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Crandall University 
Motto Cristus Praeeminens Motto in English Christ First Established 1949 Type Baptist, private Chancellor Jack Stultz President Dr. Brian MacArthur Admin. staff 27 full-time, 3 sessional, 2 adjunct, and 27 part-time faculty, 39 other staff Students ~700 full-time equivalency Location Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Campus Urban Sports teams Chargers: Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer
Mets: Men's BaseballColours blue and gold Affiliations Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches
Acadia Divinity College
CCCU
Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, CUSID,Website http://www.crandallu.ca/ 
Coordinates: 46°8′2.15″N 64°51′42.86″W / 46.1339306°N 64.8619056°W Crandall University is a small Liberal Arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Crandall is operated by the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches.
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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 the early 1980s. 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, a reflection of expanded student enrollment and academic accreditation. ABU sports teams play under the name Blue Tide. The institution was the first, and thus far only, English university in Moncton. The Atlantic Baptist University Act was passed by the New Brunswick Legislature in 2008.[1]
In 2009, plans for a $24 million expansion to the campus, including a new academic building, a second residence and a sports complex were unveiled. Construction is currently underway. The expansion will allow the student enrollment to increase to 1200.
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 New Brunswick.[2] In 2011 Crandall University got a new mascot for the changes to the school in 2009.
Programs
- Bachelor of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Arts
- Biblical Studies
- Communications
- English
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Modern Languages
- French
- Organizational Management
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Bachelor of Science
- Biology
Notable alumni
- Ken LeBlanc, Entrepreneur
See also
- Ralph Richardson, first chancellor of the university
References
- ^ http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/2/Bill-64-e.htm Atlantic Baptist University Act
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/08/21/nb-atlantic-baptist-university-crandall-557.html Atlantic Baptist University changes name
External links
Post secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada Publicly chartered universities Memorial · UPEI · Mount Allison · St. Thomas · New Brunswick · Moncton · Acadia · NSAC · AST · King's · CBU · Dalhousie · Mount Saint Vincent · NSCAD · Saint Francis Xavier · Saint Mary's · Sainte-AnnePublicly chartered colleges Private universities Private colleges Categories:- Universities and colleges in New Brunswick
- Education in Moncton
- Educational institutions established in 1949
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