Talk:Acadia University/Archive 1

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 * I added the NPOV tag because the article reads more like a promotional brochure in some places, notably the line "Some would consider Acadia University's most outstanding factor to be its Acadia Advantage programme" and in relation to all of the quotes from the former president, it all seems very ad sounding...a bit of editing is needed I think--BoyoJonesJr 00:12, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

The information here regarding the changes to the Advantage program are all shooting a little outside the information provided by official sources. None of the links say that a student can bring their own laptop. Just that they will OWN the laptop that they use. The wording of the press releases has been very fluid and loose, to allow the administration to reform the program however they must, but to allow them to appear as if they're giving information early.

For instance, they say that the student will be provided with a list of hardware specifications that a system must meet. This may mean "a laptop with 1G of RAM, 80G HD and at least a 1.8GHz processor", or it MAY mean "A Dell Lattitude D800 or D820". This is all very speculative and I'd ask that people be careful making additions based on opinion or speculation, no matter how widespread the rumors are. --X 0 12:39, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I've heard that Acadia is not actually the winner of that Maclean's survey for 10 years in a row so that may be inaccurate. Someone should check that fact.

Every website I've checked, not just Acadia's, says Acadia was the Best Primarily Undegraduate University in the Reputational Survey for 10 years running in 1994. I think it's won again since then, so it should be 11 years and counting. An example of a website source is http://www.canada-city.ca/canada-university.php?name=Acadia%20University and another is http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/Acadia-University.html

While acadia does generally place in the top 5 for some category in the macleans ratings, i recall that there were several years while I attended that it wasn't the top overall. I've edited the page to fix up the offending paragraph you mentioned, Boyo. I've also changed the bit about the "highest tuition in canada", which is too absolute to be considered true, there are many PRIVATE schools that have much higher tuition, not to mention that a year at many technical schools will rack you $10k or more. This looks like it was written by a student of acadia who believes all the urban legens about the tuition and te advantage program. Having been both a student AND a USC employee there, I might be in a more neutral and informed position to say what actually happens to the money :). X 0 11:41, 08 March 2006 (AST) ---

Changes
I removed William Twaits as I believe he only received an honorary degree. Also changed Section title to include "Students" as K.C. Irving never graduated. Marco Thomas 10:50, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

An attempt should be made to only include alumni with Wikipedia articles. These should be significant personages.

Items for cleanup
Sorry, I'd do this myself but I'm new to the process...

Under "Academics", it's stated that Acadia is "one of the most costly" universities. The attribution provided for this is a broken link. Also the "one of the most costly" wording can be misleading: while Acadia has (I believe) the highest university tuition in Canada right now, tuition and total cost to attend are really two different concepts. It would be interesting (and more relevant) to know how Acadia's total cost compares to other primarily undergrad universities in Canada.

Under "Increased Costs", the article states that "In September 2006, [...] Acadia saw a decline in enrollment by 80%". This is totally inaccurate, and would leave the university with only a few hundred students. In addition, any statement related to a measurable value such as this should be attributed to a reliable source.

Also under "Increased Costs", it's stated that in Fall 2008, students "can supply their own notebook computers or choose to lease one from the University". I don't think this is an accurate interpretation of the press release that is cited, which states "students will be required to own their own computers rather than lease them through the university". I really don't know which is correct, but the two should not be contradictory :)

Finally, someone has clearly vandalized the list of "Notable students and alumni", with the addition of Alice D'eon, Ryan Mccluskey, Deepak Popat and change to David Oastler.

Hope you find this helpful :)

71.7.197.188 18:54, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm a student representative on the university Senate, and as such I have access to the *correct* enrollment figures. I'll go dig them up and make the necessary changes. The true figures are something like a 15% decline in *first-year* enrollment, which was especially driven by a big decline in international student enrollment (perhaps due to recent changes to immigration rules).

"Currently" Section (Strike)
The 2007 strike at Acadia University is now over and this section should be removed. The information is no longer relevant and much of it is now incorrect. Adteps 03:38, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Student life
The section's opening sentences "At Acadia University, each residence is equipped with swipe card technology for entrance and digital closed circuit television recording systems. Residence Assistants are available 24 hours a day. All residences are complete with modern furniture, private phones in each room with voice mail and digital displays. Every room has high speed access to the campus network and Acadia's internet connection." come directly from promotional materials and don't add to any aspect of student life. I'm replacing the text with something more relevant. Sndtech (talk) 06:18, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

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Could someone fix the vandalism in the "history" section, taking out the references to waffles and big butts, etc.? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.205.239.148 (talk) 05:14, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Incorrect link
Under "The University" section, there's an incorrectly formatted link. The structure of the sentence also does not make sense: "Acadia also received several A-level grades in the [broken link] 0 has 26 students,".

Does anyone know what it's supposed to say?


 * Acadia also received several A-level grades in the [http://www.globecampus.ca/in-the-news/globecampusreport/university-report-e-zine-includes-the-latest-survey-results-on-which-schools-made-the-grade/ 0 has 26 students, which helps to maintain an intimate learning environment for students.

Dideler (talk) 01:11, 28 November 2011 (UTC)


 * I have corrected this link. See below for details of why it was like this. --MegaSloth (talk) 20:14, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

The Acadia Advantage
This section is problematic for several reasons. The text is copied word for word from the website in the reference link, and it reads somewhat like a brochure. Also, the title is vague and the section does not at any point clearly define what it is describing. It should not fall under the category of academics as it does not concern academia as such. From a read of the original page it seems to be referring primarily to a technological initiative. I am going to create a heading called 'Innovation' and move it there, and try to provide some context so readers know what the section is referring to. If it still does not fit the article I will propose removing it until someone wants to re-write it properly. --Theglowpt4 (talk) 06:15, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Please be alert for vandalism on this page
Some malicious individual perpetrated this edit; breaking many references. Unfortunately this wasn't spotted and has since been partially corrected in a piecemeal fashion. If you spot unusual and new errors, please be on the lookout for earlier vandalism edits, and undo them in full. Fixing this now is going to be somewhat painstaking. Thank you. --MegaSloth (talk) 19:50, 2 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I believe I have corrected all these deliberately introduced errors. Please do verify the correctness of my work, as it all had to be manual, even though I did it in AWB. Thank you. --MegaSloth (talk) 20:14, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

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Memorial organ
The National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials records two memorial organs at Acadia University. One is well-documented, in the Manning Memorial Chapel, see here. The other I think is an error. See here for one claimed to be in Convocation Hall. I can't find any record anywhere else of this so I am removing it until this can be further verified. There is a record here of an organ at St. Mark’s Anglican Church that was "built originally for Acadia University". Carcharoth (talk) 10:18, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

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Coat of Arms change
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cms acadia (talk • contribs) 14:29, 15 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The coat of arms shown reflects an older iteration. It was officially updated on January 20, 2017 and is available from the same official source (using the same criteria for fair use) as the version currently shown. New source: https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2853. Artist information is also available: https://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=2853&ShowAll=1

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