If I were president of Athabasca University (AU) I would attempt to achieve four main goals during my term in office. First, I would endeavour to protect and advance AU’s position as best-in-class in the provision of accessible quality distance university education. Second, I would seek to slow tuition increases by economizing AU operations without… Read more »
Martin’s first warning comes when he sees “cat food” on the grocery bill. “Cat food, Maggie?” “Oh, that’s funny,” she says, looking embarrassed. “You can cross that one off, can’t you? Old habits, I guess.” “Cat food, my goodness, Maggie. That was years ago.” His hand on the railing is white at the edges, his… Read more »
A Voice reader has an assignment for you. She’s asked to know why her fellow students chose to study at AU. Send us your comments, in 200 words or less, and we’ll print them in the next Sounding Off column. In our reader’s own words, “let us know who’s out there … and why they… Read more »
The first Voice Writing Contest was a great success. Not only did it draw a great deal of interest — both from those who found the time to submit, and those who told me they wished they could have — but the quality of submissions was exceptional. In particular, competition was very strong in the… Read more »
Bill 43 – The Post-Secondary Learning Act, which was tabled last May after first reading by the provincial government, is set to go for third reading in legislature today. Accompanying the Act are 12 amendments, the result of input from institutions and student groups over the past six months. The best news coming out of… Read more »
Amanda Stamp was dragged kicking and screaming at knifepoint from her apartment in Richmond Hill, Ontario on November 13. The perpetrator is her ex-boyfriend. The same ex-boyfriend who abducted her seven week old baby in April, 2003. The same ex-boyfriend who was released from a Niagara detention center despite an outstanding warrant for his arrest… Read more »
Athabasca University’s School of Business has done it again! They’ve just released an exciting NEW organizational behaviour (ORGB) course that incorporates innovative online technology with the course content, creating the perfect learning atmosphere for you, the distance ed student. Organizational Culture (ORGB 300), discusses, as its name implies, the cultural aspects of organizations and workplaces… Read more »
THIS WEEK NEW HORIZONS:.A NEW ATHABASCA COURSE LAUNCHED! – ORGB 300 is a new course from AU’s school of business. Learn about this course’s innovative learning features. IT’S BECAUSE HE LOVES ME – Amanda Stamp, and what her case tells us about the value of Canadian laws that are supposed to protect women. VOICE CONTENT… Read more »
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I’ve always been impressed with how powerfully connected the nose is to the brain. For example, when my parents divorced I resided with my father while my sisters stayed with our mother in a distant city. Years later one of my sisters was visiting and I gave up my bed to her. As soon as… Read more »