SMU Student Life

🌈 Happy Pride Season, Huskies! 🌈

Celebrating Pride @ SMU 2026 is officially live - events, resources, parade sign-up & more at smu.ca/2slgbtqia/ (and there's still more to come!).

And while you're checking it out, consider this your official invite to 🎨 Paint Your Pride ✨

Whether you're at SMU this summer or just kicking around Halifax, you'll want to make your way to the Quad on June 10. Grab your friends, leave your chalk mark, score some discounted Pride swag, and help us cover campus in messages of pride, allyship & belonging.

Swipe through some Paint Your Pride throw back moments from past years & start the countdown.

Nurse’s Notes: 🕷️ Tick & Lyme Disease Awareness

May means more sun & more time outside, and it's also peak tick season in Nova Scotia

Ticks may be tiny, but Lyme disease is serious! The good news? Prevention is simple.
-Cover up + use repellent
-Stick to clear paths
-Do a full-body tick check after being outdoors

> Found a tick? Remove it right away, clean the area & monitor for symptoms.
⚠️ Watch for symptoms like a bullseye rash, fever, or fatigue, and seek care if unsure.

New in NS: Pharmacists can now assess tick bites & prescribe preventative antibiotics if needed - no appointment required.

Enjoy the outdoors - just be tick smart!

Meet Rachel 👋 SMU’s new Sexual Violence Advisor

Rachel brings a varied and interdisciplinary background in community-based support, education and mental health.

Her approach? Grounded in empathy, transparency and clear boundaries.

“Support, to me, is about helping create space for people to reconnect with their own strength in a way that feels safe, respectful and collaborative,” says Rachel.

“What’s most important to me is being transparent, clear and responsive, while recognizing that every person’s experience and needs will look different.”

Read more: https://loom.ly/462MmeU

Saint Mary's welcomes new Sexual Violence Advisor, Rachel Field | SMU News and Events Saint Mary’s is pleased to announce that Rachel Field has stepped into the role of Sexual Violence Advisor within the Sexual Violence Support Centre (SVSC) in Student Affairs and Services (SAAS). In this role, Rachel will support students, faculty and staff in navigating and responding to experie

You might know Marisa for her skills with the puck 🏒 but she brings a whole lot more than strong stick handling to the ice.

A standout Husky, Marisa is also making waves as a leader & mental health advocate, supporting fellow athletes & the broader community through connection, conversation & action.

This 💙 Mental Health Week 💙 the message is "Come Together, Canada" and Marisa’s work is a powerful example of what that looks like in action.

That’s why she’s been named this year’s David G. Smith Memorial Award recipient!

Read the full story ->

On May 5, Red Dress Day, we honour and remember the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people.

The REDress Project, created by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010 (jaimeblackartist.com/exhibitions/), features empty red dresses in a powerful visual symbol of those who are missing and murdered, calling attention to the ongoing crisis of racialized, gendered violence.

We remember.

Is Spring your first term at SMU?

Classes start May 4, and Spring Welcome Weeks run May 1–8 to help you settle in as you get started - https://loom.ly/s6S7MAc

Join us for events designed to help you feel confident, connected & ready:
> Meet your Academic Advisor
> Campus Tours
> Spring Welcome Session
> Ace Your First Term
> International Student Welcome
> Shopping Trip

Whether you're new to Halifax or commuting locally, starting your first term or transferring from elsewhere, New to SMU is where you'll find your friends, your supports, and your footing.

Check out New to SMU for full event details + resources to support your success from your first term through your entire university experience - https://loom.ly/ev-DjOU

Show up - start strong.

Spotlighting students who are out there doing the work - it's National Volunteer Week and these leaders are stand out!

This year’s Student Leadership Recognition Awards celebrated students leading on campus and in community spaces, alongside two community partners making that work possible.

Leadership at SMU looks like showing up, getting involved, and building real experience that goes with the classroom and beyond.

Read the full story on Student Life > Student News.

Earth Day + throwbacks that still hit 🌍🌒

From looking up at our 2024 campus eclipse, to taking in our favourite views through every season, to looking down (and giving back) through student-led cleanups and garden projects - SMU’s little corner of Earth in Mi'kma'ki is looking pretty great.