Seeing is believing straight from the heart by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University For many of us of a certain age, “Who Are You?” by the Who is a seminal song, made popular again as the theme music to the TV show CSI. Pete Townsend reputedly wrote the anthem after an exhausting day [...]
Over one hundred students turned out to pledge their names and commitment to the President’s Volunteer Team at the orientation held on Monday, September 16th. The initiative, which launched two years ago, serves as a way for St. Mary’s University to signal that giving back is a key part of the university’s mission for everyone [...]
The annual Valentine Cup ball hockey game returned to St. Mary’s University after a year’s hiatus with a thrilling game that saw the student team overpower the St. Mary’s staff and faculty team by a score of 5-2. It appeared that the weather would play a significant impact on the game but the rain held [...]
The Fitness Centre is pleased to introduce you to the September 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 as [...]
Voice of the wounded is essential for healing by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University Recently I read a wonderful LinkedIn entry by Aron Laxton about the U.S. Navy’s efforts to study and reinforce aircraft based on planes that had been damaged from the front. Engineers studied and mapped the bullet holes that peppered [...]
While my own advice might not be as professional as the Academic Advising departments, being a student looking to soon come around that final lap on my degree has afforded me with some experience to pass on and I’ll do my best to break them down for you with some fresh takes. What I’m not [...]
Maggie Marsdin If you’re one of the new, incoming faces to the community of St. Mary’s, welcome! And welcome back to those returning to school after a lovely, yet unfailingly brief summer break. With fall approaching, it means that the first day of school is inching closer and will be here before we [...]
St. Mary’s University was pleased to host the last artist’s workshop this past week, guided by the talented Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal. A partnership with Calgary Arts Development (CADA) enabled Tamara to open an opportunity to teach members both within and outside the StMU community. The project’s nature involved creating artisan paper, in which Tamara intends [...]
St. Mary's University student-athlete Jordan Britton joins Advancement team for remainder of the summer Written by: Jordan Britton With summertime at the peak of its powers, not only is it time to ensure the barbeque is fired up and the mini-fridge is stocked, it’s time to introduce myself as the newest member of the Advancement [...]
There is a lot of buzz around the discovery of a previously thought to be extinct insect. A team of researchers has discovered the world's largest bee in a remote part of Indonesia. CGTN's Greg Navarro had the chance to talk to one of the researchers. Click here to watch the video!
Join us for a Town Hall meeting today at 2:30pm in L200 in the LeFort Centre for a discussion between Leadership and Students. We hope to see you there!
