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Services

In addition to providing specialized assistance in the area of Student Life, the Black Student Advisor works to:

Foster time management, organization, and study skills with Black and African Nova Scotian students who may be struggling in these areas
Assist Black and African Nova Scotian students with course content, assignments, and tutoring services
Connect Black and African Nova Scotian students to volunteering opportunities, as well as peer mentorship, career mentorship, and other services and opportunities within the wider community
Provide financial information and assistance where possible, as well as connect students to sufficient financial resources as they become available

Host on-campus events, and work with stakeholders to facilitate events that promote culture and diversity at StFX
Advocate, mediate, and liaison on behalf of Black and African Nova Scotian students as it relates to culturally sensitive and academic issues

Resources

Financial Assistance / Opportunities

StFX Financial Aid

Delmore "Buddy" Daye Learning Institute

Faculty & Staff

Contact

Human Rights and Equity

@email

424C Bloomfield Centre
5555 Union Place
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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