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Jason's Publications In University Affairs Magazine: Getting involved in charity work can help your career "What if there was a way for you to make yourself more appealing to potential employers while simultaneously enhancing your academic profile? What if you could accomplish these things while also strengthening your community? Nearly all forward-thinking graduate students would leap at such an opportunity. What too few realize is that this opportunity is already at your fingertips, and it doesn’t even cost a cent..." Read the full article at: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/get-involved.aspx Learning to Network "For many students networking seems at its best a guarantee of awkward small talk, at its worst, a glorified word for using people. Despite the bad connotations, when done correctly, networking is beneficial for everyone involved..." Read the full article at: http://www.universityaffairs.ca/learning-to-network.aspx In College Central: Charity on a Campus Budget "I don’t make tons of money, but I make enough. Enough to cover rent and the bills, enough to chip away at my debts, and enough to go out with friends from time to time. But not much more. Consequently most of my charitable efforts are focused on volunteering as opposed to cash donations..." Read the full article at: http://www.collegecentral.com/Article.cfm?CatID=fin&ArticleID=3960 What is Holding you Back? "I usually have trouble starting new projects. Even when the project is as adventurous and exciting as international travel and volunteer work, my first reaction tends to be, “that’s too complicated, too disruptive to my normal routine, and man, it’s easier to just watch ‘Six Feet Under’ with my roommates than it is to get rolling on this trip...” Read the full article at: http://www.collegecentral.com/Article.cfm?CatID=ISS&ArticleID=3961 The Importance of Imagination "Imagine trying to explain smartphones to someone living in the 1950s. At the time personal computers, cellphones, the Internet, and pocket cameras simply did not exist. Virtually everyone would have said, "that's impossible" to all of these inventions, let alone having all of them rolled into one pocket-sized device..." Read the full article at: http://www.collegecentral.com/Article.cfm?CatID=ISS&ArticleID=3971
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