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Two days before International Women’s Day, a special multigenerational moment between Mi’kmaq women took place at StFX. At an event to celebrate the awarding of two St. Martha Indigenous Mi’kmaw Education and Nursing Scholarships, a Bachelor of Education student had the chance to meet and converse with the honouree of her award. The scholarships were introduced by the Sisters of St. Martha in 2022...

The StFX Engineering Society recently won the first ever Atlantic Tournament, hosted by the Atlantic Council of Engineering Students (ACES), competing against all other Atlantic universities, including some schools that are 16 times its size. The tournament was a social media-based competition with a series of fun but competitive tasks, including a mannequin challenge video seeking student and...

Please join us on Sunday, March 3, for a free bowl of soup. This event can be used an opportunity to get out with your family or friends to enjoy some social time, at no cost to you. Everyone is welcome to the table. 12pm-1pm, Community Room, Antigonish Farmer's Market Association (the middle door just around the corner from the Antigonish Community Fridge)

In June 2021, StFX modern languages professor Dr. Maria Soledad Paz-Mackay and her colleague Dr. Argelia González Hurtado (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) received a three-year Insight Development Grant for the project “ Rediscovering Rural Landscape and Visualizing Emerging Identities in 21st Century Argentinean and Mexican Cinema.” They recently returned from a research trip to Mexico City. As...

When Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation hosted its competitive Powwow, “Our Healing Journey,” last April at StFX’s Charles V. Keating Centre, not only was the event a resounding success, it provided a great opportunity for both StFX and Paqtnkek to learn from one another. Now, this coming together has been recognized with a major award from Destination Eastern and Northumberland Shores (DEANS) at its annual...

The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society at StFX recently marked an important milestone—40 years on campus and 40 years changing lives for the better. To celebrate, StFX’s WUSC Society organized its inaugural conference March 29-30th, a two-day reflection of the transformative power of education and empowerment. The event also raised around $3,000 for student refugees. “It was a great...

German culture was in the spotlight March 22 when the German courses and the German Society at StFX celebrated the 17th Annual German Day with a number of guest speakers and student presentations during a well-attended event. Guest speakers for the event included Myka Burke, the Cultural and Communication Officer from the German Embassy in Ottawa; as well as Elizabeth Yeo, StFX Vice-President...

Luke White, a third year student in StFX’s Gerald Schwartz School of Business, is one of eight students from across Atlantic Canada recognized for their outstanding achievements as the recipient of the prestigious $45,000 Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies. "We continue to be inspired by the talent, leadership and entrepreneurialism shining through students at Atlantic...

Visitors to Mulroney Hall on March 20th couldn't help but feeling impressed. Over 100 student research posters and presentations filled the building and about 80 StFX students exchanged ideas and information during StFX’s annual Student Research Day. Students from across academic departments participated in the annual showcase, with research topics ranging from the effects of music therapy for...

When I joined Co-op at StFX, I had no idea what to expect. I had talked to a few industry professionals in high school, and when I told them I was going into business, many of them told me that I should join the co-op program if I had the chance. They explained to me that the companies they work for prefer to hire people who have done internships or co-ops with them because it acts as a trial to...

Before I ever set foot at St. FX, everyone asked me the same question: “What do you want to do when you’re older?” Although this seems like one of the easiest questions to answer, it’s actually one of the hardest, due to the disconnect between theory in the classroom and application in the real world. I firmly believe the St. FX Co-op Program bridges this gap by providing meaningful, paid exposure...

A StFX biology professor has found encouraging news on the recovery of intertidal mussel stands three years after the severe 2021 heatwave in British Columbia. Dr. Ricardo Scrosati conducted surveys in the Vancouver region in June 2024 where an intense heatwave in summer 2021 affected the Pacific Northwest region of Canada and the United States. The heat wave caused the mass mortality of billions...

The StFX Co-op Program was instrumental in helping me choose my career path. Throughout the first two years of my business degree, I was set on one company and career direction. Fast forward to my third year at university, where I had the opportunity to complete an 8-month paid work term with this company. I quickly discovered that this was not the career path I wanted. This experience was...

Academic Day is an opportunity to get familiar with your program, your classrooms, and key info for your transition to university life.

WELCOME TO STFX! The StFX campus is bustling with energy as nearly 1,000 first year students started to arrive today to start their Xaverian journey. It’s a particularly exciting time on campus as students arrive to begin the new school year. International students arrived early on Thursday, Aug. 29th for a day of welcome activities to help them get set up and familiar with campus and the...

Why can't you just Google it, anyway? (Hint: it's complicated) Find the answer to this and many more questions related to using the Angus L. Macdonald library for research and citation help by registering for one of our regularly-scheduled information literacy workshops, brought to you by Instructional Services Librarian Samantha Read. Workshops begin Monday, September 9th and are offered...

Dr. Laura Estill, a StFX English professor and Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities, has been appointed to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, an honour recognizing her outstanding work. The seven-year appointment celebrates exceptional accomplishment and an emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership, with members receiving their PhDs...

Come learn about local crisis response infrastructure, resources and protocols.

Student Employment Opportunity Angus L. Macdonald Library $16.20 an hour for 5 hours per week (October-April) Student Library Ambassadors Student Library Ambassadors are students who are (or will become) library advocates. Their mission is to increase student familiarity and usage of our library. As an ambassador, you’ll learn how to leverage the resources, spaces, and services of the library to...

Free mindfulness drop-in every Tuesday