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AUSU Update – Convocation 2010; AUSU Executive Election

Convocation 2010 AUSU wishes to congratulate this year’s graduates, whether attending Convocation in person or by distance. We wish you the best of luck in your future pursuits. You are an inspiration to all AU students! AUSU Executive Election AUSU has recently held its internal election for the Executive. We wish to congratulate Barbara Rielly… Read more »

Did You Know? – The Einztein Social Learning Network

Social networking is often scorned as a time-waster, but the Einztein Social Learning Network is a different matter. Whether You’re looking to pick up basic Mandarin, refresh yourself on broadcast journalism norms, or supplement your accounting class, Einztein will help you pursue your formal and informal educational goals. The resource, freely available online, offers a… Read more »

From Where I Sit – When All You Have is Hope

When you are involved in public service and attending conferences, you are required to sit through speeches, presentations, and the opinions of panels of experts. Paradoxically, this is both one of the best and one of the worst things that could happen to a person. If the topic is boring and/or the delivery excruciating, the… Read more »

Click of the Wrist – April Showers

With the spring weather come the spring rains, cleansing the world and making it new. And while the rain is much better than dirty, slushy snow, and we know that April showers bring May flowers, as the old saying goes, April showers bring something a little less welcome: mud. It’s hard to appreciate the season… Read more »

Write Stuff – No Comment

One man’s trash, as the saying goes, is another man’s treasure. I usually think of things like discarded bottles and old radios when I hear that, but there’s another treasure trove being tossed around casually these days: words. Specifically, the words people contribute to online comment sections and Twitter feeds. Most of us don’t give… Read more »