Arts with Impact

What do the Arts mean to students, professors and the contemporary world? Our profiles explore this question and highlight the outreach, impact and community efforts of our faculty, alumni and students.

Human solutions for a global climate in peril

In her course Conflict, Security and Development, Ervine takes a close look at the complex factors behind migration, which now include climate change.

Bryn de Chastelain and Crystal Witter seated.

SMUSA has SMArts

Big believers in experiential learning, Crystal Witter and Bryn de Chastelain are enhancing their studies with student governance, employment on campus, field schools and other opportunities at Saint Mary’s.

How can you launch a career from the classroom?

Read Sehmat’s story and see how boardroom dreams can start coming to life before leaving campus.

Where arts meets entrepreneurship

Arts grad Christopher Webb's career has been defined by the intersection of art and commerce.

Young man spinning a basketball while wearing a suit.

Empowerment Through Basketball

How do you face the challenge of a game that has no end? Read Harry’s story to see how being a student athlete helped shaped a passion for giving back.

Doing it for herself

Entrepreneurial journalist Maureen Googoo reflects on how her Saint Mary’s education has kept providing value for over 20-years.

Meagan MacPherson sitting on a bench among the trees.

Giving peace a chance

Student Meagan MacPherson traveled twice to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with PSI, working with young students living with the aftermath of the sectarian conflicts that continue to divide the city.

He shoots, he scores

After five years in a U.S. prison, former NHLer Mike Danton came to Saint Mary’s in 2010 aiming for a second shot. He got it.

Saint Mary's students in Cuba at the Angerona plantation

Havana Days

A one-of-a-kind partnership is shedding new light on Cuba's history, and creating all-new opportunities for Atlantic Canadian students.

From Tahrir Square to Halifax

Mohamed Ayman is working for a new Egypt.

Changing how we think about Islam

Dr. Syed Adnan Hussain's thoughtful analysis, lived experiences, and critical eye add important context to the national and local dialogue about Islam, in media, in politics, and in our communities.

John-Paul Nwaezeigwe looks at his computer screen.

When the personal Is political

When John-Paul Nwaezeigwe arrived at Saint Mary’s, it wasn’t to study politics, but economics—until a chance encounter with an inspiring professor set him on a new course.

Digging up hidden histories

Dr. Peckmann is called on to weigh in when human remains are found in Nova Scotia, helping police solve crimes and identify victims—often using nothing more than their skeletons.

Unravelling Atlantic Canada

Dr. Alexander MacLeod and his students examine how Atlantic Canada’s understanding of itself, its past, and its future is built on the stories we tell—and those we're told—about this region.

Dr. Rohini Bannerjee talks with students.

Taking arts into the world

Dr. Rohini Bannerjee's research seeks to explore and explain some of the issues most relevant to our global community today, especially around Francophonie, immigration, and inclusiveness.