Misplaced Pages

#804195

111-635: The Dalhousie Arts Centre , at Dalhousie University in Halifax , Nova Scotia , contains a number of theatres (including an outdoor rooftop theatre), Dalhousie Art Gallery , classrooms, and a sculpture garden. It remains the premier performing arts venue in Halifax. It was opened officially in November 1971, and is also home to Dalhousie's Fountain School of Performing Arts. The striking modern architecture

222-988: A Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2021) and Personal Chair in Melanoma Genetics and Drug Discovery, MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh. Notable politicians who have attended Dalhousie include three Prime Ministers of Canada , R. B. Bennett , Joe Clark , and Brian Mulroney . Eight graduates have served as Lieutenant Governors : John Crosbie , Myra Freeman , Clarence Gosse , John Keiller MacKay , Henry Poole MacKeen , John Robert Nicholson , Fabian O'Dea , and Albert Walsh . Twelve graduates have served as provincial premiers : Allan Blakeney , John Buchanan , Alex Campbell , Amor De Cosmos , Darrell Dexter , Joe Ghiz , John Hamm , Angus Lewis Macdonald , Russell MacLellan , Gerald Regan , Robert Stanfield , Clyde Wells , and Danny Williams . The first woman appointed to

333-584: A grammar school at Pictou in his home. The school quickly outgrew the home, as it became popular with families outside of Pictou, attracting students from neighbouring PEI and Cape Breton Island , as well as from British colonies in the Caribbean Islands. This led to its expansion, and a separate log building was constructed as the school's first separate building. The school was granted government funding only in 1811; prior to this, its operation relied on subscriptions from local residents. Through

444-525: A college, its students were soon wearing the red gowns and caps familiar to McCulloch from the University of Glasgow. While continuing to seek an agreement for a nondenominational board and permanent funding, McCulloch also sought degree-granting status for the Academy. This was chiefly stymied due to Lord Dalhousie's desire to create a third school in Halifax, and from opposition from King's College. As

555-553: A grant from the Carnegie Foundation , King's College relocated to Halifax and entered into a partnership with Dalhousie that continues to this day. Dalhousie expanded on 1 April 1997 when provincial legislation mandated an amalgamation with the nearby Technical University of Nova Scotia . This merger saw reorganization of faculties and departments to create the Faculty of Engineering , Faculty of Computer Science and

666-562: A large fieldhouse , an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an indoor running track, weight rooms, courts and other facilities. Wickwire Field, with a seating capacity of up to 1,200, is the university's main outdoor field and is host to the varsity football, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse and rugby teams. Other sporting facilities include the Studley Gymnasium, and the Sexton Gymnasium and field. The Memorial Arena , home to

777-452: A location where earlier Scottish settlers established a community. Because of the weather, having arrived in winter, McCulloch and Walker decided to wait until spring before cross over to PEI. Seeing both a need for a local minister as well as a need for teacher, and as a result of personal petitions from the town, McCulloch and his family remained in Pictou. Several townspeople, "on seeing

888-451: A number of championships in the first decade of the 20th century, winning 63 AUS championships and two U Sports championships. More than 2,500 students participate in competitive clubs, intramural sport leagues, and tournaments. Opportunities are offered at multiple skill levels across a variety of sports. Dalhousie has six competitive sports clubs and 17 recreational clubs. Dalhousie's Agricultural Campus operates its own varsity team, called

999-513: A pair of terrestrial and celestial globes," courted him to stay. McCulloch was inducted as "the minister of the 'Harbour' congregation of the Prince Street Church, Pictou" June 6, 1804. In Pictou, McCulloch also served justice of the peace as well as the town's physician at this time as Pictou was without a practising doctor. Life in the town was primitive, as was the first dwelling for McCulloch and Walker, On landing in Pictou

1110-644: A part of the Scottish Enlightenment as they were to the "preeminence in science of the University of Edinburgh in the late eighteenth century." While McCulloch was as ardent an anti-Catholic, as he was against the Anglican church's monopoly on instruction in the colonies, especially in higher education. McCulloch was persuaded by Anglican Bishop, Charles Inglis , to participate in the 1804-10 pamphlet war between Protestants and Catholics in

1221-424: A positive impression to the point he was asked to remain as a minister in local church, which he declined. McCulloch remained at Pictou for 35 years. McCulloch contemporaries, both friend and foe, understood his rhetorical abilities, persuasion, and charm. Halifax's Morning Post in 1839, described McCulloch as "a man of vast mental attainments, and a profound investigator into the mysteries of nature", and "as one of

SECTION 10

#1732780137805

1332-400: A radio club in 1964 and operated as CKDU in 1975; it began FM broadcasting in 1985. CKDU acquired its present frequency 88.1 in 2006 and upgraded its transmitting power. In 2021 and 2022, controversies arose around alcohol consumption at unsanctioned student gatherings on campus, specifically 'homecoming' in early October. Halifax Police urged the university to play a more active role in

1443-563: A range of activities from simple gatherings, study groups, bake sales, intramural sports teams, to organizing larger scale fundraising events. Dalhousie's sports teams are called the Tigers . The Tigers varsity teams participate primarily in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports . There are teams for basketball, hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field, cross country running, and volleyball. The Tigers garnered

1554-616: A research effort using implanted acoustic transmitters to study fish migration patterns. Dalhousie houses a number of marine research pools, a wet laboratory , and a benthic flume, which are collectively known as the Aquatron laboratory. Dalhousie is one of the founding members of the Halifax Marine Research Institute, founded on 2 June 2011. The institute, which is a partnership between a number of private industries, government, and post-secondary institutions,

1665-671: A result, in 1825, "the first three graduates of his divinity program" were sent to Scotland for examination at the University of Glasgow, "where they passed the qualifying examinations for the University of Glasgow with praise." In 1831, Pictou Academy became the second degree-granting institution in the British colonies. McCulloch was also shrewd, conciliatory, and aggressive in relationship with religious and political friends and adversaries, alike. McCulloch, an important figure in English Canadian settler education, enters into

1776-667: A severe housing shortage ensued. Many were held in with suspicion, and in this, McCulloch saw the same signs in Nova Scotia's governance that lead to the rebellion in the 13 Colonies, as well as that of the French Roman Catholics that lead to the French Revolution. McCulloch writes that it was the "irrational, authoritarian culture" of Roman Catholicism in France that lead to "its inevitable denouement in

1887-407: A website named "Tiger Society" which listed all current clubs and societies that were available for students to join. Through this website, students could request to join a society. Dalhousie also holds a Society Fair at the beginning of each fall and winter semester, in which all societies are given the opportunity to display their purpose/efforts and recruit new members. Student societies partake in

1998-683: Is a large public research university in Nova Scotia , Canada, with three campuses in Halifax , a fourth in Bible Hill , and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick . Dalhousie offers over 200 degree programs in 13 undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties. The university is a member of the U15 , a group of research-intensive universities in Canada. The institution

2109-641: Is a publicly funded research university, and a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada , as well as the U15 . As of 2022 , there were 20,970 students enrolled at the university. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses and over 200 degree programs in 13 undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties. The requirements for admission differ between students from Nova Scotia, students from other provinces in Canada, and international students due to lack of uniformity in marking schemes. The requirements for admission also differ depending on

2220-418: Is actively involved in sustainability issues and has received a number of sustainability awards and recognition for academic programs, university operations, and research. In 2022, Dalhousie received a GOLD rating from AASHE STARS (Version 2.2). In 2009, the university signed the University and College Presidents' Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases . Dalhousie

2331-715: Is also a signatory of UNEP's International Declaration on Cleaner Production. In 1999, the university signed the Talloires Declaration , which committed Dalhousie and other higher education institutions to developing, creating, supporting, and maintaining sustainability. In 2008, the College of Sustainability, the Office of Sustainability, and the Dalhousie Student Union Sustainability Office were formed. During 2008,

SECTION 20

#1732780137805

2442-502: Is located within Sexton Campus. Its collection largely serves those in the faculties of engineering, architecture and planning, and houses the university's rare books collection. The Sir James Dunn Law Library holds the university's collection of common law materials, legal periodicals, as well as books on international law, health law, and environmental law. MacRae Library is located at the university's Agricultural Campus, and has

2553-651: Is more valuable than a sackful of words.” (Harvey, 1994, p. 53; Woods, 1987). William McCulloch, McCulloch's son, later wrote that McCulloch's “plan was to make the pupil self-reliant by developing his powers, and thus fitting him to grapple with difficulties as they arose, working out for himself details” (McCulloch et al., 1920, p. 47). Thomas McCulloch writes on the later founding of Dalhousie, “If Dalhousie College acquire usefulness and eminence, it will be not by an imitation of Oxford, but as an institution of science, and practical intelligence” (McCulloch, et al., 1920, p. 173, from Letter from McCulloch to Charles D. Archibald on

2664-512: Is that the Ramsay seal features a griffin and greyhound , and the Dalhousie seal has two dragons supporting the eagle-adorned shield. Initially, the Ramsay coat of arms was used to identify Dalhousie, but the seal has evolved with the amalgamations the university has undergone. The seal was originally silver-coloured, but in 1950, the university's Board of Governors changed it to gold to match

2775-539: The Act to establish Grammar Schools in several Counties and Districts of this Province , Pictou Academy, as part of the "district of Pictou" was provided "the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds, annually, be included in the estimate of the ordinary expenses of the province...for the payment of the masters, tutors, and ushers thereof respectively." Students "shall be taught English grammar, the Latin and Greek languages, orthography,

2886-580: The Earl of Dalhousie 's motto to replace the university's original one, which the administration believed did not convey confidence. The original motto was Forsan (Latin for "perhaps"), and first appeared in the first Dalhousie Gazette of 1869. It was from Virgil 's epic poem Aeneid , Book 1, line 203, Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit , which translates as "Perhaps the time may come when these [difficulties] will be sweet to remember." In 2020, students and staff representatives sought to remove

2997-474: The French Revolution and subsequent Reign of Terror ." To avoid a similar result for the province, McCulloch asserted acceptance Nonconformist ideology in a series of newspaper articles as a counter to the rigidity of the Anglican precepts. Students in Nova Scotia could only receive a degree from King's College, the only degree-granting institution, if students accepted the 39 Articles of Faith of

3108-718: The Nova Scotia Agricultural College merged into Dalhousie to form a new Faculty of Agriculture , located in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia . Dalhousie has three campuses within the Halifax Peninsula and a fourth, the Agricultural Campus, in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. Studley Campus in Halifax serves as the primary campus; it houses the majority of the university's academic buildings such as faculties, athletic facilities, and

3219-626: The Supreme Court of Canada , Bertha Wilson , was a graduate from Dalhousie Law School. Other notable alumni from the Dalhousie include Lucy Maud Montgomery , an author that wrote a series of novels, including Anne of Green Gables . Prominent business leaders who studied at Dalhousie include Jamie Baillie , former CEO of Credit Union Atlantic, Graham Day , former CEO of British Shipbuilders , Sean Durfy , former CEO of WestJet , and Charles Peter McColough , former president and CEO of Xerox . Thomas McCulloch Thomas McCulloch

3330-545: The University of Manitoba ; whereas the University Ranking by Academic Performance 2018–19 rankings placed the university 302nd in the world, and 13th in Canada. Marine research at Dalhousie has become a large focus of the university, with many of the university's faculty members involved in some form of marine research. Notably, Dalhousie is the headquarters of the Ocean Tracking Network ,

3441-755: The University of Prince Edward Island to form a collaborative research organization known as The Ocean Frontier Institute . Many of Dalhousie's faculties and departments focus on marine research. The Faculty of Engineering operates the Ocean Research Centre Atlantic, which is dedicated to research and tests in naval and off-shore engineering. Schulich School of Law also operates the Marine & Environmental Law Institute, which carries out research and conducts consultancy activities for governmental and non-governmental organizations. The school's Department of Political Science similarly operates

Dalhousie Arts Centre - Misplaced Pages Continue

3552-589: The outdoor sculptures around the campus are part of this collection, such as the distinctive Marine Venus which has sat in the median of University Avenue since 1969. A notable exhibition from the Dalhousie Art Gallery includes "Archives of the Future" (March – April 2016) exploring the relationship between art creation and commerce with work by artists Zachary Gough, Dawn Georg, Sharlene Bamboat, Katie Vida and Dana Claxton . Dalhousie University

3663-954: The " Auld Light " Burgher congregation near Glasgow. It was during this time McCulloch met Walker's daughter, Isabella (1770 – October 9, 1847), and they were married on July 27, 1799 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire. The couple had nine children, three, Michael (1800 – 1881), Helen (1801 – 1875), and Elizabeth (1802 – 1834), were born in Scotland and emigrated with their parents. The other children include David (1805 – 1891), Isabella (1808 – 1883), Thomas (1808 – 1865), William (1811-1895), James (1819-1835), and Robert (1817 – 1817) who died in infancy. He and Elizabeth Walker settled in Stewarton, Scotland on June 13, 1799. McCulloch stayed at Stewarton until 1803. At 28 years of age, due to "inadequate support" from

3774-697: The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for identifying neutrino change identities and mass. McDonald was also previously awarded the Herzberg Prize and the Benjamin Franklin Prize in physics . Other notable graduates of Dalhousie includes Donald O. Hebb , who helped advance the field of neuropsychology , Kathryn D. Sullivan , the first American woman to walk in space and Jeff Dahn , one of the world's foremost researchers in lithium battery chemistry and aging. E. Elizabeth Patton , elected as

3885-599: The Anglican Church and not attend any Roman Catholic or "dissenting church" services. For his work, McCulloch was labelled as a Republican and someone who fostered rebellion. This conflict continued for many years and was at the highest levels, directly involving the Archbishop of Canterbury (Patron of King's College) and the British King. Part of McCulloch's stand was due to financing of education in

3996-565: The Anglican oligarchy and the Dissenters and other Protestant groups was disrupted in his attempt to unite "all Protestant Nonconformists " in an alliance to further their rights in Nova Scotia. For McCulloch, "[t]he cause of liberal education became a key instrument in this new political strategy." The post-US rebellion period in Nova Scotia was difficult, as many thousands of refugees from the 13 colonies, which included hundreds of slaves, arrived in Halifax with little possessions or funds, and

4107-584: The Board, include the university's chancellor, president, and 25 other members. Members include people from within the university community such as four approved representatives from Dalhousie Student Union, and those in the surrounding community, such as the Mayor of Halifax . The Senate is responsible for the university's academics, including standards for admission and qualifications for degrees, diplomas, and certificates. The Senate consists of 73 positions granted to

4218-419: The British colonies (Pictou Academy, n.d.; Woods, 1987, p. 60). McCulloch wished to “to promote the means of a liberal education for persons of every religious denomination, who wish to improve their minds by literary studies,” that was free from the “pedantry” of British Oxfordian education. McCulloch bluntly states, with some sardonic humour, “I believe the community will join me in affirming that…sound judgment

4329-617: The Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, which is primarily concerned with the fields of Canadian and American foreign, security, and defence policy, including maritime security policy. The student body of Dalhousie is currently represented by two student unions ; the Dalhousie Student Union , which represents the general student population, and the Dalhousie Association for Graduate Students, which represents

4440-680: The Dalhousie Rams. The Rams varsity team participates in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association , a member of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association . The Rams varsity teams include badminton, basketball, rugby, soccer, volleyball, and woodsmen . Dalhousie has a number of athletic facilities open to varsity teams and students. Dalplex is the largest main fitness and recreational facility. It houses

4551-532: The Faculty of Architecture and Planning. From 1997 to 2000, the Technical University of Nova Scotia operated as a constituent college of Dalhousie called Dalhousie Polytechnic of Nova Scotia (DalTech) until the collegiate system was dissolved. The legislation that merged the two schools also formally changed the name of the institution to its present form, Dalhousie University. On 1 September 2012,

Dalhousie Arts Centre - Misplaced Pages Continue

4662-482: The Pictou Academy, McCulloch states, "...education communicates a dignity to the human character, which neither rank nor wealth is sufficient to purchase." But his understanding of access to education was not simply broken down along sectarian lines; he believed that access to education was also divided by class as well as the contemporary understanding of individual learning, it had been generally supposed that

4773-533: The President's Advisory Council on Sustainability was also created. The council meets quarterly to discuss pan-university sustainability issues. Dalhousie's College of Sustainability offers an undergraduate Major in Environment, Sustainability and Society (ESS) integrating with seven bachelor's degrees and 40 subjects across five faculties. University governance is conducted through the Board of Governors and

4884-790: The Senate, both of which were given much of their present power in the Unofficial Consolidation of an Act for the Regulation and Support of Dalhousie College in Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced ones from 1820, 1823, 1838, 1841 and 1848, and has since been supplemented 11 times, most recently in 1995. The Board is responsible for conduct, management, and control of the university and of its property, revenues, business, and affairs. Board members, known as Governors of

4995-519: The United Kingdom. The University of King's College was formerly an independent institution located in Windsor, Nova Scotia , until 1920, when a fire ravaged its campus. To continue operation, the University of King's College accepted a generous grant from the Carnegie Foundation , although the terms of the grant required that it move to Halifax and enter into association with Dalhousie. Under

5106-409: The academy as well as on education in the colony more directly. According to McCulloch's son, William, the idea for a seminary in Nova Scotia first came in 1804, "suggested itself like an inspiration." This inspiration arose for from: A first attempt to raise funds in 1807 resulted in only $ 1156.00, not enough to start or maintain a school. Through much controversy, in 1808, McCulloch established

5217-427: The agreement, King's agreed to pay the salaries of a number of Dalhousie professors, who in turn were to help in the management and academic life of the college. Students at King's have access to all of the amenities at Dalhousie, and academic programs at King's would fold into the College of Arts and Sciences at Dalhousie according to the agreement. Presently, students of both institutions are allowed to switch between

5328-642: The brightness of her character. Little else is known of Thomas McCulloch's life prior to attending university. Thomas McCulloch was educated at the University of Glasgow , graduating in 1792. He studied medicine but "for reasons unknown" did not complete his studies, and entered into theology instead at the General Associate Synod in Whitburn . He studied divinity at Secession Divinity Hall at Whitburn, where he provided classes in Hebrew. At

5439-596: The colonies. McCulloch published the Popery Condemned by Scripture and the fathers (1808) against Edmund Burke, Roman Catholic Vicar General in Halifax, and the pamphlet, Popery again Condemned by Scripture and the fathers (1810). At the same time, he defended the Dissenters from the Anglican Church. In September 1813, he published a letter stating that all Dissenters, who made up the vast majority of

5550-481: The colony. The 1811 Grammar School Act recognized Pictou Academy, which received an annual grant of £150. At the same time, King's College received significantly more grant funding, as well as privileges of a royal charter. In 1782, a grant of 400 acres was made for King's College, in 1787 a grant of £200 was provided to establish the school, and a further £400 provided by the colonial legislature for salaries. McCulloch promotion of natural history education went beyond

5661-557: The completion of his studies, he was licensed by the Presbytery of Kilmarnock as a minister in 1799 and was ordained to the Secession Church at Stewarton . McCulloch was interested in a variety of subjects and had a natural talent as a teacher. His son, William, describes him, In stature Mr. McCulloch was about medium height, slightly built, light and active, and capable of enduring long continued physical strain. He

SECTION 50

#1732780137805

5772-690: The congregation and a call for ministers in the British colonies in North America, McCulloch left the congregation and was given an appointment by the Presbyterian church at Prince Edward Island . In August 1803, he and his wife and three children sailed from Clyde, Scotland for the colony. They didn't arrive until November 3 after a "long and stormy" voyage. Ships sailing to the Maritimes from Scotland often first landed in Pictou , Nova Scotia ,

5883-588: The engineering, architecture and planning faculties. Sexton Campus served as the campus of the Technical University of Nova Scotia prior to amalgamation. The Agricultural Campus in Bible Hill, a suburban community of Truro , served as the campus for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College prior to its merger with Dalhousie in 2011. The university presently operates the largest academic library system in Atlantic Canada , and hosts

5994-452: The entire Grand Parade. Halifax City Hall presently occupies the site of the original Dalhousie College. The university has five libraries. The largest, Killam Memorial Library , opened in 1971 and claims to be the largest academic library in Atlantic Canada . The W. K. Kellogg Health Science Library provides services largely for the faculties of dentistry, medicine, and other health professions. The Sexton Design & Technology Library

6105-473: The family occupied what would in these days be called a shanty or hut, on the street leading down to Deacon Patterson's wharf, but so miserable was the accommodation that it was almost a choice between the house and the snow covered street. After considerable difficulty a change, if not improvement, was made by removing to what was known afterward as “McIntyre's house.” It stood on Water St., two doors east of Robert Dawson's stone store. Though more pretentious, it

6216-445: The floundering Dalhousie. With a reputation as an anti-papal pamphleteer and firmly against the Church of England's hold on higher education in Nova Scotia (through King's College), McCulloch carried with him from Pictou his education theory and pedagogy, “If Dalhousie College acquires usefulness and eminence, it will be not by an imitation of Oxford, but as an institution of science, and practical intelligence.” His approach to education

6327-410: The government, colonial finances, and the only degree-granting school in the colony--excluded Presbyterians and Presbyterians Dissenters, as well as of Baptists, Methodists, and other Protestant sects from the possibility of receiving a bachelor's degree or seminary teaching in Nova Scotia. McCulloch's position was clear: in his speech, The nature and uses of a liberal education (1819), on the opening of

6438-417: The headquarters for the Ocean Tracking Network . The buildings at Dalhousie vary in age from Hart House, which was completed in 1864, to the Collaborative Health Education Building, completed in 2015. The original building of Dalhousie University was completed in 1824 on Halifax's Grand Parade . It was demolished in 1885 when the university outgrew the premises, and the City of Halifax sought possession of

6549-410: The individual, and the betterment of society. A liberal education, beside unfolding the principles of science, is particularly calculated to quality the mind both for the acquisition and the communication of knowledge. In every well regulated seminary [university], it is so conducted as to exercise the thinking powers; and, also, to connect the acquisition of knowledge with a corresponding improvement in

6660-702: The inherently religious tone of the current motto and return to the first. Among the school's songs is the "Carmina Dalhousiana", written in Halifax in 1882. A Dalhousie University songbook was compiled by Charles B. Weikel in 1904. Dalhousie graduates have found success in a variety of fields, serving as heads of a diverse array of public and private institutions. Dalhousie University has over 130,000 alumni. Throughout Dalhousie's history, faculty, alumni, and former students have played prominent roles in many fields, and include 91 Rhodes Scholars . Dalhousie has also educated Nobel laureates. Astrophysicist and Dalhousie alumni Arthur B. McDonald (BSc 1964, MSc 1965) received

6771-427: The interests of graduate students specifically. As of 2011, there were three sororities and three fraternities. They operate as non-accredited organizations and are not recognized by the Dalhousie Student Union. The main student newspaper , The Dalhousie Gazette , claims to be the oldest student-run newspaper in North America. The newspaper's offices are in the Student Union building. The radio station began as

SECTION 60

#1732780137805

6882-430: The issue. In addition to the efforts made by the Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) Council, Dalhousie students have created and participated in over 320 clubs/societies. The Management Society, for example, is a group of students in the Faculty of Management who group together to enhance the experience of students in that faculty by hosting events, providing assistance and giving back. Until 25 July 2016, Dalhousie offered

6993-510: The largest collection of agricultural resource material in Atlantic Canada. The Dalhousie University Archives houses official records of, or relating to, or people/activities connected with Dalhousie University and its founding institutions. The archives also houses material related to theatre, business and labour in Nova Scotia. The collection consists of manuscripts, texts, photographs, audio-visual material, microfilm, music, and artifacts. The university's first library, Macdonald Memorial Library,

7104-422: The many, many, precious petitions presented at her Father's throne on our behalf will not remain without a special, a powerful return of saving mercy to our souls as a family, and as individuals. We were all near her heart, especially our eternal interests. Thomas' son, William, writes of his grandmother, Our annual gatherings at her house were a great treat, and nothing remains of our early recollections to dim

7215-448: The office was created in 1838. John Forrest was the longest-serving president, holding the office from 1885 to 1911. University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax affiliated with Dalhousie. The institution's campus is located adjacent to Dalhousie's Studley campus. Established in 1789, it was the first post-secondary institution in English Canada and the oldest English-speaking Commonwealth university outside

7326-415: The operation of their own minds, to teach them to classify their knowledge and communicate their sentiments, and to furnish them with those duties, and that knowledge of mathematical and physical science, which would be every day useful to the community and honourable to themselves. In others words, think critically and reason for themselves. In 1814, with a student body of 30-40 students, the log building

7437-464: The person designed for mechanical employment, could derive little advantage from a liberal education. Progress in the arts of civilized life was thus left to that part of society, who, whatever mechanical habits of ingenuity they might acquire, possessed least of that intelligence which is the true basis of improvement. Above all, McCulloch's theoretical and pedagogical approach to education was based in liberal education idea's of inquiry, development of

7548-439: The physical construction of the college. The college was established in 1818 though it faltered shortly after, as Ramsay left Halifax to serve as the Governor General of British North America . The school was structured upon the principles of the University of Edinburgh , located near Ramsay's home in Scotland, where lectures were open to male students, regardless of Christian religion or nationality. In 1821, Dalhousie College

7659-408: The population, "were owed a 'quiet concession of those privileges which the law has sanctioned, as far as these are consistent with the rights of conscience and of civil society.'" He defended their rights to an education that wasn't based in Oxfordian (Anglican) principles. To this end, the Pictou Academy is significant settler colonial education history, as it introduced non-sectarian education to

7770-401: The post-American Revolution British colonies as a champion of open, liberal, non-sectarian education. McCulloch sought to develop education accessible to all white settlers of any Christian religion. On arriving in Pictou, McCulloch stepped into a colony-wide religious, educational, and political quagmire. Education in the colony was broke along strict sectarian lines--Anglicans, which controlled

7881-430: The power of communication. As Lord Dalhousie opined at the opening of Dalhousie University in 1820, Dalhousie will be open to all who profess the Christian religion; to the youth of His Majesty's North American Colonies, to strangers residing here, to gentlemen of the military as well as the learned professions, to all, in short, who may be disposed to devote a small part of their time to study. These views were as much

7992-861: The program. In 2011, the secondary school average for incoming first-year undergraduate students was 85 percent. Canadian students may apply for financial aid such as the Nova Scotia Student Assistance Program and Canada Student Loans and Grants through the federal and provincial governments. Financial aid may also be provided in the form of loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships, fellowships, debt reduction, interest relief, and work programs. The university's registrar provides scholarships for its students in order to provide financial assistance, or to reward academic merits or performances in another fields, such as community involvement and leadership. The 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked Dalhousie University 301–400 in

8103-533: The prominent leading minds that have given Nova Scotia some claim to literary distinction." The Novascotian , at the time edited by Richard Nugent, who was critical of McCulloch, described him as having possessed an original and powerful intellect, which had been strengthened by attainments of a high order, he might, under more auspicious circumstances, have left something that would imperishably have connected his name with literature and science." In 1824, McCulloch resigned as minister at Pictou to focus more fully on

8214-521: The re-instituting of Dalhousie College, 1838). His intentions for education are clear, as he writes that all schools "ought first to be ascertained, how far it is calculated to improve the community; and, if its general utility appear, it is, in proportion to its value and to the extent of the public funds, unquestionably entitled to the protection of Government, whether it belong to churchmen or dissenters, protestants or catholics, ought to be entirely disregarded!" Unfortunately for McCulloch, any unity between

8325-630: The same provincial legislation that merged the institution with the Technical University of Nova Scotia . Dalhousie's varsity teams, the Tigers, compete in the Atlantic University Sport conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport . Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture varsity teams are called the Dalhousie Rams, and compete in the ACAA and CCAA . Dalhousie is a coeducational university with more than 20,000 students and 150,000 alumni around

8436-420: The school at Pictou, and George, the youngest son, a cabinet maker, also lived in Pictou. Elizabeth appears to have been a well-loved figure in the family, as Thomas McCulloch's wife, Isabella Walker, writes on Elizabeth's death, Well was it for me that I was blessed with the example and motherly affection of our good old grandmother, in many unthought of trials in the land of strangers, and I fondly hope that

8547-494: The space now occupied by Halifax City Hall , the college moved in 1886 to Carleton Campus and spread gradually to Studley Campus. Dalhousie grew steadily during the 20th century. From 1889 to 1962 the Halifax Conservatory was affiliated with and awarded degrees through Dalhousie. In 1920, several buildings were destroyed by fire on the campus of the University of King's College in Windsor, Nova Scotia . Through

8658-402: The student body consisted of 28 male students working toward degrees and 28 occasional students. Despite the reorganization and an increase in students, money continued to be a problem for the institution. In 1879, amid talks of closure due to the university's dire financial situation, George Munro , a wealthy New York publisher with Nova Scotian roots, began to donate to the university; Munro

8769-465: The team operates on donations from alumni. The team plays its home games at Wickwire Field. The Dalhousie seal is based on the heraldic achievement of the Clan Ramsay of Scotland, of which founder George Ramsay was clan head. The heraldic achievement consists of five parts: shield, coronet, crest, supporters, and motto. One major difference between the Ramsay coat of arms and the university seal

8880-422: The theoretical and pedagogical. This is reflected in the lecture he gave at the opening of Pictou Academy, The Nature and Uses of a Liberal Education . He actively collected Nova Scotia birds, animals, and plants and established a natural history museum at Dalhousie College. His bird collection attracted the attention of John James Audubon . He also undertook a series of lecture tours on scientific subjects for

8991-552: The top five places in the world outside the United States for postdoctoral work and conducting scientific research. In 2007 Dalhousie topped the list of The Scientist' s "Best Places to Work in Academia". The annual list divides research and academic institutions into American and international lists; Dalhousie University ranked first in the international category. According to a survey conducted by The Scientist , Dalhousie

9102-413: The two throughout their enrolment. In spite of the shared academic programs and facilities, the University of King's College maintains its own scholarships, bursaries, athletics programs, and student residences. The university completed the 2017–18 year with revenues of $ 697.354 million and expenses of $ 664.274 million, yielding a surplus of $ 33.08 million. The largest source of revenue for the university

9213-497: The university ranked 301–500 in the world, and 10–16 in Canada. In 2018, Research Infosource ranked Dalhousie as 15th on their list for top 50 research universities in Canada, with a sponsored research income (external sources of funding) of $ 150.038 million in 2017. In the same year, Dalhousie's faculty averaged a sponsored research income of $ 130,000, while its graduate students averaged a sponsored research income of $ 44,600. In 2003 and 2004, The Scientist placed Dalhousie among

9324-697: The university's Student Union Building. The campus is largely surrounded by residential neighbourhoods. Robie Street divides it from the adjacent Carleton Campus, which houses the faculties of dentistry, medicine, and other health profession departments. The campus is adjacent to two large teaching hospitals affiliated with the school: the IWK Health Centre and the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre . Sexton Campus in Downtown Halifax hosts

9435-441: The university's colours, gold and black. These colours were adopted in 1887, after the rugby team led the debate about college colours for football jerseys. The shield and eagle of Dalhousie's seal have been used as the logo since 1987, with the present incarnation in use since 2003, which includes the tagline "inspiring minds". The university motto Ora et Labora translates from Latin as "pray and work"; it adopted in 1870 from

9546-487: The use of the globes, and the practical branches of the mathematicks, or such other useful learning as may be judged necessary." This edict seemed to not have sat well with McCulloch, as he writes of his views on the purpose of education, specifically the teaching and use of language, ...instead of enabling [students] to display their pedantry by interlarding Latin and Greek phrases with the chit chat of life, it would be more profitable to give them an accurate acquaintance with

9657-404: The various faculty representatives, academic administrators, and student representatives. The president acts as the chief executive officer and is responsible to the Board of Governors and to the Senate for the supervision of administrative and academic works. Kim Brooks is the 13th president of the university, and has served since August 2023. Thomas McCulloch served as the first president when

9768-643: The varsity hockey team, was demolished in 2012. The school is working to build a new arena jointly with nearby Saint Mary's University , whose facility is also aging. The Agricultural Campus has one athletic facility, the Langille Athletic Centre . As of 2010, through the efforts of alumni and devoted volunteers, the Dalhousie Football Club was reinstated. Playing in the Atlantic Football League (AFL),

9879-513: The world and 13–17 in Canada. The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 308th in the world, and twelfth in Canada. The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings placed Dalhousie 301–350 in the world. In the 2022–23 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking , the university placed 314th in the world, and 11th in Canada. In terms of national rankings, Maclean's ranked Dalhousie seventh in their 2023 Medical-Doctoral university rankings. Dalhousie

9990-622: The world. The university's notable alumni include a Nobel Prize winner and 94 Rhodes Scholars . Dalhousie was founded, as the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie , desired a non-denominational college in Halifax. Financing largely came from customs duties collected by a previous Lieutenant Governor, John Coape Sherbrooke , during the War of 1812 occupation of Castine, Maine ; Sherbrooke invested £ 7,000 as an initial endowment and reserved £3,000 for

10101-536: Was a Scottish Presbyterian minister who served as Dalhousie's first president and created the Audubon mounted bird collection which is now housed at the museum. The Dalhousie Art Gallery is both a public gallery and an academic support unit housed since 1971 on the lowest level of the Dalhousie Arts Centre . Admission is free of charge. It is host to a permanent collection of over 1000 works. Some of

10212-484: Was a clear and deep thinker, the result of combining the study of books with the study of men, and the spirit of the times. In preaching he possessed the faculty of readily grasping the main point of a subject, and connecting it with its varied lines of collateral thought and illustration, and in a style clear, terse, almost proverbial, conveying to the hearer just what he intended to say, nothing more nor less. The least intelligent could easily grasp his meaning, couched as it

10323-722: Was born in Ferenese in the parish of Neilston in Renfrewshire (now East Renfrewshire), Scotland, the fourth child and second son of Elizabeth Neilson and Michael McCulloch and baptised on September 10th 1775. Michael McCulloch, a master block printer , died at age forty-six, leaving six children, five sons and one daughter, Andrew (d. April 8, 1854), John, Thomas, Mary Elizabeth (1765 – 1860), William (1776 – 1813), and George. Elizabeth Neilson emigrated along with her family in 1803 to Nova Scotia. John died while sailing from Halifax to Pictou, Nova Scotia, William taught in

10434-432: Was brother-in-law to Dalhousie's Board of Governors member John Forrest . As such, Munro is credited with rescuing Dalhousie from closure. In honour of his contributions, Dalhousie observes a university holiday called George Munro Day on the first Friday of each February. The first female graduate was Margaret Florence Newcombe from Grafton, Nova Scotia , who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1885. Originally located at

10545-657: Was built after alumni raised funds on the death of professor Charles Macdonald , who had left the university $ 2,000 to buy books in English literature on his death in 1901. The biology department operates the Thomas McCulloch Museum in its Life Sciences Centre (LSC). The most notable of the museum's exhibits include its preserved birds collection. Other collections include its Lorenzen ceramic mushrooms, its coral and shell collection, and its butterfly and insect collection. The museum's namesake Thomas McCulloch

10656-557: Was designed to help increase the scale, quality, internationalization and impact of marine research in the region. In 2011, the university, along with WWF-Canada , created the Conservation Legacy For Oceans, which aimed at providing scholarships, funding, curriculum development, and work placements for students and academics dedicated to marine research, law, management, and policy making. In 2016, Dalhousie partnered with Memorial University of Newfoundland and

10767-455: Was destroyed by fire. McCulloch then turned to the lieutenant governor in Halifax, who provided £100 to rebuild. In 1815, McCulloch, with the support of James Mortimer, a leading Pictou merchant, formally established the Pictou Academy, which "on 25 March 1816 the House passed an 'Act for founding, establishing and maintaining an Academy at Pictou'" in Nova Scotia, receiving royal assent. What

10878-522: Was done by C.A.E. Fowler & Company (Charles Fowler) of Halifax, with significant contributions by the Japanese educator Junji Mikawa, who worked for Fowler at the time. The interior was designed mainly by Andy Lynch, who would later have his own firm in the city, and who drew inspiration from the work of Alvar Aalto . All five operating facilities are named for benefactors. Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal )

10989-556: Was established as Dalhousie College, a nonsectarian institution established in 1818 by the eponymous Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia , George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie , with education reformer Thomas McCulloch as its first principal. However, the college did not hold its first class until 1838, with operations remaining sporadic due to financial difficulties. The college was reorganized in 1863 and renamed The Governors of Dalhousie College and University. The university formally changed its name to Dalhousie University in 1997 through

11100-403: Was in vigorous Saxon, and free from technical or high sounding words and phrases. Even when a lad, as he made some pointed statement of duty, and illustrated it, as was his wont, with a reference to the scenes of common life, the thought came, “Why did I not think of that?” But I did not think of it. As a preacher, He was quiet in the pulpit, using no gesture to emphasize his message. While such

11211-444: Was like the first, a mere shell. The house was designed for two families, but the partitions were mere unplaned boards with cracks so wide that the doings of one family were the common property of the other. The town, so called, consisted of some fourteen houses, while the rest of the congregation were scattered through the surrounding country. Even though a Presbytery had been established in Pictou in since 1797, McCulloch's stipend

11322-446: Was not paid. As a result, with little food or money, McCulloch spent a great deal of time during this first winter gathering firewood. He also spent time acting as a physician, travelling to outlying areas to provide medical assistance, often by foot and without payment. The family moved to a shared house, and then building a new house, completed in 1806. This house remains as a historic house . In 1807, McCulloch visited Halifax and made

11433-557: Was officially incorporated by the Nova Scotia House of Assembly under the 1821 Act of Incorporation. The college did not hold its first class until 1838; operation of the college was intermittent and no degrees were awarded. In 1841, an Act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly conferred university powers on Dalhousie. Dalhousie's first principal was Thomas McCulloch . A Presbyterian minister and naturalist, he

11544-400: Was provincial operational grants, followed by tuition fees. The total endowment revenue reported in fiscal 2017–2018 was $ 481.372 million. The university has attempted to increase the representation of under-represented groups at Dalhousie through inclusive recruitment strategies. There have been several Dalhousie University scandals related to discrimination at the university. Dalhousie

11655-423: Was radical: he firmly believed that all schools "ought first to be ascertained, how far it is calculated to improve the community; and, if its general utility appear, it is, in proportion to its value and to the extent of the public funds, unquestionably entitled to the protection of Government, whether it belong to churchmen or [Presbyterian] dissenters, protestants or catholics, ought to be entirely disregarded!" He

11766-558: Was ranked in spite of having opted out – along with several other universities in Canada – of participating in Maclean's graduate survey since 2006. Dalhousie also placed in a number of rankings that evaluated the employment prospects of its graduates. In the Times Higher Education's 2022 global employability ranking, Dalhousie placed 186th in the world, and eighth in Canada. In QS's 2020 graduate employability ranking,

11877-533: Was responsible for creating a chair of natural history at Dalhousie to teach "geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology." Following McCulloch's death, the college fell into decline once again and was reorganized as a high school in 1848. In 1863, the college opened for a third time and was reorganized by another legislative act, which added "University" to the school's name: "The Governors of Dalhousie College and University". Dalhousie reopened with six professors and one tutor. When it awarded its first degrees in 1866,

11988-478: Was significant in this Act was the condition on which it was founded: it "placed no denominational restrictions on students," though "required an oath of adherence from trustees and teachers to the established churches of England or Scotland." While McCulloch was not pleased with this restriction, he saw it as a temporary necessity. When Lord Dalhousie , then colonial governor, visited the Academy after its opening, where he remarked, that it began to look and act like

12099-487: Was the best non-commercial scientific institute in which to work in Canada. Dalhousie's research performance has been noted in several bibliometric university rankings, which use citation analysis to evaluate the impact a university has on academic publications. In 2019, the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities ranked Dalhousie 301st in the world, tied for 12th in Canada with

12210-460: Was the character of his ordinary ministrations it was especially at the Lord's table that his power manifested itself, when he seemed to forget everything, but the presence of his Master. His impassioned appeals, his glowing yet chastened eloquence, made the hearer almost feel as though “a door was opened in heaven.” During his studies and early ministry, McCulloch was supported by Rev. David Walker of

12321-468: Was the founder of Nova Scotia's second degree-granting institution (after King's College, now University of King's College ), Pictou Academy in Pictou , Nova Scotia, which attracted students from PEI, Cape Breton, as well as the Caribbean due to McCulloch's views and the school's ecumenical stance. In 1838, the board of Dalhousie College was able to convince McCulloch leave Pictou Academy and take on

#804195