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The Student Experience and Opportunity Plan (draft) identifies the First Year student experience as a priority for the next five years. Building on the residence renewal that began in 2017, our hope is to enhance a culture that supports all students flourishing across five factors: ENGAGED LEARNING - ACADEMIC DETERMINATION - POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE - DIVERSE CITIZENSHIP - SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS In the...

StFX launches Impact X Summit, student entrepreneurs embrace the power of business to create change

"Every event we do, we do something for the community as part of it." ~ Maureen Duffy-Mason '78 When Maureen Duffy-Mason ’78 moved to Yarmouth, NS in 2013, she immediately reached out to the local alumni chapter president. "I sent him an email with the title ‘OLD alumni who is NEW to the area,'" she said with a chuckle. Maureen immediately got involved, and she is now the Yarmouth Chapter...

Please be advised that StFX University will delay opening until 10:00 AM with classes resuming at 11:30 AM today, Thursday, March 27, as cleanup crews work to make campus accessible. Essential services will remain open (Morrison Hall, security, snow removal). Online classes will continue as per schedule unless notified otherwise by the professor.

Five big reasons to fall in love with the StFX campus Legendary community spirit You are sure to feel it right away when you arrive on campus: a shared camaraderie. That’s the famous StFX school spirit, fostered by our warm and welcoming students, faculty, and staff, and our commitment to supporting and encouraging each other. Elegant, graceful architecture First impressions matter, and when you...

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an internationally recognized competition for thesis-based graduate students in which participants present their scholarly and creative activity and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less. The challenge is to present complex research in an accessible and compelling way with the assistance of one static slide.

Pjila'si, Bienvenue, Fáilte, Welcome! Antigonish/Nalikitquniejk is a diverse community with a vibrant culture shaped by the Mi'kmaq, African Nova Scotian, Acadian, Celtic, immigrant and newcomer people who call the area home. It's hard not to fall in love with this charming East Coast town which many call the "Highland Heart of Nova Scotia." Weaving rich traditions with global mindedness, there's...

Keely Ralf and Max McNeil (Advanced Major presentations)

The warm and supportive environment you need to challenge yourself. What do you need to set yourself up for success at university? Whatever comes to mind, StFX has it, right here on campus. You’ll settle in quickly, make friends easily, and enjoy the excitement of living independently. All while having access to services, amenities, and supports that you need to succeed. Welcome home!

Take Your Education out of the Classroom It’s one thing to learn all about complex societal issues from academic study. It’s another to immerse yourself in them first-hand. At StFX you will find a living-learning experience that will inspire and challenge you. You will have vast opportunities to explore your interests both inside and outside the classroom, locally and around the world.

The StFX Department of English welcomes guest lecturer, Dr. Timothy Bewes on "Novelistic Figurations of Climate Change: The Case of the Chronotope."

Student presentations on ISL experiences in Germany/Poland and Ecuador

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...

When it comes to thinking about mental health and wellness, students in Dr. Ann Fox’s human nutrition culminating course, ‘Effecting Change’ were challenged to think differently this year. Students were asked to look at how images communicate beyond what’s immediately visible and to take and contribute photographs that convey the relationship between mental health, visual experiences, and one’s...

Under a theme this year of “Connections-Kontakte,” the StFX German classes and the German Society came together March 21 to celebrate the 18th German Day at StFX. Myka Burke, Officer of Culture and Communication at the German Embassy in Ottawa, sent greetings via Teams. StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin and Department of Modern Languages chair Dr. Wojciech Tokarz also addressed the students and...

The StFX Department of English presents The Thought of the Novel and the Limits of Form: A Symposium on Timothy Bewes’ "Free Indirect".

A record number of poster presentations and an impressive evening of sharing ideas highlighted this year’s StFX Student Research Day held March 26th in Mulroney Hall, where visitors had opportunity to view over 100 poster presentations and to engage in conversation with the student researchers. Presentations showcased a wide array of student research on topics such as Indigenous rights to...