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Sounding Off

Last week we asked readers to send us their feelings on the new Proposed AU tuition policy [see last week’s Over Extended for more information – v11 i11, March 12, 2003]. The topic for next week is: Rising tuition rates: Do you still feel that under the new tuition rates you are getting a better… Read more »

Editorial Pages – AU Tuition Increases

This week: News From AU: Tuition increase, Edmonton Playwright to write an AU course, new AU governing council member and VPFA and more: AUSU’s Sandra Moore covers the First National Forum on Post Secondary Education in Winnipeg. Read the highlights of this four day conference and learn AU had to add to the discussion. The… Read more »

Quote of the Week

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “If at first you don’t succeed you’re running about average.” –M. H. Alderson

COMMUNITY NETWORKS GROUP

U. OF A. HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE – DR. KEVIN BALES Monday, March 17th, 2003 / 7:30 p.m. @ The Myer Horowitz Theatre University of Alberta Students’ Union Building Info: http://www.ualberta.ca/~lecture Tickets $10 available at TicketMaster The world’s leading expert on contemporary slavery, Dr. Kevin Bales, will deliver the 2003 University of Alberta Visiting Lectureship in… Read more »

Scholarship News

EDGE DIRECTORIES SCHOLARSHIP Value: n/s APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2003 Administrator: EDge Interactive Notes: Award amount to be determined. Must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and have been or be helping to make Canada a better place to live. Must be entering into any accredited post-secondary institution in Canada. Students must also submit an… Read more »

LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN SOUTH AFRICA?

Interview with the leading corporations recruiting for positions across South Africa Global Career Company, the international recruitment consultancy that specializes in the Africa region, will be hosting the “?Careers in Africa‘ recruitment summit on the 7-9 March 2003 in Boston, USA. This will be held in conjunction with the African Business Club Conference at Harvard… Read more »

ATTENTION: Psychology Students

Every Monday from 9:30 – 10:30 AM MST and Wednesday from 7-8 PM MST the Athabasca University Psychology Students’ Society gets together to chat about issues pertaining to the world of psychology at AU. Go to http://www.ausu.org/psychology/ and log on the discussion forum link, from there click on Psychology at the top written in blue… Read more »

FREE MICROSOFT .NET STUDENT EVENT

Join us in a city near you to hear the latest information on creating next-generation applications. Learn all about developing and accessing XML Web Services on the Windows .NET Framework and Shared Source CLI (Rotor). Be one of the first to check out new mobile device programming techniques and preview the upcoming Visual Studio .NET… Read more »

2003 Bryon Paege Memorial Award – Call For Nominations

CUPE Local 3911 is currently accepting nominations for the 2002 Bryon Paege Memorial Award. This annual $450 award, sponsored by CUPE Local 3911, is presented at the end of June in each year to a recipient selected by the Bryon Paege Memorial Award Selection Committee from among those nominated. The election committee is composed of… Read more »