JP Gladu,Ìýpresident of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), was formally installed as St. Paul's second Chancellor in an afternoonÌýceremony on October 19.
International Development student Joseph Flores is the 2017 Alex Foto Memorial Award recipient. He receives $1,000 to support the costs of his fourth-year field placement in Ghana, where he is working with local communities who are trying to protect their watershed and water supply from environmental threats.
As part of the University's 60th Anniversary, RenisonÌýUniversity College President Wendy Fletcher has created a series of art pieces titled 'Beautiful U: À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ,' with the St. Paul's painting shown at right.
Libro Credit Union awarded $35,000 to St. Paul’s GreenHouse from its Prosperity Fund last Thursday, a program which recognizes initiatives that focus on regional economic development, money smarts, and youth leadership.
Six GreenHouse social ventures received a total of $13,000 at the latest Social Impact Showcase, which highlights the work of each term’s innovators.
St. Paul’s University CollegeÌýis pleased to announce the appointment of JP Gladu as its next Chancellor. Mr. Gladu is the President and CEO of the , one of Canada’s premier organizations for Indigenous entrepreneurs.
A new plant nursery, situated beside the original St. Paul’s community garden, was inaugurated at a reception on Friday, June 2. The plant nursery was funded by a Chartwells Campus Project grant, and will help increase the food output of the St. Paul’s community garden, now run by UW Campus Market Garden.
If you’ve ever been to an event at the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Aboriginal Education Centre (WAEC), you might have a pretty good idea of why the University’s Status of Women and Equity Committee (SWEC)Ìýawarded the Centre with the 2017 Equity and Inclusivity Award.
St. Paul’s GreenHouse held its Winter Social Impact Showcase recently, announcing the winners of the Big Ideas Challenge and the recipients of the Social Impact Fund, as well as celebrating the successes of past Social Impact Fund recipients such as Richard Yim of Landmine Boys and Tina Chan of PASS.
Marlena Books, a St. Paul's GreenHouse startup, won one of four big $25,000 Velocity Fund prizes up for grabs at the most recent competition.Ìý
Marlena Books is a venture that was created by Rachel Thompson to help people with dementia and Alzheimer's keep mentallyÌýactive through reading materials made specifically for them.Ìý