Acadia University - External Relations News

Katrina Hayes and Leila Beaudet are both successful Acadia students pursuing double majors - Katrina in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies, and Leila in Biology and Environmental and Sustainability Studies. Both have received important financial awards. They also happen to be mother and daughter.

A rainy night did little to dampen the enthusiasm of a joyful group of Acadia alumni who came together on October 9, 2024 at Ascots Restaurant in Pembroke, Bermuda.

When Dr. Bob Lucas (’68, ’69) decided to establish a bursary to support nursing students at Acadia, he had two things on his mind: a strong desire to help students through worrisome academic experiences; and something called ‘The Eleemosynary Fund’.

Acadia alumni enjoyed a lively evening and a great view of Boston from the 25th floor of the offices of Foley and Lardner, LLP at an Atlantic University Alumni Event on September 18, 2024, hosted by the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Consul General of Canada to New England.

Acadia University welcomed new and returning students back to campus recently during Move-In Day and Orientation Week. Alumni Relations staff and members of the Acadia Alumni Association were also on hand to meet students, parents and alumni, and to remind new students that they are not just joining a group of 3,600 people on campus, but a family of 36,000 strong.

An enthusiastic group of Acadia alumni braved the heat over the long weekend to support the Halifax Wanderers on August 5, 2024.