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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...

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...

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Today, Friday, Feb. 11, we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022. This global day marks the accomplishments of women in science, recognizing the critical role women and girls play in science and technology. It also shines a spotlight on what still needs to be done. At St. Francis Xavier University, numerous female faculty and students are doing exceptional work. Here, we...

A group of StFX students is helping firsthand with the crisis in Afghanistan as they work to support an additional student refugee from Afghanistan to join the StFX family in September. The student-led StFX World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society, which has been active at StFX since 1985, is responding to a call to action from WUSC Ottawa to help with the crisis in Afghanistan by...

Gregory Linton and Madison Tennant, two StFX Schwartz School of Business students, have been recognized for excellence. Ms. Tennant and Mr. Linton are among nine recipients this year awarded the Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies, valued at $35,000. Recipients are selected by the Frank H. Sobey Awards Board of Trustees, comprised of Atlantic Canadian business and academic...

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...

A group of StFX students recently had the chance to become budding book historians as they carried out direct research during a new English course offered at StFX, publishing a booklet highlighting new acquisitions to the StFX Angus L. Macdonald Library Special Collections. Students in ENGL226: From Tablets to Tablets: Texts and Technologies, taught by Dr. Laura Estill, Canada Research Chair in...

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...

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...

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StFX Athletics inducted its 24th class into the StFX Sports Hall of Fame Thursday evening, Oct. 13th, at an induction ceremony held in the Schwartz auditorium. The Class of 2022 inductees includes three athletes: Fred Perry (basketball), Richard Karikari (football) and Ghislaine Landry (rugby), along with long-time basketball coach Peter ‘Doc’ Ryan as a builder, and the national champion 2010 StFX...

… StFX set to celebrate Spring Convocation 2022; will honour innovator … has been teaching core macroeconomic theory courses as well as courses on international …

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...

The ability to push themselves as individuals and as learners was just one of the benefits of spending the summer doing hands-on research work under the supervision of a StFX faculty member, says this year’s recipients of the University Council for Research (UCR) award. The UCR annually provides funding for several undergraduate student research awards. This year’s recipients are Brynn Webber...

“This is your moment.” That was the message StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin delivered to members of the incoming Class of 2022, who gathered in the University Chapel on September 18, clad in black academic robes, for the Xaverian Welcome ceremony. The ceremony is one of three important institutional occasions in the life of StFX, where all new students are invited to commit to a life of thought and...

… StFX Celebrates Class of 2023 on May 7th; Holds Special Convocation May 6 for … Discovery Award for Science & Innovation nomination. Dr. Mazerolle is also committed to … She has served on the Faculty Development Committee, Biology Department Curriculum …

The StFX Athletic Department honoured the athletic accomplishments of their varsity athletes this week at the Athletic Awards Gala held Tuesday evening, April 4, 2023, at the Charles V. Keating Centre. X-Women Hockey forward Maggy Burbidge was named the StFX Female Student-Athlete of the Year, while X-Men Basketball forward David Muenkat received StFX Male Student-Athlete of the Year honours. The...