Rick Hansen, Mandy Rennehan and Gloria Ann Wesley to receive honorary degrees from the Mount
Posted: 15 April 2019
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Mount Saint Vincent University will recognize the achievements of several hundred students during spring convocation ceremonies on May 16 and 17, 2019. Graduates will be joined by three honorary degree recipients, including a Canadian icon…
Marking 25 years since the Rwandan genocide – Mount student recalls her profound encounter with Retired Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire
Posted: 11 April 2019
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“I believe that inner strength comes not only from the will of the heart, but also from the will of the mind.” –– student Fammy Uwantege Arriving to an empty apartment in Halifax, Nova Scotia…
MSVU Alzheimer’s disease researcher receives new federal funding
Posted: 10 April 2019
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Mount Saint Vincent University Chemistry and Physics Professor Dr. Ian Pottie is among the 251 researchers at 43 universities whose research is being supported through new John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) awards from the…
The Mount marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month and introduces revised Policy Against Sexual Assault
Posted: 2 April 2019
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The Mount Saint Vincent University community marked the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April) with an event held yesterday in the McCain Centre Atrium. The event focused on the devastating impacts of sexual assault,…
Thinking outside the plate: Meet a pair of unlikely collaborators turned emerging entrepreneurs
Posted: 28 March 2019
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Adventures in interdisciplinary entrepreneurship Mount Saint Vincent University is home to Canada’s only university-based resource centre for women entrepreneurs – the Centre for Women in Business. It’s a resource to community members, students and faculty…
Elsy Makhlouf: From International Student to CEO
Posted: 20 March 2019
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“Who doesn’t dream of owning their own business?” Elsy Makhlouf is a fourth-year Public Relations student at the Mount, and CEO of Lively Public Relations and Branding Inc. Confidence is the secret ingredient to fourth-year…
Mount Applied Human Nutrition department to host annual food product development competition
Posted: 19 March 2019
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Seven teams of nutrition and dietetic students will put their food product development skills to the test at the annual “Mission Delicious” competition, happening this Friday, March 22 at Mount Saint Vincent University (the Mount).…
Meet Brandi Mills: A Mount student-athlete with a commitment to lead
Posted: 15 March 2019
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Hailing from Sydney, Cape Breton, Brandi Mills was recruited to the Mount to play for the University’s women’s basketball team. After applying, she was awarded a prestigious Presidential Scholarship – reflecting her exceptional previous academic…
MSVU basketball coach Mark Forward named CCAA Coach of the Year
Posted: 14 March 2019
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Media release from the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Mark Forward of the Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) Mystics has been named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year. He received…
MSVU Social Enterprise for a Day Conference shows students the positive impact of good business
Posted: 12 March 2019
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Mount Saint Vincent University’s Business & Tourism Department will host its annual Social Enterprise for a Day (SE4D) event on Thursday and Friday, March 14th and 15th. The event shows students how integrating social responsibility…