Applying Your Degree in the Community
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Troy Glover will graduate from St. Thomas University with tangible evidence of the hands-on learning and volunteer work he completed during his Bachelor of Arts degree.
Glover, of Burton, NB, will be the first recipient of the university鈥檚 Certificate in Experiential Learning and Community Engagement鈥攁 certificate earned concurrently with the Bachelor of Arts that requires course based or community service learning.
鈥淚 think it will be able to show anywhere that I鈥檓 applying to work that I鈥檓 able to balance a full-time school schedule with volunteering,鈥 Glover said of the certificate. 鈥淚t will also show that I鈥檝e gone out and tried to apply aspects of my degree in the community.鈥
The fourth-year Journalism student completed the volunteer hours required for the certificate at Rogers Television in Fredericton. He hosted a number of shows for the Voice of the Province鈥攁 political talk show that covers issues within New Brunswick.
For Glover, the interviewing techniques learned in class were essential to his work. His favourite interviews to date have been with Kris Austin, leader of the People鈥檚 Alliance of New Brunswick.
鈥淚 try to incorporate a lot of different interview styles when I鈥檓 working at Rogers because it鈥檚 a talk show, so it should feel more like a conversation,鈥 he said. 鈥淏eing able to interview effectively makes the guests on the show feel more comfortable.鈥
For more information about the Certificate in Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, click here.
鈥淎s long as I have a camera and I鈥檓 in front of an editing suite, I鈥檓 happy.鈥
Glover came to St. Thomas as a President鈥檚 Scholarship recipient and said his four years at the university have been 鈥渧ery positive.鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 been really enjoyable,鈥 he said. 鈥淚鈥檝e learned a lot and I鈥檝e met a lot of people I enjoy being around.鈥
Through his studies in Journalism, Glover became involved with , the student news publication, as the video editor. He hopes his future career will involve work with cameras and video.
鈥淚 like working with video,鈥 he said. 鈥淎s long as I have a camera and I鈥檓 in front of an editing suite, I鈥檓 happy.鈥