My Search for Bargain Books

Along with this brand, shiny new semester comes the lists of pricey books we have to purchase. If you're anything like me, you're on a mission to find these babies for as little money as possible and I'm here to help! Here are my tips on places to look in order to get all your books while putting as small of a dent in your wallet as possible.

Finding A Balance Between School and Your Social Life

At this time of year it can seem like life is just school, school, school 24/7 and dedicating time to anything else can induce guilt and panic attacks. Check out these great tips from Student Ambassador, Corinne, on finding a balance between school and your social life.

University Life 101

5 key tips and tricks to have a smooth transition from high school to university life.

Appealing a Grade

Did you get a grade that you think is legitimately unfair for any reason? If so, visit this RSU website to learn what grounds Ryerson Policy deems as legitimate for appealing a grade and learn about the process you will need to go through to do so.

Exam Preparation Tips from the Learning Success Centre

After slogging through a long, busy semester it's often hard to muster the energy to effectively study for exams. The last day of classes comes around and all I want to do is revel in my newfound freedom far away from all of my books. Of course the results of proper studying is welll worth the effort but sometime's it's hard to know where to begin.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Lots to do!







Hello Everyone!
The Hard Rock Cafe Event went SO well! we had tons of people there and the dance floor was packed! Way to show your Spirit!
Now that that event is over, we have some more exciting things for you to do!
First we have the...


Student Involvement Fair!
Come to the Involvement Fair to learn about exciting opportunities available for Faculty of Arts students. You will be presented with opportunities from all areas of interest to volunteer, gain valuable experience, develop career and leadership based skills, orient yourself at Ryerson and get INVOLVED!
Meet representatives from many services, student groups and course unions that are all related to the Faculty of Arts.
Date: Monday October 3rd, 2011
Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: 3rd floor of Podium Building
For details, contact Stephan at stang@arts.ryerson.ca or Avala at stulife@arts.ryerson.ca.

Next is the...
Deadliine for the first year Enrollment and Orientation Surveys!
For those of you that attended the Faculty of Arts Enrolment Workshops on Tuesday August 16th and the Faculty of Arts Orientation on Tuesday August 30th, you will recall that Stephan said that you would have an opportunity to win a $50 Gift Certificate to the Ryerson Bookstore.
Well here is your chance!
We are hoping to get your feedback about the events and activities that took place on those days. Please complete the short anonymous surveys by clicking on the links below by Friday October 14th 2011 at 4:00pm.
At the end of the survey you will be asked to email Stephan at stang@arts.ryerson.ca with a SECRET WORD in the subject line in order to be eligible to win one of the $50 Gift Certificates to the Ryerson Bookstore!

Faculty of Arts Enrolment Workshop Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J3TDKBZ

Faculty of Arts Orientation Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J3C2TJQ
GOOD LUCK!

Last but not least...
The Student Project Grant!

Competitive Grants of up to $1500 available for all FACULTY OF ARTS Undergraduate students.
The Faculty of Arts Student Project Grants provide financial support for student-initiated extra-curricular projects and activities that promote experiential learning and student engagement in the Faculty of Arts.
Previous recipients have included:
T.O. 2 RIO - Jerome Morgan, Psychology
Iranian New Year - Azar Masoumi, Sociology
Students for Fair Vote - Sarah Lambert, ACS
Rwandan Literacy Program - Chuck Howard, ICON


http://www.ryerson.ca/arts/projects/
Contact Stephan: stang@arts.ryerson.ca, POD 344 M


















So, Check it all out! It's all there for you after all. :)









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