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| name = Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute and Haudenosaunee National University | | name = Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute and Haudenosaunee National University | ||
| native_name = ''École Polytechnique de Canandaigua et Université Nationale Haudenosaunee'' (French) | |||
| native_name_lang = Fr | |||
| image = CPI Seal.png | | image = CPI Seal.png | ||
| image_size = 200px | | image_size = 200px | ||
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The college would grow rapidly, enrolling over 5,000 students, and by 1884 it would add two new faculties, Commerce and Humanities. | The college would grow rapidly, enrolling over 5,000 students, and by 1884 it would add two new faculties, Commerce and Humanities. | ||
The turn of the century saw the relocation of the primary Iroquois officer training centre to Kanandarque with the newly established Military College of the Iroquois located directly across the street from the main campus. This move was to remove dependency on Seneca University, who still held an active [[Seneca Corps of Cadets|Corps of Cadets]] and | The turn of the century saw the relocation of the primary Iroquois officer training centre to Kanandarque with the newly established Military College of the Iroquois located directly across the street from the main campus. This move was to remove dependency on Seneca University, who still held an active [[Seneca Corps of Cadets|Corps of Cadets]] and was the ''de facto'' military college of the Iroquois, while being more expensive. | ||
=== Polytechnic beginnings (1901–1919) === | === Polytechnic beginnings (1901–1919) === | ||
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In 1919, Cana Tech would add another faculty, Graduate Studies, allowing the college to award graduate degrees and become a part of the [[University of the Haudenosaunee system]], and became the '''University of the Haudenosaunee — Canandaigua'''. | In 1919, Cana Tech would add another faculty, Graduate Studies, allowing the college to award graduate degrees and become a part of the [[University of the Haudenosaunee system]], and became the '''University of the Haudenosaunee — Canandaigua'''. | ||
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In 1947, the university would be renamed to ''' | At the beginning of the roaring twenties, Canan Tech lost its title as the "Military College of the Iroquois," as the government moved the nation's military college to Oswego, closer to the capital and farther from the Seneca Nation. | ||
In 1947, the university would be renamed to '''Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute and Haudenosaunee National University'''. | |||
In 1994, Cana Tech would create the Faculty of Technology and Innovation for undergrad and postgrad students to study computing and computers. It would quickly become one of the leading computing faculties in the world. By 1998, Cana Tech would be compared to the Ivy League, and even invited to join it in 1996. | In 1994, Cana Tech would create the Faculty of Technology and Innovation for undergrad and postgrad students to study computing and computers. It would quickly become one of the leading computing faculties in the world. By 1998, Cana Tech would be compared to the Ivy League, and even invited to join it in 1996. | ||
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* Faculty of Graduate Studies (1919) | * Faculty of Graduate Studies (1919) | ||
* Faculty of Humanities (1884) | * Faculty of Humanities (1884) | ||
* Military | * Faculty of Leadership and Military Tactics (1900) | ||
* Faculty of Natural Sciences (1874) | * Faculty of Natural Sciences (1874) | ||
* Faculty of Science (1901) | * Faculty of Science (1901) | ||
* Faculty of Technology and Innovation (1994) | * Faculty of Technology and Innovation (1994) | ||