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John Risley Hall is a student residence building at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Opened in September 2004 after approximately one year of construction, it the newest of Dalhousie's traditional co-ed dormitory-style residences. It is located at 1233 LeMarchant Street at South Street.
Dalhousie was founded, as the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, desired a non-denominational college in Halifax. [8] Financing largely came from customs duties collected by a previous Lieutenant Governor, John Coape Sherbrooke, during the War of 1812 occupation of Castine, Maine; [c] Sherbrooke invested £7,000 as an initial endowment and reserved £3,000 ...
It remains the premier performing arts venue in Halifax. It was opened officially in November 1971, and is also home to Dalhousie's Fountain School of Performing Arts. The striking modern architecture was done by C.A.E. Fowler & Company (Charles Fowler) of Halifax, with significant contributions by the Japanese educator Junji Mikawa, who worked ...
Before this policy change, many fraternities and sororities collectively formed the Greek Council, and as a result of its multi-gendered standing, was able to become a ratified society under the Dalhousie Student Union. The Greek Council became obsolete due to the policy change.
The Schulich School of Law is the law school of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1883 as Dalhousie Law School, it is the oldest university-based common law school in Canada. [2] It adopted its current name in October 2009 after receiving a $20-million endowment from Canadian businessman and philanthropist Seymour ...
The provincial government forced TUNS to amalgamate with Dalhousie University in April 1997. For several years the former TUNS faculties formed a separate college called Dalhousie University Polytechnic (nicknamed DalTech) but in 2001 the college structure was dissolved and the faculties simply became part of Dalhousie University.
The Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, also known as Dalhousie Medical School, is a medical school and faculty of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Faculty of Medicine has operated continuously since 1868 and is one of the oldest medical schools in Canada, after Laval , McGill , and Queen's .
The Faculty of Engineering was officially founded on 1 April 1997 with the merger of the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) into Dalhousie University. [citation needed] Dalhousie University had previously established an engineering faculty in 1905, but it was expensive to maintain, and in 1906, it was merged into the TUNS, which was established by a consortium of provincial ...