150 People Profile: Suellen Murray – BPR ’86, former co-editor of The Picaro
Posted: 16 August 2023
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Suellen Murray graduated from MSVU in 1986 with a Bachelor of Public Relations degree, having served during her studies as co-editor of The Picaro, the university’s student newspaper. She was inspired to attend Mount Saint…
150 People Profile: Janet (Pottie) Murray – BA (Honors) in Philosophy and Class Valedictorian (’56), former Board of Governors member and Chair
Posted: 16 August 2023
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It’s been more than six and a half decades since Janet (Pottie) Murray realized her childhood dream of following in the footsteps of her beloved aunt Isabel Jean Hyland and attending Mount Saint Vincent, but…
150 People Profile: Christine Qin Yang – MSVU alum and 2023 International Alumni of Impact award winner
Posted: 11 August 2023
Uncategorized | Alumni
Christine Qin Yang, a dedicated advocate for gender equity and diversity, arrived at Mount Saint Vincent University from China almost a decade ago. Since then, she has thrived both professionally and personally, growing to…
New program addresses gap in food entrepreneurship supports for underrepresented women
Posted: 9 August 2023
Uncategorized | Announcements
The Centre for Women in Business’s (CWB) Specialized Program in Cooking Entrepreneurship (or SPICE) is a unique, free program designed for historically under-represented Nova Scotian women who are ready to move from their kitchen tables…
150 People Profile: Dr. Janice Keefe – Teacher, researcher, student mentor, and leading expert on aging
Posted: 8 August 2023
Uncategorized | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Along with being an MSVU Professor and serving as Chair of the Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, Dr. Janice Keefe is a mentor to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows and is recognized as one of Canada’s leading researchers…
Connecting across the generations
Posted: 3 August 2023
Philosophy | Alumni
Janet (Pottie) Murray (BA ’56) and her extended family share a long MSVU tradition From their commitment to learning to their many notable accomplishments, the significant cross-generational connections Janet (Pottie) Murray and her extended family…
150 People Profile: Rosa Parks – An iconic figure of the civil rights movement and MSVU honorary degree recipient
Posted: 1 August 2023
Uncategorized | Alumni
Rosa Parks, known as “the mother of the freedom movement” and “the first lady of civil rights,” is an American activist who is celebrated worldwide for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. In…
Emancipation Day 2023
Posted: 31 July 2023
Uncategorized | Announcements
To the MSVU community August 1, marks Emancipation Day. “Emancipation Day is the day The Slavery Abolition Act became law in the British Empire (including Canada) and ended the practice of slavery for millions of…
150 People Profile: John Carnaghan – A beloved MSVU fitness centre member and biggest champion of student athletes
Posted: 28 July 2023
Uncategorized | Athletics
John Carnaghan may not be a student, faculty, staff member or alumni of Mount Saint Vincent University, but he’s as much a part of the MSVU family as anyone, in particular a cherished member of…
Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal’s legacy of inspiring women in STEM through WISEatlantic
Posted: 27 July 2023
Biology | Community engagement
As a Biology professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and the driving force behind WISEatlantic (Women in Science and Engineering for Atlantic Canada), Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal has dedicated her professional life to empowering and encouraging…