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Messages of hope, of learning how to become a better ally, and the importance of our shared responsibility to move forward together towards a better future, all marked a powerful Truth and Reconciliation commemoration ceremony held September 29, 2023, in the Joyce Family Atrium at StFX. Shyanna Denny a third year political science student from Pictou Landing First Nation, told the large crowd...

One of Canada’s most powerful women and the Council President of Engineers Nova Scotia, Denise Pothier, was on campus Sept. 25, 2023 to a deliver a keynote address as a guest of the StFX Women in Engineering (WIE) Society. It was the first large event hosted by the WIE society, recently formed on campus. “We wanted to have something really meaningful. Ms. Pothier was the perfect candidate to kick...

The strong and longstanding relationship between Nova Scotia, StFX, and Scotland was again in evidence on Oct. 10, 2023, when Angus Robertson, MSP, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, visited campus for a reception and meet and greet hosted by StFX’s Celtic Studies Department and the Scottish Government Office in Canada. Cabinet Secretary Robertson was...

When the 2023 Atlantic and University Rowing Championships took place October 28 and 29th at Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS, StFX development studies professor Dr. Jonathan Langdon, on the water as a solo exhibition racer, laughs as he later recalls how his wife couldn’t believe all the people cheering him on. Members of the StFX Rowing team—students with whom he trained all fall—crowded the shore...

StFX student Oliver Storseth’s passion for creating inclusion for all, in sport and in society, was once again recognized nationally when he received the Rising Star Coach of the Year Award from Special Olympics Canada on Nov. 2, 2023. The award is presented annually to one of Canada’s outstanding coaches, who have volunteered with the organization for five years or less. Mr. Storseth says when he...

… the Charles V. Keating Centre on Dec. 2 as St. Francis Xavier University graduated nearly … by planning and running the first-ever Antigonish Brain Bee, a neuroscience … homes in Antigonish; and Vice Chair of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council Board of …

StFX alumna and former award winner Sarah Murphy delivers speakers’ series address Katia Beales-Salovitch and Elizabeth Kennedy, two fourth year Gerald Schwartz School of Business students, were recognized for their leadership, academic achievements, and outstanding engagement with their communities when they received the 2023-24 Dr. Trudy Eagan Women in Business Award during a ceremony held...

Academics from across the Maritimes working in Hispanic studies will converge on StFX this weekend as the Department of Modern Languages hosts the 2023 Annual Symposium of the Maritime Association of Hispanists (AHPA-Asociación de los Hispanistas de las Provincias del Atlántico) on November 17-18. AHPA is a regional organization composed of professors teaching Spanish and Latin American Studies...

With gorgeous pieces of fabric spread out on workstation tables and irons and measuring tapes in full use, the interior of KIKNU, StFX’s Indigenous Student Centre, hummed with fellowship and activity Nov. 22 and Nov. 23 as StFX Indigenous students gathered to make their very own ribbon skirts. It was part of a two-day ribbon skirt/shirt workshop hosted by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey in partnership with...

Education needs to grow with the world we’re in, so in 2019, the StFX Department of Adult Education created and launched a part-time, online Master of Education (M.Ed.) program with a Concentration in Adult Education and Health, which has now been transitioned into a Master of Adult Education (M.Ad.Ed) concentration offering. Participants have come through the doors in droves— nurses, occupational...

StFX Gerald Schwartz School of Business student Inka Mittler is the first recipient of the Social Entrepreneurship Fund. A collaboration with the StFX Discover Box and the Gerald Schwartz School of Business, this newly established fund supports burgeoning social entrepreneurial students who need modest start-up funds to bring their business plans to life. Initiated by StFX alumnus and entrepreneur...

ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA – St. Francis Xavier University celebrates an announcement made today by the federal government of $1.2 million in federal funding for StFX researchers to continue and enhance their important work. This funding will also allow students to participate and play an important role in research at StFX in years to come. StFX faculty were successful in receiving two Canada...

In June 2021, StFX modern languages professor Dr. Maria Soledad Paz-Mackay and her colleague Dr. Argelia González Hurtado (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) received a three-year Insight Development Grant for the project “ Rediscovering Rural Landscape and Visualizing Emerging Identities in 21st Century Argentinean and Mexican Cinema.” They recently returned from a research trip to Mexico City. As...

When Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation hosted its competitive Powwow, “Our Healing Journey,” last April at StFX’s Charles V. Keating Centre, not only was the event a resounding success, it provided a great opportunity for both StFX and Paqtnkek to learn from one another. Now, this coming together has been recognized with a major award from Destination Eastern and Northumberland Shores (DEANS) at its annual...

… Celebrating 40 years of impact with WUSC at StFX April 12, 2024 StFX WUSC Society co-presidents Chloe Oleksiuk … organized its inaugural conference March 29-30th, a two-day reflection of the … Celebrating 40 years of impact with WUSC at StFX April 12, 2024 StFX WUSC Society …

German culture was in the spotlight March 22 when the German courses and the German Society at StFX celebrated the 17th Annual German Day with a number of guest speakers and student presentations during a well-attended event. Guest speakers for the event included Myka Burke, the Cultural and Communication Officer from the German Embassy in Ottawa; as well as Elizabeth Yeo, StFX Vice-President...

Luke White, a third year student in StFX’s Gerald Schwartz School of Business, is one of eight students from across Atlantic Canada recognized for their outstanding achievements as the recipient of the prestigious $45,000 Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies. "We continue to be inspired by the talent, leadership and entrepreneurialism shining through students at Atlantic...

Visitors to Mulroney Hall on March 20th couldn't help but feeling impressed. Over 100 student research posters and presentations filled the building and about 80 StFX students exchanged ideas and information during StFX’s annual Student Research Day. Students from across academic departments participated in the annual showcase, with research topics ranging from the effects of music therapy for...

As mentioned in StFX’s Strategic Plan 2023-2028: Building Our university the way it is meant to be, “we are committed to identifying, preventing, and removing barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities and individuals who experience barriers to equal access within our living, learning, and working environment.” As such, St. Francis Xavier University will be leading and partnering on a...

StFX’s Dr. Donnelly Archibald, the successful applicant on a $1.322 million NSERC Alliance Missions grant, is working to gain a better understanding of the geology of rocks on a remote stretch of coast in southern Newfoundland where recent lithium discoveries, a mineral essential to global carbon-free energy technology, have stimulated new exploration efforts. Dr. Archibald, a lab instructor and...