Amanda Tracey In my first semester at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU), I started volunteering with a nonprofit organization called Uganda Venture. It launched its first ever “Lights for Light” holiday campaign, asking for donations to help bring electricity to Tabiro, a village in southern Uganda. Getting involved with an organization that is working to…
Firieba Sarwarzadah Let’s face it. We’ve all felt that thrill of anticipation when we hear that familiar ring letting us know we received a notification on our cellphones. Whether it’s a like, comment, follow, request, or message it seems as though a majority of us feel a sense of importance and comfort from this interaction…
Tammy Alamrieh Recently, I was presented with the opportunity to volunteer at the Atlantic Film Festival (AFF) as part of the social media engagement team. Volunteering at a long-standing event was a great – and unexpected – learning opportunity. As a self-proclaimed social media addict, I felt fairly confident running the AFF Twitter and Facebook…
