Dear StFXAUT Members, This issue of the Beacon features an interview with StFX Alumna Dr. Lisa Gillis (’94), a hospitalist at St. Martha’s, and reflections on the recent CAUT Librarians’ and Archivists’ Conference and the 2022 Fair Employment Week. Also included are overviews of StFXAUT donations and strike support, and another challenging True-or-False quiz on […]
Read More »This article, published in the Fall 2020 edition of The Beacon, was written by StFXAUT President Martin van Bommel. The COVID-19 pandemic reached Nova Scotia and impacted all provincial university campuses, resulting in a sweeping mid-March shutdown. Our Members were left scrambling to move their courses, tests, and exams online. During the instructional chaos, the […]
Read More »Reminders, written by Susan MacKay, originally appeared in the Summer 2016 edition of The Beacon. The StFXAUT provides a Student Bursary equal to the cost of one six-credit course for an undergraduate student with demonstrable financial need. In your conversations with students about financial aid, please remind them of this possibility. The deadline to […]
Read More »The message below was originally published by the CAUT. It appears in the Summer 2016 edition of The Beacon. (Ottawa – September 8, 2016) Knowing how to read and analyze post-secondary financial statements is the best way to understand how much money a college or university has and how that money is spent. CAUT’s Guide […]
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