Amidst the normal year end frazzled nerves – whether you are a student finishing off those last assignments and studying for exams, faculty grading and planning exams, or staff closing out one fiscal year while advising, registering students, and planning for the next academic year – this year we have all been bearing the weight [...]
Yesterday Student Services leaders met for a day-long retreat to review what has gone well this past year and to plan for the upcoming academic year. Despite the uncertainty generated by the lingering pandemic and the toll that has taken on the staff who provide the out of class supports to foster your academic [...]
We are in the final weeks of the term and I know you are all focused on those last assignments and preparing for final exams. One of the great benefits of a university education is the opportunity to develop project management, time management, and leadership skills through coursework, extracurricular activities and student council. We also [...]
What a glorious time of year this is! The temperatures are rising, the snow is melting, and we are in the last month of classes for this term. You can feel and smell Spring arriving! Birds are chirping in the bushes and trees and spring bulbs will soon be popping their heads out of the [...]
How many of you have wondered if you belong at university or in your workplace? Most of us have at some point in our schooling and careers, and the feeling is not unusual. Impostor syndrome (also known as impostor phenomenon, fraud syndrome, perceived fraudulence, or impostor experience) describes high-achieving individuals who, despite their objective successes, [...]
Black History Month – featuring Albertan poet Bertrand Bickersteth A few years ago, a talented instructor by the name of Bertrand Bickersteth shared his passion for poetry with the class of Humanities 101, a radical humanities program that St. Mary’s University offers to adult Calgarians living in poverty. I was delighted, then, to [...]
Friday Message – One Skein of Geese One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of a March thaw, is the spring. -- Aldo Leopold What a potent, lyrical, and hopeful image. Spring will come. We will hear the honking of Canadian Geese as they fly overhead [...]
Hello all! The bitter cold is beginning to abate and a long weekend is here. I hope you all take some time for a respite from studying and spend some time with your loved ones – including yourself. It’s all about balance. Disciplined habits of mind for your academic success, relaxation, time for daydreaming, creativity. [...]
'Inspire Your Heart with the Arts' Day is a nationally recognized event usually held on Jan. 31st - a day to ponder how art affects your heart. Whether we are touched by music or see into an artist’s soul through their work, art has the power to change us, to inspire our hearts. At [...]
Hello all! I trust you are well settled into the winter term – have all your textbooks, have read your course outlines and planned your readings and assignments. That is one key step to success! Students with consistently good grades start disciplined habits of preparation and studying at the beginning of the term. If you [...]
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