HAL ROGERS ENDOWMENT FUND Value: $1000 APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 01, 2003 Administrator: Hal Rogers Endowment Fund Notes: Must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, plan to register as a full-time student in September at a post-secondary institution, and demonstrate high ideals and qualities of citizenship. Applicants must be entering or in their first year… Read more »
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 »
AWARDS HIGHLIGHT ALBERTA’S FIRST-CLASS APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM February 20, 2003 Edmonton… It’s no trade secret. Alberta apprentices, instructors and employers contribute to keeping Alberta strong. To recognize this, the annual Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Awards will be handed out on February 20th to 49 apprentices, two instructors and two employers at a ceremony in… Read more »
Until May 31st the Edmonton Skydive Centre has student specials for groups of 10. The organizer gets his/her jump for free. Info to help you organize can be found at: http://www.edmontonskydive.com. A printable sign up sheet can be found at: http://www.edmontonskydive.com/iadsignupsheet.doc And a colour brochure is at: http://www.edmontonskydive.com/2003%20ESC%20Brochure.pdf Student groups are welcome and encouraged to… Read more »
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 »
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 »
NEW VOICE NAME – NEW VOICE LOOK This week The Voice introduces a new cover design and logo. For now, the new design will be limited to the pdf version of the paper, but soon updates to the website will incorporate our new look. The Voice will also henceforth be known as The Voice Magazine,… Read more »
UVIC FIRST IN BC TO OFFER BACHELOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING UVIC Press Release February 20, 2003 – Software is ubiquitous and central to everyday life. It drives computer games, online services, office services and control systems in cars. Beginning this fall, the UVic faculty of engineering will be offering a full undergraduate degree program in… Read more »
The Voice is pleased to introduce a brand new fiction feature. To kick off the column, we have a special treat – Forgotten Promise, an original short novel by Carla Johnson. For part one of this story, see: http://www.ausu.org/voice/articles/articledisplay.php?ART=429 After the last installment we will begin running a piece of student fiction each week, so… Read more »
Budgeting For Graduates The Annual Federal Budget has been released, and as always we find there is good news and bad news. (See: http://www.fin.gc.ca/budget03/brief/briefe.htm) In the good news, we find that the federal government is actually paying some attention to the need for post-secondary education. Over 1.3 billion dollars more this year have been set… Read more »