Editing Crandall University

{{Short description|Christian liberal arts university in Canada}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Crandall University
| native_name = 
| latin_name = 
| image_name = CrandallU COA.jpg
| motto = ''Cristus Praeeminens''
| mottoeng = Christ First
| established = 1949
| type = Baptist, private
| endowment = 
| city = [[Moncton]]
| state = New Brunswick
| country = Canada
| students = 1,400+<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.crandallu.ca/2024/01/16/75th-anniversary-celebrations-begin/| title = 75th Anniversary Celebrations Begin}}</ref>
| undergrad = 
| postgrad = 
| doctoral = 
| faculty = 27 full-time, 3 sessional, 2 adjunct, and 27 part-time{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
| administrative_staff = 39{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}
| president = Bruce G. Fawcett
| rector = 
| chancellor = Donald Simmonds
| vice_chancellor = 
| dean = 
| campus = Urban
| colors = 
| colours = Blue and Gold
| mascot = Charlie the Charger
| free_label = Sports teams
| free = Chargers
| affiliations = [[Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches]] <br /> [[Acadia Divinity College]] <br /> [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities|CCCU]] <br /> [[Evangelical Fellowship of Canada]], [[Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate|CUSID]],
| website = {{URL|www.crandallu.ca/}}
| logo = Crandall University logo.png
}}
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'''Crandall University''' is a [[Baptist]] Christian [[liberal arts]] university located in [[Moncton]], New Brunswick, Canada. It is affiliated with the [[Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada]] ([[Canadian Baptist Ministries]]).

==History==
[[File:Crandall University.jpg|thumb|right|Stultz Hall]]
Crandall University was founded in 1949 under the name '''United Baptist Bible Training School''' (UBBTS), and served as both a secondary school and a Bible school by the [[Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada]].<ref name="Randall Herbert Balmer 2004, p. 42">Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 42</ref> 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).<ref name="Randall Herbert Balmer 2004, p. 42"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crandallu.ca/about-crandall/history/ |title=History |access-date=March 26, 2019 |publisher= Crandall University}}</ref> 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 built on the Gorge Road, north of the central business district, in 1996. The name was changed to '''Atlantic Baptist University''' (ABU), a reflection of expanded student enrolment 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-language university in Moncton.  The ''Atlantic Baptist University Act'' was passed by the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bill/FILE/56/2/Bill-64-e.htm |title=Atlantic Baptist University Act, 2008|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/atlantic-baptist-university-changes-name-1.805676 |title=Atlantic Baptist University changes name |publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref> In conjunction with the university name change, Crandall Athletics took on a new identity as "The Crandall Chargers."

==Academics==
{{as of|2023}}, Crandall offers 16 undergraduate programs, 3 graduate programs, and a variety of certificate programs.<ref name="viewbook">{{cite web |title=Crandall University Viewbook |url=https://www.crandallu.ca/admissions/viewbook/ |publisher=Crandall University |access-date=December 22, 2023}}</ref> Through its partnership with [[Acadia Divinity College]], students can also enrol in the Bachelor of Theology program concurrent with a Crandall degree.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.crandallu.ca/program/theology/| title = Crandall University - Theology}}</ref> Crandall has a 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio.<ref name="viewbook"/>

==Controversy==
In 2012, Crandall University came under public scrutiny for receiving municipal funds while refusing to hire non-celibate LGBTQ people. That policy, although regarded as scriptural and consistent with its denominational tradition, was characterized by the press as anti-gay.<ref name="thestar.com">{{cite web |title=New Brunswick university under fire for anti-gay hiring policy |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/06/01/new_brunswick_university_under_fire_for_antigay_hiring_policy.html |date=June 1, 2012 |work=Toronto Star |publisher=The [[Toronto Star]]|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crandall-university-defends-anti-gay-hiring-policy-1.1132882|title=Crandall University defends anti-gay hiring policy|date=May 31, 2012|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> That same year, the Crandall Student Association publicly broke with the university's administration over the policy, with the student president at the time telling the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], "The Christian faith does say do not judge others. And the Christian faith is all about love. So I feel that this policy – to me – doesn't seem like it's following those specific guidelines."<ref>{{cite web |title=Some Crandall students against anti-gay hiring policy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/some-crandall-students-against-anti-gay-hiring-policy-1.1145416 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> In 2013, a year after the controversy erupted, the university opted to not apply for $150,000 in public funding that it had received annually.<ref name="CBC_Controversy_1">{{Citation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crandall-university-drops-request-for-city-funding-1.1344269 |title=Crandall University drops request for city funding |publisher= Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=February 5, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> The university president also issued an apology, stating: "We wish to apologize for anything that Crandall University might possibly have communicated in the past that may have seemed unloving or disrespectful in any way toward any individual or groups."<ref>{{cite web |title=N.B. university apologizes to gay community for hiring policy |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-b-university-apologizes-to-gay-community-for-hiring-policy-1.1286766 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

==Affiliations==
Crandall is an affiliate member of the Association of the Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC); a full member of the ARUCC regional association, the Atlantic Association of Registrars and Admissions Officers (AARAO); an active member of Christian Higher Education Canada (CHEC); and an active member of the New Brunswick Association of Private Colleges and Universities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recognition and Affiliations |url=https://www.crandallu.ca/about-crandall/recognition-and-affiliations/ |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> However, Crandall faculty are not members of the Canadian Association of University Teachers ([[CAUT]]). In their report, the CAUT found that "while the university has a statement on academic freedom, it is significantly inconsistent with that of the CAUT and the majority of universities across the western world, and assurances that free enquiry is still possible within its constraints are unconvincing." They therefore recommended that Crandall University "be placed on the list of institutions 'found to have imposed a requirement of a commitment to a particular ideology or statement of faith as a condition of employment.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=Report of an Inquiry Regarding Academic Freedom At Crandall University |url=https://www.caut.ca/docs/reports/report-of-caut-ad-hoc-investigatory-committee-on-crandall-university.pdf?sfvrsn=0 |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref>

The university is affiliated with the [[Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada]] ([[Canadian Baptist Ministries]]).<ref>Crandall University, [https://www.crandallu.ca/about-crandall/recognition-and-affiliations/ Recognition & Affiliations], crandallu.ca, Canada, retrieved September 19, 2022</ref> It is a member of the [[Council for Christian Colleges and Universities]].<ref>Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, [https://www.cccu.org/members_and_affiliates/ Members], cccu.org, USA, retrieved September 19, 2022</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crandall University |url=https://www.completeuniversityinfo.com/universities/north-america/canada/new-brunswick/moncton/crandall-university/ |website=completeuniversityinfo.com |access-date=March 26, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105171801/https://www.completeuniversityinfo.com/universities/north-america/canada/new-brunswick/moncton/crandall-university/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Athletics==
Crandall University is represented in the [[Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association]] (ACAA) by 8 varsity teams. The Chargers teams include men's and women's soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross country. The Chargers also offer a boxing club program that competes internationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crandall University - Chargers Athletics |url=http://crandallchargers.ca/navbar-sports |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=Crandall University Athletics}}</ref>

The Chargers have won seven ACAA championship banners:
* Women's soccer in 2003–04<ref>{{cite web |title=ACAA Women's Soccer Historical Records |url=https://acaa.prestosports.com/history/Womens_Soccer_History |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=[[Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref>
* Women's cross country in 2022–23 and 2023–24<ref name="ACAA Cross Country">{{cite web |title=ACAA Cross Country |url=https://www.acaa.ca/history/acaa_cross_country_history |access-date=14 November 2024 |work=[[Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref>
* Men's cross country in 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024-25<ref name="ACAA Cross Country"/>

==Notable alumni==
*[[David Alward]] – former [[Premier of New Brunswick]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Alward {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-nathan-alward|access-date=2020-12-25|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref>
*[[Ken LeBlanc (entrepreneur)|Ken LeBlanc]] – entrepreneur<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ken LeBlanc: What does 'giving back' mean to you?|url=https://business.financialpost.com/news/ken-leblanc-what-does-giving-back-mean-to-you|access-date=2020-12-25|website=financialpost|language=en-CA}}</ref>
*[[Ralph Richardson (Chancellor)|Ralph Richardson]] – first chancellor of the university
*[[Cathy Rogers (politician)|Cathy Rogers]] – politician

==See also==
* [[List of schools in Moncton]]
* [[Higher education in New Brunswick]]
* [[List of universities and colleges in New Brunswick]]

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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.crandallu.ca/ Crandall University homepage]
*[http://crandallchargers.ca/landing/index Crandall Athletics homepage]

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