Crandall University

Crandall University
Motto Cristus Praeeminens
Motto in English
 Christ First
Type Baptist, private
Established 1949
Chancellor Donald Simmonds
President Bruce G. Fawcett
Academic staff
 27 full-time, 3 sessional, 2 adjunct, and 27 part-time
Administrative staff
 39
Location 333 Gorge Road
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
E1G 3H9
Campus Urban
Sports teams Chargers: Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer
Men's Baseball, Cross Country
Colours blue      and gold     
Affiliations Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Acadia Divinity College
CCCU
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, CUSID,
Website www.crandallu.ca

Coordinates: 46°8′2.15″N 64°51′42.86″W / 46.1339306°N 64.8619056°W / 46.1339306; -64.8619056 Crandall University is a small Christian Liberal Arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Crandall is operated by the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada.

History

The school was founded in 1949 under the name United Baptist Bible Training School (UBBTS), and served as both a secondary school and a Bible school. Over two decades, the focus of the school gradually shifted toward post-secondary programs. In 1968, UBBTS became a Bible and junior Christian liberal arts college, and in 1970 the name was changed to Atlantic Baptist College (ABC). A sustained campaign to expand the school's faculty and improve the level of education resulted in ABC being able to grant full Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1983.[1] Its campus at this time was located along the Salisbury Road, west of Moncton's central business district.

The institution moved to a new campus constructed on the Gorge Road, north of the central business district, in 1996. The name was also changed to Atlantic Baptist University (ABU), a reflection of expanded student enrollment and academic accreditation. In 2003, the ABU sports teams adopted the name The Blue Tide. The institution was the first, and thus far only, English university in Moncton. The Atlantic Baptist University Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 2008.[2]

On August 21, 2009 it was announced that the institution had changed its name to Crandall University in honour of Rev. Joseph Crandall, a pioneering Baptist minister in the maritime region.[3] In conjunction with the University name change, Crandall Athletics took on a new identity as "The Crandall Chargers."

Controversy

In 2012, Crandall University came under public scrutiny for receiving municipal funds despite having an anti-gay hiring policy.[4][5] A year after the controversy erupted, the University opted to not apply for $150,000 in public funding that it had received annually in order to avoid changing its hiring policy.[6]

Library and archives

Crandall University houses the Baptist Heritage Center whose 300 artifacts preserve the material history of Atlantic Baptists, the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, and its predecessor organizations. The collection and archives includes objects used in worship services, furniture, musical instruments, church building architecture pictures and printed material.[7]

Programs

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-09. Crandall University - History
  2. ↑ http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/2/Bill-64-e.htm Atlantic Baptist University Act
  3. ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/08/21/nb-atlantic-baptist-university-crandall-557.html Atlantic Baptist University changes name
  4. ↑ "New Brunswick university under fire for anti-gay hiring policy". thestar.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Crandall University defends anti-gay hiring policy". cbc.ca. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Crandall University drops request for city funding", CBC.ca, 2013-02-05, retrieved 2013-04-06
  7. ↑ Baptist Heritage Center
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