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… Wallace Family Internships provide students with a self-directed learning experience that … he and his business partner as, “just two guys offering quality lawn mowing.” Building … topsoil, aeration, liming, flower beds, gardens, pathways, and more. Positive …

… of Government June 19, 2023 The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney (left) and the Right … Honourable Justin Trudeau at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Atlantic Economic … McKenna; the Hon. Sean Fraser; master of ceremonies, Cynthia Dorrington; former Prime …

Momentum continued to build on day two of the inaugural Atlantic Economic Forum, hosted by StFX’s Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, a three-day forum focused on Atlantic economic development. The Hon. Lisa Raitt and the Hon. Anne McLellan, co-chairs of Coalition for a Better Future (CBF), closed out a full day of excellent sessions with an evening fireside chat and a discussion centred...

A forum at St. Francis Xavier University dedicated to continued economic development and growth in Atlantic Canada came to a close June 21 with a call to action. The inaugural Atlantic Economic Forum, hosted by StFX’s Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, ended with a clear message that Atlantic Canada has to take up a lot more space in the global conversation and it has to continue to think big...

… StFX graduated close to 1,000 students and honoured two individuals for their exemplary … in health promotion. Additionally, major honours during morning and afternoon ceremonies included the presentation of the …

A unique-in-Canada program offered at StFX that brings together students in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and the Human Nutrition Department continues to grow. StFX is now offering a five-year, two-degree option that provides an opportunity for students to study both business and nutrition—and to earn two degrees over five years while gaining integrated learning experiences. The program...

When the announcement came, it received a standing ovation and loud, long applause, a thunderous celebration to mark good news. A new institute at StFX targeted at promoting healthy populations in rural Nova Scotia has received a $15 million gift from Dr. Victor and Mona Dahdaleh, through the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation. It is the largest single private donation in StFX’s history. The gift will be...

It was an historic day for St. Francis Xavier University—and for health care in rural Nova Scotia—March 9 with the announcement that StFX will be receiving an investment of $37.4 million from the Government of Nova Scotia for its new Institute for Innovation in Health. This is the largest single investment in the university’s 170-year history. “This is wonderful news for our entire campus...

The corridors and spaces inside Mulroney Hall hummed with ideas, conversation, and energy March 23 as StFX students presented over 100 research posters and oral presentations, showcasing the impressive breadth and depth of their work, during the 20th annual Student Research Day at StFX. Research work spanned a wide variety of topics, from the impact of ocean temperature on snow crab catch along...

… Stay the Blazes Home: StFX sociologists earn honourable mention … minorities within the province, those coming from ‘away.’ And while we did not … Stay the Blazes Home: StFX sociologists earn honourable mention …

… BBA with Co-op Throughout my time at St. Francis Xavier University, I've discovered … Starting my co-op journey at ICI Medical Communications was a great experience and it … BBA with Co-op Throughout my time at St. Francis Xavier University, I've discovered …

… receive this bursary,” says Ms. LeBlanc, a St. Malachy’s Memorial High School graduate … He was a leader from an early age at St. Mary’s High School in Calgary, at StFX, on the … Nationally, Ms. LeBlanc competed this summer in the 2024 Canadian Rugby U19 …

An interest in Nova Scotia’s snow crab industry combined with a StFX undergraduate research course has resulted in StFX student Nick Levangie turning work he completed for a class project into a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal. Mr. Levangie of Bible Hill, NS, who graduated from StFX in May 2023 with a double major in aquatic resources and biology, has had his article published in the...

StFX X-Women basketball head coach Lee Anna Osei hasn’t let the pandemic slow her down. In fact, she established and founded the Black Canadian Coaches Association (BCCA), a newly formed not-for-profit organization committed to providing a platform for Black Canadians in sport. “I wanted some way of filling the voids for People of Colour in our sport community at the grassroots, collegiate, and...

Eight StFX students—recipients of the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership’s inaugural Xaverian Leaders Micro-Grants—are spending their summer working on initiatives designed to bring the Xaverian community together during a particularly isolating time. In all, the McKenna Centre awarded eight grants of $2,500 each to returning StFX students for projects that will help bring the community together...

Six StFX students will have the invaluable opportunity to work on projects this summer that will help provide innovative solutions to needs in their communities as recipients of the 2020 Wallace Family Internship. Thanks to the generous support of the Wallace Family Entrepreneurship Fund, StFX Extension Innovation and Enterprise Centre has awarded the 2020 Wallace Family Internships to two...

… It was a celebration of much good news on the StFX campus March 4 as it was announced … Coady Institute is leading a collaborative five-year project to strengthen gender equality … Coady Institute is leading a collaborative five-year project to strengthen gender equality …

A unique collection of art works created behind the barbed wire of a German Nazi concentration camp and extermination centre has received support from a group of StFX students. Earlier this year, 12 StFX students, accompanied by faculty leader and psychology professor Dr. Margo Watt, participated in an Immersion Service Learning experience to Germany and Poland, where among other places, they...

How do we imagine an energy transition? That was the question participants at a recent Energy Transition School, hosted by StFX’s Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership on Feb. 28-29, 2020, focused on over two days at the multi-session event directed by three scholars, Dr. Jeff Diamanti of the University of Amsterdam; Dr. Imre Szeman, University of Waterloo; and Dr. Jennifer Wenzel, Columbia...

… as a tour of the ship’s operations room and bridge, brought to life Canada’s … as a tour of the ship’s operations room and bridge, brought to life Canada’s …