Dear students, faculty, staff and alumni, On January 31, 1951 – 75 years ago this coming Saturday – a fire ripped through the only building on the Mount Saint Vincent campus at the time. Accounts…
Justin Creamer
By Heather Strickey (BAH ’95), President of the Mount Saint Vincent Alumni Association January 31, 2026 marks an important milestone in our history. It’s the 75th anniversary of the 1951 fire that destroyed the only…
Mount Saint Vincent University has officially entered its “SEM era”. And while faculty and staff aren’t required to make friendship bracelets (yes, this is a Swiftie reference), they will be working collaboratively to improve the…
When Cong Chen (MEd ’21) first walked the grounds of Mount Saint Vincent University on a beautiful summer day in 2017, something clicked. After years of working in international education and visiting more than 20…
By: Raina DeBrouwer Work-Integrated Learning has been making a splash in the news lately. Work-integrated learning, or WIL, blends academic study with hands-on work through work terms like co-ops, internships, and field placements.…
Students interested in graduate studies in Aging and Family Science or Applied Human Nutrition at MSVU, with a research focus related to long-term care, are eligible for a substantial scholarship, thanks to the support of…
The next installment in the MSVU Research Office’s Black and Indigenous Speaker Series will feature Dr. Debbie Martin, Tier II Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples Health and Well-being, and Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, at…
Before moving on to the new year, let’s reflect on some of MSVU’s greatest moments from 2025. This year, we celebrated some big announcements and the achievements of many extraordinary members of our university community.…
Dr. Martin Morrison’s MSVU Story Three-time Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) graduate Dr. Martin Morrison made history this year as the first Indigenous African Nova Scotian to earn a PhD at MSVU and the first…
When Mount Saint Vincent University’s director of athletics and recreation first approached Jenna Blackburn to assume the role of head coach of the women’s soccer team, she was hesitant. Blackburn had recently completed her eighth…