Senate

The Senate is established by the Board of Governors with responsibility for the academic policy and programs of the University. The responsibilities of Senate are set out in the University By-laws.

The Senate composition includes:

32 Faculty members
12 University Administrators:
President
Academic Vice President & Provost
Vice President Finance & Administration
Head of Student Services
Director of Coady Institute
Associate Vice President Research
Deans of Science, Arts, Business and Education
University Librarian
University Registrar
6 students
The immediate past chair of Senate
A librarian

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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