The RSA Chronicles: Christina

The RSA Chronicles: Christina

So I know I said I wasn't blogging twice a week anymore because I'm so busy BUT I reeeeally wanted to write this blog.  RED Zone Student Ambassadors (RSA's) are some pretty awesome people and we all have some pretty cool stories.  I wanted to share the story of Christina, a former RSA (2008-2010).  Christina's RED Zone experience led her down an awesome path...

Read more

Don't You Know Who I Am?

Don't You Know Who I Am?

When I was elected McLaughlin College Council President, my favourite phrase was 'don't you know who I am?'  I figured that since I had been so actively involved in my college and in my residence people would just recognize my greatness.  My bubble burst a little bit when I went to the Master's Office for the first time since the election and the receptionist called me "Eden", which, in case you hadn't realized it, is not even close to my name (which is Claire... how do you not know that yet?)  It was at this time that I realized it wasn't enough for me to just show up to events and smile and make sure things went smoothly.  I needed to meet and connect with people and let them know what I was about if I really wanted to make the most of my time.  I share this with you because it's almost summer which can mean one of two things: either you're looking for a summer job or you're getting ready to graduate and will need a real job. So let's talk about networking and promoting yourself...

Read more

Update on my life!

Update on my life!

Alright so remember when I wrote my blog about balancing everything in my life and sometimes having to prioritize my assignments and stuff? Now is one of those times.  Work is getting really busy (we're organizing training for the summer RSA's!) and I'm thisclose to being done school (which means a millions essays and tests) so I'm cutting down my blogging to once a week.  I know you're disappointed and probably asking yourself if you can survive not reading my posts twice a week, but I'll be on twitter if you're going through withdrawals!  As a special Friday treat, here's a video I did for York, encouraging you to take summer classes!
(Feel free to make fun of me, I am by no means an actor)
Love,
Claire


Choose York this Summer from York University on Vimeo.

Introducing Your Potential RED Zone Student Ambassadors!

Introducing Your Potential RED Zone Student Ambassadors!

So as I'm sure you all know, the RED Zone has been going through the arduous process of assembling a crack team of students to welcome all of York's incoming students this summer.  In the past we've received over 400 applications for 3 positions!  This year, to help highlight the strengths we're looking for (and so I didn't have to go through 400 resumes again) we had applicants fight to the death! Just kidding, that's the Hunger Games (which I'm obsessed with.) We had our applicants show us that they could be as awesome and outgoing online as they were in person.  So without further ado, I present to you our tributes potential RED Zone Student Ambassadors!

Read more

Good Idea, Bad Idea

Good Idea, Bad Idea

The first round of interviews have been done for the RED Zone summer team and these candidates are going to be creating their own blogs and online personalities for everyone to browse!  To those people and to anyone else interested in blogging, social media, or just getting their name out there here are some good ideas and some bad ideas when it comes to branding yourself and your blog.

Read more

Wherefore Art Thou Social Media?

Wherefore Art Thou Social Media?

Social Media is constantly evolving, I mean in the 6 years I've had Facebook I feel like I've gone through at least 300 different 'new looks', and with this constant evolution comes a pretty amazing rate of growth (consider books, they've been around for how many years and  there are only so many different ways you can present a book.)  New platforms for the social media savvy student seem to pop up overnight. It can get pretty overwhelming! What platform should I use, how should I use it, and what should I use it for?  All of these questions ran through my mind when I started blogging, and here are some of the platforms I considered...

Read more

Classes, and Work, and Parties! Oh my!

Classes, and Work, and Parties! Oh my!

This Friday I asked the twitterverse what they would like to read about on my blog and I got a really awesome response. GL0RIANG asked: "how you juggle [Full Time] school with uneasy courses and work! and friends..and family..and yourself."  This is something everyone has or will encounter in university, and everyone has their own strategies.  For me, these are a few things I have found that work.

Read more