Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Acadia president and alumni among Top 50 CEOs

Acadia Top 50 group shot

Acadia President Ray Ivany was named one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada for a fifth time and he was inducted into the Atlantic Business Hall of Fame at a recent Halifax gala.

Several Acadia alumni were also honoured as TOP 50 CEOs for 2011, including: Bert Frizzell, president and CEO of the Shaw Group; Scott Ferguson, CEO of WTCC; and Gordon Laing, president and COO of Southwest Properties.

Photo: Sharing in the celebration are (left to right): Gordon Laing (‘82); George Bishop (‘65); David Hastings (‘74); John Carter (‘71); Ray Ivany;  Bert Frizzell (‘72); Stan Thomas (‘81); Hugh Bray (’75); AAAU President Charles Coll (’84); and Scott Ferguson (‘79).

Learn More in Atlantic Business Magazine online.