We have just been notified that CBE and Tsuut’ina Board of Education are not starting any new practicum placements next week. This is a move to mitigate the potential spread of COVID. Therefore, practicum placements scheduled to begin next week for first year Education students in these two Boards have been postponed. Student teachers who [...]
March 13 UPDATE: Information regarding COVID-19 Alberta is adopting aggressive new public health measures to help limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. Effective immediately, the Alberta government is asking all large gatherings or international events in the province to be cancelled and advising Albertans against travel outside of the country. [...]
The health and safety of our community is our number one priority. The situation is rapidly evolving, and we will continue to adjust our institutional response plan as necessary. Our ERT and Executive Teams are working closely with provincial Ministries to monitor the emerging COVID-19 situation and provide the most up to date responses to [...]
The Wiki and wacky world of St. Isidore by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University As I was driving to work this week, I saw a sign outside a neighbourhood church. It read: “Prayer is the original wireless form of communication.” It brought to mind the old joke that Moses was the first person [...]
With only eight players on the roster for the second half of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) women's basketball 2019-2020 regular season, no one on the St. Mary's University Lightning should be complaining about lack of court time. Such could have been the case for Lightning star Emily Wagner in her rookie year 2016-2017. [...]
The Fitness Centre is pleased to introduce you to the March 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 [...]
CALGARY–St. Mary’s University is partnering with San Antonio based Appddiction Studio’s Calgary office to offer agile training and certification courses and bootcamps to the Calgary community. The bootcamps will be offered under Appddiction’s training arm CodeBound™, a training provider that is uniquely positioned to meet the workforce needs by providing comprehensive software development courses culminating [...]
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 [...]
Information regarding COVID-19
Notice: Important updates regarding classes, practicum placements and grade change policy.
