Parent Orientation 2010

Check out the video from this year's first round of Parent Orientation!

The next Parent Orientation is Saturday, August 28th. While there is no student track this time around, if your parents are interested, encourage them to check out the Parent Orientation website for more details and to register. If you haven't already, register for Student Orientation on September 6th and 7th. We look forward to seeing you there!

Vitamin A Q&A Featured Question

Since I have a feeling there will be a lot of questions about the upcoming Student Health plan, I have decided to share a recent question I received through the Q&A service for everyone's information. 

Q: On my fee assessment page, there is a dental and health plan for the fall term but not the winter term. Why is that? Are these fees mandatory? 

A: The fee for the dental and health plan is assessed in September, but it covers students from September to August (so you only have to pay it once). You are able to opt out of the Health Plan if you wish, and you can do so at http://ihaveaplan.ca/. You will also be able to access more information about the plan at that site, including a Frequently Asked Questions page.

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