Dalhousie University's School of Architecture and Planning - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Universities and Colleges on Waymarking.com

Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offers more than 4,000 courses, and 180 degree programs in 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional faculties. The university is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.

Dalhousie was established as a nonsectarian college in 1818 by the eponymous Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie. The college did not hold its first class until 1838, until then operating sporadically due to financial difficulties. It reopened for a third time in 1863 following a reorganization that brought a change of name to "The Governors of Dalhousie College and University". The university formally changed its name to "Dalhousie University" in 1997 through the same provincial legislation that merged the institution with the Technical University of Nova Scotia.

There are currently two student unions that represent student interests at the university: the Dalhousie Student Union and the Dalhousie Association for Graduate Students. Dalhousie's varsity teams, the Tigers, compete in the Atlantic University Sport conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture varsity teams are called the Dalhousie Rams, and compete in the ACAA and CCAA. Dalhousie is a coeducational university with more than 18,000 students and 130,000 alumni around the world. The university's notable alumni include a Nobel Prize winner, 91 Rhodes Scholars, and a range of senior government officials, academics, and business leaders.

The former home of the Technical University of Nova Scotia is now the main building for the Faculty of Architecture and Planning. It contains faculty offices, classrooms, studio space, study space and student lounges.

Originally built in 1908, the Ralph M. Medjuck Building is the home of Dalhousie University's School of Architecture and Planning. G.F. Duffs & Co. Ltd. (now part of DSRA) became involved with this building in 2004 with a renovation to the entrance. The following year an investigation into the basement windows was carried out. In 2006, they were back to prepare contract documents and oversee the reconstruction of the parapets. In 2007, they performed a complete assessment of the masonry envelope, which was updated in 2011 and led to the recent two year masonry conservation and window replacement project.

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Name: Dalhousie University's School of Architecture and Planning Location/Address: 5410 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 1B6 Phone Number: (902) 494-3971 Web Site: [Web Link] Type of School: Graduate School (part of larger university) School Affiliation: Public -- National Date Founded: 1818 Enrollment: 20,380 Nicknames/Mascots: Tigers School Colors: Gold, slate grey, black School Motto: Pray and work Location of GPS Coordinates: Ralph M. Medjuck Building entrance

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