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Posted: 9 April 2013
Halifax – The Mount community, donors and honourees gathered today to celebrate the over $12 million raised by Project TWENTY12 to build the new Margaret Norrie McCain Centre for Teaching, Learning and Research. The McCain…
Posted: 5 April 2013
Bill Kidney returned to the classroom to discover new possibilities Bill Kidney, currently completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in mathematics, wasn’t always a numbers guy. With 12 years in the telecommunications industry as…
Posted: 28 March 2013
New building only one on a Canadian university campus dedicated throughout to honouring women Halifax, NS – Community champion Ruth Goldbloom, OC, ONS, poet and songwriter Rita Joe, PC, CM, and Daurene Lewis, CM, accomplished…
Posted: 27 March 2013
The following excerpt has been taken from ‘A View from the Mount’, the blog of Mount Saint Vincent University President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin. Consider this: more than one-third of Aboriginal people of high…
Posted: 27 March 2013
Dr. Franz-Odendaal uncovering satisfying, well-paid careers for young women in sciences and engineering. Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal is aware of the stats. She knows the challenges that lay in front of her and other women who…
Posted: 26 March 2013
A. Garnet Brown awards celebrate achievement at the Mount All of the glamour of the Oscars with the comfort of a family dinner: the A. Garnet Brown Student Awards Night is one of the…
Posted: 25 March 2013
Amanda Redmond’s local hijab business goes global Vibrant colours. Delicate beading. Patterns. Sparkles. Lace. All of these things were thought to be missing from the Halifax hijab scene by Mount student Amanda Redmond. Worn for…
Posted: 13 March 2013
The President’s Prize is a special award donated by the University President that is given to members of the May and October graduating classes whose energy, generosity and commitment have enriched the University during their…
Posted: 11 March 2013
“I think the Aboriginal Student Center will give everyone a little piece of home.” – Jenna Marr, Public Relations Student. “We ask the Great Spirit to honour us with a great day,” said Dr.…
Posted: 8 March 2013
The following excerpt has been taken from ‘A View from the Mount’, the blog of Mount Saint Vincent University President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin. As we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, March 8,…