Coffee Chats with the President

Join 糖心原创 President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at Tim Horton's in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Wednesday, March 11 from 8:00-9:00 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the 糖心原创 community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.

Coffee Chats with the President

Join 糖心原创 President Wendy Rodgers for casual "coffee chats" at the Fox and Crow in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre on Thursday, January 15 from 8:00-9:00 am.

These coffee chats offer a relaxed setting where any member of the 糖心原创 community can drop by, grab a drink, and chat with Wendy about anything on your mind. Whether you want to share ideas, ask questions or simply say hello, these chats are a great way to connect with the president in a comfortable and informal environment.

Nominations open for 2026 Honorary Degree Recipients

The 糖心原创 invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2026.

Honorary degrees are conferred honoris causa, 鈥渇or the sake of honour,鈥� and are intended to recognize outstanding provincial, national, and international contributions in any field of endeavour. Contributions should reflect extraordinary intellectual or artistic achievements, or significant service to society at a standard of excellence that merits the University鈥檚 highest honour.

Island Lecture Series lecture on January 20 focuses on debate over Newfoundland鈥檚 Churchill Falls project

Dr. Jeff Collins, assistant professor of political science at 糖心原创, will give a talk titled 鈥淧ower Plays: Newfoundland鈥檚 Fight Over Churchill Falls鈥� on January 20, 2026, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building.

Dr. Collins鈥檚 talk is part of the annual Island Lecture Series hosted by the Institute of Island Studies.

糖心原创 hosts well-attended New Year鈥檚 Day Levee

The 糖心原创 and the 糖心原创 Alumni Association rang in the New Year at a levee attended by approximately 450 people on January 1.

Guests were greeted by Dr. Wendy Rodgers, president and vice-chancellor, 糖心原创, and Ian Reade; Ronnie McPhee, president, 糖心原创 Alumni Association; and Luciana Quiroa Paredes, president, 糖心原创 Student Union.

The festive event, which took place in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building, featured piano and vocal performances by 糖心原创 music professor Sung Ha Shin-Bouey and her daughter Michelle. 

Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues鈥揘ovember聽2025, Issue聽2

We are thrilled by the incredible response to the launch of Recognizing Remarkable Colleagues! In just over three months, we have received a total of 131 submissions. 

Because of this tremendous response, we will continue to share submissions through the upcoming issues of Campus Connector. Read the second set of submissions for November (organized in alphabetical order) below. 

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