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'''Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute''' ('''CPI'''), more commonly known as ''' | '''Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute''' ('''CPI'''), more commonly known as '''Canan Tech''', officially '''Canandaigua Polytechnic Institute and Haudenosaunee National University''', is a public polytechnic university in Canandaigua, New York. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Early years ( | === Early years (1874–1900) === | ||
Cana Tech was founded in 1874 as '''Kanandarque College''' after [[Seneca University|Seneca Polytechnic and Iroquois Confederacy University]], the main university for the Haudenosaunee, became private in 1872 due to government threats. It originally consisted of three academic faculties: arts, engineering, and natural sciences. Its | Cana Tech was founded in 1874 as '''Kanandarque College''' after [[Seneca University|Seneca Polytechnic and Iroquois Confederacy University]], the main university for the Haudenosaunee, became private in 1872 due to government threats. It originally consisted of three academic faculties: arts, engineering, and natural sciences. Its inaugural class would consist of ~500 undergraduates. | ||
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 commissioned officers at a higher rate than public schools, while being more expensive. | |||
=== | === Polytechnic beginnings (1901–1919) === | ||
In | In 1901, the United States Congress passed a resolution to defund the school federally and shrink its campus, however, the Iroquois Grand Council fought back and doubled its commitment to the institution and changed its name to the, '''Canandaigua Institute of Sciences and Technology'''. Later in 1905, the United States starting funding it once again. | ||
In 1994, Cana Tech would create the Faculty of Technology and Innovation for undergrad and | Canan Tech would become a centerpiece for paleontological research and military training for the Haudenosaunee people. | ||
In 1914, the [[Canadaigua Tech Corps of Cadets|Corps of Cadets]] would be called for active service under the [[Iroquois Crown Military Act]], in which the Haudenosaunee would send soldiers to fight for the Canadian military as a symbol of peace between both nations. | |||
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'''. | |||
=== 1919–1998 === | |||
In 1947, the university would be renamed to '''Canadaigua 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. | |||
== Academics == | == Academics == | ||
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* Faculty of Arts and Music (1874) | * Faculty of Arts and Music (1874) | ||
* Faculty of Commerce ( | * Faculty of Commerce (1884) | ||
* Faculty of Education ( | * Faculty of Education (1880) | ||
* Faculty of Engineering Sciences ( | * Faculty of Engineering Sciences (1901) | ||
* Faculty of Graduate Studies ( | * Faculty of Graduate Studies (1919) | ||
* Faculty of Humanities (1884) | * Faculty of Humanities (1884) | ||
* Military College of the Iroquois (1900) | * Military College of the Iroquois (1900) | ||