Celebrating the inaugural Sobey National Innovators and Sobey MBA Scholars

Top row (left to right): Ethan Stafford, Paige Bigelow, Max Legere, Susan MacInnis, Jonah Crowther, Bailey Hanna Sutherland, Brandon Legacy

Bottom row (left to right): Marley Raycroft, Connor Haines, Hannah Birru, Hallie Wedge, Aaron Currie, Alexander Bourque, Nicolas James Graham

Saint Mary’s University and the Sobey School of Business are proud to announce the first recipients of the new Sobey National Innovator and Sobey MBA Scholarships.

The Sobey National Innovator and Sobey MBA Scholarships are presented to exceptional students from across Canada in recognition of their accomplishments, and as encouragement and support for their success at Saint Mary’s Sobey School of Business. This scholarship program will support 150 students over the next ten years with the goal of supporting the best and brightest graduate and undergraduate business students in the country to come to Saint Mary’s University and the Sobey School of Business.

The following is a list of the inaugural Sobey National Innovators:

• Paige Bigelow, Northeast Kings Education Centre, NS

• Hannah Birru, Halifax West High School, NS

• Jonah Crowther, Halifax Grammar School, NS

• Aaron Currie, Charlottetown Rural HS, PE

• Connor Haines, Parkview Education Centre, NS

• Max Legere, Saint John High School, NB

• Susan MacInnis, Prince Andrew High School, NS

• Marley Raycroft, Lockview HS, NS

• Ethan Stafford, Kennebecasis Valley High School, NB

• Hallie Wedge, Notre Dame Catholic Sec School, ON
  

“I was very excited to learn that I have been selected as one of the winners of the scholarship. When I received the call, it brought tears of joy, not only to me but my family as well,” says Sobey National Innovators scholarship recipient Hannah Birru. “Thank you again for your investment in students like myself and our education. By awarding me the Sobey National Innovator scholarship, you are allowing me to focus on the most important aspect of school, learning.”

The following is a list of the inaugural Sobey MBA Scholars:

• Alexander Bourque, NS

• Nicolas James Graham, NS

• Brandon Legacy, NB

• Bailey Hanna Sutherland, NS
  

“I was overjoyed when I found out I had been selected for this prestigious award and feel truly honoured to be a member of this special group of Sobey scholarship recipients,” says Sobey MBA Scholar Alexander N. Bourque, BSc, MSc, PhD.

In 2019, Saint Mary’s University announced a historic gift of $18 million from the Sobey Family, Sobey Foundation and Sobeys Inc., which established this transformative scholarship program as well as investments in entrepreneurship, faculty support, research and new space for the Sobey School of Business.

Ten undergraduate entrance awards valued at $50,000 over four years are awarded annually to exceptional Canadian students entering the Sobey School of Business. Five entrance awards valued at $30,000 each are awarded annually to full-time students entering the MBA program in the Sobey School of Business.

“The support of the Sobey Family and Sobeys Inc. is enhancing the educational experience for every student in the School and further builds on our strength in preparing business students for leadership, social responsibility, entrepreneurship and innovation,” says the Sobey School of Business Dean, Dr. Harjeet Bhabra. “We could not be prouder of this first cohort of Sobey National Innovators and Sobey MBA Scholars and welcome them to the Sobey School of Business and Saint Mary’s University.”

Saint Mary’s University President Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray added, “The Sobey family, Sobeys Inc., and Saint Mary’s share a vision. A vision that focuses on people, impact, and purpose. Thank you to the Sobey family and Sobeys Inc. for their extraordinary philanthropic leadership, which is truly game-changing for Saint Mary’s University.”

“Congratulations to the new Sobey National Innovators and the Sobey MBA Scholarship recipients,” adds President Summerby-Murray. “Your selection as recipients of these awards recognizes your hard work, talent and leadership potential, and we are looking forward to supporting you for continued success and distinction at Saint Mary’s and beyond.”

To learn more about these scholarships, visit
https://www.smu.ca/academics/sobey/sobey-innovator-scholarships.html 

Saint Mary’s joins universities nationwide to take action on anti-Black racism

Saint Mary’s University is joining universities and colleges across Canada to take action on anti-Black racism in the post-secondary sector. Saint Mary’s will join the University of Toronto and numerous others in a national dialogue taking place on October 1st and 2nd. This dialogue will be the first of a series of sessions called National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities. 

“This conversation is an important early step to a broader national discussion about the impacts of racism, and the actions we can take to address anti-Black racism,” says Deborah Brothers-Scott, Chair of Saint Mary’s University President’s Standing Committee on the Prevention of Racism. “I am confident that this series of dialogues will serve as a strong foundation for self-reflection as a sector and inform the systemic changes needed on the path towards equity.”

The sessions will discuss various topics and make recommendations on subjects such as access to post-secondary and ensuring success, supporting faculty and staff, inclusive learning, representation, and the best practices around race-based data.

A national coordinating committee will carefully review the conversations and recommendations and provide a charter of principles and actions for participating institutions. Saint Mary’s President Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray is a member of this committee and is actively supporting this work.

“Since I first came to Saint Mary’s University, I have embraced the diversity of our community as our strength,” says President Summerby-Murray. “This comes with the responsibility to do everything within my power to ensure we are supporting equitable opportunities and treatment for everyone in our community.”

“We are not without challenges in this regard, but these are challenges that we must work to address and overcome,” adds President Summerby-Murray. “This is why I have dedicated myself to this national initiative, in addition to my involvement with the education committee for BlackNorth, and our university’s standing committee on the prevention of racism.”

While Saint Mary’s has often engaged in discussions and dialogues on racism and discrimination against First Nations and persons of African descent, these efforts have been placed into sharp relief by the events of recent months, notably Black Lives Matter and the Anti-Black Racism movement. Saint Mary’s is fortunate to have significant faculty research expertise and community engagement, including through the Department of Social Justice and Community Studies. With support from their colleagues across the university and now recognized across the country, faculty members are leading meaningful and frank discussions of the challenges facing Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax, and Saint Mary’s when it comes to racism, discrimination, and equity and the actions needed to address it. A prime example of this work is the rising prominence of these discussions at university events such as Homecoming and the event Back to the Classroom: Anti-Racism led by Dr. Rachel Zellars.

While faculty members are working to create change, the university also recognizes the importance of anti-racism action. Earlier this year, the university convened the President’s Standing Committee on the Prevention of Racism, a key recommendation of an earlier 2019 ad hoc committee. Among other recommendations from the ad hoc committee, the current committee has a key mandate to raise awareness and oversee the implementation of other recommendations, including:

• the recent successful hiring of a full-time African Nova Scotian/Black Student & Community Liaison staff position, a role that will help better support Black students on campus;

• education and training to ensure we can identify, report, investigate and respond to incidents of racialized discrimination on campus;

• holding more workshops to help educate and combat racism;

• a revision of the SMU Code of Conduct to ensure it clearly addresses issues of racism;

• developing a retention strategy focused on Indigenous and racialized students; and

• recruiting more racialized faculty and staff members.

Efforts have already begun with a series of listening sessions that have taken place and will continue through the Fall term to give the committee insight into the first-hand experiences of members of the SMU community. Similar to the national dialogues, these sessions form an essential part of the process to inform change.

Listening is only the first step; the university knows more action is needed.

To learn more about the upcoming sessions or share your feedback, comments, or questions, email The President’s Standing Committee on the Prevention of Racism at anti-racism@smu.ca. All emails are treated with the utmost confidentiality. 

Homecoming celebrates 25 years of Women and Gender Studies at SMU

It’s a virtual Homecoming 2020 for Saint Mary’s alumni next week, with online events ranging from poetry readings to panel talks on accessibility and the Black Lives Matter movement. Starting things off is a Back to the Classroom webinar highlighting milestones and new developments in the Women and Gender Studies Program, with Dr. Michele Byers and Dr.Tatjana Takševa.

Taking place September 30 at 1 pm, the talk will mark the program’s 25th anniversary with a brief history and timeline. It will also consider the question “who is Women and Gender Studies for?” using examples from recent news, media and culture. The event will also introduce the new Minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at Saint Mary’s, the only one of its kind in Atlantic Canada. For this Q&A we spoke with Dr. Takševa, acting coordinator for WGST during Dr. Byers’ sabbatical. She is also a professor in the English Language and Literature department, and current Chairperson of the Saint Mary’s University Academic Senate.

How did this Homecoming talk come about?

“It’s intended to provoke reflection on the growing relevance of this field of study for the complex world we live in, and the often erroneous assumptions that its scope and topics are of interest only to women/girls. The program at Saint Mary’s has been growing steadily over the last two decades … the talk is meant to show the breadth and depth of the field of study and its importance for anyone who is interested in how we inhabit the world around us as richly diverse human beings, and in the nature of identity and its enmeshment with larger social, cultural and political structures.”

Who do you hope will tune in for this virtual presentation?

We are delighted to be able to address the SMU Alumni group with this topic. We hope they will spread the word more widely and that we may be able to address parents of prospective and current students, as well as students themselves.

Can you tell us about the new undergraduate minor launching soon?

The program faculty has worked hard on putting together the minor for Fall 2021. We are thrilled that students will be able to take the minor to complement and strengthen their major areas of study. In addition to gender studies, the minor provides the opportunity to study sexuality, which makes it the first of its kind in this region. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies offers theoretical and methodological advantages in understanding complex social worlds and addressing pressing global problems, such as the dynamics of migration, uneven global power geometries and climate change. The new minor is uniquely positioned to engage students in investigating how the big issues in the contemporary world are underpinned by social divisions including those based on sex and gender, as well as how issues addressed by sexual politics are often a key catalyst for activism and change.

Can you address the growing need for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies in the 21st century?

The history of the program is extremely important to remember, just as it is important to remember the social, political and cultural conditions that precipitated the birth of the field in the first place. Many of these unfavourable conditions we haven't yet fully overcome. At the same time, this program and area of study has shown willingness to reflect on its own boundaries and to debate them while actively negotiating change and the possibility of improvement. This is its main strength, and what makes it a vibrant, living, evolving field of study of continued and growing relevance to the 21st century.

Even a cursory glance at the headlines over the last five years will reveal topics that have grown in global importance such as the #MeToo movement and its implications for social policy and legal frameworks; continued gender and wage inequalities; persistent inequalities in division of labour within the home; migration and refugeeism and their intersections with gendered identities and access to services and supports; racism and discrimination in all their guises as they intersect and interact with gender and sexuality; discourses of equity, diversity and inclusion and their implications for gender and sexuality, and more. As a global community, these are the challenges that we have been grappling with increasingly, and this is precisely what we study in WGSS, how to understand them and how to provide some of the solutions.

Homecoming 2020 takes place from September 30 to October 4. Two more Back to the Classroom events include #BLM and Steps to Become Anti-Racist with Dr. Rachel Zellars (Oct. 1), and Putting the "Science" into "Forensic Science" with Dr. Timothy Frasier (Oct. 2). For the complete schedule and to register for Homecoming events, see smu.ca/alumni/alumni-events.html.

Saint Mary’s University announces mix of online and in-person classes for Winter 2021

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Saint Mary’s University will deliver a mix of online and in-person classes for the winter term beginning in January 2021.

The university’s plans were communicated to students, faculty, and staff today in messages from Saint Mary’s University President Dr. Robert Summerby-Murray.

“The combination of what we have learned over the summer, the successful start of the Fall Term and the health and safety protocols and resources we continue to put in place on our campus enables us to evolve and engage in greater access to campus and more in-person activities starting in January,” says President Summerby-Murray.

Undergraduate lectures will be delivered online primarily for first, second, and third-year courses and the goal is for every discipline to have opportunities for on-campus experiences, including small class discussion groups, experiential courses, labs, seminars and tutorials. There will also be opportunities for graduate students to meet on campus and in-person in small groups. Other in-person activities will be designed to allow students to experience more peer-to-peer learning, build community, and increase overall engagement. 

For any students unable or not comfortable moving forward with in-person experiences during the Winter 2021 term, online options will remain available.

“I want to give credit, where credit is due. This step forward is only possible due the efforts of members of our local and campus community and your dedication to public health and safety,” says President Summerby-Murray. “Thank you for your commitment to your fellow Santamarians and Nova Scotians. It is your work that is allowing the university to gradually introduce more access to campus.”  

A recent example of this gradual access to campus is the opening of the Homburg Centre for Health and Wellness for both gym members and students by appointment.  Varsity athletes are also resuming training and practicing at the Homburg Centre and on the field, following strict health and safety protocols.

“Our success depends on everyone continuing to do their part,” says President Summerby-Murray. “Let us continue to tackle this pandemic the way we handle everything at Saint Mary’s —together.”

Saint Mary's Clean Catch Baits wins the Atlantic Canada 2020 AquaHacking Challenge

Left: Robel Berhane, Chief Financial Officer: Top right: Katherine vanZutphen, Operations Manager; Bottom right: Guillermo Villarreal De Lara, President & CEO

Clean Catch Baits, a company that creates biodegradable fishing lures, is the winner of the inaugural Atlantic Canada 2020 AquaHacking Challenge. 

Based out of Saint Mary’s University, Clean Catch Baits decided to address the challenge of microplastics in fishing gear. Their winning solution to this problem is a 100% biodegradable, PVC-free soft-bait fishing lure for recreational fishing, developed through a unique organic biopolymer solution. The people behind the idea and the company are Robel Berhane, Chief Financial Officer and a 4th year undergraduate student in Commerce; Guillermo Villarreal De Lara BComm’20, President & CEO; and Katherine vanZutphen BComm’20, Operations Manager.

“We are very happy to be the inaugural AquaHacking Challenge winners here in the Atlantic region,” says Guillermo Villarreal, CEO, Clean Catch Baits. “With this prize, we can expand the scope of our business and bring this solution into the hands of anglers across Atlantic Canada.”

The Atlantic Canada AquaHacking Challenge is a start-up competition designed to support technology and business development addressing environmental problems related to water. Through the Challenge, they then develop their solution into commercially viable products or services and establish start-up companies.

The following is a list of the five finalists, their rewards, and placements:

• 1st = Clean Catch Baits - $20,000

• 2nd = Well Warriors - $15,000

• 3rd = WIDE - $10,000

• 4th = ExTech MIP - $2,500

• 5th = What the Well $2,500

The teams can also match funds through the Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur program thanks to a national partnership between Mitacs Canada and Aqua Forum.

“Congratulations to all the organizers, sponsors and above all the finalists in the 2020 Atlantic Canada AquaHacking Challenge!” says Désirée McGraw, President & CEO of Aqua Forum. “I salute your ingenuity and for your commitment to a better future by solving wicked water problems. I am particularly pleased that, for the first time in the history of AquaHacking Challenges, a solution addressing the critical issue of microplastics wins. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for you and all the finalist teams. Thank you again for your dedication and for your participation.”

The AquaHacking Challenge is an initiative of Aqua Forum founded by the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation in 2015 to support technology and business development addressing environmental problems related to freshwater. After five successful years in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin, AquaHacking went national for 2020 with regional competitions across Canada.

The Atlantic Canada 2020 AquaHacking Challenge is powered by the RBC Foundation, with support from the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation along with other national and local sponsors.

For more information on the competition, the companies and their solutions, visit:  https://aquahacking.com/en/2020-atlanticcanada/.

The Homburg Centre for Health and Wellness to reopen Monday, September 21, 2020

The Homburg Centre for Health and Wellness and SMUfit is reopening for students, community members, faculty, and staff.

On Monday, September 21st, the Homburg Centre will open for SMUfit gym operations. The Department of Athletics and Recreation is excited to welcome the community back to the Homburg Centre and to reassure the community that there will be strong systems and protocols in place to support a positive and safe experience required during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are a number of modifications and enhancements outlined here.

As part of this reopening, varsity student-athletes and their teams will begin training and practicing on campus following strict guidelines that align with the directives of public health.

Homburg Centre staff have been hard at work throughout the pandemic, and all modifications are being done with the health and safety of the entire community in mind.

SMU researcher to look at impact of COVID-19 pandemic on student-athletes

Dr. Cheryl MacDonald

Atlantic University Sport (AUS) student-athletes have found themselves in an unusual predicament since the cancellation of national championships last season and the current sporting season being on hold as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many classes have moved online and there are no current decisions regarding the status of AUS schedules in 2021.

After having conducted previous research with this demographic, Dr. Cheryl MacDonald of the Centre for the Study of Sport & Health at Saint Mary’s University has shifted her focus to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the everyday lives of AUS student-athletes. Participants between their second and fifth year of sport eligibility will be asked to complete an online survey and photo sharing exercise aimed at examining how their activities, relationships, and mental health may have been affected since March of this year.

“From both an academic and administrative perspective, it’s important to hear from the student-athletes themselves about how they are doing with the changes they have experienced,” said Dr. MacDonald. “We have an opportunity here to document their experiences and perhaps use that information to determine how to better support them right now, in the transition back to sport participation, and maybe beyond that.”

Dr. MacDonald is a sport sociologist who is best known for her research on masculinity and ice hockey, but university-level athletes have been participants in her studies since 2009. Her work has been published in the Sociology of Sport Journal, she has a forthcoming anthology on social issues in ice hockey, and she has twice been a media panellist for the Hockey is for Everyone initiative on behalf of the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers. When the COVID-19 pandemic halted her most recent study on gender and sexuality education in ice hockey, she used the pause as an opportunity to change directions and find a way to serve the athletes with whom she was already working.

This survey and photo sharing project on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AUS student-athletes’ lives will require between 30 and 90 minutes to complete because it involves some short answer questions and will thus depend on how participants respond. We have removed the collection of IP addresses in an attempt to anonymize responses and participants are cautioned to not include any names of people or places, to block out any university or team logos using emojis or other digital shapes, and to avoid sharing any criminal content (obscenity, illegal substances, etc.).

Click here to take the survey in either English or French.

SMU joins Atlantic universities offering region-wide virtual events for student entrepreneurs

Seven universities in Atlantic Canada are co-ordinating efforts to engage and support student entrepreneurs by hosting virtual workshops this fall.

Five virtual workshops and an additional three virtual fireside chats for female-identifying students will be hosted by different participating institutions. Students across all campuses are eligible to attend for free.

The fireside chats, titled Women Leading Startups, are in partnership with the Canadian Ecosystem Gathering and aim to provide additional support and inspiration for female-identifying students, who are traditionally under-represented in entrepreneurship. The chats will introduce students to women who have founded high-growth startups in Canada and allow them to network in a safe and dedicated virtual space.

Two of the workshops, How do I entrepreneur? and Stayin’ lean, are supported by Propel, an online accelerator for technology startups in Atlantic Canada.

The post-secondary institutions participating in these workshops include:

·       Cape Breton University

·       Dalhousie University

·       Memorial University of Newfoundland

·       Mount St. Vincent University

·       Saint Mary’s University

·       University of New Brunswick

·       University of Prince Edward Island

Florian Villaumé, director of the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship at Memorial University in St. John’s, N.L., says the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity to reach more students through virtual events and by co-ordinating efforts between all the universities.

“Having most students studying online has opened new opportunities to inspire and enable aspiring student entrepreneurs,” said Mr. Villaumé. “With the support of Propel and Canadian Ecosystem Gathering, we are collectively investing in the future of student-led startups. This collaboration will create a strong connection between entrepreneurial students across the region, thus making the foundation of the Atlantic Canada startup ecosystem stronger.”

The workshops include topics such as: How do I entrepreneur?, Uncover the right idea; Stayin’ lean and Take on tech.

“Creating a culture of innovation and increasing awareness of available programming across the Atlantic region is amplified by this effort,” said Jeff Larsen, executive director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Dalhousie University. “By working collaboratively, we are able to expand our networks and reach to allow students, academics and community members exposure to the markets, opportunities and experiences that exist outside their home institution.”

The first workshop, How do I entrepreneur?, will be held on Sept. 24.

Patrick Power Library gets bookable

Starting next week, the Library is open for bookings for individual study space- including computer terminals, tables, carrels and study rooms- from 2-5pm, Monday-Friday. Local students can book space at https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PatrickPowerLibrary1@smuhalifax.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/

The Paging Service continues, in which members of the Saint Mary’s community (students, faculty and staff) can put a hold on a book through the online catalogue, and make an appointment for curbside pick-up. Pick-up appointments are available between 12-5 pm, Monday to Friday.

The University Archives is also open for appointments only. Appointments are limited to 2 hours and are available between 10 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday, based on staff availability. Material to be viewed must be requested in advance, so library staff can retrieve the items. A minimum of 24 hours of notice is required for appointments.

At this time, appointments are limited to faculty, staff, and students of Saint Mary’s University.

On-site Archives staff may be able to provide remote research/reference services and limited scanning of certain materials; contact hansel.cook@smu.ca for details.

Virtual Homecoming: an opportunity to reconnect alumni across the world

Homecoming provides our alumni with the opportunity to reconnect with former classmates and faculty, bringing the Santamarian community together to celebrate their time at Saint Mary’s. This year carries a few important milestones, including the 35th anniversary of the Fred Smithers Centre, the 25th anniversary of the Women and Gender Studies program and the 20th anniversary of the Forensic Science program.

 “Although we can’t be in person this year, we are excited for what a virtual homecoming can provide,” says Chantal Caissie, BA’13 Alumni Officer. “The virtual events will give us the unique ability to reconnect with alumni who live in other parts of Canada or around the world that would not normally attend Homecoming events.”

 The two main events presented over the Homecoming weekend, Back to the Classroom and SMU After Hours, will be hosted online this year. This means that the university has the unique opportunity to invite speakers who may not have participated in the past due to their location. These events consist of professor lectures and panels to celebrate the important milestones of the Fred Smithers Centre, Women and Gender Studies and Forensic Science programs.

 To celebrate the golden grads this year, the university has contacted members of the class of 1970 to gather photos and messages to create a nostalgic video. With the help of a playlist compiled of hit music from that year, the hope is to inspire fond memories for the grads.

Virtual Homecoming means bringing Saint Mary’s home, not matter where that might be.

To register and find out about this year’s Homecoming events visit: https://news.smu.ca/homecoming

New To SMU virtual events are a success!

This years’ New To SMU events have operated differently than they have in the past. With virtual events, Student Affairs & Services and SMUSA were able to provide students with more than two solid weeks of activities. New To SMU started in July and will continue until the end of September. Turnout has been steady throughout and students have been engaging with facilitators and building relationships with their peers.

“To make the New To SMU engaging and successful virtually, we had to create a new approach,” says Lyndsay Anderson, Chair of the Welcome Activities Planning Group. “We thought about what the main goals were to benefit the students and came up with new online activities that would still meet those goals.”

The Santamarian ceremony was especially successful as a virtual event. On Zoom, new students were wearing their Saint Mary’s colours and added a campus background to their screens. Each student was asked to virtually sign the university registry which will be added to the physical book at a later date. As their official welcome into Saint Mary’s, to operate this event online was very important to the students.

Another ongoing event that has received a lot of great feedback is the Trivia events. Students are able to engage with each other on a social level to create those important peer relationships.

A new program for new students this year is the peer coach program. This program provides each student with a peer coach who they can have direct contact with if they have any questions or concerns. Students are facing new challenges by entering into a virtual university, and the peer coach program provides students with the support they need.

New To SMU events are still taking place and students are encouraged to check out the schedule at www.smu.ca/NewToSMU.

If you have any questions, please email welcome@smu.ca.

Saint Mary's wins United Way award

Saint Mary's University has been selected to receive the Local Love award for Fundraising Innovation from the United Way Halifax!

United Way committee co-chairs Roberta Graham, Manager, Custodial Services and Tricia MacPhee, Supervisor, Payroll & HRIS heard the good news via an email from Nicole Cameron, Development Officer with United Way Halifax. Cameron has worked closely with the SMU committee on previous annual campaigns.

“There's a million reasons you deserve this award as an incredible group of dedicated and caring volunteers,” said Cameron. “Your research into finding a virtual 50/50 platform was exceptional as was your ability to dive in and try new things and work collaboratively. Your leadership will benefit other organizations looking for new ways to fundraise virtually this year.

“You also helped the staff at United Way Halifax gain new skills and expertise in the area of virtual fundraising (which little did we know would be critical a few short months later).”

Saint Mary's is featured in the United Way Halifax 2020 annual report at the following link:

https://www.unitedwayhalifax.ca/annual-report-chapter/2019-celebrating-our-workplace-partners/