The Majesty of Quad

For anyone on campus looking for somewhere to frolic, hang out, eat their lunch, or toss around the frisbee, Quad is definitely the place. Surrounded by the three University halls, CAB, CEB, the Administration building and the glorious hole in the ground that will be the Centennial Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Quad is a picturesque green space in the heart of campus. At least in the summer. 

But the fun doesn't stop in the Winter. Not only does Quad hold Week of Welcome events, Beer Gardens, Orientation stuff and guys throwing axes at targets (still not sure about that one) in the summer, Quad in the winter is a great place for Antifreeze events (a series of team competitions - a Campus Winter Olympics if you will), and appropriate as well as inappropriate snow sculptures. 

And without further ado, I present to you, "30 Seconds... of A Panoramic View of Quad"

Vitamin A Presents... The Orientation BBQ

Hurrah, it's that time again! Things are ramping up for the coming school year, and we at the CSD are getting pretty excited. 

This past Wednesday was the Orientation BBQ, and I am happy to report that a good time was had by all (at least I hope). To document this event, I gave the Flipcam to my lovely associates Vanessa and Cathy to capture some of the general merriment of the evening (I also had a hand in a bit of the filming)

Now, it is my pleasure to present the Orientation BBQ video. 

30 Seconds with... The CSD Staff

This marks the beginning of a new project for the Vitamin A Blog: Video Blogging, and "30 Seconds with..."

Throughout the year and the summer, we will be bringing you Video Blogs (or Vlogs, I am told) from places all around campus to help you get to know the people and/or places you may not already know about. The very first entry you will see is a series of impromptu interviews with the CSD staff. They were unaware ahead of time what the questions would be, and some interviewees may have been a little more resistant than others depending on how busy they were... You'll see.

And now, I proudly present, 30 Seconds with... The CSD Staff

0-26 Crazy Hat Day

So the Infolink-ers decided it was Crazy Hat Day today in the office. Because of this, they get to be on the blog. Lucky them. 

Jenn doesn't work for Infolink, I just like her hat. 

I assure you we actually do some work in the office.

For the rest of the pictures, check out the picasa page. 

U of A in the Springtime

A lot of students who don't take spring classes don't get to see the U of A Campus when it is the most beautiful, obviously that would be the spring. Check out the Vitamin A Picasa page, and keep an eye out for more photos. 

From University of Alberta (Spring 09)

The Birth of the Vitamin A Blog

Vitamin A is a transition program run by the University of Alberta Student's Union, with the goal of aiding in the transition of students to and through the University of Alberta. Vitamin A uses a multi-pronged approach to reach this goal, and consists of four programs: Vitamin A Q&A, the Vitamin A Seminar Program, the Vitamin A Passport Program, and Vitamin A Campus Connection. 

Vitamin A Q&A is just that, a question-and-answer email service run by the Vitamin A Coordinator. The VAC (that would be me) will answer any non-academic question about student life at the University, and if I don't know the answer, I will refer you to someone who does. 

The Vitamin A Seminar Program consists of informational seminars on a variety of topics to improve your University experience. Some of last year's seminars included how to say green on campus, studying abroad, and essay writing. This year, we plan to have even more seminars for students.

The Vitamin A Passport Program rewards students for being involved in campus events. At official Passport events, students will receive passport stamps that they can redeem for a chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Vitamin A Campus Connection offers the best chance to get involved and network on campus. The group meets once a month for planned events both on and off-campus, and is made up of members from a variety of SU services and other University organizations. 

For more information, please visit the Vitamin A website at www.su.ualberta.ca/vitaminA

Now why does Vitamin A need a blog? To keep you even more up to date on events and so that you can keep in touch with the Vitamin A community through video blog postings, surveys and anything else we manage to post on the blog. You can also interact with the community by posting and subscribing to the RSS feed. 

Keep an eye on the page throughout the summer for more information about the program, as well as previews of the year to come.

Cheers.

-Torrey