Acadia University - External Relations News

More than 60 faculty, staff and guests came together in the Wu Welcome Centre at Acadia University on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 for a reception to celebrate Campaign for Acadia and to learn more about its progress.

A strong contingent of Acadia alumni returned to campus on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 to support WISE Works! in the Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons.

To support WISE Acadia’s priority of mentoring students, the third biannual WISE Works! will be held on Sept. 30 from 4:45 to 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Sheldon L. Fountain Learning Commons at Acadia University.

Last week, University President Dr. Peter Ricketts announced that Ian Murray ('88), Acadia’s long-time Executive Director, Alumni Affairs, will be taking up a 10-month secondment in the Office of the President as Executive Director, Communications and Government Relations.

Now available for the first time, a video recording of our special event with Dr. Jane Goodall, presented by the Acadia Alumni Association, the Acadia Sustainability Office and Acadia University on April 8, 2019. Check it out!

The University is acutely aware of the catastrophe in the northern Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. As a result, Acadia’s President, Dr. Peter Ricketts, has announced a wide-ranging support strategy that will provide some relief by establishing a Bahamian Student Fund.