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The month of February marks the annual celebration of African Heritage Month and the StFX Black Student Advising Office is excited to celebrate with a number of events all month long. The provincial theme for African Heritage Month this year is ‘Our Smiles, Our Joy, Our Resilience as African Nova Scotians.’ “For this month at StFX, we want to showcase the smiles, joys, and resilience of people of...

Editor’s Note: As we celebrate African Heritage Month in February, we’re proud to spotlight some of our own people, Black culture, contributions, and history. Here, we meet Islam Ahmed, a third year StFX public policy and governance student, who is Sudanese and grew up in Qatar. Mr. Ahmed is very involved in the campus community, serving as a Black Student Peer Mentor, as the Students’ Union...

Campus cleanup crews continue to work diligently to clear snow, making campus accessible and safe to reopen. As of this late this afternoon, while much progress has been made, there is still much more snow removal that must occur before the university can resume full operations. StFX University will remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday, February 6, for cleanup crews to continue their work. Essential...

The second annual Antigonish Brain Bee is coming to StFX on Monday March 4, 2024, and organizers are inviting all interested students in Grades 9-12 in northeastern Nova Scotia to register. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition and fun day of learning activities for high school students, including a chance to meet real neuroscientists, says StFX psychology professor and neuroscientist Dr...

Celebrating African Heritage Month

Networking, learning—and a first place award—highlighted the 2024 Atlantic Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy Conference (AUPAC) for a delegation of StFX physics students who were well represented at the event. In all, 15 students attended, eight presented, and one won first prize in the Students’ Choice Award at the conference held at Mount Allison University Feb. 2-4. Keely Ralf, a third year...

StFX’s Dr. Katie Aubrecht has been named a 2024 delegate to Science Meets Parliament, a non-advocacy program that offers scientists working in Canada an opportunity to learn about the parliamentary process and political decision making. The program helps researchers build skills to communicate the value of science to policy and to become familiar with policy making, and it helps parliamentarians...

Due to accumulation and blowing snow conditions on campus, please be advised that StFX University will delay opening until 11:30 AM today, Thursday, February 15. Essential services will remain open (Morrison Hall, security, snow removal). Online classes will continue as per schedule unless notified otherwise by the professor.

… who came to StFX from The Bahamas for the Accelerated Nursing program at StFX’s Rankin … from StFX’s Rankin School of Nursing’s Accelerated Nursing program. “Meeting people …

To the campus community, It is with great sadness that I share the passing of a true Xaverian, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18 th Prime Minister and a member of the StFX Class of 1959. Mr. Mulroney was a remarkable individual, a visionary and a true champion for St. Francis Xavier University. He cared deeply for StFX, and his commitment to our faculty, staff and our students was...

“It’s All Right”—and then some—for StFX music professor Jessica Lalonde who has a very cool gig coming up. Ms. Lalonde has been invited to perform as a guest vocalist with world-renowned concert pianist Lang Lang and the Ontario Philharmonic when Lang Lang’s global Disney Tour makes its Canadian debut March 31st in Toronto at Meridian Hall, the largest hall of its kind in Canada. Lang Lang is...

… Dave Risk.  Ms. Whiting, supervised by Dr. Dan Robinson, presented her research work around …

An unprecedented number of seven StFX English students presented research papers and original poetry at the Annual Atlantic Undergraduate English Conference (AAUEC) held March 23-24th at the Université de Moncton, while an eighth student joined the delegation as a professional development opportunity. “StFX's English Department requested an extra spot to accommodate for the strong paper...

StFX Rankin School of Nursing professor Dr. Britney Benoit is one of 12 early career researchers from across the country who have been awarded the first Health System Impact Embedded Early Career Researcher Awards with the support of $9.6 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and partners. Through this award, Dr. Benoit, in partnership with Nova Scotia Health...

Jessica Gaudette, a graduating applied forensic psychology honours student, has won the cost of her X-Ring thanks to her participation in an annual survey for senior students that gauges student satisfaction and experience. All those who participate are eligible for a prize draw to win the cost of their X-Ring. The survey is administered by the Academic Vice-President and Provost’s office and the...

The library will be closed on Friday, May 10th for a planned power outage to upgrade our electrical systems. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. For research assistance, you can get started on your own by consulting your course or program Subject Guide, or scroll through our Knowledge Base for FAQ's, tips and how-to's. You can also set up an appointment with your departmental liaison...

The 2024 Spring Convocation list has been posted! Congratulations to all of our graduates and their supporters.

Dr. Erin Austen, a StFX psychology professor and department chair, is the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level. The 3M National Teaching Fellows embody the highest ideals of teaching excellence and scholarship with a commitment to encourage and support the educational...

Digital Nova Scotia (DNS) has partnered with St. Francis Xavier University to develop and deliver a new microcredential program that will equip professionals across various industries in Nova Scotia with essential skills in using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for their work. The Practical AI Utilization Microcredential program is generously funded through the Department of Labour, Skills &...

A StFX student, Lauren Seamone, is the winner of this year’s Atlantic Canada Undergraduate Poetry Competition. Ms. Seamone, who has since graduated from StFX with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, was recognized for her poem “Gaza is on fire and I’m reading a science fiction novel in the library.” Her winning poem will be published in The Antigonish Review, one of the oldest continuing...