For the remainder of reading week, hours of operation will be as follows: Admin Building: Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Fitness Centre: Wednesday: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.; 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Library: [...]
Always room for prayer in life’s overflowing jar by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University A good friend of mine, a fellow scotch aficionado, sent me a story which is an adaptation of a well-known leadership story, popularized by Stephen Covey in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In my friend’s version, a [...]
On Tuesday, February 4, the St. Mary’s University Education Students’ Association welcomed back five St. Mary’s graduates as part of a panel Question and Answer session for second year Bachelor of Education (Elementary) students. The discussion provided current St. Mary’s B.Ed students the opportunity to discuss a wide array of topics with colleagues who are [...]
CUSC has investigated student experiences and satisfaction since 1994 to gain a better understanding of the Canadian undergraduate student population. The purpose of the survey is to measure student characteristics, experiences, perceptions and satisfaction targeting a sample of middle-years undergraduate students. The results provide StMU an opportunity to assess how it is regarded by its [...]
The Fitness Centre is pleased to introduce you to the February 2020 edition of our monthly fitness newsletter. Each month this newsletter will be available to you online, copies will also be distributed throughout St. Mary’s University campus including the waiting area of the Administration Building and the Fitness Centre. Topics will range every month [...]
Join us for our February Core Team Workshop Our core team workshops are focused on supporting our member organizations' core team so that they can use the skills and processes of community organizing to strengthen their institutions. This workshop will focus on how to take what was heard in our listening campaign and our campaign [...]
It is through the generosity, commitment and passion of members of the community that St. Mary’s University has become the institution that it is today, and no family has played a larger role in the continued growth of St. Mary’s than the Valentine Family. A member of the St. Mary’s ‘founding family’, Ted Valentine attended [...]
“Knowing that we are there for each other can be an incredible strength.” – Nathan Ruff The Classroom Building at St. Mary’s University was buzzing on Jan 29 for Bell Let’s Talk Day, an initiative that focuses on raising money and awareness for mental illness across Canada. St. Mary’s students engaged in mindfulness coloring activities, [...]
On behalf of all ten of us doing international practicums, I would like to share with you our experiences. All of us doing international practicums were in Taiwan, but we were spread as follows: three in Taipei City (St. Francis High School), five in New Taipei City (Tsz Shiou High School), and two in Taichung [...]
Providing top-notch Catholic teachers for the Catholic School Board is at the very heart of Terry and Janet Allen’s support for St. Mary’s University. Terry and Janet Allen were involved in what would become St. Mary’s University, well before it became established as a leader in Catholic post-secondary education. They were introduced to the vision [...]
