John Abbott College
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John Abbott College is an English-language general and professional educational college
(CEGEP) located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
, Quebec
, Canada
, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal
. The enabling legislation is the General and Vocational Colleges Act
The college was accredited in 1970 and opened the next year. It is housed in early 20th-century buildings on a 1600 acres (647.5 ha) campus shared with McGill University
's Macdonald College. The college is named after Sir John Abbott, Canada's third prime minister
, and former Mayor of Montreal
who owned a country estate in nearby Senneville
. Abbott was rated as a "failure" as a Canadian prime minister by historians J.L. Granatstein and Norman Hillmer
. He is most remembered for his role in the Pacific Scandal, the political corruption case which brought down the government of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1873.
The college originally planned to build a new campus in Pointe-Claire next to Fairview Pointe-Claire
. It "temporarily" moved into buildings on the Macdonald College campus that had been vacated the previous year by McGill's Faculty of Education when it moved to its downtown campus. Additional temporary facilities were rented on Hymus Boulevard in Kirkland
, known as the Kirkland Campus. A shuttle bus connected the two campuses. In 1973, the college decided to consolidate the college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue by constructing a new building (subsequently named the Casgrain Centre) and renovating the existing buildings. The Kirkland Campus closed in December 1979, and the construction and renovations were completed in 1981.
It remained the last college in Quebec renting its campus until 2002, when it bought its buildings from the University. McGill University
still owns and operates the majority of the land on campus.
community.
Characterized by its tiled roofs and red brick buildings, the college is situated on the shores of Lake Saint-Louis
. With its distinctive architecture, trees and rolling green lawns in a charming semi-rural setting, the college’s campus has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful in the CEGEP network.
There are a total of ten buildings on campus, all of which are connected to each other in some fashion (with the exception of Brittain Hall).
, a former Canadian senator who was an advocate for the women's suffrage
movement.
The Casgrain building also houses the Munch Box. It is the smaller of the two cafeteria
areas on campus, and it offers a fast-food type menu
as well as Starbucks
coffee
. The building also houses a large student lounge along with the student Agora (named after the ancient Greek meeting place
), an indoor multi-use area for hosting trade fairs, musical performances, movie screenings, exhibitions, and other student-related events and activities.
, physics
, biology
, and nursing
. The building is also home to essential student services, such as the college library
, the Oval coffeehouse
, offices for various clubs, the Print Services office, as well as offices for both the Director General and the Academic Dean
.
Other student services located in the Herzberg building include the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre, Academic Advising, Counselling services, the Cultural Diversity office, the Employment Centre, the Financial Assistance office, the Health and Wellness Centre, the Learning Centre, Legal Advisory Services, the Registrar’s office, Special Needs Services, Student Activities, Student Services, Student Success Services, and the University and Career Information Centre.
The building is named in honour of Gerhard Herzberg
, a pioneering German Canadian physicist
and physical chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971.
, economics
, political science
, humanities, philosophy
, religion
, psychology
and sociology
, as well as program-specific courses for business administration, commerce
, correctional intervention
, information and library technologies
, and police technology
programs.
The building was given the native name for the city of Montreal, in honour of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples
.
, creative arts
, French
, foreign language
and geography
courses. It also houses a number of professional programs, including the computer science
, engineering technologies, Pre-hospital emergency care
and publication design and hypermedia technology
.
The building houses an auditorium
, as well as the offices of the Student Union (SUJAC) and the John Abbott College Faculty Association (JACFA). The Pedagogical Computer Centre (PCC) is located on the third floor of the building, home to labs with the necessary materials to conduct courses requiring student computer use.
The building is named after Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield
, a famous American born Canadian
neurosurgeon.
offices and the college boardroom.
The building honours the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart, benefactors to Macdonald College.
program and the college’s own dental clinic.
Jones Building is located between the library and Hochelaga. While floor plans indicate that it was once possible to access the building from Hochelaga, it now must be accessed from the outside. It is home to the department of Geography and Geosciences.
The college is also planning on building a new, $50 million, Science & Technology
building on campus, as well as beginning major renovations to most of the existing buildings http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/public/3a6ce747-8d96-4668-becd-0c6ac17b644a/news/pressdoc.pdf.
The college is located within walking distance of the village
of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, where several restaurants, bars and coffee shops cater to the student population.
).
, volleyball
, lacrosse
, baseball
, soccer, rugby
, football
, tennis
and hockey
.
graduates Samer Balagi and Phil Cutler, the Islanders regained much of their respect that had been lost in recent years throughout the CEGEP football leagues. There had been much speculation about folding the JAC football program following back to back 2-8 and 1-9 seasons in '05 & '06. However their recent success ensured that the program would remain around at least for the near future.
English-language CEGEP
s:
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
(CEGEP) located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is a town located at the western tip of the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is the second oldest community in Montreal's West Island, having been founded as a parish in 1703...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal
Island of Montreal
The Island of Montreal , in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. It is separated from Île Jésus by the Rivière des Prairies....
. The enabling legislation is the General and Vocational Colleges Act
History
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
's Macdonald College. The college is named after Sir John Abbott, Canada's third prime minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
, and former Mayor of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
who owned a country estate in nearby Senneville
Senneville, Quebec
Senneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé...
. Abbott was rated as a "failure" as a Canadian prime minister by historians J.L. Granatstein and Norman Hillmer
Norman Hillmer
George Norman Hillmer is a leading Canadian historian and teacher and is among the leading scholars on Canada-US relations....
. He is most remembered for his role in the Pacific Scandal, the political corruption case which brought down the government of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1873.
The college originally planned to build a new campus in Pointe-Claire next to Fairview Pointe-Claire
Fairview Pointe-Claire
Fairview Pointe-Claire, also called Fairview Centre , is one of the biggest super regional shopping malls on the island of Montreal with about spread on two levels of shopping space...
. It "temporarily" moved into buildings on the Macdonald College campus that had been vacated the previous year by McGill's Faculty of Education when it moved to its downtown campus. Additional temporary facilities were rented on Hymus Boulevard in Kirkland
Kirkland, Quebec
Kirkland is a town on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 20,491. It is named after Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Quebec provincial politician....
, known as the Kirkland Campus. A shuttle bus connected the two campuses. In 1973, the college decided to consolidate the college in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue by constructing a new building (subsequently named the Casgrain Centre) and renovating the existing buildings. The Kirkland Campus closed in December 1979, and the construction and renovations were completed in 1981.
It remained the last college in Quebec renting its campus until 2002, when it bought its buildings from the University. McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
still owns and operates the majority of the land on campus.
Campus
Housed in century-old renovated buildings in historic Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the college has been long recognized as a prominent landmark in Montreal’s West IslandWest Island
The West Island is the unofficial name given to the western cities and boroughs of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada...
community.
Characterized by its tiled roofs and red brick buildings, the college is situated on the shores of Lake Saint-Louis
Lake Saint-Louis
Lake Saint-Louis, or in French , is a lake in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, adjoining the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.The lake is bounded to the north and east by the Island of Montreal...
. With its distinctive architecture, trees and rolling green lawns in a charming semi-rural setting, the college’s campus has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful in the CEGEP network.
There are a total of ten buildings on campus, all of which are connected to each other in some fashion (with the exception of Brittain Hall).
Brittain Hall
Brittain Hall houses the continuing education centre of the college, and honours the memory of Dr. W. H. Brittain, former Vice Principal of Macdonald College. It was a men's residence until 1981. Most of the building remains closed due to severe damage caused by a fire in 1981.Casgrain Centre
The Casgrain Centre houses the sports complex, as well as the theatre and art studios of the college, and is named in honour of Thérèse CasgrainThérèse Casgrain
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...
, a former Canadian senator who was an advocate for the women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
Women's suffrage or woman suffrage is the right of women to vote and to run for office. The expression is also used for the economic and political reform movement aimed at extending these rights to women and without any restrictions or qualifications such as property ownership, payment of tax, or...
movement.
The Casgrain building also houses the Munch Box. It is the smaller of the two cafeteria
Cafeteria
A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
areas on campus, and it offers a fast-food type menu
Menu
In a restaurant, a menu is a presentation of food and beverage offerings. A menu may be a la carte – which guests use to choose from a list of options – or table d'hôte, in which case a pre-established sequence of courses is served....
as well as Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
. The building also houses a large student lounge along with the student Agora (named after the ancient Greek meeting place
Agora
The Agora was an open "place of assembly" in ancient Greek city-states. Early in Greek history , free-born male land-owners who were citizens would gather in the Agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later, the Agora also served as a marketplace where...
), an indoor multi-use area for hosting trade fairs, musical performances, movie screenings, exhibitions, and other student-related events and activities.
Herzberg building
The Herzberg building is the central building on campus, housing classrooms and labs for a variety of subjects including math, chemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, and nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
. The building is also home to essential student services, such as the college library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, the Oval coffeehouse
Coffeehouse
A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on...
, offices for various clubs, the Print Services office, as well as offices for both the Director General and the Academic Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
.
Other student services located in the Herzberg building include the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre, Academic Advising, Counselling services, the Cultural Diversity office, the Employment Centre, the Financial Assistance office, the Health and Wellness Centre, the Learning Centre, Legal Advisory Services, the Registrar’s office, Special Needs Services, Student Activities, Student Services, Student Success Services, and the University and Career Information Centre.
The building is named in honour of Gerhard Herzberg
Gerhard Herzberg
Gerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg, was a pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals". Herzberg's main work concerned...
, a pioneering German Canadian physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and physical chemist who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971.
Hochelaga building
The Hochelaga building houses classrooms for a variety of courses, including historyHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, humanities, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, as well as program-specific courses for business administration, commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
, correctional intervention
Corrections
In criminal justice, particularly in North America, correction, corrections, and correctional, are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies and involving the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes....
, information and library technologies
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, and police technology
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
programs.
The building was given the native name for the city of Montreal, in honour of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....
.
Penfield building
The Penfield building houses classrooms for EnglishEnglish literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
, creative arts
Creative Arts
Creative arts is the term used to describe different types of art. Specifically, to introduce fine art ideas, techniques, skills and media. It is generally used as an umbrella for Dramaturgy, Music , Graphic Arts/Cartooning, Performing Arts, Film and Publishing, Galleries and Museums and the Visual...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, foreign language
Foreign language
A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to, i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her...
and geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
courses. It also houses a number of professional programs, including the computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, engineering technologies, Pre-hospital emergency care
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
and publication design and hypermedia technology
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
.
The building houses an auditorium
Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
, as well as the offices of the Student Union (SUJAC) and the John Abbott College Faculty Association (JACFA). The Pedagogical Computer Centre (PCC) is located on the third floor of the building, home to labs with the necessary materials to conduct courses requiring student computer use.
The building is named after Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield
Wilder Penfield
Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, FRS was an American born Canadian neurosurgeon. During his life he was called "the greatest living Canadian"...
, a famous American born Canadian
Canadians of American origin
American-Canadians are people of Canadian citizenship who were born in the United States of America. They account for a significant portion of Canada's population. Canada and the United States share much culturally but are separate geopolitical entities in North America.According to the Canada 2006...
neurosurgeon.
Stewart Hall
Stewart Hall is home to a small number of classrooms, the college bookstore, the college cafeteria, as well as administrativeCentral Administration
Central administration is the leading or presiding body or group of people, and the highest administrative department who oversee all lower departments of an organization.-Education:...
offices and the college boardroom.
The building honours the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart, benefactors to Macdonald College.
Other buildings
Stewart East is connected to the eastern side of the Stewart Apartments, and is home to classrooms for the dental hygieneOral hygiene
Teeth cleaning is part of oral hygiene and involves the removal of dental plaque from teeth with the intention of preventing cavities , gingivitis, and periodontal disease. People routinely clean their own teeth by brushing and interdental cleaning, and dental hygienists can remove hardened...
program and the college’s own dental clinic.
Jones Building is located between the library and Hochelaga. While floor plans indicate that it was once possible to access the building from Hochelaga, it now must be accessed from the outside. It is home to the department of Geography and Geosciences.
The college is also planning on building a new, $50 million, Science & Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
building on campus, as well as beginning major renovations to most of the existing buildings http://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/public/3a6ce747-8d96-4668-becd-0c6ac17b644a/news/pressdoc.pdf.
The college is located within walking distance of the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, where several restaurants, bars and coffee shops cater to the student population.
Students
Composition
Approximately 6000 students are enrolled in the Day Division and about 2100 are in the Continuing Education Division. The college primarily serves the western end of the Montreal metropolitan area, although it also has students from other parts of Quebec, the rest of Canada and approximately one hundred international students (mostly from GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
).
Stewart Apartments
The Stewart Apartments are co-educational residences for full-time students attending John Abbott College. They are the only student residences in the Montreal area that are directly operated by a public English-language CEGEP.Student Union
The Student Union of John Abbott College (SUJAC) promotes and defends students' rights and interests. SUJAC is the official liaison between the students and the college, representing students on committees, organizing student events, and overseeing the allocation of certain student fees for the various clubs that operate throughout the college. SUJAC works on behalf of students and informs them on relevant issues and college matters. While every John Abbott College student is a member of the Student Union, SUJAC consists of the Executive and Congress.Student life
The college community offers a variety of extracurricular activities (see webpage). The college operates its own radio station, CSKY radio. This radio station gives students opportunity to explore the world of broadcasting. Also, the student newspaper, known as Bandersnatch, has been published biweekly since the college's establishment in 1971.Athletics
The Casgrain Sport Centre is the home to the John Abbott College Islanders and Lady Islanders who compete in basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, soccer, rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
and hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
.
Sports teams
John Abbott College has several sports teams named Islanders. The baseball team The Islanders finished second in the 2006 Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association's Northern Conference. The men's soccer team John Abbott College Islanders won semi-final in the 2000 provincial championship in overtime. The John Abbott Football team also boasted their best season in the CEGEP football league since winning the 2002 Bowl D'Or in 2007. Upsetting preseason favorite Andre-Grasset to clinch 2nd spot in their division. Their play was led by Selwyn House SchoolSelwyn House School
Selwyn House School is a private independent boys' school located in Westmount, Quebec. Boys can attend from Kindergarten through to Grade 11. The school was founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas...
graduates Samer Balagi and Phil Cutler, the Islanders regained much of their respect that had been lost in recent years throughout the CEGEP football leagues. There had been much speculation about folding the JAC football program following back to back 2-8 and 1-9 seasons in '05 & '06. However their recent success ensured that the program would remain around at least for the near future.
Media events
- John Abbott College students and twins Catherine and Isabelle Bourassa appeared in Playboy's March 1999 college edition.
- In the 8th season of The Amazing RaceThe Amazing RaceThe Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
, teams had to travel to the McGill portion of the campus to engage in the sport of curling at Glenfinnan Rink. - The movie Satan's School for Girls (2000) was shot at the college.
- A five minute scene was filmed on campus for the feature film Bon Cop, Bad CopBon Cop, Bad CopBon Cop, Bad Cop is a 2006 Canadian comedy-thriller buddy cop film about an Ontarian and a Québécois police officer who reluctantly join forces. The dialogue is a mixture of English and French...
(2006) near the Stewart Hall entrance, and inside the lobby of the Herzberg building. - Most of the interior and exterior shots of the high school in the movie The SecretThe Secret (2007 film)The Secret is a 2007 thriller, directed by Vincent Perez and a remake of Himitsu, a 1999 Japanese film produced by Yasuhiro Mase , written by Hiroshi Saitô and Directed by Yojiro Takita.-Plot:...
(2007), starring David DuchovnyDavid DuchovnyDavid William Duchovny is an American actor, writer and director. He has won Golden Globe awards for his work as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files and as Hank Moody on Californication.-Early life:...
, were filmed on campus. - The Spike series "Blue Mountain StateBlue Mountain StateBlue Mountain State is an American comedy series that premiered on Spike on January 11, 2010. The series producers include Chris Romano and Eric Falconer and is produced by Lionsgate Television...
" was filmed on campus. - The "Punisher Warzone" filmed some pyrotechnic stunts in the Britain Hall building.
- Big wolf on Campus, outside shots of the school
See also
- Higher education in QuebecHigher education in QuebecHigher education in Quebec differs from the education system of other provinces in Canada. Instead of entering university or college directly from high school, students in Quebec leave secondary school after Grade 11 , and enter post-secondary studies at the collegiate level, either in CEGEPs...
- List of universities in Quebec
- Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
- Canadian government scientific research organizationsCanadian government scientific research organizationsExpenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...
- Canadian university scientific research organizationsCanadian university scientific research organizationsExpenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
English-language CEGEP
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
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- ChamplainChamplain Regional CollegeChamplain Regional College was founded in 1971 and named in honour of Samuel de Champlain, the first governor of New France. The College offers post-secondary pre-university , technical and training programs to communities in three distinct regions of Quebec.-History:The college was named after...
- Dawson CollegeDawson CollegeDawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...
- Heritage CollegeHeritage College (Gatineau)Heritage College is a CEGEP located in the City of Gatineau. It is the only English-language college in western Quebec.-History:What began as an offshoot of the much larger Collège de l'Outaouais, with an initial enrollment of 7 students, evolved into an official campus and eventually a college...
- John Abbott College
- Marianopolis CollegeMarianopolis CollegeMarianopolis College is a private, subsidized CEGEP in Montreal nestled against the side of Mount Royal in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. It is one of the smallest anglophone colleges, with a student body of fewer than 2,000...
- Vanier CollegeVanier CollegeVanier College is an English-language public college located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public college system...