Each winter, students in the MSVU Tourism & Hospitality Management program open a teaching restaurant called Vincent’s to the public. It’s an affordable local dining experience AND it supports the learning of hardworking MSVU students…
Community engagement
To the MSVU Community, February is African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. This year’s theme is Strengthen in Unity: Moving Forward with Purpose, Prosperity, Power, and Progress. I’m grateful to the many individuals across Mount…
Mount Saint Vincent University has officially entered its “SEM era”. And while faculty and staff aren’t required to make friendship bracelets (yes, this is a Swiftie reference), they will be working collaboratively to improve the…
When Cong Chen (MEd ’21) first walked the grounds of Mount Saint Vincent University on a beautiful summer day in 2017, something clicked. After years of working in international education and visiting more than 20…
Before moving on to the new year, let’s reflect on some of MSVU’s greatest moments from 2025. This year, we celebrated some big announcements and the achievements of many extraordinary members of our university community.…
Tomorrow, December 6th, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On that day, 14 women – 12 engineering students, a nursing student and a financial clerk at École Polytechnique in…
Mount Saint Vincent University student Tanner Saunders has long had an interest in entrepreneurship, but his post-secondary experiences have broadened his focus, sparking a strong commitment to advocacy too, particularly in the areas of food…
With demolition of the old Meadows building at Mount Saint Vincent University now complete, construction of the new Child Study Centre is set to ramp up soon. The new centre is estimated to be completed…
Over the next few months, MSVU faculty and senior students will host a series of free hands-on science exploration opportunities for youth in grades 7 to 12 (and teachers!). This popular event series – called…
By: Raina DeBrouwer Growing up in Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation – an Indigenous community nestled between Antigonish and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia – Gabriele Robitaille had big dreams. He described himself as a “naïve youth”, wanting…