Newsletter: Welcome to a New Year!
Welcome to the first edition of our Campus e-news where we share highlights about our
campus community. Enjoy!
by Lohnes, Grant
by Patstone, Nathan
by Patstone, Nathan
Acadia names 2020 Arthur Irving scholars
Three Acadia University master’s students from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario are the 2020 recipients of the Arthur Irving Academy Scholarships in Environmental Studies.
by Weekes, Natalie
RBC, Acadia announce $100,000 donation to support student wellness
HALIFAX, December 10, 2019 –Acadia University announced today a $100,000 CDN donation from RBC to enhance on-campus support services through the innovative Q-Life Resilience Experience.
Read more … RBC, Acadia announce $100,000 donation to support student wellness
by Lohnes, Grant
New partnership to benefit student transitions
Acadia University announces a new partnership with the Valley African Nova Scotia Development Association (VANSDA) to enhance support for students. The partnership establishes a fulltime employment and cultural navigator to assist students with the transition to and from university.
by Lohnes, Grant
A Day of Remembrance
It has been 30 years since the mass shooting at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal that saw the promising lives of 14 women cut violently short. This senseless act of violence was targeted and tragic.
Please join organizers in the Acadia University Women's and Gender Studies program at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 6 at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market in a community ceremony to commemorate the lives of the 14 women on the anniversary of their murders.
by Lohnes, Grant
Celebrating Founders' Day
Today we celebrate Founders’ Day with exciting news about three new partnerships that demonstrate our emerging strategic plan, Acadia 2025, in action, and strengthen the values on which Acadia was founded in 1838.
by Weekes, Natalie
Alumna Dr. Elizabeth Cannon supports Campaign for Acadia
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, Acadia University welcomed Dr. Cannon back to campus, who chatted with students and faculty, and announced an extraordinarily generous gift of $265,000 in support of Campaign for Acadia. A donor since 1989, Dr. Cannon’s latest gift will have a tremendous impact on Acadia, its students, faculty and staff for generations.
Read more … Alumna Dr. Elizabeth Cannon supports Campaign for Acadia
by Lohnes, Grant
Growing local for a greener campus
Eating local is now easier and greener at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The Growcer is an out-of-the-box local food solution located steps away from the dining hall.
Acadia partnered with its food service provider Chartwells to bring the hydroponic, vertical growing system housed inside a repurposed shipping container to campus. It will produce greens and microgreens year-round and employ students. It's the first of its kind for post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada.
by Lohnes, Grant
Manning School of Business Wins Research Award
At the 49th Atlantic Schools of Business Conference at Cape Breton University the weekend of September 28 and 29, 2019, the Manning School of Business received the Best Research Performance Award. This award is given to the Business School whose faculty contributed the most research to the conference on a per capita basis (e.g., pro-rated number of faculty in the business school to number of papers submitted).
Dean of the Shannon School of Business, Dr. George Karaphillis, presented the award on behalf of the ASB Conference Executive. This photo was taken at the awards presentation to the Manning Faculty who attended the conference (Missing from photo: Kelly Dye).