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Mount Allison University, in SACKVILLE, NB, was established in 1839 by a local merchant, Charles Frederick Allison. Mount Allison was a boys' academy owned and operated by the METHODIST Church but open to all denominations. It opened in 1843, and a branch institution for girls was added in 1854. It attained degree-granting status in 1858, at which time it was referred to as Mount Allison College. Teaching began in 1862 and the first 2 degrees were granted in 1863.

In 1875 the college conferred on Grace Annie LOCKHART the first baccalaureate awarded to a woman in the British Empire, and in 1882 it granted to Harriet Starr Stewart the first bachelor of arts degree awarded to a woman in Canada. In 1886 the charter of the college was amended and the name became University of Mount Allison College. The word "College" was gradually and unofficially dropped over the years.

Mount Allison seeks to provide the best in undergraduate instruction to a largely residential student body. It awards degrees in arts, science, music, fine arts and commerce, and offers certificates in engineering and bilingualism, and professional and overseas study programs. Currently, the Faculty of Science is the only faculty to offer graduate studies. Although the university is no longer church-controlled, it retains close ties with the UNITED CHURCH. Over the years it has preserved the character of a compact scholarly community by combining a manageable size with excellent facilities (many of the buildings have been constructed since 1960).

More than 45 Rhodes scholars have graduated from Mount Allison since 1900. Prominent alumni include national and international leaders in business, industry, government, education and the arts. Its motto is "Litterae, Religio, Scientia" ("Writing, Divinity, Knowledge") and its colours are maroon and gold. Enrolment is approximately 2700 full- and part-time students.


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