Two-eyed seeing summer camp launched this week
Posted: 4 July 2018
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Camp is a partnership between Sipekne’katik First Nation, Pictou Landing First Nation, and the Mount Mount Saint Vincent University was delighted to welcome youth and chaperones from Sipekne’katik First Nation and Pictou Landing First Nation…
Cultural Studies instructor to present aboard international Peace Boat on week-long journey
Posted: 25 June 2018
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Mount Cultural Studies faculty member Mike McGuire is getting ready to set sail on the adventure of a lifetime. Mike has been invited to guest lecture on the international Peace Boat as it sails from…
Mount IT&S team and partners win national award for collaboration
Posted: 22 June 2018
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(Karen Smyth, Director of IT&S at the Mount, is fourth from the right in the front row above) On June 20, Mount Saint Vincent University and its partner institutions won a prestigious national award in…
Marking National Indigenous Peoples Day
Posted: 21 June 2018
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To the Mount community, I write to you today to mark an important day – Thursday, June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. “This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and…
New Mi’kmaq language course available at the Mount
Posted: 20 June 2018
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The course begins in September 2018 The Mount is pleased to share that, starting this fall, students can take a new course on campus introducing them to the Mi’kmaq language. The course, titled Conversational Mi’kmaq…
Mount student researcher building history of home economics studies
Posted: 13 June 2018
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The Mount is home to some outstanding student researchers, chief among them History honours student Alishia Berthelet. With the support of assistant professor of Applied Human Nutrition Dr. Jennifer Brady and Librarian (Archives and Scholarly)…
Applied Human Nutrition student awarded top recognition at national food service conference
Posted: 7 June 2018
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The Mount was well-represented last week at the Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals (CAFP) conference in Vancouver which featured the theme “The Evolution of the Foodservice Industry”. Applied Human Nutrition students Kathleen Chan, MSVU CAFP…
Top 5 reasons to study abroad: A student perspective
Posted: 29 May 2018
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We hope you’ve been following Bachelor of Public Relations student Stephanie MacIntosh on her adventures in Austria this year. In case you haven’t, you can read her previous posts here and here. In short –…
Second Annual Teaching Excellence Awards presented at 2018 spring convocation
Posted: 23 May 2018
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Celebrating outstanding teaching At the Mount’s 2018 spring convocation, the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning (SCOTL) announced the recipients of the 2018 Mount Saint Vincent University Teaching Excellence Awards. The President and Vice-Presidents’ Advanced…
Spring convocation celebrates achievements of students, faculty and honorary degree recipients
Posted: 18 May 2018
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Mount Saint Vincent University (the Mount) celebrated approximately 600 graduates from 29 countries during spring convocation ceremonies held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 17 and 18. Students crossed the stage from arts, science, education,…