The Student Refugee Program (SRP) is a resettlement program that provides refugee students an opportunity to pursue post-secondary studies in Canada. There are currently six students pursuing post-secondary studies at StFX via the SRP. StFX University waives tuition, residence and meal plan fees for SRP students’ first academic year. Money raised by the StFX WUSC […]
Read More »The StFXAUT recently contributed $4,500 to the StFX World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Society. The Beacon has profiled the work of the StFX WUSC in the Summer 2019 and Winter 2018 issues.
Read More »This article, written by Philip Girvan, StFXAUT Communications Officer, appeared in the Summer 2019 edition of The Beacon. The Winter 2018 issue of The Beacon profiled the World University Service of Canada (WUSC), the specific role of the StFX WUSC Society, and WUSC’s Student Refugee Program (SRP). The SRP is a resettlement program that provides […]
Read More »This article, written by StFXAUT Communications Officer Philip Girvan, originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2017 edition of The Beacon. On April 27, 2017 a year ahead of schedule and less than a month after reaching an earlier milestone of $70,000, StFX for Syrian-Antigonish Families Embrace (SAFE) reached a fundraising goal of $100,000. These funds will […]
Read More »This article, written by StFXAUT Communications Officer Philip Girvan, appeared in the Winter 2018 edition of The Beacon. The World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is, according to their website, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, employment, and empowerment opportunities for youth around the world”. WUSC has local committees across Canada including the StFX […]
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