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Academic X’cellence: Sharing stories from our inspiring StFX community It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with StFX that our campus is filled with highly engaged students, educators, researchers, and leaders. Academic X’cellence shines a spotlight on members of our educational community to find out more about their unique experiences—both inside and outside of the classroom. (To see...

Nadia Hussaini, a fourth year management and leadership student in StFX's Gerald Schwartz School of Business, has been awarded the 2025 Social Entrepreneurship Fund, an initiative that provides promising social entrepreneurs with financial support and mentorship to help bring their impactful business ideas to life. This newly established fund, a collaboration between the StFX Discover Box and the...

ANTIGONISH, NS --- The StFX Athletic Department honoured the athletic accomplishments of their varsity student-athletes this week at the Athletic Awards Gala held Wednesday evening at the StFX Keating Centre. X-Women Cross Country/Track runner Eileen Benoit was named the StFX Female Student-Athlete of the Year, while X-Men Basketball guard D.J. Jackson received the StFX Male Student-Athlete of the...

The Michael Steinitz Legacy Fund will be established to support the Otto and Else Steinitz Performing Arts Series and an Annual Robert Steinitz Lecture in the StFX Physics Department St. Francis Xavier University is pleased to announce that alumna Joy Romero ‘77 and her husband Diego are contributing $250,000 to establish an endowment in honour of Dr. Michael Steinitz to support two subjects very...

Today, we join leaders of all faiths in mourning the loss of His Holiness, Pope Francis, the spiritual shepherd to over a billion Catholics around the world. Pope Francis left an indelible mark not only on the Catholic Church, but on the global community. His message was universal, reminding people of all denominations that to lead is to serve, and that the heart of our shared humanity lies in...

… StFX Spring Convocation 2025 April 17, 2025 St. Francis Xavier University will honour Dr. … and highly accomplished athletes and public figures; Dr. Michael Higgins, a StFX … Research Award will be bestowed upon BASc in Health professor Dr. Arlinda Ruco. Dr. Ruco and …

StFX graduate student Enoch Abotsi won both the first place and the people’s choice award while fellow grad student Patrick Bowen finished in second place as StFX hosted its second Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) event on March 25th. The internationally recognized competition for thesis-based graduate students sees participants present their scholarly and creative activity and its wider impact in three...

… Seamus O'Reagan, Member of Parliament for St. John's South - Mount Pearl; and moderator Dr. … featuring StFX faculty and alumni, is a great representation of how a small, …

Four StFX students, Mikaela Williams, Noal Labelle, Emily Raftus-Quilty and Mitchiko Daquiz, have been recognized for their talent and promise in the fine arts, each receiving the 2025 StFX Angus F. Macgillivray Art Bursary. The $1,000 annual bursaries, named in honour of the late Angus F. Macgillivray, an exceptional artist, teacher and StFX fine arts department faculty member, recognize...

Academic X’cellence: Sharing stories from our inspiring StFX community It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with StFX that our campus is filled with highly engaged students, educators, researchers, and leaders. Academic X’cellence shines a spotlight on members of our educational community to find out more about their unique experiences—both inside and outside of the classroom. (To see...

Sat May 3, 2:00 PM We are aware that there is an unexpected power outage across parts of Antigonish Town and County. The current restoration estimate from Nova Scotia Power is 3pm. Convocation events are proceeding as planned unless otherwise notified.

CAMPUS POWER UPDATE – Tuesday, April 29, 5:00 PM Please be advised that power has been restored to the majority, but not all, of the buildings on campus. In particular, full power has been restored to Angus L. Macdonald Library Morrison Hall These buildings are ready to resume normal operations as of 5:00 PM this evening, Tuesday, April 29. If there are questions about returning to work, employees...

Academic X’cellence: Sharing stories from our inspiring StFX community It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with StFX that our campus is filled with highly engaged students, educators, researchers, and leaders. Academic X’cellence shines a spotlight on members of our educational community to find out more about their unique experiences—both inside and outside of the classroom. (To see...

Please be advised that full power has been restored to the following buildings: Coady Institute Schwartz School of Business These buildings will resume normal operations as of 6:00 am Friday, May 2, 2025. Facilities Management is continuing efforts to retore full power to the following buildings, which remain on emergency power: StFX Chapel Bishops Hall PLANNED POWER SHUTDOWN – MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025...

PLANNED POWER SHUTDOWN – MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 Please note that a planned power maintenance shutdown to address critical repairs is scheduled for Monday, May 5, 2025. This shutdown will affect the buildings listed below. These buildings will be on emergency power from 6:00 a.m. to approximately 6:00 p.m. while repairs are completed: A.L. Macdonald Library – closed for the day Morrison Hall – partial...

Emma Williams, a newly minted StFX Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate from Breadalbane, NB, has won the cost of her X-Ring. Ms. Williams won the prize by participating in an annual StFX survey for senior students that gauges student satisfaction and experience. The survey is administered by the Academic Vice-President and Provost’s office and the Office of Institutional Analysis. It collects...

… forward.”    Dr. Arlinda Ruco, Department of Health, received the President's Research Award … Catholic Thought at the University of St. Michael’s College; Dr. Peter Nicholson, a renowned public intellectual and central force in …

Multiple StFX researchers are among leading scholars from across the country to contribute to a new book that examines how teacher leadership is reshaping Canadian education and influencing policy and practice. The recently published e-book Research in Teacher Leadership in Canada: Transformative and Contextualized Agency, presenting research that highlights the transformative and contextualized...

In 1979, Sue MacPherson made her way to StFX from Châteauguay, Quebec. “I worked for a year after high school, and during that time, I went to visit a friend who was attending StFX for Homecoming. I had such a wonderful time that I ended up saving my money and enrolled at X the following year,” said Sue. In her third year, Sue met Bernadette Jordan when they were both living at TNT residence. “I’m...

The path that led Dr. Heather O’Grady ‘17 to her current role leading community-based health research in Ontario’s Niagara Region was one she never could have predicted. Born in Burlington, ON, Heather followed in the footsteps of her parents (both of whom are StFX B.Ed. graduates) and moved to the east coast in 2013 to pursue her undergraduate studies at St. Francis Xavier University. As a human...