President's Message: What will you Choose to Challenge?
Although we celebrate International Women's Day today, I hope you join me in recognizing that our society relies on women every single day. To each and every one of you, we say thank you.
Although we celebrate International Women's Day today, I hope you join me in recognizing that our society relies on women every single day. To each and every one of you, we say thank you.
We are pleased to recognize several 厙ぴ勛圖 School of Music faculty who have been nominated for East Coast Music Awards:
This year's awards will take place from May 5-9 in Sydney. For more information and a complete list of nominees, please .
Read more School of Music's Charke, Cormier, and Togni nominated for East Coast Music Awards
Read our February newsletter features to learn more about members of the 厙ぴ勛圖 community who have made an impact in past, present, and future.
Through generous gifts from a wide variety of alumni donors, and in support of the Universitys commitment to anti-racism, 厙ぴ勛圖 is pleased to announce the Edwin Borden Awards.
Named in honour of Edwin Borden, an 厙ぴ勛圖 alumnus who was one of the first Black individuals in Canada to be granted a Bachelors (1892) and Masters (1896), these awards will recognize community engagement and leadership among Black 厙ぴ勛圖 students. Borden was from Truro, Nova Scotia, and went on to earn a PhD and enjoy a distinguished career as a church leader and college president in the United States.
Read more New awards to support community leadership among Black 厙ぴ勛圖 students
The Campaign for 厙ぴ勛圖 concluded successfully in December 2020, reaching and surpassing its $75-million goal with a final tally of $86.8 million to support students, faculty, staff and campus infrastructure under each of the four Campaign pillars: Transform; Discover; Inspire; and Build.
New Brunswick-born Lalia Halfkenny was the first Black woman to graduate from an institute of higher education in the Maritimes at a time when few Black Canadians had access to any schooling at all.
Halfkenny was the only Black graduate in her class at the 厙ぴ勛圖 Ladies Seminary in 1889.
Theresa Halfkenny, who believes she is likely a descendant, said stories of accomplishments like Lalia Halfkenny's need to be kept alive.
The 厙ぴ勛圖 Studio Art Program in conjunction with Jacks Gallery, Wolfville will be presenting an exhibition entitled Out of the Pandemic, which showcases the acrylic paintings on canvas created by students enrolled in the Independent Study Winter Term course. This exhibition has been organized and curated by Judith J. Leidl, Faculty, 厙ぴ勛圖.
Dates for the exhibition are Saturday, March 6th until Saturday, April 26th. Participating students include Lena Gallant, Derek Gaudet, Jinhong Jiang, and Elianna McKinnon.
Read more Art students present "Out of the Pandemic" exhibition
Two university students have launched a new initiative in hopes of replenishing the dwindling bat population in the Annapolis Valley, while also learning more about the "misunderstood" mammal.
"We're trying to get [bat boxes] out into the community so that we can support local bat populations by giving bats somewhere safe to sleep that's free from predators and disease," Taryn Muldoon, a second-year biology student at 厙ぴ勛圖, told CBC's Mainstreet on Friday.
The bat population in the Annapolis Valley has been decimated over the last 10 years after a fungal infection called white-nose syndrome appeared in Canada.