Past Announcements

Due to an all-day special Mass and reception scheduled by St. Ninian Cathedral Parish taking place on Monday, April 14th, 2025, parking areas P18a (ALWAYS NO PARKING), P18b, and P18c will be closed to non-guest vehicles beginning 12:00am, Monday, 14th, 2025 and remain closed all day.

We appreciate your assistance with this matter.

The Stfx Store and X-Ring Store will close to complete the year-end inventory. Please see below for important dates.

• Store Open: March 27-29; April 3-5
• Store Closed: March 31-April 2
• Website Closed: March 29-April 3

Please note that faculty, staff, and students currently parking in the P3 area, highlighted in red below, are requested to relocate to alternate parking by Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Site fencing will begin on Monday, March 31, 2025, and equipment will be positioned in the designated laydown area shown in the sketch below. Overnight parking will be shifted as well, indicated in the sketch below.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation with this matter. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Please join us in the Joyce Family Atrium, Mulroney Hall, 12:45 - 2:30 PM.

In January, Donald Trump took control of the Oval Office, creating controversy and chaos as he pushes ahead with his America-first agenda.

On Monday, March 31, StFX will be presenting its Distinguished Speaker Series, live, from Toronto.

This event, titled Canada and U.S. Relations - Navigating Chaos, Threats and Disruption from the White House, will be moderated by the Mulroney Institute's Dr. Asa McKercher, the Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations, and feature insights from panelists:

• The Honourable Frank McKenna, StFX Class of 1970
• The Honourable Lisa Raitt, StFX Class of 1989
• The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, StFX Class of 1992

Please join us in the Joyce Family Atrium, Mulroney Hall, 12:45 - 2:30 PM for this special viewing.

To the StFX Campus Community:

Due to an event taking place on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, a portion of Parking Area P2 will be closed to vehicles. The area closed to vehicles will be clearly marked.

If you use Parking Area P2, please find alternative parking for Saturday, March 29th, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact StFX Safety & Security Services.

Please pass along this information to anyone in your department who may not have a StFX account or who does not regularly check their emails.

Thank you for your attention and cooperation with this matter. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Please be advised that StFX University will delay opening until 10:00 AM today, with classes resuming at 11:30 AM today,  Thursday, March 27, as cleanup crews work to make campus accessible. 

Essential services will remain open (Morrison Hall, security, snow removal). 

Online classes will continue as per schedule unless notified otherwise by the professor.

Nova Scotia Health will be holding a Mobile Primary Care Clinic on Wednesday March 26th.

Please note that while upper respiratory illness symptoms are still appropriate for these clinics, their scope will be a little broader and not just upper respiratory infections (URIs). See below:

• Mild to moderate health concerns
• UTI symptoms
• Injuries- mild to moderate bites, wounds, cuts.
• URI Symptoms- ear pain, cough and sinus concerns
• Prescription refills- *unable to refill narcotic prescriptions*

The clinic will run 5-8pm with phone lines opening at 2pm the day of the clinic. The phone number for booking is 902-863-2830 Ext 4249.

Location is the Diabetes Centre on the 2nd Floor Antigonish Health & Wellness Centre at St. Martha’s.

Hello STFX,

Have you always wanted to learn how to jump a car? What about changing a tire? LEEP STFX is hosting a Basics of Car Maintenance workshop in March!

Please fill out the survey below to express your interest in attending. All students and faculty are welcome.

We are looking at doing this on the evening of March 25th.

LEEP STFX - Car Maintenance Survey

We hope to see you there!

Kind Regards,
LEEP STFX President
Dylan Thompson-MacKay

The Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership is pleased to announce that Manjit Minhas, star of Dragons' Den, will deliver the 2025 McKenna Lecture on March 25, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in McKenna Hall. In this Lecture, entitled “Rising to the Top: Get the Best Through Inclusive Leadership” Manjit asks how can we truly rise up to the occasions that challenge us? How can we harness exciting possibilities in a way that inspires others? How can we ensure everyone under our leadership has what they need to thrive?

Join us on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Your gift will provide essential financial aid for students, covering food, housing, tuition, and educational supplies.

Ways to Give:

✅ Online
✅  In person (March 25, Mulroney Hall): Join us on campus, make a gift  and take some photos at our donor flower wall! 🌸 

✅ Payroll deductions via UKG: 

· Log into UKG

· Choose the Giving Tab from the menu, it may take a couple of minutes to open.

· Click on the Day of Giving Campaign.

· Choose a preselected amount or choose other to enter a donation amount of your choosing to be deducted from each pay.

· Choose the date you wish to begin payroll deductions.

· Click on the Box marked donate this amount from each regular pay.

· Click on Submit.

Let’s help our students BLOOM!  🌺

Hello StFX! 

Are you looking to take part in a national fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society? If so, come participate in Relay for Life StFX! Relay for Life is a chance for you to send a powerful message of solidarity to your community. All proceeds from the event go to the Canadian Cancer Society to help fund life-saving cancer research. The event is taking place on campus on Saturday, March 22nd, from 4pm-12am. 

The event consists of members from each team walking laps around the gym to symbolize perseverance and action needed to improve lives and change the future of cancer! 

This is an event you won’t want to miss! With live entertainment, food, and games! Register or donate today at https://relayforlife.ca/stfxu

We hope to see you all there! 

-StFX Relay for Life Committee

The German classes will be celebrating their 18^th German Day at StFX on March 21 at 4 pm in Dennis Hall.
The event will feature inspiring student presentations, guest speakers, and a quiz. 
German cake and coffee will be served. 
Everyone is welcome to join us.

The Allan J. MacEachen Annual Lecture Series

KIM RICHARD NOSSAL

Rethinking Canadian-American Relations in the Post-American Era

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025 @ 7:30 PM

Schwartz Auditorium, StFX Schwartz School of Business

Kim Richard Nossal went to school in Melbourne, Beijing, Toronto, and Hong Kong. He graduated from the University of Toronto, and in 1976 joined McMaster University to teach International Relations and Canadian foreign policy. He was chair of the Department of Political Science from 1992 to 1996. In 2001, he moved to Queen’s University to head the Department of Political Studies. After stepping down as head in 2009, he served as director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy from 2011-13 and as director of the School of Policy Studies from 2013-15. He retired from Queen’s in 2020.

StFX is pleased to present the annual Allan J. MacEachen Lecture Series This lecture series has been established through the generous support of friends and associates of the late Honourable Allan J. MacEachen.

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff.

We want to hear from you! Your feedback on Campus Food Services helps us improve your dining experience. Take a few minutes to complete this survey and let us know what you like and what can be improved. As a thank you, we ask you leave your name and email at the end of the survey for a chance to win one of three $50 DCB prizes!

2025 Campus Food Survey

Don't wait! Your input matters! Survey closes March 17th.

Sincerely, 
Sodexo Campus Food

Student Opportunity

Angus L. Macdonald Library 

$16.50 an hour for approximately five hours per week (September-April)

Student Library Ambassadors 

Student Library Ambassadors are students who are (or will become) library advocates. Their mission is to increase student familiarity and usage of our library. As an ambassador, you’ll learn how to leverage the resources, spaces, and services of the library to advance your studies and that of your peers (training will be provided). 

You will help organize and create content (such as social media content, book displays, events, and more) for outreach efforts to students. The library will rely on you to be well-versed in social media platforms (including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok) and to offer new and innovative ideas for social media campaigns.

Working approximately five hours a week, you will work closely with our Diversity, Outreach, and Engagement Librarian and the University Librarian’s office to seek ways to enhance student engagement and promote library services. The best candidates will have creative ideas, good communication skills, and a reasonable degree of technical acumen. 

If you are interested in this unique employment opportunity, please submit a short letter (500 words maximum) in PDF format, describing your interest in this role and outlining any applicable experience you have had to liboffice@stfx.ca by March 26th. Please put Student Library Ambassador in the subject line. 

The library is seeking candidates who are committed to contributing to the StFX priorities of equity, diversity, and inclusion. A demonstrated ability in fostering a climate of inclusion and cultural safety is a strong asset. Preference will be given to applicants who bring lived experience of historically excluded groups. You are invited to self-identify in your letter of application. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, including through all aspects of the hiring process. If you require support during the hiring process, please contact Human Resources hr@stfx.ca so that accommodations can be put in place to support you. All private information received in relation to your request for support will be kept confidential; only information required to facilitate the accommodation will be shared with the selection committee.

Important Message for the StFX and Antigonish Community

• NS Health will be holding an Upper Respiratory Mobile Clinic in Antigonish this Wednesday March 12th.
• The clinic will run from 5-8pm with phone lines opening at 2pm the day of the clinic. Phone number for booking is 902-863-2830 Ext 4249.
• Note: This is not a drop-in clinic.
• Location is the Diabetes Centre on the 2nd Floor Antigonish Health & Wellness Centre at St. Martha’s.

Many people in the community are experiencing influenza and other upper respiratory illnesses and our local emergency department is overwhelmed, with long wait times.  If you are experiencing upper respiratory symptoms and need to see a doctor, please take advantage of this mobile clinic on Wednesday evening.

At StFX, we believe that students have the right to make informed decisions about their alcohol consumption.

The Substance Use and Health in Emerging Adulthood (SHEA) Lab in partnership with the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is piloting a new alcohol education campaign called "Your Drink. Your Call." 

Join us on Tuesday March 11th from 11am - 2pm in the Mulroney lower bowl for the "Your Drink. Your Call" launch event. We will be sampling non-alcoholic beverages, answering questions about Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health and promoting a culture of knowledge and choice when thinking about alcohol.

What you choose to drink and when you choose to drink is Your Call. Join us on March 11th! 

Your Drink. Your Call.

Resources:
knowalcohol.ca
https://www.ccsa.ca/canadas-guidance-alcohol-and-health

Save the Date for our Annual Red Dress Learning Lodge!

DATE: March 5th, 2025
TIME: 6:00-9:00 PM
LOCATION: Schwartz Auditorium

Everyone Welcome!
Speakers to be announced shortly along with events for the week!