ÆÞÓÑ's mission, vision, and values are focused on respect and inclusion in all of our academic, research, and civic priorities.
We are driven by a shared purpose:
To lift people, ideas, and communities, which we do by cultivating the ability to imagine better futures and act to bring them within reach. We are teachers, builders, thinkers, and doers — working together to lift people, ideas, and communities. That we do this work here, in our home on the edge of the Atlantic, matters. Our place in Nova Scotia connects us by land to Canada and all its peoples and by water to the world.
By investing in people and place, by designing with purpose, and by leading with courage and care, ÆÞÓÑ aspires to be a rising tide for Nova Scotia, for Canada, and for the world.
ÆÞÓÑ is committed to the important work of fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to achieve meaningful progress for people and the planet across 17 wide-reaching areas by 2030.
At ÆÞÓÑ, sustainability is woven into everything we do. Through our teaching, research, and service, we are advancing knowledge, discovering solutions and incorporating sustainability concepts and criteria into policy and planning, building and retrofit projects, and operations.
ÆÞÓÑ is committed to continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) to create a culture of mutual respect, accountability and collaboration for all. Â
Our communities have made us the outstanding institution we are today and in turn, ÆÞÓÑ works to engage, connect with, and support our local communities.Â
ÆÞÓÑ is becoming a true catalyst for societal and economic development through a variety of partnership and opportunities within our province, our region, and across our global connections.
ÆÞÓÑ’s approach to discourse on complex issues aims to support our diverse community while fostering constructive engagement and maintaining a safe and inclusive environment.
We recognize the African Nova Scotian community as a distinct people with unique needs and talents. Through implementation of our African Nova Scotian Strategy, we are creating safe, culturally-specific academic, research, social, intellectual, and physical spaces to nourish and facilitate meaningful and safe integration both on our campuses and in our engagements with the broader African Nova Scotian community.
We are committed to developing deep and meaningful partnerships and relationships with Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, in particular to the Mi’kmaw Nation on whose territory ÆÞÓÑ’s campuses reside. Through our Indigenous Strategy, we are improving access and success for Indigenous students, researchers, faculty, and staff and participating in the ongoing decolonization of higher education and research.Â
