New Blog

Hey everyone! For those who are still subscribed to this link I wanted to let you know we didn't forget about you, we've just started a new blog! The new one is run by a student at the Mount with posts from other students, staff, etc. so please add us to your feeds or Google reader and let us know what you think of it! Follow this link to our new blog: Thinking the Mount!

O is for....Open Campus Day

Hi everyone! My name is Robyn and I just started working in the admissions office here at the Mount on my co op work term. I spend a lot of my days touring around the campus, and as you can see from my photo – The Fountain Play Centre is usually one of my stops. Be sure to be quiet there if you stop in though, I was shushed by one of the toddlers!

My first blog post of 2009 is all about our winter Open Campus Day - Explore the Mount.

Every year the Mount opens its doors to prospective students to tour the campus, meet professors and get to experience life as a Mount student.

There will be a variety of activities planned including a scavenger hunt, mini-lectures from professors, a tour of our three residences and even free lunch! In fact even if you have not applied yet to the Mount, you can take your application, transcripts and $30 application fee that morning and have an admissions decision made by the time you leave!

Explore the Mount will take place this year on Friday, March 6 so be sure to come out and join the fun! You can register for this event online at www.msvu.ca.

We hope to see you there!

Brought to you by the letter O

N...is for new grades!

Congratulations to everyone who has just completed their first semester classes! Now that you have finished all your exams, you can relax a little as your start a whole new set of courses. But for all you grade 12's, there is one more important think that you need to do...and that is to send us in your new grades!

Outside the entrance to the Rosaria Student Centre from inside Evaristus Hall

If you have already applied to the Mount, you did so using your grade 11 marks, or your in progress marks from grade 12. Now that you have some updated marks, it's time to send them in so that we can update your files. Don't worry, there is not need for you to reapply, you just need to send us in a new set of transcripts that show your final marks from your first semester. The deadline to have these in to us is March 15, 2009. We will use your new grades to calculate things like scholarships, so don't delay!

Brought to you by the letter N

M is for . . . Merry Christmas from the Mount!

As we lead into crunch time of the holiday season you may be, like many of us, running around doing last minute stops at the mall and trying to get all of your stocking stuffers bought. If you make it into the Halifax Shopping Centre don't forget to look up to see the gigantic Mount Saint Vincent University poster!

The Mount loves the holiday season and the students and staff enjoy taking advantage of the opportunities to give back to our community. This year staff from the Admissions Office, Registrar's Office and Financial Services Office all dug deep and donated an overwhelming amount clothes, games, toys, household items, groceries, etc. for a local family.

The students like to get in on the giving too - this year the the Student Alumnae Association organized an Angel Tree project for the Mount community to be involved in. As Krista Armstrong, the Program Coordinator for Alumnae Relations, said: "The response from the Mount community has been staggering. Through donations from Mount students, societies, staff, faculty, alumnae and friends, we have (so far) collected 6+ big boxes of toys, gifts and donations for needy children in the Halifax area . . . We have been blown away by your support…we even had to call the Salvation Army for more gift tags! With 70 tags distributed, at least 70 kids will have a better Christmas this year thanks to your generosity."

The Mount also has a huge campaign to raise funds for the United Way each year and the Christmas season marks the end of each year's campaign. Our goal was to raise $20,000 this year and, while we won't get the official number until later today, I have been assured that we have exceeded this goal by a substantial amount through staff and student contributions!

We are proud of the Mount's tradition of social justice and giving back to our communities. We would like to wish all of you a happy holiday season and a joyous new year!

L is for… Lovely Ladies!

Yes, that’s right. The Mount is full of lovely ladies! We used to be an all girls University you know. Now we openly welcome guys and there are more and more coming every year.

Did you know we have a special event to celebrate the lovely ladies of The Mount every year?

It's called...the Mr. Mount Competition..."Mr?" you are wondering...allow me to explain!

What is a Mr. Mount Competition? You might ask.
Well let’s start with what it’s not:
Mr. Mount is not a beauty pageant. Mr. Mount is not a talent show.

Mr. Mount IS an Annual one of a kind event where the ladies get to understand how it feels to be a gent, and the gents get to understand a little more about the ladies!

It’s where the men compete as ladies and the ladies compete as men for the affection of the crowd and judges to officially be crowned “Mr. Mount”.

It is a fabulous event that you just can’t miss out on!

Don't believe me...check out the picture below or visit Mr. Mount Competition for more info.

Brought to you by the Double L!