for the university pool. No further developments on the return of varsity swimming have been made since this incident.

Symbols

In 1974, Acadia was granted a coat of arms designed by the College of Arms in London, England. The College of Arms, or Heralds' College, is an office regulating Heraldry and granting new Armorial bearings for England, Wales The coat of arms is two-tone, with the school's official colours, garnet and blue, on the shield. The axes represent the school's origins in a rural setting, and the determination of its founders who cleared the land and built the school on donated items and labour. The open books represent the intellectual pursuits of a university, and the wolves heads are a whimsical representation of the University's location in Wolfville. "In pulvere vinces" (In dust you conquer) is the motto. [11]

The University seal depicts the Greek goddess of wisdom Athena in front of the first college hall. ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. [12]

The University also uses a stylized "A" as a logo for its sports teams.

The school's alma mater is set to the tune of "Annie Lisle". Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval " Annie Lisle " is the name of an 1857 Ballad by Boston Massachusetts Songwriter H The lyrics are:

Far above the dykes of Fundy
And its basin blue
Stands our noble alma mater
Glorious to view
Lift the chorus
Speed it onward
Sing it loud and free
Hail to thee our alma mater
Acadia, hail to thee
Far above the busy highway
And the sleepy town
Raised against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down[13]

Student life

At Acadia University, students have access to the Student Union Building which serves as a hub for students and houses many Student Union organizations. The building also houses The Axe Lounge, a convenience store, an information desk and two food outlets.

Student Government

All students are represented by the Acadia Students' Union and the Union President for the 2007-2008 academic year is Kyle Steele. The Acadia Students' Union represents the undergraduate students at Acadia University in Wolfville Nova Scotia, Canada. The student newspaper is The Athenaeum

Residences

Approximately 1100 students live on-campus in 11 residences:

People

List of Presidents

List of Chancellors

Notable alumni

Honorary graduates

Faculty Strikes

The faculty of Acadia University have been on strike twice in the history of the institution. William Howard Feindel (born 1918 is a Canadian neurosurgeon, scientist and professor Dale A Frail is a Canadian radio Astronomer working for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO in Socorro New Mexico. Milton Fowler Gregg, VC, PC, OC, CBE, MC, ED, CD ( April 10, 1892 - March 13 Charles Brenton Huggins ( September 22, 1901 &ndash January 12, 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician and physiologist and cancer researcher Kenneth Colin Irving OC, ONB ( March 14, 1899 - December 13, 1992) also known as K Robert Irving is a Canadian industrialist based in Moncton, New Brunswick. Professional wins (4 LPGA Tour (4 2000 (3 - Michelob Light Classic, New Albany Golf Classic, Mizuno Classic The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are Gerald Gordon Keddy (born February 15, 1953 in Bridgewater Nova Scotia) is a Canadian politician Biography Levy was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 22, 1948. Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP (born September 27, 1965) serves as the Member of Parliament (MP for Central Nova Henry Poole MacKeen ( June 17, 1892 &ndash April 20, 1971) was a Canadian lawyer and the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Paul Masotti (born March 10, 1965 in Hamilton Ontario) is a former professional Canadian football player and current Front office Harrison McCain, CC, ONB, ( November 3, 1927 &ndash March 18, 2004) was a Canadian Donald H Oliver, QC (born Wolfville Nova Scotia on November 16 1938) is a Canadian Senator. Freeman Wilford Patterson (b at Long Reach New Brunswick September 25 1937) is a Canadian nature photographer and writer Keith R Porter (1912-1997 was a Canadian cell biologist. He did pioneering biology research using electron microscopy of cells, such as work Jacob Gould Schurman ( May 22, 1854 - August 12, 1942) American educationist was born at Freetown, Prince Edward The Reverend Captain William Andrew White II DD (1874–1936 was born on June 16 1874 to former slaves in King and Queen County, Virginia Lance Gerard Woolaver (born 1948 is a Canadian author Poet, Playwright and director whose works include World Without Shadows, Lord Strange William Osborn Twaits, CC, BComm, DCL (1910 &ndash 1985 was a Canadian businessman who was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial The Reverend Captain William Andrew White II DD (1874–1936 was born on June 16 1874 to former slaves in King and Queen County, Virginia The first was February 24 to March 12, 2004. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The second was October 15 to November 5, 2007. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The second strike was resolved after the province's labour minister, the Honourable Mark Parent, appointed a mediator, on November 1, to facilitate an agreement. Mark Parent ( August 25, 1954 - is a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi

References

  1. ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000010
  2. ^ Rankings : Macleans OnCampus
  3. ^ http://*www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008242
  4. ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000010
  5. ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000010
  6. ^ http://*www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008242
  7. ^ *http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008242
  8. ^ *http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm? PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008242
  9. ^ Acadia University :: News Release ::
  10. ^ Acadia Advantage
  11. ^ Acadia University's Coat of Arms
  12. ^ Description of stained glass windows in Manning Memorial Chapel. The seal is described in the third lancet, fourth panel.
  13. ^ http://library.acadiau.ca/archives/sporthistory/sound/Alma_Mater_Exerp.mp3
  14. ^ Acadia University reopens Crowell Tower (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.
  15. ^ Residence Life Newsletter: September 2007
  16. ^ Charles Aubrey Eaton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as Accessed September 9, 2007. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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