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… Dr. MacLeod will meet with students in Dr. Mary McGillivray’s first year class, English 111:13, where he'll … Writing, and Atlantic Canada Studies at Saint Mary’s University. He lives in Dartmouth, …

Research X’cellence: Our StFX community levering expertise on today’s most pressing challenges. At StFX, innovative research and creative activity are benefiting our communities, addressing some of today’s most pressing challenges. Research X’cellence shines a spotlight on members of our inspiring educational community and the impact they’re making. (To see the full series, please click HERE .)...

Seven teams of first and second year Gerald Schwartz School of Business students combined business analysis with community impact Oct. 29, 2025 at the 4th Annual Schwartz International Business Case Competition hosted by Dr. Mark Fuller and the BSAD 353: Cases in International Business class. Over the course of the afternoon event, participants delivered eight minute case presentations followed by...

… Office Closure (November 17 - December 1, 2025) November 3, 2025 The People and Culture office on the 4th … will be closed from Monday, November 17, 2025 until at least Monday, December 1, 2025. …

On November 1, 2025, the Schwartz School of Business at St. Francis Xavier University hosted the finale of the inaugural Xaverian Stock Pitch Competition, a pioneering event aimed at providing students with invaluable real-world financial experience and industry exposure. Nick E. MacDonald (Pitch-Exxon Mobil) was the inaugural winner of the competition, receiving the $500 first prize. Finalists...

StFX Gerald Schwartz School of Business students Erica Cameron and Braelyn Spencer were named this year’s recipients of the Dr. Trudy Eagan Women in Business Award, and BeBe founder Tiffany Mackay French delivered the keynote address during the 2025 Dr. Trudy Eagan Speakers’ Series hosted Oct. 31 by the Schwartz Women in Business Society. The Dr. Trudy Eagan Women in Business Awards recognize two...

The Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) has awarded a 2022 CAUCE award to the StFX Distance Nursing Program for Internationally Educated Nurses for Credit programming over 48 hours category. “I believe the StFX Distance Nursing International Educated Nurses (IENs) courses are helping nurses fulfill their competency gaps set by nursing regulatory bodies, which in turn...

Major database changes as of August 12 2025 – CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO & other EBSCO databases affected As of Tuesday, August 12, 2025, there have been significant changes to the look and functionality of EBSCO databases. Affected databases include: · EBSCO eBook Collection · PsycINFO · SPORTDiscus · CINAHL · Business Source Complete · America: History & Life · PsycArticles · Historical...

On Giving Tuesday, money raised will help Kevin’s Corner Student Food Resource Centre at StFX Helping others

StFX computer science students Dylan Clark and John Kendall recently competed in the International Collegiate Programming Contest for the Northeast North American region. This competition is designed to challenge students on their problem-solving capabilities and their ability to implement their solution in code. The StFX team, named X-abytes, and coached by Dr. Milton King, placed 49th out of 96...

St. Francis Xavier University will honour one of Canada’s foremost editorial cartoonists during Fall Convocation 2025. Bruce MacKinnon will receive an honorary degree during the ceremony that takes place on Dec. 6, 2025. Mr. MacKinnon is a native of Antigonish, NS and he has studied at StFX, where he was a contributing cartoonist for the Xaverian Weekly student newspaper. Throughout his...

Research exploring how ladybugs cope with Nova Scotia’s warming winter climate has earned StFX master’s biology student Yaseen Ginnab a national scholarship. Mr. Ginnab, originally from Nashville, Tennessee, was awarded the Dr. Lloyd M. Dosdall Memorial Scholarship, a $1,500 prize from the Entomological Society of Canada recognizing high academic achievement and promising research in arthropod...

Research X’cellence: Our StFX community levering expertise on today’s most pressing challenges. At StFX, innovative research and creative activity are benefiting our communities, addressing some of today’s most pressing challenges. Research X’cellence shines a spotlight on members of our inspiring educational community and the impact they’re making. (To see the full series, please click HERE .) Dr...

ARTICLE IS AS APPEARS IN POST MEDIA, PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 29,2025 Atlantic Canada’s future depends on talent, from here and abroad   By Dr. Andrew Hakin, President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Francis Xavier University  With a federal budget to drive nation-building and competitiveness, Atlantic Canada’s universities stand ready to make every dollar count. In fact, every major nation-building initiative...

William Shakespeare is back in the news thanks to a new Oscar-tipped movie, Hamnet, and StFX English professor and Shakespearean expert Dr. Laura Estill appeared on CBC Radio’s Day 6 on November 29th to share her insights. A producer from Day 6, the weekly news magazine show hosted by Brett Bambury that offers a surprising take on topical issues, reached out to Dr. Estill, who also holds a Tier 2...

To the campus community, As we look forward to celebrating the X-Ring ceremony on Wednesday, December 3, we want to acknowledge the weather forecast and assure you that we are closely monitoring the evolving weather conditions. At this time, the X-Ring ceremony is proceeding as scheduled as are the associated Students’ Union events. Should any changes become necessary, StFX will communicate...

StFX student Devaughn Blackwood of Ottawa, ON received a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) USRA Black Scholar Award for a research project assessing NBA player performance, salary, and team success, looking at whether NBA players are overpaid or underpaid relative to their contribution. Fellow StFX student, Otito Ngaowu of London, ON, is the recipient of a Canadian...

To the campus community, The winter storm forecasted to affect the Antigonish area will bring mixed precipitation and higher winds through tonight (Tuesday, December 2) and into tomorrow (Wednesday, December 3). In anticipation of the poor weather conditions, StFX University will delay opening until 10:00 AM tomorrow morning, Wednesday, December 3. The delayed opening will provide adequate time...

A better understanding of northern landscapes and a changing climate was the goal of interactive training that happened at StFX Nov. 17-21 as the university’s FluxLab led by Dr. Dave Risk hosted members of the Aurora Research Institute (ARI) for methane detection and measurement training. Dr. Garfield Giff, manager, GIS Programs, and Celtie Ferguson, GIS technician, of ARI, the research division...

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