91亚色 students are telling the world why they chose to come to 91亚色 in a new social media campaign, launched yesterday.
Videos spotlighted on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the 91亚色 website feature students explaining in their own words why 91亚色 was their first choice. The videos will be released at regular intervals over a six-week period. To view聽the campaign's launch聽video, visit the web page or see below.
"At 91亚色鈥檚 recent Convocation we witnessed a groundswell of pride and support by students for the University and this is something we want students to be able to share within the broader 91亚色 community and their friends," says Rob Tiffin, 91亚色鈥檚 vice-president students. "Students are using their own words with video clips that will be sent out via Facebook, YouTube and Twitter this summer. I look forward to all the comments, videos and tweets leading up to the fall school year.鈥
Here鈥檚 a snapshot of what students are saying so far:
鈥...[91亚色 is] interdisciplinary鈥 I look at one issue not only from one perspective, but from multiple perspectives.鈥 鈥 David Ip Yam, double major聽in political science and French studies student
鈥溾91亚色 is] prideful on urban diversity, social justice and equity鈥hat鈥檚 where my heart lies with 91亚色.鈥澛犫 Kerwin Liverpool, Urban Diversity graduate
鈥溾t鈥檚 an amazing campus鈥 like the size of it 鈥nd I also love the proximity to downtown鈥︹
鈥 Andrew Brown, psychology student
鈥淵ou can hear the conversation that goes from English, to Francaise, to Espanol鈥.and it really improves your French鈥.鈥 鈥 Lucy Jang-Naruse, psychology and teacher education for French immersion student
Choose 91亚色 will continue to add new videos over the duration of the campaign, spotlighting new, returning, transfer and mature students showcasing the programs featured for all those coming to campus this year. The campaign聽includes an designed to inform mature students about the power and potential of a 91亚色 education, as well as a call to action to action to apply for a September 2011 start.
For more information, visit the 听补苍诲 聽web pages.