Dr. David Rogosin presents impressive program of pieces in variation form For the majority of the semester, the Mount Allison department of music has been displaying the talent and virtuosity of its faculty members. Many of the professors at the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music have prepared and performed a recital displaying their talents […]
Struts and Faucet commemorates artist in residence program with bi-annual book Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre, a artist-run centre in Sackville, released a very special memento to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The gallery celebrated the launch of Open Studio, the first book of a series commemorating their outstanding artist in residence […]
Mt. A alumna Anna Shepard works internationally with 2B Theatre in Halifax Anna Shepard has come a long way from nativity plays and high school musicals. The Mt. A alumna will travel to New York City this year with Halifax’s 2B Theatre Company to stage Old Stock off-Broadway. I spoke to Shepard on the phone […]
A haunting, deeply terrible, no good, very bad movie that haunts me to this day. Spare yourself. I can confirm that the phrase “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” is, as Dante said, inscribed above the gates of hell. How do I know? I was there. From 7:00 p.m. until about 8:30. But he […]
Climate change activist group Divest MTA presented a list of demands to the Board of Regents at an open meeting on Friday, Feb. 2. The group advocates for the divestment of university funds from fossil fuels attended the 9 a.m. meeting to outline its concerns and suggest a plan of action for the University to […]
Metallic outlines what she considers to be the most significant barriers to reconciliation On Feb. 1, Naiomi Metallic spoke about Indigenous law as the sixth part of the President’s Speakers Series. Metallic is an assistant professor at the Schulich School of Law and the Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy. The topic of her […]
Members of the Mount A community gather to discuss how to define liberal arts education This past Thursday, Feb. 2, a group of students, staff and faculty gathered in Dunn to discuss questions surrounding Mount Allison and the concept of “liberal arts.” This was a part of the discussion series Quo Vadimus run by university […]
Provost and Academic Affairs bring strategies to improve the student experience to the council At 4 p.m. on Jan. 30, the first Faculty Council meeting of the winter semester began. Shelly Colette, manager of academic support, spoke about a new student success course that will be offered in the winter semesters for first-year students who […]
Members and the community discuss university affairs from renovations to Indigenization On Friday, Feb. 2, Mount Allison’s Board of Regents held their first meeting open to public attendance. The Board of Regents is responsible for managing university business such as investments and finances, academic and student affairs, and governance. Historically, meetings have been closed to […]
The Provost’s office will release a new proposal in the coming weeks based on recent feedback At the Faculty Council meeting on Jan. 30, University Pro vost Jeff Ollerhead addressed the decanal restructuring proposal that sparked significant community discussion last week. “During the second and third weeks of January, I consulted on some ideas. That […]