CBU Celebrates the Year of the Snake

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Chinese New Year is at hand, and Cape Breton University (CBU) and the Cape Breton County Economic Development Authority (CBCEDA) are hosting a special event to celebrate it. Also known as Spring Festival, Chinese New Year is the most important celebration of the year in China. CBU is home to more than 400 Chinese students.

Cape Breton University Welcomes Class of 2017

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Cape Breton University (CBU) is welcoming students and parents of CBU’s Class of 2017 for University 101 – Everything University Related. Themed Your Island. Your University. Your Future, this event provides an opportunity for incoming students to get informed, ask questions and become familiar with their hometown university. The event is taking place on Wednesday, February 6 at 6 p.m. in the Verschuren Centre.

Frank Macdonald and Musical Friends to Entertain at Rotary Dinner and Concert

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Friday, February 1, 2013

March 2 event at NSCC in support of playground

Inverness writer Frank Macdonald headlines an evening of literary and musical entertainment being planned by the Rotary Club of Port Hawkesbury, it was announced today.

New Exhibit By High School Students Opens at CBU Art Gallery

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

A new exhibit, entitled Small Town Beginnings, will open with a free public reception on January 30 at 6 p.m. at the Cape Breton University Art Gallery. The exhibit features works created by Glace Bay High School senior art students, including paintings, sculptures and dynamic installations.

CBU Library Chooses EBSCO Discovery Service

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Cape Breton University Library has selected EBSCO Discovery Service™ (EDS) to provide an easy to use and powerful discovery tool that will search its entire collection. The discovery solution from EBSCO will be known as One Search and will be used to search all of the library’s databases as well as the library’s catalogue in one powerful and customizable search. (At the present time full catalogue searching is not yet available but will be rolled out during the semester). Patrons can currently use One Search to search for Full Text and Citations for Academic Journal Articles, Newspaper Articles, Primary Source Documents, Reviews, Dissertations/Theses and Magazine Articles.

CBU Art Gallery Opens People's Exhibition with Record Numbers

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Monday, January 21, 2013

The Cape Breton University (CBU) Art Gallery is set to open one of its most popular annual exhibitions - ProletariART: The People’s Exhibition. The opening reception is being held on Friday, January 25 from 6-8 p.m., with the exhibit running until February 22. This is the second year for this annual community art event and it has attracted a record number of participants with more than 100 artists contributing nearly 200 works of art.

Two-Eyed Seeing Model developed in Cape Breton Drives New national Grant for Aboriginal Health Research

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Friday, January 18, 2013

A new, nationally available research grant draws upon leadership that Cape Breton University has demonstrated in bringing together Indigenous and Western approaches for science studies and research. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced in December 2012 that it is launching an open operating grant for Aboriginal health research based on the Two-Eyed Seeing model embodied in CBU's unique and innovative Integrative Science program.  Mi'kmaw Elder Albert Marshall of Eskasoni suggested the phrase "Two-Eyed Seeing" about 10 years ago as a guiding principle for Integrative Science collaborative research then underway in Unama'ki-Cape Breton and CIHR is explicitly clear in attributing the Two-Eyed Seeing model to Elder Albert.

Boardmore Theatre Puts Comical Twist on Traditionally Dark Play

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

The Boardmore Theatre will be raising the curtain on January 22 for its production of Six Characters in Search of an Author, written by Luigi Pirandello. The dark comedy is a play within a play about a theatre group preparing for a production. The play runs from January 22-27 with shows starting at 7 p.m., with the exception of the matinee show at 2 p.m. on January 27.

Cape Breton University Appoints Dr. David Wheeler as Sixth President

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Monday, January 14, 2013

(Sydney, NS) - David Wheeler returns to Nova Scotia pledging to put Cape Breton University (CBU) at the heart of the regional economy and international thought leadership on sustainable energy. Today, during a special meeting held by the Cape Breton University Board of Governors, the Board confirmed the appointment of Dr. Wheeler as the next president of CBU. Dr. Wheeler’s installation will take place in April.

Cape Breton University Welcomes New Principal of Unama'ki College

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

With his record of scholarly achievement and deep understanding of traditional knowledge combined with diverse professional experience and a vision of Aboriginal education, Cape Breton University (CBU) is pleased to welcome the new Principal of its Unama’ki College, Stephen Augustine.  Augustine will build on CBU’s 35 year history of excellence in Aboriginal post-secondary education and help lead Unama’ki College into an exciting new era. Augustine’s role as principal began on January 7.

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