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Reflecting on past experiences and applying them to her teaching method is one of Kate Morrison’s tricks of the tutoring trade. Every teacher builds their own style; for her, being aware of her own teaching practice is the challenge. “I had to reflect on my own practice and performance in the classroom,” says Morrison. “As […]

In the same way that world economies once ran on gold and oil, Dinesh Kumar Govindaraj explains that data has become the most valuable resource of the Information Age. “Data science, computing power and artificial intelligence turn raw data into valuable insights that modern organizations need,” says Govindaraj about the reason he decided to undertake […]

“Once you live by the ocean, you will always miss it when you leave.” Born and raised in Alberta, Jill Ejdrygiewicz had never heard truer words. Ejdrygiewicz had returned west after already living in Nova Scotia during her Marine Biology studies at Dalhousie University. The thought of moving back to NS felt like home, and […]

John Aspin had always been interested in the arts. But because he was passionate about a career in medicine, his interest in art became more of an external affair: buying art, visiting galleries and exhibitions. He enjoyed his experience in junior high in the UK, sculpting and painting in the school’s art department, but still […]

Even before enrolling in the JD/MBA Program at Dalhousie University, Michael Coady was an acknowledged community leader. The Magna Cumme Laude grad of Saint Mary’s University had always played a key role in his community by volunteering with the Strongest Families Institute, Independent Living Nova Scotia, Easter Seals Inc. and the Conflict Resolution Society. But […]

Angela Simmonds’ path to law school wasn’t a conventional one. When she arrived at Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law in 2014, she was 38, married, the mother of three children and working part-time. That summer, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society hired her to carry out a community-based research project on North and East Preston […]

Nathan Ells had just finished his kinesiology degree when he needed to decide what his next step should be. He was tossing around physiotherapy, occupational therapy, personal training…his list went on. He was intrigued by massage therapy, enough that he’d considered it even before he had gone off to university. Now it was still stuck […]

For the thirteenth consecutive year, Saint Mary’s University students have proudly represented their respective provinces and countries of origin as active and engaged participants in the Northern Ireland Peace Education Program—a long-standing collaboration between Saint Mary’s University and Peaceful Schools International. The latest contingent of program participants is Saint Mary’s largest to date. There are […]

16-year-old Grace Hall never would have given a second thought to working in construction. But that was before her experience working with Roscoe Construction Ltd. Hall had heard about the co-operative education opportunity through Michelle Peters, the Building Futures for Youth lead for the Canadian Construction Association of Nova Scotia, or CANS. Building Futures for […]

Sofia Lowenstein had been in a French Immersion program since the sixth grade, but still she had a suspicion that she wasn’t good at French. That is, until she got into the Explore program at Université Sainte-Anne. Lowenstein realized that class sizes had been impeding her learning. Many of her previous teachers had large classrooms, […]

Katie Murray had heard about the program at the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education (NSCECE) years before she attended. At that time, she had a full-time job and wasn’t ready to take the plunge into school. But a few years later, Murry was looking forward to her journey into a new career. “I’ve […]