Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do. — Dale Carnegie We love to hear from you. Send your comments, questions, and heaps of praise to voice@ausu.org. We’ll print your letter even if you don’t like us, though you won’t make our Christmas list… If you have a lot to say,… Read more »
Contributed by The Insider Distance Teaching & Learning Conference: – 19th annual -“Working Smarter – Building on Success” – Aug. 13-15, 2003 – Madison, Wisconsin. Details: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference AU Learning Services Conference – October 3 & 4, 2003 – Edmonton, Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe. Details to follow. OTHER CONFERENCES CAPDHHE [Canadian Association for the Prevention of… Read more »
CHAT WITH AUSU ONLINE Apologies to those students who tried to attend the Sunday, July 20th chat time. AUSU was experiencing server problems and the councillors were unable to get into the chat room. If you have a question for AUSU, or would like to get to know your council, drop by the chat-room [accessible… Read more »
EDMONTON EVENTS Announcing the First Corporate & Organization Team Challenge CNIB Independence in Motion Walk/Run In Honor of Tony Thibaudeau Sept. 28, 2003 @ ACT Family Centre at Rundle Park 3 K Sensory Walk/8 K Run Pledge forms are now available for both single participants and for organizational teams for this unusual family fun event… Read more »
For scholarships available through the Athabasca University Students’ Union, see the AUSU website at www.ausu.org NORTHERN STUDENT SUPPLEMENT (N.S.S.) Value: n/s DEADLINE: n/s Administrator: Alberta Scholarship Programs Notes: Available to residents of Northern Alberta. Submit application with the application for student assistance. Contact Information: Alberta Scholarship Program 9940 – 106 Street, 9th Floor, P.O. Box… Read more »
Chair: Debbie Jabbour, President AUSU Council Members: Shirley Barg, Nicholas Palamarchuk, Sandra Moore, Mac McInnis, Karl Low, Minutes taken by: Carla Benavides Also present: Voice Editor: Tamra Ross Low. The July 11th council meeting was set at an earlier time than usual, and turned out to be a marathon session which ran nearly four hours…. Read more »
Dear Sandra, My husband has just started a new job and at the end of the month his company is having a staff family picnic. I am absolutely awful at crowd functions, but I don’t want to appear snobby or uninterested. If I at least knew SOMEONE, it wouldn’t be so bad! I need to… Read more »
Victory Part One It wasn’t unexpected, but it’s still gratifying. The NAFTA panel has ordered (http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?FileSpec=/Min_Pub_Docs/106316.htm&Language=E) the United States to correct it’s determination that Canada was dumping softwood lumber into their markets. Apparently when the United States did their calculations to determine that we were providing lumber below cost, they were using the numbers from… Read more »
