Charles Adler Interview Topic: Why Math Scores are Declining in Alberta … Hint, it’s not Teachers or the Curriculum Brief Description of discussion: Associate Professor, Cory Wright-Maley, was on Charles Adler Tonight speaking about Jason Kenney’s proposal to address Alberta students’ declining math scores on international benchmarks like PISA don’t make sense. Charles Adler was [...]
TO: Assignment Editors/News Directors WHAT: St. Mary’s University to honour Dr. Allan Markin at Convocation Ceremony WHERE: St. Albert the Great Parish, 10 Prestwick Drive SE, Calgary, AB WHEN:Friday, May 10, 2019, Ceremony at 2:00pm Why: St. Mary’s University is proud to honour Dr. Allan Markin with the St. Mary’s University Order of Excellence at [...]
At Convocation we celebrate and honour the accomplishments of our exceptional students. Wherever they may go into this incredible world that awaits them, St. Mary’s University will always remain their home. May the students celebrate graduation by remembering special memories from their time at St. Mary’s and as they embark on the next chapter of [...]
St. Mary’s University is saddened to learn of the death of Jean Vanier, a respected Canadian and founder of L’Arche, the international network of communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work together as peers. He passed away on May 7 at the age of 90. Jean Vanier has left an extraordinary [...]
Welcome home Mosca Former Lightning standout returns to St. Mary’s to finish basketball career The Lightning men’s basketball program is excited to welcome back another top talent to the upcoming 2019-2020 season. After the recent signing of Usport Transfer Wil Konybai a former Lightning player and Usport product has made the decision to come back [...]
St. Mary’s University bid a fond farewell to two exchange students from the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, Ukraine. Sofiia-Solomiia Furtak and Bohdana Kunikevych arrived at St. Mary’s in January and quickly immersed themselves in the school culture. Whether it was delving deep into their studies within the psychology program or participating in campus [...]
St. Mary’s University will be closed for Easter beginning Friday, April 19 and will re-open at regular hours on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. From everyone at St. Mary’s University we wish you and your family a peaceful and sacred Easter break.
The Historical and Spiritual Importance of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris Dr. Peter Baltutis Associate Professor, St. Mary’s University April 16, 2019 Like most people, I was shocked when I first heard the news about the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on early Monday morning. I quickly found a live feed of the [...]
Lighting stars shine bright at annual awards banquet It was a night of celebration for all of the student athletes on the St. Mary’s University Lightning athletics teams at the annual awards banquet on Thursday April 4, where athletes were honoured for their ongoing commitment to excellence both on the field of competition and in [...]
Brookfield Residential fosters community Brookfield Residential focuses on building homes, communities and connections. “One in five Calgarians live in a community we’ve developed,” says Trent Edwards, Brookfield Residential’s chief operating officer for Alberta. The company’s roots in the city run deep, originally starting out as a developer in the late 1950s under the name Carma [...]
