Mount A; Most Vegetarian-Friendly University in Canada

Mount A has been named the "Most Vegetarian-Friendly University in Canada" by Peta! A big thanks to all those that voted! Congrats!!

After tens of thousands of votes, the winners were revealed with the top five universities in Canada receiving certificates to be displayed in their dinning halls (since this really was a campus-wide victory).

After a modest placement on the list two years ago, Mount Allison has risen to the top in 2008, powered by the most creative and delicious vegan options in all of Canada!

Some of the many options that Allisonians rave to Peta about include the Italian tempeh mock sausage, the vegan enchilada bake, and vegan sloppy Joes.

We even offers a fully vegan dining station, with more than 100 vegan dishes to choose from!

Go Mounties!

Check out all the finalists.

Mount A #1 Again!

It is my pleasure to let you know that Mount Allison University was once again named the top undergraduate school in Canada by Maclean's magazine in its 18th annual University Rankings Issue, announced today.

Thank you to all of our faculty, staff, and students who have once again made this possible.

Robert Campbell
President and Vice-Chancellor
Mount Allison University

More details are available at http://www.macleans.ca/oncampus.

Related Links:
#1 again! — Mount Allison receives top spot in Maclean’s University rankings
(Mount Allison press release)

Mount Allison top university again
(Moncton Times & Transcript)

Acadia ousted from top perch in MacLean's poll
(Halifax Metro News)

Maclean's 18th annual (and biggest ever) University Rankings issue
(Maclean's news release)

Top schools still tops in Maclean's
(Windsor Star)

Vote for Mount A!

Mount A has been nominated as veggie-friendly, along with 15 other Canadian universities, in peta2's annual Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges competition.

The schools will compete in 4 rounds of voting before reaching the finals. On peta2's website, each university is represented by their sports logo with a paragraph describing their vegetarian offerings.

Other Canadian competitors this year are Dal, McGill, York, uToronto, Brock, UoGuelph, McMaster, uWaterloo, UWO, Brandon U, uSask, uAlberta, SFU, UBC, and uVic.

Take a minute to VOTE FOR MOUNT A!

Green Acts

CBC's The Hour has launched a new web campaign - One Million Acts of Green and we want you to be part of it! Sign up, log your everyday "green" acts, and join the Mount Allison group to show your support.

Mounties' Gary Ross

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Gary Ross ('10) has made a name for himself as the top special-teams player in the country the past three years, but it has been his unique back story that has drawn a lot of the attention at Mount A.

Gary, 26, is a married father of three children aged five and under and balances a busy home life with a full schedule of football practices and games.

An academic all-Canadian, he plans to pursue medical school and has a sterling grade-point average as a biology major.

As good a football player as Gary is, he's an even better person.

Gary had made a deal with his wife, Tenecia, that in order to raise their family, he would work while she went to university, with the two switching roles once she graduated.

A football and basketball star in high school in Windsor, Ont., he spent five years at a factory assembling welding guns and didn't pursue school or football until two years ago.

Gary knew little about our school, but realized he would get a chance to play a big role, given the Mounties' limited on-field success. Now, the game's most exciting moments at Mount A are determined by when the punt-return team is on the field.

He led the Atlantic conference in receptions, receiving yardage, all-purpose yards and punt-return average - and is a strong candidate to be the conference's most valuable player and nominee for the Hec Crighton Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding player in Canadian university football.

Mount Allison ended a 34-game losing string in his first year and has since won four more games.

With a 2-6 record heading into this Saturday's conference semi-final against the St. Francis Xavier X-Men, the Mounties are heavy underdogs in just their second playoff appearance in the past decade.

Full story: Ross leads Mount Allison's run into the postseason (Globe & Mail)

Tom Forrestall Gala

A Tom Forrestall Gala by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery will be taking place on Nov. 8, 2008 in Fredericton.

The tribute dinner will be recognizing the achievements of acclaimed Atlantic Canadian artist Tom Forrestall ('58).

Tom was hired by Lord Beaverbrook as assistant curator in 1959. He lived there for approximately 15 years, and now makes his home in Dartmouth, N.S.

A book by Tom Smart called Tom Forrestall: Paintings, Drawings, Writings was recently published by Key Porter Books and a major retrospective exhibition on the artist was just featured at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery is going to be hosting the exhibition in 2009.

Tom Forrestall's son, William Forrestall - a member of the event organizing committee and the representative of the Forrestall family - adds that it is worth noting that his father came to Mount A.

Not only are his parents artists, he and all of his siblings are artistic in one way or another. This gala event, he says, is a great tribute to his Dad and it's a great tribute to his mother, who recently passed away.

His mother, he says, managed his father's career and was instrumental in him establishing his career early on.

Upon graduation from Mount A in 1958, he received one of the first Canada Council grants for independent study and travel throughout Europe.

His principal media have been egg tempura and watercolour and, since 1980, lithography printing. His work has been described as magic realism and is exhibited nationally and internationally.

The money raised through the gala will go to the gallery.

At the gala event, a special announcement will be made that is important for the collection and is important for the (upcoming 50th) anniversary of the gallery. A very special surprise, of national significance, will be announced that evening by our lieutenant-governor.

If that isn't incentive enough to come out, the gala will feature a champagne reception and the music of Les Paiens. Senator Noel Kinsella will be the guest speaker and will introduce Tom Forrestall.

There will also be a short auction featuring unique, once-in-a-lifetime artwork, as well as a multi-media presentation on Forrestall.

The Tom Forrestall Gala is taking place on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Delta. The reception gets underway at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $150, with a tax deduction of $110, and if you purchase a table for eight, you will receive the recent book on Tom Forrestall signed by the artist and the author.

Tickets can be purchased at the front desk of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery or by calling 458-2028. To learn more about the gallery, visit www.beaverbrookartgallery.org.

Read full story: Paying tribute to acclaimed artist Tom Forrestall (Daily Gleaner)

New Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies

One of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs is paving the way for the next generation of business leaders.

Ron Joyce, honorary degree holder, Tim Hortons co-founder, member of the Order of Canada and Canadian Business Hall of Fame, has donated $5,000,000 to establish the Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies at Mount A.

The Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies is housed in the heart of Mount Allison’s campus in the Avard-Dixon Building. The new Centre contains an open-style, community meeting place that characterizes business schools and allows a high-energy collaborative social environment.

Additional improvements include new case rooms, and boardrooms that double as tutorial or seminar rooms. The Centre will also attract an increased number of Commerce students to the University.

The Program is expected to grow by 200 students over the next four years. Additional gains stemming from Ron Joyce’s generous gift include funds to attract the country’s top entrepreneurs and educators — creating new teaching positions, visiting scholars, and executive-in-residence opportunities on campus.

The student experience will be further improved with an increase in student conference travel, field trips, guest speaker series, case competitions, international exchanges, summer internships, and research opportunities.

Building on Ron Joyce’s generosity, the University will fund raise an additional $5,000,000 — for a total investment of $10 million — as it advances to the forefront of undergraduate business education in North America.

Related links:
Millions for Mount A (Telegraph Journal)
Tim's founder donates $5M to Mt. A (Times and Transcript)