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For the O’Brien family, Dalhousie’s Sexton Campus represents a living legacy. Their deep connection to the M.M. O’Brien building—named for Melbourne McKim O’Brien, a 1913 mining engineering graduate of what was then the Nova Scotia Technical College—spans generations and is a source of honour and pride.

Once a student residence, O’Brien Hall now houses the School of Planning—where recent Bachelor of Community Design graduate Ellie Anderson, one of Melbourne’s great-great-nieces, spent four years immersed in her studies.

“When I first applied and got accepted into Dalhousie’s Community Design program, I knew only a little about my Uncle Mel’s contribution and connection to the school,” says Ellie. “Upon learning of my family history in relation to the O’Brien building in my first year, I felt a deeper connection to the space."

The family legacy continues at Dalhousie with Ellie’s cousins, Emma and Liam O’Brien, who are both current students at the university...

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