In 1932 Mount Saint Vincent College and the Halifax Infirmary School of Nursing established an affiliation program, whereby the College taught credit and non-credit courses to the nursing students at the Halifax Infirmary. In 1946 the program was discontinued as both parties were unhappy with the results. Although the first affiliation attempt between Mount Saint Vincent College and the Halifax Infirmary had not worked out, both parties were still interested in working together. Therefore when Mount Saint Vincent College established its own nursing program in 1949, it did so in affiliation with the Halifax Infirmary. The College was responsible for providing the academic component of the degree program, while the Halifax Infirmary provided the nursing and clinical training. The affiliation program was four years in length and led to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree awarded by Mount Saint Vincent College. In 1965, Mount Saint Vincent College decided to make some changes to its nursing program and introduced the first integrated nursing program in Nova Scotia. The new program required highly qualified faculty and mandated a lower faculty/student ratio than the old affiliation program, but it allowed the College to have complete control over the content of the program. The new changes ultimately resulted in higher costs to the College and it quickly became evident that something needed to be done to help bring down the cost of the nursing program. In 1969 the Mount Saint Vincent University School of Nursing and the Dalhousie University School of Nursing, which had also introduced an integrated nursing program, decided to carry out their programs in closer conjunction. By joining the two programs it was felt that the two schools would still be able to maintain a strong nursing program but they would be able to reduce the cost of the programs by eliminating unnecessary duplication. In the early 1970s an agreement was signed between the two schools creating the Dalhousie - Mount Saint Vincent Universities School of Nursing. As part of the agreement it was decided that all of the nursing courses would be taught at Dalhousie University, while the students from Mount Saint Vincent would complete all other academic courses at Mount Saint Vincent University. In the agreement it was also decided that although all of the nursing courses would be taught at Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University would still be responsible for providing a portion of the nursing faculty. The joint Dalhousie
Patsy MacIntyre attended the Mount for one year in approximately 1940, possibly taking the Secretarial degree. She was from Moncton, NB.
Search committees were charged with the task of establishing a suitable list of individuals for whichever office needed to be filled, such as the office of President. The search committee examined the qualifications and backgrounds of the persons, conducted personal interviews with potential candidates, and made recommendations to the Board of Governors of the candidate best suited to hold the office. The membership of a search committee could include the Chancellor of the University, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, three members of the Board in addition to the Chairman, two members of the Corporation, two representatives of the Sisters of Charity, two representatives of Senate, two representatives of Faculty, two representatives of Alumnae and two representatives from the Student Body.
Christl (Tiefenbacker) Murray attended Mount Saint Vincent Academy from 1948 to 1951. From November 1948 to June 1950, she was a boarder, and from September 1950 to June 1951 she was a day student.
Mary Burke was born in 1919, the daughter of Oswald S. Burke of Kentville, Nova Scotia. She was to have graduated from Mount Saint Vincent Academy in 1935, but died on December 4th of that year. She was a member of the Academy Sodality.
In 1973, the first women's studies course was offered at Mount Saint Vincent University as an interdisciplinary course at the 300 level, taught by Dr. Susan Clark, Dr. David Monaghan and Dr. Rosemary Sampson. Other courses with an emphasis on women were introduced over the next few years in other departments at the University, along with a 100 level course taught by Dr. Frances Early in 1982. A major in Women's Studies was approved in 1984 and the department of Women's Studies was formed. An Honours degree in Women's Studies was offered in 1987. A joint Women's Studies Master's program was launched in September 1996 with Saint Mary's University and Dalhousie University. Dr. Susan Clark is credited to the growth of the Women's Studies program. In 1978 she became the Dean of Human and Professional Development and established the Institute for the Study of Women in 1981. Clark brought the publication Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal to the university, and is responsible for the creation of the WomenÂ's Studies Chair and funding for library resources. Other early faculty members were Deborah Poff, who was a coordinator for the program and an Assistant Director for the Institute of the Study of Women in 1984 until 1991; Dr. Patricia Baker and Dr. Rhoda Zuk who were hired as cross appointers in 1989 and 1990 and Dr. Meredith Ralston the first full-time faculty member in the Women's Studies program in 1993. Some of the department's chairs over the years were Dr. Josette Deleas, Dr. Pat Baker and Dr. Meredith Ralston.
Sonja Skarstedt (1960-2009) was born on October 2, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec. She graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from McGill University. Skarstedt was the founder, publisher, and editor of the literary review Zymergy (1987 to 1991). This bi-annual periodical was the recipient of many Canada Council grants. As the creator she was involved in all aspects of the printing process, from editing the content, layout and design, typesetting and paste-ups, and promotion. She has published book reviews pseudonymously for Zymergy and The Montreal Gazette. In 1990 she founded Empyreal Press a small Canadian publishing company focused on poetry and short fiction. She was also a writer for the comic book Lincoln-16 with her husband Geoff Isherwood as the illustrator. Along with her written material Sonja also worked as a freelance editor and graphics illustrator. Her poetry was published in a variety of publications, including Scrivener (1981), The Antigonish Review (1983), Rolling Stone (1986), Poetry Canada Review (1986), and Canadian Literature (1991). Some of her illustrations were also featured in such publications as Poetry Canada Review (1989), and a portrait of Phyllis Webb on the cover of West Coast Line (1991). Additionally she published four books: Mythographies (1990), A Demolition Symphony (1995), Beautiful Chaos (2000), Saint Francis of Esplanade (2001), In the House of the Sun (2005). In 2007, she created the Skarwood Channel on the internet social media site, YouTube, featuring a series of short video productions. She died in 2009 after succumbing to cancer.
Chancel Guild members are appointed by the rector, and the guild operates independently of Parish Council, in consultation with the rector, to prepare the chancel area for all church services.
The Retirement Committee (possibly also known as the Civic Employees Retirement Committee) was originally created in keeping with Section 2 of the Superannuation Plan of the City of Halifax, which was ratified by Chapter 67, Section 20 of the 1951 Statutes of Nova Scotia. The original committee consisted of: the Mayor; the Deputy Mayor; one alderman appointed by City Council; the Commissioner of Finance; and the City Solicitor.The function of the Committee was to decide all questions arising from the interpretation and administration of the City’s Superannuation Plan. The Committee was also responsible for establishing the investment policy to be followed by the trustees in administering the Superannuation Plan Trust Funds. This committee worked closely with the Superannuation Advisory Committee. The structure of the committee changed over the years and by 1995 it consisted of 13 members. Also by this time, the Committee was given the power to make recommendations to Council with respect to amendments to the Superannuation Plan.