Burman University’s bid to join the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference has fell through.

ACAC Conference Council has rejected their application for a second time based on “scheduling limitations insisted by Burman University.”

A release was made public by Burman University, sharing their thoughts on the ruling.

“We were aware of the possible conflict between our religious beliefs and the current schedule of ACAC games,” says Ron Schafer, Athletics Director. 

“We proposed an alternate schedule that we believed was a reasonable compromise for everyone, but the members of ACAC did not agree.” 

“Students, faculty, staff, and community members enjoy watching our athletic teams play and compete against teams of the same caliber,” says Stacy Hunter, Vice President for Student Services. 

“With no other college athletic conferences in Alberta, we were determined to get our 5-time Alberta Colleges Athletic League (ACAL) champion men’s team, as well as our women’s team, into ACAC.” 

The scheduling limitations are a result of the Seventh-day Adventist University’s belief to keep Friday sundown to Saturday sundown as the Sabbath. 

Majority of games played in ACAC are scheduled for Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

Burman University's administration and athletics department will now consider what their next steps will be in light of the news.