by Montoya, Alicia

School of Kinesiology and Acadia Athletics expanding collaboration

The school of Kinesiology and Acadia Athletics are working together to provide exciting learning experiences for students and to improve high-performance student-athletes. This collaboration is beneficial for both individual students and Acadia’s varsity teams.

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by Montoya, Alicia

Peter Donat, Acadia Alum and successful character actor, passes away at 90

Acadia grad, Peter Donat (’49) passed away last Monday, September 10th. After graduating from Acadia, Donat went on to study at the Yale School of Drama. He became a successful theatre, television and film actor, playing roles such as King Lear in theatre and Agent Moulder’s father in the TV series The X-Files.

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by Montoya, Alicia

Politics student completes internship in Geneva

Fourth year Politics student, Colin Mitchell, travelled to Geneva, Switzerland for three months this summer to work as a Junior Research Officer with the United Nations Broadband Commission, conducting research for his Honours thesis. Mitchell was the recipient of the Honours Summer Research Award, granting him $4050 to work abroad. 

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by Montoya, Alicia

Acadia Axemen Baseball Team is ready for UBaseball season

Acadia’s Axemen baseball team is ready for the UBaseball season starting this September with the team’s home opening game on September 8, against the UNB Cougars. All games are in Kentville, they’re free, and on weekends. Come out and cheer them on!

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by Montoya, Alicia

"Time" to make connections: between ideas and across campuses

The Maple League universities are offering a new, groundbreaking and multidisciplinary course exploring the theme of “time” this Fall, demonstrating how this consortium of universities can collaborate to offer students a richer, more relevant learning experience across four campuses.

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by Montoya, Alicia

Acadia welcomes students to Orientation Week

Orientation Week is just around the corner, with international students arriving on Wednesday, August 29, and domestic students on Saturday, September 1. “O-week” is filled with exciting activities to welcome Acadia’s first year students to their home away from home.

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by Lohnes, Grant

Acadia students take on leadership role at Miramichi Striper Cup

The Miramichi Cup is a “catch and release” bass fishing tournament that attracts around 2000 people to the Miramichi River every year. The tournament also welcomes the Acadia Striped Bass research team each year. Students attend the event to conduct research relevant to the preservation of Striped Bass and to study the effects of environmental stressors on the fish. The team is led by Biology Professors Dr. Trevor Avery and Dr. Russell Easy.

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