Orientation Week 2025
yOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME!
Orientation week (aka O-week) is the week before classes when incoming students are welcomed into the Mount A. and Sackville community with tons of resources, exciting events, new friends, and wide-open arms. All incoming students are welcome and encouraged to participate. This year’s theme (2025) is ‘YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME!’
Stay Connected!
Check out our Instagram @mta.orientation for more Orientation updates and content, including announcements, behind-the-scenes vlogs, takeovers, student-authored blog posts, swag giveaways, and so much more!
Shinerama Campaign
shinerama@mta.caEach year, the MASU holds their Shinerama campaign, with the goal of raising funds and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis research and care in Canada.
Desc. Nine students in blue and white Shinerama t-shirts pose enthusiastically with various Shinerama signs in Sackville, New Brunswick.
What is Shinerama?
The Shinerama campaign takes place throughout the summer, leading up to our largest fundraising event, called Shine Day. Shine day takes place on the first Saturday of September, with over 100 student volunteers spread across Sackville, Amherst, and Greater Moncton to collect donations. The MASU’s campaign raises around $20,000 every year through events and online fundraising.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in Canada, CF is a multi-system disease that impacts every organ in the patients body, primarily affecting their lungs and digestive system. Approximately 1 in every 3600 Canadians are born with the diagnosis, and there is no known cure for CF.
Feel free to reach out to our Shinerama Campaign Chair Patrick Barnhill with any Shinerama questions.