Very pleased to announce the annual StFXAUT donation to the Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund (AEFF). As in recent years, the StFXAUT’s donation amount is $2000. As always, StFXAUT funds are earmarked for the pre-purchase of firewood. If you can, please consider giving to the AEFF. Donate here: AEFF Canada Gives page. To learn more about […]
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Noteworthy Dates June 2024
Please note the following deadlines and dates of interest in the 6th Collective Agreement June 30 Sixth Collective Agreement expires June 30, 2026. Employees who wish to retire shall provide, to the Academic Vice-President & Provost, Dean or Director, notice by August 31 of their intent to retire between May 1 and June 30 of the following […]
Read More »Fall 2022 Update: Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund
With winter fast approaching, the Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund (AEFF) is ramping up activities as it enters its 15th winter season. Despite recent drops in the cost of furnace oil (~40% of AEFF clients use oil), heating costs remain significantly higher than they were at the beginning of last winter and the Fuel Fund anticipates […]
Read More »Antigonish Emergency Fuel Fund Society: 2022 Update
This article, published in the Spring 2022 edition of The Beacon, was written by Philip Girvan, StFXAUT Communications Officer. Wyanne Sandler, former Executive Director of the Antigonish Women’s Centre and Sexual Assault Services (The Women’s Centre), suggests heat poverty as something of a misnomer. Households do not just experience health poverty — there is no […]
Read More »Mandatory COVID- 19 Vaccine Mandate for StFX
The Following is excerpted from the August 24, 2021 News Release [PDF]: The St. Francis Xavier University Association of University Teachers (StFXAUT) is calling on the Administration at the University to institute a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Students, faculty, and staff who can get the vaccine should be required to do so. Those who cannot […]
Read More »StFXAUT Face Masks
Last Fall, the StFXAUT Executive Committee commissioned Ross Screenprint to print black and grey face masks with the StFXAUT logo for Members of the StFXAUT. Made in Canada, the face masks are lightweight, protective, and comfortable made from 70% rayon from bamboo and 30% organic cotton fabric with a 3mm elastic and nose wire. These […]
Read More »Alumna Shout Out: Donna Halperin
This interview, conducted by StFXAUT Communication Officer Philip Girvan, appears in the Spring 2021 edition of The Beacon. The Beacon regularly features interviews with StFX University alumni on the topic of StFXAUT members who challenged, inspired, or helped in some way. This issue’s interview is with Dr. Donna Halperin (B.Sc.N. ’93), Professor & Associate Director, […]
Read More »The 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic in Eastern Nova Scotia
This article, published in the Fall 2020 edition of The Beacon, was written by Kathleen M. MacKenzie, Archivist. The origin of the 1918-19 Influenza Epidemic is hotly debated. It did not originate in Spain. Some believe that the first cases occurred in China in 1917-1918. They believe it spread from China to North America, to […]
Read More »Getting to Know You: StFX Adult Education Graduate Studies
This article, published in the Fall 2020 edition of The Beacon, was written by StFXAUT Communications Officer Philip Girvan. A self-directed approach to learning has a long tradition in this region and is strongly rooted in what eventually came to be known as The Antigonish Movement. The Antigonish Movement was a reaction to the dire […]
Read More »Profile on Katie Aubrecht
This article, published in the Fall 2020 edition of The Beacon, was written by StFXAUT Communications Officer Philip Girvan. Dr. Katie Aubrecht is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at StFX University, the Canada Research Chair in Health Equity & Social Justice, and the Director of the Spatializing Care: Intersectional Disability Studies Research […]
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