Book Signing

Mark Blagrave, director of drama and a member of Mount Allison's English department, will be doing a book signing of his debut novel "Silver Salts" on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

Locations:
Coles Book Store, Champlain Mall, Moncton 12 noon - 2 p.m.
Chapters, Crystal Palace, Moncton 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

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SappyFest

Allisonians and Sackvillians will be taking the national indie stage this weekend at SappyFest 08.

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New Virtual Tour of Mount A

Check out the release of Mount A's first interactive virtual tour!

The tour is aimed primarily at showing prospective students some of the wonderful experiences we have to offer, and give them a first-hand view of what goes on within the walls of our buildings and even provide them with glimpses of what happens off campus. The site is a blend of photos that enlarge when you click on them, bullets of information that are both educational and conversational, and videos.

Visit the site now!

Allisonians Head to Ecuador & Rwanda

Bon Voyage to Mount A graduates Chantel Pauley (’08) and Cassandra Cotton (’08)!

They are two of 16 recent university graduates from Canada taking part in the Youth In Partnership (YIP) program at the Coady International Institute in Antigonish, NS.


Chantel will soon be departing for a six-month work placement in Ecuador where she will work with a community organization dedicated to mobilizing assets for community development.


Cassandra will complete a six-month placement in Rwanda, where she will work with the Association pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ARBEF), a community-based family wellness organization devoted to improving sexual and reproductive health.

Read the full story:
Allisonians put marketing/health education skills to work in Ecuador, Rwanda

Read more about the Coady International Institute

Reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro

At 05:55 on the morning of Jan. 12 ’08, in a raging blizzard, Allan H. Adams ('65) and his guide reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

This was Allan’s third time to Uhuru Peak (5895 meters) in four successful ascents of the mountain. Since his ‘retirement’ some 20 years ago, Allan spends a couple of months each fall in Europe exploring battlefields of the 20th century.

His winters are spent in Africa or Asia traveling with and spending time amongst the local population.

He writes, “I may, after all these years of attempting to live like a traveler rather than a tourist, finally be accomplishing my objective in each new destination of coming away a better informed and more aware person.”

For a first-hand narrative of his Mount Kilimanjaro climb, click here.

Money raised for memorial bursary

Congratulations to the organizers of the Ian McConnell Golf Tournament! $4,000 was raised at the alumni golf tournament in support of the Ian McConnell Memorial Bursary, organized by friends of Ian McConnell (class of 1995) and monastery alumni on June 21, 2008 at the Amherst Golf Club.

See more photos of the event.