Author: Geoff Campbell

Earlier this month, I wrote an article for The Argosy on a 4th-year student Daniel Hebert who did more the standard writing a cover letter with a resume when he applied for a job at Radian6. For those who think the dead-tree resume is nearing the end of its life,

As my last major project working in Communications this semester I’ll be helping to create videos of graduating students from each academic program (Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Music, and Commerce) discussing what they’re doing following graduation. Many here go onto graduate school but we’re also very interested in those who

As I prepare for graduate scholarship interviews and life beyond the bubble of Mount Allison University/Sackville, NB I think more and more of how to effectively turn my background and experiences at Mount Allison into a compelling narrative. From answering the daunting “Tell us about yourself” to the more specific (and

One of my professors, Dr. James Devine will be travelling to Ottawa to testify before the Canadian Senate‘s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee to “Examine and report on Canadian foreign policy regarding Iran, its implications, and other related matters“. His testimony will begin at 11:30am Atlantic and will

Hey everybody, So, as you may know I’m a firm believer in the value of an education at Mount Allison University. Many, including myself were somewhat concerned about the reputation of the school in Canada (and for me, the United States) and whether going to a school would hamper my

Hi everybody, In case not all of you know, I’m the Online Editor at The Argosy, Mount Allison University’s Student Newspaper (now since 1872). I went to the Canadian University Press National Conference in January where I learned quite a bit  (primarily at the New Media Roundtable) from other people

Some of the most important things I’ve done at University besides schoolwork. Completing graduate school application was the first real confirmation of what I had heard from a few people I respect, including professors: going to University isn’t just about some letter grades and a piece of paper. In a

The Argosy just wrapped up hosting a debate of all the candidates for the SAC executive on Sunday and I was there live-streaming it to those who weren’t there. If you missed it you can watch it here: Argosy Hosts SAC Debate

As you may know, the University is undertaking a redesign of mta.ca. I’m on the Web Advisory Group which is providing input to the project. I talked to the Tony Frost, my boss and contact person for the project for more information. It’s a vitally important project for the school

The Argosy will be hosting a SAC all-candidates debate at 7pm tonight in the Wu Centre (Dunn Building). Tune in here if you can’t make it in person: Watch live streaming video from theargosy at livestream.com

As many of you have heard, including from the school administration a few of us from Mount Allison went to the 74th Annual Conference of the Canadian University Press. There were many great presentations from journalists and other experts, helpful round-table discussions from those at other papers from around the

I just finished a bit of self-reflection over the break including writing a narrative about my life. I thought about coming to the US from Canada and not really thinking about going back to live in Canada until I visited Mount Allison and I may not be back to live

Breaking up with someone or being broken-up with is rarely an enjoyable experience. As with most things in life, some good music can come in handy to speed recovery It was about 20 months ago that I last posted a break-up song list so I figure I should provide an

So I mentioned earler, Mount Allison’s colours closely resemble those of Gryffindor/Hogwarts and the new scarves only highlight the similarity. Now there’s a new poster alluding to Mount Allison’s resemblance of a certain fictional school. Small class sizes? Check. Independent learners? Check. Professional Quiddich team? No…not yet anyways… What do you

I was just walking downtown from campus (near the corner of Landsdowne and York) and someone drove up and asked me where Convocation Hall was. I pointed right behind his car at the gigantic building with the big letters saying “CONVOCATION HALL” on it in big block letters. It was

I just confirmed with my three top graduate schools (in no particular order: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism) that they have received my completed application and that there’s nothing for me to do at

I recently received an e-mail from a parent of a prospective parent who was worried by, among other things, rumors she heard that Mount Allison graduates don’t perform do well enough to make it to graduate school. I wish I had waited another hour to respond to her: via mta.ca:

via mta.ca: Visiting Scholar Sheila Watt-Cloutier to lecture on human dimensions of climate change 2011-11-24 12:31:20 Sheila Watt‐Cloutier, an Inuk climate change advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, will be giving a public lecture at Mount Allison on the human dimensions of climate change. The lecture will be held on

Last Thursday, Amnesty International Mount Allison Hosted Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International Canada’s Human Rights Campaigner for Aboriginal Peoples. I organized the visit and the Centre for International Studies provided much appreciated funding. I think it was an important event so I wrote about it for the Argosy. Below is a