One connection for every resource.
Student Success Guides are your first point of contact for navigating life at Mount Allison. We check in with you each semester, answer questions year-round, and connect you with the right resources, whether it’s academic advising, career services, wellness, financial aid, or student life opportunities.
Our role is to make sure you know what’s available and help you access support you need to thrive from your first year to graduation.
How a Student Success Guide can help
Student Success Guides can provide support to students in a variety of ways to ensure their MtA experience.
- Discuss academic goals and strategies
- Navigating challenges
- Connect with campus supports and resources
- Develop study, time management, and organizational skills
- Explore opportunities of involvement on campus (extracurriculars)
- Create plans for academic and personal success
- Student Success Guides work with academic support, student clubs and societies, and faculty to create course specific exam study sessions
You can meet with us about:
- Feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start
- Adjusting to university life
- Academic concerns or study strategies
- Finding campus resources
- Getting involved on campus
- Balancing academics and extracurricular commitments
- Exploring opportunities such as study abroad, employment, or leadership roles
When to reach out:
- When you are not sure who to ask or where to go
- When you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or lost on campus
- When you're curious about opportunities or supports on campus
Meet the Student Success Guides
Student Success Guides help students navigate university life, access support services, and develop strategies for academic and personal success.
How to reach out:
- The Student Success Office is in the Wallace McCain Student Centre, Room 125
- Email successguides@mta.ca
- Book a one-on-one appointment to chat with a Student Success Guide (see above)
- Join our Student Success Moodle page — this is a resource hub for all students. Resources from across the campus are available as well as forums to ask questions.
- Follow us on Instagram @MTAStudentSuccess to stay up to date on events, workshops, tips, and more!
Current Student Moodle Page
For current students
The Student Success Guide Moodle page serves as a centralized resource hub where students can learn more about the many resources and opportunities available at Mount Allison. Whether you’re looking for information on academic supports, financial aid, clubs and societies, exchange programs, and much more, this page is designed to help you navigate campus life easily.
In addition to being an information hub, the Moodle page offers a space to ask questions, receive important announcements, and connect with other students. Under the tile labelled “Student Groups,” you can also self-select into groups to communicate with other students who share similar interests or experiences.
The Student Success Guides will actively monitor the Moodle page and group spaces to ensure questions and concerns are addressed and to help maintain a respectful and supportive environment for all students.
To join, simply visit the Student Success Guide Moodle page and select “Enroll me.”
Questions? Email successguides@mta.ca
First-Year Transition Program
For new students
Student Success Guides have launched a new First-Year Transition (FYT) Program to help incoming students feel informed, connected, and prepared before arriving on campus.
Beginning in June, incoming students will gain access to a series of self-paced Moodle modules developed by Student Success Guides Jacob McKiel, Kevinique Stubbs, and Manley Liu in collaboration with campus departments and support services.
Throughout the summer, students will explore topics such as academic success, wellness, residence and community living, campus resources, student employment, clubs and athletics, financial support, and preparing for Orientation Week. Modules include short videos featuring staff and services across campus, along with additional resources for students who wish to learn more.
The program is designed to help students build confidence, become familiar with university life, and connect with the many supports and communities available at Mount Allison before arriving in Sackville.
Topics include:
- University welcome and academic planning
- Student communities and support services
- Residence and off-campus living
- Wellness, safety, and community standards
- Academic success and integrity
- Employment, career, and study abroad opportunities
- Library and learning resources
- Clubs, societies, athletics, and extracurricular involvement
- Orientation Week and getting to know Sackville
The First-Year Transition Program launches on Moodle each June.
Questions? Email successguides@mta.ca.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an appointment?
No. Students can email, drop by with a question, or book a meeting. We do suggest students book meetings if they are hoping to have a one-on-one meeting or would like to discuss multiple topics.
Can I meet with a guide outside my assigned student group?
Yes. You are able to connect and meet with any Student Success Guide.
Can Student Success Guides provide academic advising?
We can help first year and incoming students navigate academic questions and connect you with faculty and advising resources when needed.
I'm not sure who to contact. Can I still reach out?
Absolutely! We are your first point of contact. If we're not the right people, we'll help connect you with someone who is.