The campus is buzzing!

Mount Allison welcomes the Class of 2012!

Mount Allison University’s campus will be buzzing with the arrival of the Class of 2012! Frosh will be treated a jam-packed week of activities with an international flair.

The theme for Orientation 2008 is Mounties Fly Together. This year’s Orientation committee, led by commerce student Bryan Cromlish, is gearing up for a busy week.

Other Mount A Orientation Week Highlights (open to the public) include:

• myMTA Fair (12 – 3 p.m. August 28, University Quad) — New students and their parents can get a full picture of everything Mount Allison has to offer.

• University Commencement (7 p.m. August 28, Convocation Hall) — The official University welcoming ceremony for the Class of 2012. Students and parents are shown some of the many traditions and history of Mount Allison in beautiful Convocation Hall. Guest speakers include Mount Allison University President Dr. Robert Campbell and geography and environment professor Dr. Brad Walters.

• Shinerama (9 a.m. — 2 p.m. September 6, Sackville, Amherst, Shediac, GMA) — an annual fund raiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Mount Allison students will be out in force shining shoes and raising funds and awareness for this worthy cause. Look for them in Sackville, Amherst, Shediac, and the Greater Moncton Area on September 6 between 9 and 2 p.m.

Mount Allison’s sustainable residence, Cuthbertson House, is also offering a number of Alternative Orientation activities. Organized by student residents and Student Affairs, these activities seek to provide unique opportunities, with the commitment to reducing our environmental footprint being top of mind.

Activities include hiking to Wood Point, a swim at Silver Lake, kite making, sushi cooking lessons. A full schedule is available on the Mount Allison home page.

For more information please visit www.mta.ca/orientation