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09/29/2026

Visual and Material Culture Studies faculty member Dr. Suzie Andrews will be hosting a lecture on Tuesday, October 2nd at 2:30 p.m. in Wu Centre, Dunn 113.

Dr. Andrews was recently awarded the Paul Paré Medal of Excellence during Mount Allison’s Convocation on May 11.

The Paul Paré Medal is awarded annually to a Mount Allison faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching, research, scholarship and/or creative activity, as well as an exemplary record of service.

Join Dr. Andrews for a talk exploring imperfection, change, and finding our way through university life.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2:30 p.m. Wu Centre, Dunn 113

If you are unable to attend in person please join us online!
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All are welcome! 🌻

09/29/2026

VMCS is proud to have Dr. Susie Andrews as an essential member of our department!

SAVE THE DATE | Paul Paré Medal Lecture with Dr. Susie Andrews

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 6
⏰ 2:30 p.m.
📍 Wu Centre, Dunn 113

A professor in Visual and Material Culture Studies, Dr. Andrews received the Paul Paré Medal of Excellence during Convocation on May 11.

The Paul Paré Medal is given annually to a faculty member at Mount Allison who has best exemplified outstanding teaching, outstanding research, scholarship, and/or creative activities, and an exemplary record of service.

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TALK — A Perfectly Messed-Up Story: On Imperfection, Change, and Finding Our Way in University Life

Drawing on diverse stories from her research, as well as related teaching and community engagement experiences, Dr. Susie Andrews reflects on what she is learning about imperfection, gratitude, and change through accounts of mess and mistakes at the heart of her scholarly work.

These include tales of the seventh-century statues of amanojaku (demons) that stand querulously before Honganji temple; the story of a snapped sprig of hypericum buds that occassioned a crucial lesson about beauty and brokeness; and accounts of journeys from naive optimism through periods of discouragement to new beginnings including the one told in Patrick McDonnell's picturebook from which the talk takes its title.

Together, these sources invite us to consider how imperfection, unexpected turns, and even things that seem to have gone wrong can bring gratitude, wisdom, and possibility as we find our way in university life and beyond.

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Looking to add an online course to your schedule? VMCS 2111 was just changed to be online for the fall! (Update pending on Self-Service). Hope to see you there!

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Here’s the final part of th videos from our awesome VMCS student! What do you think, counterfeit, dupe, or neither? .alice

04/15/2026

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Susie Andrews as well as to her colleagues and to the students involved in this impactful, exciting endeavour! It is Mount Allison University at its very best.

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04/08/2026

Here is the first two parts of a six part series on fake luxury from our awesome VMCS student, Alice! Stay tuned to learn more and check out her account .alice or on TikTok at the same tag!