St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County Customer Service Phone Number

Phone Number of St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County is 9028672219 .

St. Francis Xavier College was a Roman Catholic institution founded at Arichat, NS, in 1853. St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County was moved in 1855 from Arichat, NS to its present location in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In 1866, St.Francis Xavier College was given university status, becoming St. Francis Xavier University and awarding its first degrees in 1868. In 1883, Mount St Bernard Academy was founded for female education teaching from primary grades to twelve and taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame. In 1894, the academy affiliated with St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County as Mount St Bernard College. In 1897 the school became the first co-educational Catholic university in North America to grant degrees to women.

Maclean's Magazine has ranked St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County as the top Primarily Undergraduate University in Canada for five consecutive years (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). The university has also ranked first in alumni support for the past six years (2001–2006). In 2007 Maclean's Magazine had changed the requirements for being the best "Primarily Undergraduate" university and it put St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County in 3rd place in the Primarily Undergraduate category, having been replaced by two other Atlantic Canadian universities, who tied for first place. However early in 2009, Maclean's did report that according to students, St FX University ranked 1st in choosing to return to their current institution among other categories.

Between the years 2000 and 2004 more St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County students, on a per capita basis, have received Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awards for post-secondary study than any other university in Canada. Since Dr. Riley was named president in 1996, St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County has undergone a $200 million campus renewal initiative. The goal of the program is to improve educational and residential opportunities throughout campus. To date, the initiative has seen the completion of eleven large scale projects.

St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County is organized into the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, Gerald Schwartz School of Business and Information Systems, School of Education, and the Coady International Institute. Each faculty has subordinate departments under its administration appropriate to each discipline, for example the Department of Philosophy is part of the Faculty of Arts. Faculties are headed by a Dean elected from among the constituent professors. The current Dean of Arts is Dr. Richard Nemesvari, the Dean of Science is Dr. Robert van den Hoogen, the Dean of Business is Dr. Leo Gallant, and the Dean of Education is Dr. Jeff Orr.

At St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County, students are represented by the St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union. Known as "The U" it is a student-run organization providing services and activities ranging from administering a medical and dental plan to concerts and orientation activities. The Students' Union Building (Bloomfield Centre) houses the offices of the Students' Union Executive and various societies, the Golden X Inn, the MacKay Room (a large space for events), a cafeteria, Jack's Lounge, the campus post office, and the university bookstore.

St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County is known for its distinctive X-Ring, It prides itself by saying that it's the third most recognized ring, after the pope's ring and then the super bowl’s ring. It is awarded to students on December 3 of each year before their graduation. December 3 marks the feast day of the University's patron saint and namesake, Saint Francis Xavier. On average, more than 95% of the graduating class opts for the ring.

St Francis Xavier University - StFX Antigonish County is represented in the Atlantic University Sport conference by 11 varsity athletics teams. The X-Men teams include men's football, basketball, soccer, hockey and cross-country. The X-Women teams include soccer, rugby, hockey, basketball, volleyball and cross-country. In 1966, the X-Men Football team won the College Bowl (now the Vanier Cup) as top university football team in Canada. The X-Men Basketball program has won 3 CIS Championships (1993, 2000, and 2001) and in 2004, the X-Men Hockey team won their first CIS Championship. In 2011, the X-Women Hockey team placed 2nd at the CIS Championships in Ottawa.

St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County Address

The address of St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County is PO Box 5000, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2G 2W5.

St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County Email Address

The email address of St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County is admit@stfx.ca.

St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County Website

The Website of St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County is www.stfx.ca.

St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County Customer Support Service Phone Number

The customer support phone number of St Francis Xavier University Antigonish County is 9028672219 (Click phone number to call).


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