In addition, the society has supported various career fairs such as Science Open House which caters to school kids, in addition to career fairs that are designed to show university students the many possibilities that are available through a geography degree. Harbor Clean-up is another of MUGS favorite projects that began in 1996 as a challenge issued by the third year resource management class to make a donation to the harbor fund. MUGS also participates in a variety of conferences such as the Canadian Association of Geographers Conference held at MUN during August 1998, and also helps to promote a weekly seminar that is open to the public. It was nice to belong to a smaller group, members of which shared similar interests, instead of feeling like just another student number in the larger university community. It gave me the opportunity to make lasting friendships and to fully participate in university life.
University is more than academics.
It is about becoming involved and finding your own place and that is what MUGS allows you to do. MUGS has its own society room located at S-2024. You can ' t miss the room because it is usually full of people who are trying to relax between classes, or who are there to hear the latest society news. I think that for new students joining MUGS, the toughest part is to take that first step into the room. From the outside it looks like everyone is in a little group.