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40″W St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is a Canadian university located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

The university brings together 4,200 students from across Canada and around the world in arts, science, business and information systems and applied programs.

History

StFX was founded in 1853 by Colin Francis MacKinnon, a Catholic bishop of Scottish descent. The university is named after the Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier. It was originally a Catholic seminary. St.F.X. was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the Nova Scotia legislature. StFX celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003.

Academics

Maclean's Magazine has ranked StFX as the top Primarily Undergraduate university in Canada for five consecutive years (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006). StFX has also ranked first in alumni support for the past six years (2001-2006). In 2007 Maclean's Magazine placed StFX in 3rd place in the Primarily Undergraduate category, having been replaced by Mount Allison University and Acadia University, who tied for first place.

Between the years 2000 and 2004 more StFX 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.

The Coady International Institute

The Coady Institute takes its name from one of the founders of the Antigonish Movement, Dr. Moses Coady. In the 1930s, the Antigonish Movement promoted adult education as the path to social improvement and economic organization for disadvantaged groups in eastern Canada. Today, the StFX Extension Department continues this community development work in our local region.

In 1959, an international extension of these efforts was born through the establishment of the Coady International Institute on campus. Since then, more than 4,500 community leaders from 120 countries have graduated from the Coady's professional education programs. These graduates work in economic development, community health, education, human rights and environmental sustainability.

X-Ring

The X-Ring, which is synonymous with the university, is awarded to the graduating class at StFX. The tradition of the ring dates back to 1942. Prior to the X-Ring it was customary for each graduating class to come up with their own unique class ring. The task of designing the ring for the class of the day was assigned to graduating student William J. MacDougall. After leaving the project until the last minute and presumably in a rush to complete it William simply drew a circle with the letter X in the centre. In 1957, the university had the ring design copyrighted and it became the official ring of all graduating classes. The first X-Ring Ceremony was held in October 1958. The ceremony is now held on of the feast of St. Francis Xavier, December 3rd.

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