Put your money where your heart is
Posted: 10 February 2015
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Conference at the Mount ignites a passion for social enterprise for student Mahtorrie Wilkinson Mahtorrie Wilkinson is quickly adjusting to a Canadian winter. As a transfer student from Bermuda College she comes from a much…
Advocates, authors, thinkers, leaders and even a therapeutic clown
Posted: 9 February 2015
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Ideas worth spreading: TEDx comes to MSVU on February 12, 2015 It’s often said that children who have been hospitalized for long periods or who have endured significant illness are wise beyond their years. Cleve…
The critical need to care for family and friend caregivers
Posted: 2 February 2015
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Work of Mount researcher highlights important role of caregiver policy in continuing care On January 20, 2015, Dr. Janice Keefe, Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging and Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University, as well as…
Caritas Day 2015: The Mount Gives Back
Posted: 30 January 2015
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On January 28, the Mount community continued its annual tradition of Caritas Day, a day that is set aside for volunteerism and benevolence. In 1951, a fire destroyed what was then the only building on…
Social Enterprise for a Day returns for fourth annual conference
Posted: 28 January 2015
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Combining business and social responsibility: Local students to hit the streets and make a difference The fourth annual Social Enterprise for a Day Conference (SE4D) will be held January 29 – 30, 2015 at Mount…
Mende Nazer to visit the Mount
Posted: 23 January 2015
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Best-selling author and human rights activist to share her story of modern slavery during public talk and film screening February 5 Mende Nazer was just 12-years-old when slave traders attacked her South Sudanese village in…
Mount professor breaking ground on the problem of climate change for plants
Posted: 20 January 2015
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From agriculture to horticulture, Dr. Qaderi’s work stands to influence several sectors Dr. Qaderi is the recipient of a new grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, announced January 20,…
A Message from President Ramona Lumpkin
Posted: 16 January 2015
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Investigation of alleged code of conduct violation concluded Last week, we advised that we were investigating an allegation of a potential code of conduct violation by a part-time instructor. These matters are normally dealt with…
Mount alumna encourages empathy
Posted: 13 January 2015
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Stefanie Shute inspires change at Empathy Factory By Janessa Mayo, Mount Public Relations student Mount alumna Stefanie Shute, BA ’11, is president of an organization with an exceptional mandate – the Empathy Factory. As the…
“Nun, Chancellor and Doula: Sister Joan O’Keefe busier than ever” — CBC
Posted: 12 January 2015
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At our most recent convocation (November 2014), the Mount welcomed a new Chancellor, Sister Joan O’Keefe. Sister Joan was elected Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax in July 2014 and in that role also…