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In November, St. Francis Xavier University’s Coady Institute celebrated a significant milestone for its Circle of Abundance – Amplifying Indigenous Women’s Leadership initiative. In a virtual event, Indigenous Program Lead Karri-Lynn Paul announced that the campaign surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal. During the event, attendees heard from program graduates, staff, and supporters. Paul also...

Be bold. Explore new things. Get involved. Challenge yourself. And take full advantage of the opportunity presented to you at St. Francis Xavier University. Those were the words of advice StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin had for members of the incoming freshmen class, first year students who gathered Oct. 17 to take part in the Xaverian Welcome Ceremony, where all new students are invited to commit...

“Remember this moment,” Michelle Sylliboy, an assistant professor at StFX and a descendant of Indian Residential School survivors, told the large crowd gathered on campus on September 30 for a remembrance ceremony marking the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. “Our shared history was never fully written about or talked about,” she said during a part of the ceremony held...

Masked and vaccinated, hundreds of students, faculty and staff joined on the grounds at the StFX Stadium to recognize that while positive change has happened concerning sexualized violence, much work is still needed to address a culture of sexual violence on university campuses. The annual Take Back the Night event was organized by the StFX Office of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response...

A fourth year StFX student is paying it forward—using proceeds from his small business to purchase an iconic X-Ring for a classmate who may not have the means to do so. Ben Boudreau of Antigonish, NS, who is completing a degree in human kinetics with a minor in sports management, started a small business called StFX Boxes over two years ago. He makes wooden boxes to safeguard, protect and store...

In a new study, a StFX aquatic resources professor is providing novel insight into where to focus research to optimize relevance to management within the growing field of movement ecology of aquatic animals. Dr. Jordan Matley is the lead author of the research paper, ‘ Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry,’ released today in the journal, Trends in Evolution and Ecology...

StFX biology professor Dr. Jantina Toxopeus wants to understand how insects overwinter, particularly under climate change, and has received almost $170,000 in research funding for the project, “Atlantic Canada Centre for the Biology of Insect Overwintering.” Dr. Toxopeus has received $67,879 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), as well...

As 12 StFX students got to work on October 19th making their own traditional Mi’kmaq hand drums during a workshop hosted at StFX, they learned how to craft the drum, and also about the spiritual, traditional and cultural importance on the Mi’kmaq drum, which represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth. The drum making workshop was led by members of Sipekne’katik Mi'kmaw Nation, Brian Knockwood, Colin...

To the campus community, We have recently been made aware of video footage circulating on social media that shows individuals climbing on top of an ambulance. The footage suggests that the individuals involved are StFX students and we have opened an investigation. The behaviours demonstrated within this video footage are shocking, disappointing, and totally unacceptable. Our frontline healthcare...

Understanding your own potential can help ignite both your own and the potential of others. Those were the words of advice StFX honorary degree recipient Dr. Minh Kauffman, an innovator in international educational exchange and community development for over 50 years, left with the StFX Class of 2022 during StFX Spring Convocation held May 8 as StFX awarded degrees and diplomas across all four...

Over a dozen StFX students spent their summer making a difference in health research. The students, recipients of the Scotia Scholar Undergraduate Research Award from Research Nova Scotia, investigated topics from food insecurity experienced by Nova Scotia refugees to the experiences of participants enrolled in controlled human infection model trails. Award recipients included Julia Shields, Anna...

St. Francis Xavier University will celebrate the Class of 2022 and will award an honorary degree to Minh Kauffman, an innovator in international educational exchange and community development whose contributions have spanned over 50 years, when it celebrates Spring Convocation 2022 on Sunday, May 8 with both morning and afternoon ceremonies. Several faculty members will also receive major honours...

Six members of the StFX Rowing team recently competed at the Canada Games, held in the Niagara region of Ontario. The Nova Scotian rowing team had its best-ever showing, earning five medals in competition and placing third overall. StFX students’ residency renders them eligible to represent Nova Scotia at the Canada Games; thus, Peter MacGregor (Thunder Bay, ON) and Jack Petrunick (St. Catharine’s...

One could feel the energy and excitement driving onto StFX campus on Friday, Sept. 2 as StFX officially welcomed the Class of 2026. Over 1,000 first year students are arriving on campus for Welcome Days 2022, spread over two days again this year, with new students arriving at designated times on Friday, September 2nd and Saturday, September 3rd. Music played, pink-shirted members of the popular...

From discussions and research sharing on topics ranging from Wellness Courts to the high prevalence of human sex trafficking victims in Nova Scotia, participants at the annual Forensic Psychology Day @ X, held March 18 in StFX’s MacKay Room, Bloomfield Centre, had opportunity to participate in interesting, relevant, daylong discussions and to learn about the range of topics in forensic psychology...

On two consecutive Sundays in March, the StFX Art Department welcomed groups of a dozen staff, faculty, students and community members, who, using dozens of fresh local eggs, were introduced to the ancient Ukrainian art of pysanky, or egg-decorating. The beginner workshops were held to raise money to support refugees and citizens affected by the invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24...

Health research by undergraduate students continues to impress at the StFX Rankin School of Nursing as this spring all five nursing honours students received generous grants for their research projects. “Their work is an excellent example of innovations in health studies research at the undergraduate level,” says Rankin School professor Dr. Elizabeth McGibbon. “Students have the opportunity to...

Amongst juggling her studies as a fourth year honours accounting student, her duties as a StFX residence student leader, and running ‘ Sammy’s Sweets,’ Gerald Schwartz School of Business student Sammy Johnson took on a new challenge this past year—competing to be Canada’s best cake baker. Ms. Johnson of Hammonds Plains, NS was a featured competitor on the new CTV series Cross Country Cake Off...

Jillian Hayden, a fourth year student in StFX’s Gerald Schwartz School of Business, is a finalist for the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University. The scholarships—the result of a landmark $200 million gift in 2019 by John and Marcy McCall MacBain, the second-largest single donation in Canadian history—are designed to encourage purposeful leadership and enable students...

StFX music professor Adrean Farrugia, a JUNO award-winning pianist and composer who has been called one of Canada’s most distinct voices on the piano, has been nominated for another JUNO award. Prof. Farrugia is nominated for a JUNO award in Jazz Album of the Year: Solo category as a performer on the Ernesto Cervini recording ‘Joy.’ The JUNOs, which recognize the best in Canadian music, will be...