Department Events

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At the Xaverian Welcome, all new students are invited to commit themselves to a life of thought and service as they join the Xaverian community.  This commitment is witnessed by the President, Dr. Kent MacDonald, along with senior administrators and faculty of the university, the President of the Students’ Union, Students’ Union executive and House Presidents.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the fantastic co-op and new graduate opportunities at PwC. 

The Atlantic Canada Economics Association annual conference will take place at StFX on June 4 - 5, 2017. The theme of this year's conference is "Energy, Environment, and the Future of Public Policy in Canada." Featured events include a panel on carbon pricing, the Graham Lecture to be delivered by Prof. Chris Ragan (McGill U. and Chair of Canada's EcoFiscal Commission), and evening banquet featuring a keynote address by Hon. Randy Delorey (Nova Scotia Minister of Finance).

This webinar will focus on inadequate income as the root cause of food insecurity, and actions public health professionals can take to shift practice beyond food-focused initiatives and towards income-based policy solutions. 

Presenters:

I Am the Blues takes the audience on a musical journey through the swamps of the Louisiana Bay-ou, the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta and moonshine soaked BBQs in the North Mississippi Hills. The film visits blues musicians rooted in the genre's heyday, many now in their 80s, still living in the American deep south and touring the Chitlin’ Circuit. Let Bobby Rush, Barbara Lynn, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Little Freddie King, Lazy Lester, Bilbo Walker, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, RL Boyce, LC Ulmer, Lil’ Buck Sinegal and their friends awaken the blues in all of us.

"Experience German" 

Our 12th German day will present interesting guest speakers and presentations, including the German Embassy in Ottawa, the director of Symphony Nova Scotia as well as the students from the German courses.  

At the end of the week we will send out a detailed program.  

German cake and coffee will be served during the intermission.  

Everyone is welcomed.

Schwartz 156. A talk by the Hon. Randy Delorey, MLA, Antigonish, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board.  Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Socratic Circle.

The 2017 Economics Student Research Day will take place in the Council Chambers (4th Floor Bloomfield) from 10AM to 6PM on Friday, March 31. Ten Honours theses will be presented by BA, BBA and BSc students who are being supervised by faculty in the Department of Economics. A free buffet lunch will be served from 12:30 to 1PM.

Download the program (PDF format): http://sites.stfx.ca/economics/sites/sites.stfx.ca.economics/files/progr...

Info Session for Junior and Sophomore students (all programs) interested in the 2-year Certificate in Organizational Leadership program.

Tuesday, March 14th, Noon - 1pm, Schwartz 190.

Program applications due Friday, March 17th. 

http://www.sites.stfx.ca/continuingeducation/node/702

Sonita is an award-winning documentary about an ultra talented and fiery young Muslim woman resisting being sold into marriage. As an Afghan refugee in Iran she uses music and education as avenues for empowerment.

The New York Times has called Tierney Sutton, “A serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level “.  A 7-time Grammy nominee, Sutton has received 6 consecutive nominations for “Best Jazz Vocal Album”- a nomination for every project she has released for the last decade.  Tierney has headlined in recent years at The Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Modern sport was invented in the context and image of liberal democracy, which is itself an expression of the moral and theological universalism at the heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition. These moral, political and religious foundations are often ‘hidden’ within the social practices and the social institutions that constitute those opportunities for expression that are available to us all in our contemporary everyday lives.

Public Lecture in NH 252.  Dr. Robert Dennis, Chair in Catholic Studies, University of Prince Edward Island and President of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association, will give a public lecture sponsored by the Program in Catholic Studies.  Dr. Dennis is an expert in the history of religions in Canada, with a special focus on Catholicism.  All are welcome to attend this lecture.

Public Lecture in Schwartz 156.  Dr. Robert Dennis, Chair of Catholic Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, and President of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association, will give a public lecture on Pope Francis.  Dr. Dennis will discuss the current ecclesiastical, theological, and political contect in which Pope Francis guides the Church.  This lecture is sponsored by Program in Catholic Studies and open to all.

2nd Regular Meeting of the Faculty of Science

CONTAX INFORMATION SESSION                       

Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2017

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Schwartz Students Lounge

Refreshments provided!

CONTAX Inc. is a Gold-level SAP partner, re-seller of SAP software solutions, and provider of SAP services.

Our professional services staff are based in numerous  office locations in the USA, Canada, Netherlands and Australia, 

Please join us for a presentation from our current Co-op Students and learn more about the amazing opportunities our students experience while on work term.

Special Meeting of the Faculty of Science - CON vote

The Department of Modern Languages presents Foreign Film Night.  

"The story concerns a mother with a sometimes-violent teenage son, struggling to control his behavior in a hypothetical future in which parents have the legal option to commit troubled youth to public hospitals."

In French with English sub-titles.

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Xavier Dolan interviewed by Wendy Mesley, CBC