Executive and Professional Development, Saint Mary’s University

07/21/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Loyola Conference Hall, Saint Mary’s University

The future of leadership is evolving. Join the Executive & Professional Development Department at Saint Mary’s University for a timely conversation bringing together leaders, professionals, and emerging talent to explore what leadership looks like beyond traditional hierarchies.

This half-day conference will feature a keynote address by 𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐱 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞, followed by a 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 featuring diverse perspectives on modern leadership and the future of work.

Hear from established leaders as they explore the key themes shaping modern leadership, including:
• Situational Leadership
• Human-Centered Leadership
• The Loneliness of Leadership
• Shared Influence Beyond Formal Titles
• Inclusive Leadership and Empowerment

Join us for meaningful dialogue, practical insights, and conversations that will help shape the next era of leadership!
🔗 Register and learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBNGMBS2

Interested in becoming a sponsor and supporting the future of leadership? Email [email protected] to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
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06/19/2026

🤔 🤔 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞?

How do leaders move beyond good intentions and create workplaces where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute?

Join us for our upcoming EPD Insights Series webinar:

𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭

📅 June 25, 2026

🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Discover practical strategies and best practices for embedding inclusion into your everyday leadership approach.

🔗 Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/inclusive-leadership-in-practice-tickets-1992153391421

Saint Mary's University Halifax Saint Mary's University Alumni SMArts - Saint Mary's Faculty of Arts

Moving Beyond Good Intentions to Everyday Impact

06/09/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞.

Learn how to leverage digital tools to strengthen trust and enhance communication among your team.

Join our "𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞" course and gain practical strategies to lead hybrid teams with greater clarity and consistency.

𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘸: https://lnkd.in/ergnkcZa

Planning to attend with your team? 𝑨 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔.

To learn more, please send an email to: [email protected]
Saint Mary's University Halifax Saint Mary's University Alumni Sobey School of Business - SMU SMArts - Saint Mary's Faculty of Arts

05/28/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁?

𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒚𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆.
Our course 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 is designed for professionals working in hybrid environments to build clarity, improve communication, and collaborate more effectively. Gain practical strategies to reduce digital overload, strengthen alignment, and support more connected, productive teams.

Ready to improve how you work in hybrid teams? Visit the page below to explore the course and register today: https://lnkd.in/ergnkcZa

Saint Mary's University Halifax Sobey School of Business - SMU SMU Science Saint Mary's University Alumni SMArts - Saint Mary's Faculty of Arts

05/19/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦?

Wondering how, join us for our upcoming AI at Work: What Leaders Need to Know Now (Without the Hype)

𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑤:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1987630649779?aff=oddtdtcreator

To Explore our future EPD Insights Series Webinars, register using the links below:

Leading Hybrid Teams: Connection, Clarity, and Trust
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1988781953359?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Skill Behind the Skill: What Top Performers Do Differently?!
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1988945387194?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saint Mary's University Halifax Sobey School of Business - SMU

AI is a hot topic, but people are overwhelmed. Leaders want clarity, simplicity, and use‑cases, not technical deep dives.

05/15/2026

This past year, Saint Mary's welcomed an important milestone with the appointment of our first-ever Provost and Vice-President, Academic and Research. 🎓📚

Bringing a deep commitment to academic excellence, leadership and student success, Dr. Shannon Dea's appointment represents and exciting step forward as the university continues to strenghten its academic and research vision.

From her non-traditional path into academia to becoming a nationally respected academic leader, her story is one rooted in resilience, curiosity, and a passion for higher education.

Read the full story in the Fall 2025 issue of Maroon + White: https://loom.ly/I-t5Gdw

05/04/2026

☕ Coffee in hand, future in mind…
Hey Lifelong Learning Community 👋
If you’ve been thinking about investing in yourself, there’s no better time to start.
Level up your leadership skills, grow your impact, and unlock new opportunities with one of Saint Mary's University's executive and professional development leadership programs.
✨ Your next step starts today.
👉 Visit: smu.ca/epd
Saint Mary's University Halifax

05/04/2026

This Homecoming, we're celebrating a legendary milestone in Huskies history 🏈🐺

Join us October 1-4, 2026 as we mark the 25th anniversary of Saint Mary's 2001-2002 Vanier Cup victory, when the Huskies brought the national title home. We're welcoming alumni back to campus to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate this historic championship where it all began — at Saint Mary's.

Once a Husky, always a Husky. ♥️
SMU Huskies Saint Mary's University Halifax

05/01/2026

📢 Participant voices, real impact !



Learn, Grow, Lead ⏩

https://www.smu.ca/epd/welcome.html

Saint Mary's University Halifax

05/01/2026

Explore our upcoming May courses and take the next step in your professional growth—limited spots are available, so secure your place now and don’t miss out on these valuable learning opportunities!

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍: https://lnkd.in/ehth4rsQ

𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆: https://lnkd.in/eKjV7Psf

𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔: https://lnkd.in/ehB56JNg

𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆: https://lnkd.in/evXmNNQ2

𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔: https://lnkd.in/eTSASEjr

🚀 Register. Learn. Grow.
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