Category archive for ‘Above & Beyond’ 
UNB Merit Awards for 2011-12 Announced (0)
5/08/12 •
The UNB Merit Awards recognize outstanding contributions to teaching, research and university service by members of the Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers.
Here to help (Comments Off)
3/30/12 •
Imagine this: You are 19 and you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Finding your meds, your socks, let alone your notebooks, your textbooks, your cell phone, and your wallet is a struggle of epic proportions [...]
Giving back to the community (Comments Off)
1/20/12 •
Students and staff from the Saint John College helped spread the holiday spirit and gave back to the Saint John community through a recent fundraising campaign.
Poverty: a community solution (Comments Off)
1/18/12 •
Is it naïve to think that we can reduce poverty in our lifetime? After all, the cycle of poverty seems perpetual and relentless. I believe we can, in fact, tackle the underlying causes of poverty through [...]
A time to shine (Comments Off)
9/06/11 •
The first week of university can be a lot of fun for new students, but it’s also an opportunity to give something back.
Giving back (Comments Off)
7/18/11 •
The audience at the UNB’s 182nd Encaenia was expecting Graham Farquharson to accept an honourary degree and give a speech during the graduation ceremony. What they didn’t expect was the $2 million donation that Farquharson made [...]
Truth and reconciliation (Comments Off)
5/30/11 •
Chief Wilton Littlechild summed up his lecture in two words: “think big.” Chief Littlechild presented a speech entitled “Truth and Reconciliation: What Does the Future Hold?”, the second of eleven in the Big Thinking Lecture Series, [...]
Academic Olympics (Comments Off)
5/30/11 •
Former Governor General Michëlle Jean praised Fredericton as being a great city of learning as she opened her Big Thinking discussion “To the Arts, Citizens! Social Mediation Through the Arts” on Sunday. Her lecture, which she [...]
Big thinkers coming to New Brunswick (Comments Off)
5/24/11 •
New Brunswick is set to welcome more than 6,000 academic researchers to the biggest event ever held in Fredericton. The eight-day Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, to be held May 28-June 4, 2011, will [...]
Countdown to Congress 2011 (Comments Off)
5/24/11 •
The countdown to one of the largest events ever held in the the City of Fredericton has begun. The 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences – co-hosted by UNB and St. Thomas University from [...]
Volunteers crucial to success of Congress 2011 (Comments Off)
4/11/11 •
Hundreds of volunteers are needed to pull off the biggest event ever held in the City of Fredericton. The 80th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences is being co-hosted by the University of New Brunswick [...]
Congress delegates to get unique experience in Fredericton (Comments Off)
2/15/11 •
Congress 2011 is shaping up to be a unique, exciting experience for attendees from around the world.
BMO gives UNB $1.75 million for building, student programs and athletics – Video (Comments Off)
2/14/11 •
BMO Financial Group is making a major investment in higher education in New Brunswick with the announcement of a $1,750,000 gift to the University of New Brunswick.
Teaching in Tanzania (Comments Off)
2/14/11 •
A group of 10 nursing students from the University of New Brunswick got a hands-on experience in the summer of 2009 that was a little more intense than usual. The UNB Saint John students, each then [...]
