Crandall University
Motto	Cristus Praeeminens
Motto in English	Christ First
Established	1949
Type	Baptist, private
Chancellor	Jack Stultz
President	Dr. Brian MacArthur
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	Blue Tide: Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer Mets: Men's Baseball
Colours	blue      and gold
Affiliations	Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches Acadia Divinity College CCCU Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, CUSID,
Website	http://www.abu.nb.ca
Logo © Atlantic Baptist University

Coordinates: 46°8′2.15″N 64°51′42.86″W / 46.1339306°N 64.8619056°W / 46.1339306; -64.8619056 Crandall University is a small Liberal Arts university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Crandall is operated by the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches.

Contents 1 History 2 Programs 3 Notable Faculty 4 Notable Alumni 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] 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] The University is still legally named Atlantic Baptist University.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Programs

• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Bachelor of Education
• Bachelor of Arts
  • Biblical Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • History
  • English
  • Communications
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Organizational Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
• Bachelor of Science
  • Biology

[edit] Notable Faculty

Stephen G. Dempster, Biblical scholar, author of Dominion and Dynasty

[edit] Notable Alumni

Ken LeBlanc, Entrepreneur

[edit] See also

List of colleges and universities

[edit] External links

• Atlantic Baptist University's Homepage

[edit] References

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