MSVU celebrates fall 2024 graduates, honorary degree recipient
Posted: 20 October 2024
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Mount Saint Vincent University celebrated more than 440 graduates from 14 countries during its spring convocation ceremonies on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Students crossed the stage from arts, science, education, and professional programs to accept…
Meet valedictorian Tien Pham
Posted: 17 October 2024
Public Relations | Announcements
Vinh Tien Pham (“Tien”) began his degree in Public Relations in 2020 from his home in Vietnam. That wasn’t his plan; his aim had been to attend MSVU in person. But with pandemic lock-downs in…
Meet valedictorian Christina Flemming
Posted: 17 October 2024
Education | Announcements
Christina Flemming is an artful educator, writer, and community builder who seeks to widen perspectives. This fall, she is graduating with her PhD in Educational Studies. In her scholarly work, Christina takes an arts-informed approach…
MSVU Art Gallery Director Melanie Colosimo’s work to be featured at Nocturne this year
Posted: 16 October 2024
Uncategorized | Announcements
Are you heading to Nocturne, Halifax’s annual Art-at-Night public art festival this weekend? This year, our very own MSVU Art Gallery Director Melanie Colosimo will be featured at Nocturne with her submission Road to Nowhere…
From Paws to People: MSVU Psychology researcher explores animal and human learning and behaviour
Posted: 15 October 2024
Education | Experiential learning
Dr. Catherine Reeve is bringing a unique blend of experience and education in human and animal behaviour to Dr. Conor Barker’s lab at Mount Saint Vincent University as a new post-doc in Psychology. “Dr. Reeve…
We share the sky: A successful solar eyeglasses campaign!
Posted: 10 October 2024
Education | Community engagement
In April of 2024, the Faculty of Education, including first-year Bachelor of Education students, hosted an eclipse viewing party to celebrate the North American total solar eclipse. Solar eclipse glasses were given out to the…
MSVU Board of Governors welcomes new members
Posted: 10 October 2024
Uncategorized | Announcements
The Mount Saint Vincent University Board of Governors recently welcomed several new members at its first meeting of the academic year. The following members are new to the Board since last fall: Community-at-large representative Derrick Dempster Faculty…
Sable Island adventures: Biology student Alyssa Rose’s unforgettable summer
Posted: 8 October 2024
Biology | Experiential learning
How did you spend your summer? MSVU student Alyssa Rose had a once-in-a-lifetime summer as a Visitor Experience Assistant for Sable Island National Park Reserve. Sable Island is a thin crescent of shifting sand located…
Celebrating 45 years of co-op excellence
Posted: 3 October 2024
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Did you know that MSVU is home to the longest-standing accredited co-op program among Nova Scotia universities? This year, that program turns 45! Since 1979, the MSVU co-op team has connected thousands of students with…
Reflect, Learn, Act: Marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Posted: 26 September 2024
Uncategorized | Announcements
To the MSVU community, Monday, September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It’s a day to honour the children who never returned home from residential school, as well as Survivors…