Acadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level.

The enabling legislation consists of: Acadia University Act and the Amended Acadia University Act 2000.

Acadia University / 106681893RR0001 was registered as a charitable organization in Canada on 1967-01-01.

Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

In 2010, Acadia was ranked second in Maclean's Magazine for Best Overall in the Primarily Undergraduate University category.

Acadia also received several A-level grades in the 2010 Globe and Mail Canadian University Report, receiving highest marks in six of seventeen categories.

University Hall at Acadia University

University Hall at Acadia University

Acadia University, established at Wolfville, Nova Scotia in 1838 has a strong Baptist religious affiliation.

Acadia College awarded its first degrees in 1843 and became Acadia University in 1891, established by the Acadia University Act.

Many individuals who have made significant contributions to Acadia University, including the first president John Pryor, were members of the First Baptist Church Halifax congregation.

Clara Belle Marshall, from Mount Hanley, Nova Scotia, became the first woman to graduate from Acadia University in 1879.

are landmark buildings on the campus of Acadia University.

Two granite shafts, which are part of the War Memorial Gymnasium complex at Acadia University, are dedicated to the university's war dead.

The War Memorial House is dedicated to the war dead from Acadia University during the Second World War

Unveiled on 16 August 1963, a wooden and metal organ in Manning Chapel, Acadia University, is dedicated to Acadia University's war dead of the First World War.

A memorial pipe organ in Convovation Hall, Acadia University is dedicated to the members of Acadia University killed during the First World War A book of remembrance in Manning Chapel, Acadia University was unveiled on 1 March 1998 through the efforts of the Wolfville Historical Society

Acadia is organized into four faculties: Arts, Pure & Applied Science, Professional Studies and Theology.

Because of its pioneering efforts, Acadia is a laureate of Washington ’ s Smithsonian Institution and a part of the permanent research collection of the National Museum of American History.

The University was also advised to unbundle its tuition structure so that the cost of an Acadia education is more detailed and students can understand how their investment in the future of the school is allotted.

All students are represented by the Acadia Students ' Union and the Union President for the 2011-2011 academic year is Matthew Rios.

Today, the Valley is still largely dominated by agriculture but also has a growing diversity in its economies, partly aided by the importance of post-secondary education centres provided by Acadia University in Wolfville, and the Nova Scotia Community College campuses located in Kentville, Middleton, Lawrencetown, and Digby.

Cajun cuisine ( ) is the style of cooking named for the French-speaking Acadian or " Cajun " immigrants deported by the British from Acadia in Canada to the Acadiana region of Louisiana, USA.

Bubble Rock is what is known as a " glacial erratic " and is a large boulder perched on the edge of Bubble Mountain in Acadia National Park.

Acadia National Park is the only national park in New England.

What is now New Brunswick was still a part of the French colony of Acadia.

* French Huguenot Pierre de Gua is granted royal permission to settle in North America, founding the colony of Acadia.

The origin of the designation Acadia is credited to the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, who on his 16th century map applied the ancient Greek name " Arcadia " to the entire Atlantic coast north of Virginia.

This is an old European tradition that has survived in Acadia until today.

Acadia National Park is a National Park located in the U. S. state of Maine.

Hancock County is home to Acadia National Park ( the only national park in Maine or the New England region ) and Cadillac Mountain ( the highest point in Maine's coastal region ).

* Acadia Divinity College, a seminary located on the campus of Acadia University

Acadia Parish () is a parish located in the U. S. state of Louisiana.

Acadia Divinity College ( ADC ) is a seminary of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches and is located on the campus of Acadia University in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.

Cajun French is almost solely derived from Acadian French as it was spoken in the French colony of Acadia ( located in what are now the Maritime provinces of Canada and in Maine ) at the time of the expulsion of the Acadians in the mid-18th century ; however, a significant amount of cultural vocabulary is derived from Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole.

The first settlers came to Havre-aux-Maisons, located on House Harbour Island ( Île du Havre aux Maisons in French ), in 1765 from Acadia.

A stone marker with a memorial inscription is located at the landing point on Acadia Islet.

Cadillac Mountain is a mountain located on Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park.

Beaubassin was located near what became the de facto dividing line between French Acadia and the British province of Nova Scotia.

* Acadia Research Forest ( 90 km² ) located just east of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Londonderry is an unincorporated community located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada, formerly called Acadia Mines.

The tribe occupied an area in Maine along the border of Acadia, which was located on the western bank of the Kennebec River.

The village is located on the south bank of the Cornwallis River and was originally part of Acadia.

The station is located primarily near residential areas to the west ( the Southwood neighbourhood ), and to the east of the station is the Southland Park business centre and Macleod Trail commercial strip, including the Southcentre Mall and the residential areas of Willow Park and Acadia.

He resigned his parliamentary seat within the year, after receiving a military posting in Nova Scotia as commander of Fort Lawrence, which was located on the frontier with Acadia, facing Fort Beausejour across the Missaguash River.