Mount Saint Vincent University

06/02/2026

At this year’s spring convocation, Mount Saint Vincent University proudly recognized Dr. Ardra Cole and Dr. Arthur McCalla with the title of Professor Emeritus, an honour awarded to retired faculty who have made outstanding and lasting contributions to the university community.

Through innovative research, mentoring students, and strengthening academic leadership, Dr. Cole and Dr. McCalla have each made a meaningful impact on MSVU and beyond.

Read the full story on the MSVU website: https://www.msvu.ca/msvu-celebrates-two-professors-emeriti-at-spring-convocation/

Congratulations to both Dr. Cole and Dr. McCalla on their distinguished careers and this well-deserved recognition!

05/29/2026

Be sure to check out the 2026 MSR Research Colloquium: "The Mystical and Research: Dwelling at the Threshold of Knowing." Featuring sessions presented by MSVU faculty Dr. Tianyuan Yu and Dr. Ashwani Kumar!
Details on how to register on EventBrite for free are in the post.

Dear MSR-AOM - Management Spirituality and Religion Division Community,

What happens in the brain during experiences of oneness, surrender, and spiritual transformation?

How might science help us understand mystical experience while still honoring its depth, mystery, and lived meaning?

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 MSR Research Colloquium:
"The Mystical and Research: Dwelling at the Threshold of Knowing." 🌌

📅 We begin on June 11 at this time across these timezones:
🇺🇸 10:00 AM EDT - New York, North America
🇪🇺 4:00 PM CEST - Brussels, European Union
🇮🇳 7:30 PM IST - New Delhi, India
🇦🇺 12:00 AM AEST (next day) - Canberra, Australia

🔜 Opening Plenary featuring Andrew Newberg, M.D., co-hosted by Stacey Guenther, PhD, PCC and Naida Culshaw.

Dr. Newberg’s keynote will explore the biological correlates of mystical experiences and brain structures 🧠, followed by a dialogue with MSR Flamekeeper Jody Fry and plenary participants.

And the conversation continues through thought-provoking sessions exploring questions such as:
🔹 How might timelessness become a spiritual bypass?
🔹 How can meditative inquiry shape teaching, research, and creation?
🔹 What becomes possible when researchers refuse to let conventional rigor forbid insight?
🔹 What other ways of knowing might research make space for?

If you are intrigued by mystical experiences, contemplative inquiry, and transformative ways of knowing, we warmly invite you to join us 🌿

🎟️ Register for free on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eAhvB27B

Please help us spread the word by sharing this invitation with colleagues, students, practitioners, and communities who may be interested 💫

Warmly,

MSR Research Colloquium Organizing Committee
(Tianyuan Yu 于天远, Naida Culshaw, Konstantin Weicht, Gaëtan Mourmant, Aditya Agrawal and Danyil Nychka)
Daniel Brafman, Tom Culham, Judi Neal, Dr Payal Kumar, Sharda Nandram, Ramya T. Venkateswaran, Joan Marques, Jerry Biberman, Ph.D., Anil Maheshwari

05/29/2026

A big congratulations to Dr. Janice Keefe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Aging and Family Science, on her appointment to the Expert Panel on Supporting the Use of Technologies for Aging in Place at the Council of Canadian Academies / Conseil des académies canadiennes.

In this role, Dr. Keefe will contribute to evidence-based policy in Canada by helping address how we can better support aging in place through technology.

Congratulations, Dr. Keefe!

05/28/2026

Mount Saint Vincent University, in partnership with the Vanier Institute of the Family, is hosting a free panel exploring the evolving concept of family and why it matters today. Hear from experts, researchers, and community voices as they share real experiences and insights on family diversity.

This event also celebrates the launch of new Aging and Family Science programs at MSVU—including majors and honours options with hands-on practicum opportunities.

When: June 2, 2026 | 12–1:30 p.m. ADT
Where: In-person (Rosaria Student Centre) or online
Regsitration is required. Everyone is welcome. The deadline for the in-person registration is Friday, May 29.

For more information, please visit https://www.msvu.ca/who-is-family-and-why-should-we-care/

05/26/2026

We're so proud of all our students who graduated at the Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremonies. We wanted to share some of the highlights that we captured over the three ceremonies.

We're also pleased to share that all of the Convocation photos for the May 14 and 15 ceremonies are now live on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/themount/albums/

05/26/2026

A new agreement will give Bermuda College students a clear route to complete a bachelor’s degree in tourism and hospitality management, strengthening academic pathways in one of Bermuda’s most important sectors.

The five-year articulation agreement between Bermuda College and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) will support delivery of a Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management degree in association with the College.

Under the agreement, eligible students in Bermuda College’s Associate of Applied Science in Hospitality Management programme will be able to transfer up to 25 courses towards the MSVU degree.

MSVU is home to one of the longest-standing Tourism and Hospitality Management programmes at a Canadian university.

Learn more about the agreement: https://www.msvu.ca/bermuda-college-and-msvu-sign-new-tourism-and-hospitality-management-degree-agreement/

Business & Tourism Department MSVU The Bermuda College

05/22/2026

The annual Atlantic General Relativity (AGR) Conference will be held at MSVU from May 31 to June 2, 2026. The conference will feature speakers and guests from across Canada discussing all aspects of classical and quantum gravity, and relativistic astrophysics.

While much is understood about how gravity works for large objects in our universe – like planets and stars – there are still big unanswered questions about how gravity behaves at the smallest scales and in the most extreme conditions. Researchers right here in the Atlantic region are working to bridge that gap.

A free public lecture on Sunday, May 31 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. in the McCain Centre at MSVU, Room 105/6, will explore “Einstein’s Blackboards” and will be given by a world expert on the subject, Dr. Dwight Vincent of the University of Winnipeg. All are welcome.

Learn more about the event: https://www.msvu.ca/from-black-holes-to-quantum-gravity-leading-minds-gather-at-msvu-for-annual-atlantic-general-relativity-conference/

05/21/2026

Starting out can be hard. Especially when you’re not sure where you’ll end up.

But every student deserves that chance, and you can help make it possible.

Learn more and support students today:
alumni.msvu.ca/JeremysJourney

Mount Saint Vincent Alumni

05/21/2026

Are you a full-time student at MSVU taking at least 5 courses in French from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027?

You may be eligible for a French as a Second Language (FSL) bursary. There are seven bursaries of $3,000 available.

The application deadline is June 1, 2026.

Learn more: https://www.msvu.ca/academics/bachelor-of-arts-ba/modern-languages-chinese-french-and-spanish/fsl-bursary-program-bursaries-in-french/
or contact Alexandra Tsedryk at [email protected]

Applications for half bursaries ($1,500) might be considered if you take 3 courses in French during the academic year, but priority will be given to students with 5 courses.

05/21/2026