Acadia University - Pre-2024 News Archive

2021-04-27 19:39 by Lohnes, Grant

Message to Campus - campus closed until May 12

To the Acadia University community,

Acadia University is taking the following steps as part of a province-wide effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Effective at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28 until at least May 12:

All classes and labs will move to remote delivery only until at least May 12. Faculty will work with students to determine how they will continue their studies during this period.
All employees who can work from home are required to do so. No one should be on campus who is not deemed essential as on-campus support. Please contact your supervisor directly if you have questions.

2021-04-22 14:30 by Lohnes, Grant

Acadia student Leah Creaser holds a fish specimen in a laboratory.

Leah Creaser awarded 3M National Student Fellowship

Leah Creaser, fourth-year Honours Biology student and president of the Indigenous Student Society of Acadia, has been awarded a 2021 3M National Student Fellowship. This prestigious award honours students across Canada who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and who exemplify a vision of education inside and outside the classroom.

2021-04-21 15:00 by Lohnes, Grant

Acadia University honours former Prime Minister and province’s top doctors at Virtual Convocation

When soon-to-be graduating students visit Acadia University’s Convocation website, one of the featured guests to address them will be former Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Paul Martin.

Martin, who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2006, is one of seven people receiving Honorary Doctorates during Acadia's 2021 Spring Convocation. He will deliver the keynote address at the virtual ceremony.

2021-04-21 13:48 by Lohnes, Grant

Canadian Federation of University Women names 2021 award recipient

Margaret Hopkins, who is completing an Honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics and a Bachelor of Music at Acadia, is the 2021 recipient of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Award for her scholarly work, “Control Freak: Power dynamics and subversion in Barbara Hannigan’s performances of György Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre.”

2021-04-12 15:49 by Lohnes, Grant

Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, speaks from a podium in the Alumni Room in the Acadia Athletics Complex

Million-dollar makeover set for Acadia's Raymond Field

A genuine team effort has resulted in exciting news at Acadia University's campus –the artificial turf on Raymond Field will be recycled and replaced in the coming months.

Today, Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings—Hants, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; along with the Honorable Keith Irving, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Kings South; and Dr. Peter Ricketts, President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University, announced funding for upgrades to Acadia University's Raymond Field, one of the two outdoor artificial turf playing fields in the Annapolis Valley.

2021-04-09 13:54 by Lohnes, Grant

Valley Regional Enterprise Network (REN) developing strategy to strengthen workforce

Having a regional workforce development strategy is something that could help set the Annapolis Valley apart in the eyes of potential employers and job seekers.

Valley Regional Enterprise Network (REN) Economic development officer Richelle Brown Redden said they began exploring a regional workforce development strategy before the pandemic hit, in response to what they were hearing from businesses and industries they were working with.

2021-04-07 12:58 by Lohnes, Grant

Dr. Peter Ricketts addresses the audience from a podium at a Campaign for Acadia event

Campaign for Acadia raises $86.8M, positions Acadia for future success

Following approximately five years in a quiet phase, Acadia University in Wolfville went public with Campaign for Acadia in October 2018. The campaign had a lofty goal — raising $75 million — but this was exceeded by nearly 16 per cent. A total of $86.8 million was raised by December 2020, two years earlier than the campaign was expected to conclude.

Acadia University president and vice-chancellor Dr. Peter Ricketts said one example of how the funds are essential to positioning Acadia for the future includes the provision of financial and academic awards to students, which gives the university a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

2021-03-31 09:22 by Lohnes, Grant

Guy Harrison-Murray wins prestigious Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies

2021-03-31 09:00 by Lohnes, Grant

Provincial and federal governments invest in ALAB to bolster local beverage industry

The provincial and federal governments are investing in new equipment at the Acadia Laboratory for Agri-food and Beverage to support its work for local beverage producers. The province, through the Department of Agriculture, is providing $145,950. The Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Innovative Communities Fund, is providing a $99,500 non-repayable contribution.

The new investment will allow the laboratory to introduce new equipment for faster and accurate analysis of local producers' craft beer, spirits, and cider. It will also help ALAB work towards achieving ISO certification.

2021-03-30 16:34 by Lohnes, Grant

Kevin Dickie to retire as Executive Director of Acadia Athletics

Acadia University announced today the retirement of Kevin Dickie as the Executive Director of Acadia Athletics. Dickie has enjoyed a 34-year career in sport as a coach and administrator, including thirteen years at the Wolfville, Nova Scotia campus.

In his ten years at the helm as athletics director, Acadia Athletics has hosted an unprecedented ‎four consecutive U SPORTS national championships and boasted many national Top-10 teams and awards, a 77% increase to the cumulative team winning percentage, and eleven AUS championship titles. During his tenure, Dickie also served terms as both a U SPORTS board director‎ and Atlantic University Sport president.