Strategic plan mid-point progress report (highlights)
MSVU is located in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), part of Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory which remains the homeland of the Mi’kmaq Nation.
View the report in Issuu (can be downloaded as a PDF)
Strength through Community
“The progress captured in this report reflects the hard work of many across this exceptional university, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, supporters, and partners. My sincere thanks to them for their unfailing commitment to MSVU. Together they exemplify the true meaning of Strength Through Community.”
Dr. Joël Dickinson
President and Vice-Chancellor, MSVU
Fall 2024
In the report, we show progress highlights across our seven themes:
1. Transformative teaching and learning
MSVU will promote an inclusive, dynamic, current and personalized teaching and learning environment focusing on nurturing informed, critical, socially responsible and socially just global citizens.
2. Research, scholarly work and professional activity
MSVU will advance research, scholarly work and professional activity among faculty, staff and students, especially as it relates to the advancement of women, girls and other marginalized and underrepresented groups, social responsibility and social justice.
3. Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility
MSVU will be a safe and welcoming place for all through our unwavering commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA).
4. Truth and Reconciliation
MSVU is committed to Truth and Reconciliation and to promoting Indigenous world views in the work of the institution. A focus on women and girls is critically important to this work.
5. Community engagement
MSVU will build stronger societies together by enhancing access to education, partnering with communities to identify and solve problems and building a culture of collaboration where no voices are silenced and all can engage.
6. A healthy and safe university campus for all
People are the foundation of our university and we will work to further develop a campus environment where the health and well-being of faculty, staff and students is paramount.
7. Operational excellence and sustainability
Build a well-resourced university that will remain financially, operationally and environmentally sustainable in a constantly evolving geo-political and environmental climate.
