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AUSU Update

AUSU announced the results of the recent AUSU Student Council By-Election in a news post on March 22, 2023. Thank you to all of our student members who took the time to vote and thank you to everyone who ran in the election! Congratulations to Councillors Chantel Bradley and Manmeet Kaur for their successful election… Read more »

Getting to Love Yourself on Video

Did you ever apply for a job and they requested you submit a video interview of yourself?  And did you pass on that job, thinking, “I just don’t have what it takes to be on video?” If so, join the club.  Unfortunately, cell phone videos up close are not flattering. At work, we have an… Read more »

Scholarship of the Week!

Scholarship name:  Pretty Lightroom Presets Annual Scholarship Sponsored by:  Pretty Lightroom Presets Deadline:  April 15, 2023 Potential payout:  $500 USD Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be either currently seniors in high school, or transitioning from high school to college or university, or currently enrolled in college or university in Canada or the United States. What’s required: … Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Off the Grid as an Online Student

Being swept away by meaningful yet ineffable moments of joy, desolation, or brilliance is a powerful part of being human.  As students, such magical life mysteries extend to the realm of reading, where words on a page morph into ideas and imagery that whisk us away to realms unimaginable.  When we find an academic discipline… Read more »

Cultural Frame Switching

Born in a culture straddling borders and raised in several communities in various geographical locations, lately, I have found myself thinking a great deal about a phenomenon known as cultural frame switching.  And although closely related, this term should not be confused with code switching, which often reflects the lived experiences of various equity-deserving groups… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Library Chat Tues, Apr 4, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Writing Forum: Written exams Tues, Apr 4, 12:30 to 1:30 pm MDT Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU’s Write Site www.athabascau.ca/write-site/writing-forum.html No pre-registration needed; access through above… Read more »

Bird Course

Spring arrived late afternoon on March 20—according to the calendar anyway.  Here in eastern Ontario, there’s still snow on the ground, and we can expect a few early-spring snowstorms over the next few weeks.  It doesn’t yet look like spring. Except for the birds. As if on cue, some of the birds who spend summers… Read more »

Council Connection—February 16, 2023 Meeting

President Karen Fletcher was absent due to travel, so Executive Director Jodi Campbell chaired the February 16th, 2023 meeting, which commenced at 6:03 PM MT; Councillor Allie Wojtaszek was not in attendance either.  Executive Director Campbell called Governance and Advocacy Coordinator Duncan Wojtaszek to assist with accessibility moderation as he may be occupied with chairing… Read more »