Faculty News

In October, the official portrait of former Lieutenant Governor the Hon. Graydon Nicholas, STU Chancellor and Endowed Chair in Native Studies, was unveiled at the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. The portrait was painted by Wolastoqiyik artist Natalie Sappier. Nicholas was Lieutenant Governor from 2009-2014.

Nicholas is also being honoured with the Christian Culture Series Gold Medal by Assumption University in Windsor, ON. This prestigious award recognizes laypeople for their efforts in contributing to “Christian ideals” in modern society. Past recipients include Marshall McLuhan and former Governor General, the Hon. Michaëlle Jean.

The Unfinished Melody, a documentary directed by and starring STU Fine Arts professor Dr. Martin Kutnowski, was selected for the 2022 Silver Wave Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of an ensemble of classical musicians from New Brunswick going on a concert tour to Latin America in September 2019, not knowing that the pandemic is about to hit.

English professor Dr. Stewart Donovan was one of the poetry judges for the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards.

“Having spent over 40 years writing, editing and teaching poetry, I knew (or knew of) many of the poets who had submitted their work. And I believe —without any exaggeration— that the overall quality of the poetry was very high indeed, and our country can feel proud that this kind of writing is flourishing in the age of TikTok.”

He and the other judges read 188 books of poetry before selecting the winner, Annick MacAskill •