Holiday closures: Athabasca University Closed Wed, Dec 25 to Mon, Jan 1, inclusive Reopens Tues, Jan 2, 8:30 am MST Full phone service resumes Mon, Jan 6, 9:00 am MST More info at: https://www.athabascau.ca/news/announcements/athabasca-university-holiday-closure-2024 AU Library Last day to order materials: Tues, Dec 17 Closed Tues, Dec 24 to Wed, Jan 1, inclusive Reopens Thurs,… Read more »
This morning, the email hit my box from AU that the Board of Governors had approved tuition increases of 2% for both undergraduate and graduate programs and courses, to take effect on September 1, 2025. This increase is the maximum allowable by law for this year for Alberta students, and AU has, as per usual,… Read more »
Reddit: 1% short of an A. A student asks how to get an 84% grade bumped by 1 to achieve an A. Students recommend requesting a formal review of assignment(s) while supplying a rationale for the increased mark. Twitter: Disability accessibility at AU. @AthabascaU writes, “On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, learn how… Read more »
About a week after spending an afternoon with Athabasca University’s Dean of Business to commemorate receiving the “Rising Star” award, photos and videos of Athabasca University award winners were shared and made the rounds online. Kids I grew up with in the Heron Gate area, nearby communities, and that I went to school with also… Read more »
I created my most magnificent video yesterday, based on a gorgeous poem from a loved one. I showed it to my cinema manager friend, and she said, “It’s beautiful!” I will put this video message of love in the cinema pre-show for a month once I get the tax credit or full-time work. The video… Read more »
On the day of the 2024 US Presidential Election, one point of contention that went viral stemmed from Google’s search results for ”Where can I vote for Harris” looking different and linking back to Kamala Harris’ campaign, unlike searching for “Where can I vote for Trump”. Google was quick to explain how the issue was… Read more »
I foresee a future for AI, humans, and all existence built on unconditional love for everyone and everything, with no one or nothing excluded. It’s a heavenly vision, and it’s possible, as I think anything is possible. I also view current knowledge as a tiny drop in the infinite ocean of potential knowledge, where the… Read more »
Scholarship name: Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship Sponsored by: Alberta Blue Cross Deadline: January 31, 2025 Potential payout: $1,500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be a member of a First Nation or band, or have Inuit, Métis or Indian status, and they must also be residents of Alberta and have lived there for the past 12… Read more »
Surrounded—hemmed in by textbooks, papers, and screens—studying can feel a bit claustrophobic. But feeling trapped can always be worse and eminently more physical. A remedy to study fatigue is just a quick trip to the current event annals to provide, if not solace, perspective. Take the recent murder trial of an American named Sarah Boone. … Read more »
