The University

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The University
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The University

• Founded in 1838
• Location Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Campus size 250 acres (100 hectares)
• Students 3,894 full-time students
• Residences 12 residences on campus, which house
  1,708 students.
• Teaching Faculty 211 full and 37 part-time
• Student/Faculty Ratio 181

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The University
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The University

• 2004 Student Body Profile (2000)
• Nova Scotia 1911 (2181)
• Other Atlantic 433 (717)
• Ontario 711 (417)
• Rest of Canada 303 (247)
• China 339 ( 3)
• USA 121 ( 71)
• Bahamas, Bermuda 104 (102)
• Rest of the World 148 ( 162)

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The University
Tuition 7,468 (International
13,292) Revenue ( in millions )
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The University

• Acadia Advantage
• Students and faculty are issued laptops (Dell
  Latitude D600).
• Rollover every two/three years
• Microsoft Office
• Other free downloadable software. (Maple,
  Minitab, SPSS)
• Network software (MathLab, SAS, S-Plus)
• Fully-wired classroom environment with more than
  7,000 network drops in classrooms, residences,
  the library, and common rooms even the campus
  pub.
• Acadia Institute of Teaching and Technology
  (Training, Application Development)
• Full support for hardware and software

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The University

• Faculty and Librarians Union (Since 1977)
• Includes Heads of Departments
• Excludes Directors of Schools
• One strike 1 month in the winter of 2004
• Eleventh Collective Agreement

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Faculty of Science
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Faculty of Science

• DEPARTMENTS
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Geology
• Mathematics Statistics
• Physics
• Psychology

• PROGRAMS
• Environmental Science
• SCHOOLS
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Nutrition Dietetics

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Faculty of Science

• Percentages of Women in Science 54
• 71 Biology
• 51 Chemistry
• 11 Computer Science
• 20 Engineering
• 62 Environmental Science
• 40 Geology
• 51 Mathematics Statistics
• 96 Nutrition Dietetics
• 27 Physics
• 79 Psychology

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Mathematics and Statistics
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Mathematics and Statistics

• Faculty and Staff Complement
• Twelve regular faculty members
• One Canada Research Chair
• Two Instructors
• One full time administrative secretary
• One half time secretary
• Other two post-docs after 1 January

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Centres
• Statistical Consulting Centre
• Free consultation for undergraduate Honours
  Thesis
• Acadia Centre for Mathematical Modelling and
  Computation
• Outcome of the CRC s CFI grant
• 24 node high-performance parallel computing
  cluster
• System Analyst and Manager (search underway)
• Membership from the department as well as Physics
  and Computer Science.

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Faculty
• Archibald, T History of Mathematics 1600-1930.
• Cabilio, P. Statistical inference,
  non-parametrics
• Chipman, H. CRC in Mathematical Modelling,
  Data mining, functional data analysis
• Clarke, N. Graph theory, game theory
• Haynes, R Scientific computing, numerical
  analysis
• Hooper, J Algebraic number theory, cryptography
• Karsten, R. Mathematical models of ocean
  circulation, geophysical fluid dynamics

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Faculty (continued)
• Masaro, J. Linear algebraic methods in
  mathematical statistics
• Mendivil, F. Fractal geometry and analysis,
  signal and image analysis and processing
• Peng, J. Order restricted inference, multiple
  comparisons
• Stephenson, P. Operations research, machine
  sequencing and scheduling
• Teismann, H. Partial differential equations,
  mathematical physics
• Zhang, Y. Time dependent models, statistical
  computing and symbolic algebra computing

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Faculty
• Most have been at Acadia for 5 years or less
• Productive researchers, all eligible faculty hold
  NSERC (one SSHRC)
• Teaching
• 4 courses in first year
• 5 courses thereafter
• Teaching relief
• Director Statistical Consulting Centre 2 courses
• Graduate Program Co-ordinator 1 course
• Head of Department 3 courses

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Renewal, Tenure, Promotion
• First contract three years
• Renewal for additional three years
• Tenure consideration in the second year of the
  renewal
• Procedures
• Departmental Review Committee Three elected
  faculty from department, Head, and one faculty
  from cognate department chaired by Dean
• University Review Committee Two faculty from
  each of the three Faculties (Arts, Science,
  Professional Studies) chaired by VP Academic

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Salary and Career Development
• Automatic step (increment) increases within rank.
  Sizes of steps decrease within each rank after a
  number of years.
• Assistant 15 steps
• Associate 15 steps
• Full 23 steps
• Salary upon promotion move to the closest grid
  point for the new rank which exceeds the new
  nominal salary in the old rank.
• Annual Career Development meetings with Head
• Teaching activities including mandatory course
  evaluation
• Research activity
• Service activity

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Graduate Program
• M.Sc. Applied Mathematics and Statistics
• In addition to course work, students may choose
  to complete an industrial internship, of four
  months or eight months.
• First year of programme Four students
• University Assistantships 8000 for each of
  three students. All are topped up by faculty
  NSERC grants
• One student supported by MITACS grant

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Undergraduate Programs
• B.Sc. with Honours in Mathematics and Statistics
• (48h Math Stats Thesis)
• B.Sc. with Major in Mathematics and Statistics
• (48h Math Stats )
• B.Sc. with Double Major in Mathematics and
  Statistics
• (42h Math Stats First Major )
• (36h Math Stats Second Major)
• B.A. in all of the above

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Popular Double Majors
• Mathematics and Statistics with Business
• Mathematics and Statistics with Economics
• Mathematics and Statistics with Computer Science
• Mathematics and Statistics with Biology
• Unusual Double Majors
• Mathematics and Statistics with Music

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Mathematics and Statistics
Majors BSC Math 36 BA Math 3 BSC
Math/Busi 15 BSC Math/Econ 14 BSC Math/Geol 2 BSC
Math/Biol 1 BSC Math/Comp 1 BA Econ/Math 8 BSC
Phys/Math 3 BSC Psyc/Math 2 BSC Biol/Math 1 BSC
Chem/Math 1
100 Majors

• Honours
• BSCH Math 3
• BSCH Math/Biol 2
• BSCH Math/Phys 1
• BA H Math 1
• BSCH CS/Math 1
• BSCH Biol/Math 2
• BSCH Phys/Math 3

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Honours Program
• Normally from 2 to 8 graduating students per year
• High proportion pursue graduate studies
• PGSA
• 2003 two
• 2002 two
• 2001 two
• 2000 one
• 1999 one
• 1998 - five

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Undergraduate Courses
• 2003-04 average enrolment 40 students per section
• Year Average Number of
• Course/Sections
• 1 49 27
• 2 47 14
• 3 16 8
• 4 7 5
• Additionally this year we have nine 5000-level
  (graduate)

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Budget
• No control over salaries
• Travel Professional Development 1250 per
  faculty member
• Operating 52,500 of which the major part goes
  to student assistantships
• Budget 50 assistantships per year.

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Service Courses
• Calculus 1,2
• Calculus 3, Differential Equations
• Discrete math 1, 2, 3 for Computer Science
• Statistics 1, 2 for Psychology, Biology,
  Nutrition, Engineering,
• Environmental Science, Kinesiology
• Math for Arts

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Students Taught
• 2160 course registrations
• 1296 lab registrations
• Labs 1.5 hrs per week
• Calculus 1,2
• All flavours of Stats 1, 2

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Mathematics and Statistics

• Ample office and departmental space
• Rothberger Mathematics Library in the Department
  and under our control
• Math Help Centre staffed by an Instructor who
  runs our remedial program. Student tutors work in
  this centre.