If You’re looking for great tips on how to handle some of the study problems that students encounter, check out AU’s Study Skills page. You’ll find practical solutions on a variety of topics, including time management, getting the most out of textbooks, and even advice on effective ways to highlight texts. Other topics include mastering… Read more »
New Council Takes Office – New Executive Elected At 7:00 pm, April 14, 2008, the 2006/08 AUSU council was dissolved and the newly elected councillors began their two-year term. The election of the new executives was also completed. The execs will serve for one year, at which time a mid-term re-election will take place for… Read more »
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I bet you were thinking that the only things that came on paper were bills and junk mail, right? Oh how wrong you are! Even good things come in dead tree format. Start Here Neat little notebooks to keep yourself organized. Paper Crafts Journals and Bookmaking A whole forum dedicated to these delights; tips, tricks,… Read more »
The magnitude of the glacier is overwhelming. Miles of ice roll in solid waves, a frozen monument to the incomprehensible immensity of time. It makes the knowledge that these massive blocks of ice are disappearing all the more staggering. Common wisdom, and most science, holds that cracking Arctic ice shelves and melting glaciers are the… Read more »
They sat and played their game in a bright and busy park; the old men could always be found there when the weather was good. The game changed from time to time, sometimes rummy or crib or euchre, but they liked poker most of all and it was around this game that the most severe… Read more »
AU library’s first digital collection is now available, and it represents over 30 years of work by Edmonton filmmaker Albert Karvonen. The Karvonen Films Natural History Collection is ?a vital natural history resource including over 30 sound recordings, 15 videos and close to 400 images, all capturing the spectacle of the wild.? In 1975, Albert… Read more »
If You’re looking for great tips on how to handle some of the study problems that students encounter, check out AU’s Study Skills page. You’ll find practical solutions on a variety of topics, including time management, getting the most out of textbooks, and even advice on effective ways to highlight texts. Other topics include mastering… Read more »
At Home: Ontario Stays the Course with Trade Mission to China Despite all the controversy over dealings with China as of late, the government of Ontario decided to continue its trade mission to the country. Sandra Pupatello, Ontario’s trade minister, travelled to China late last week with the goal of promoting business between Ontario and… Read more »
STUDENT: Sarah Kertcher The Athabasca University Students’ Union has just elected its new council! The next series of profiles will highlight the new and returning councillors of the AUSU Student Council. This week, we meet returning AUSU councillor Sarah Kertcher, a student in Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Management program. Sarah, who’s concentrating in marketing and… Read more »