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Student Sizzle—AU Social Media

AthaU Facebook Group Real books for virtual learning.  A conversation thread discusses how to borrow real books from AU’s library—shipped right to your door. Discord Supplemental time.  A student wonders if supplemental exams can be written after the course end date; responders confirm they can, and point to info on AU’s website. reddit Saved by… Read more »

AU-Thentic Events

Summer! Nothing found this week, but… Looking ahead…  AUSUnights Virtual Student Social Thur, Aug 11, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online via Zoom Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausunights-virtual-student-social-15/ RSVP through above link All events are free unless otherwise noted

Beyond Literary Landscapes—Gabriel García Márquez

From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge.  Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »

Buckling In

I have come to the realization that I am at a place where I can be honest about my disability.  However, this is easier said than done.  Not only because being honest about social and perceptive barriers is emotionally and psychologically painful; it is also extremely difficult to openly state that I am happy with… Read more »

Minds We Meet—Vanesa Blanco Claramonte

The Voice Magazine recently had the chance to chat with Vanesa Blanco Claramonte (she/her) residing in Edmonton, Alberta.  Vanesa “acknowledge[d] that we are on the traditional land of Treaty 6 and home of the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4.  We also acknowledge the Inuit and other diverse Indigenous peoples whose ancestors have marked this… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—History Electives

Protean possibilities, boundless as one’s imagination, begin with raw facts.  Think of how you feel in any given moment of whimsy, dipping salted French fries into a milkshake for instance, and it’s clear that the stuff of reality is also the mean of reality’s transcendence.  The present tense, seemingly immutable and certain and stolid, is… Read more »

The Nobel Laureate Life

Educating.  Inspiring.  Connecting.  That is what Nobel Life is about, a book that shares the stories of 24 Nobel Laureates through sit-down conversations.  The book was written by Stefano Sandrone, a neuroscientist recognized at the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in physiology and medicine.  Although most people have heard of the Nobel Prize, they tend… Read more »

How to Become a Star Employee

There is such a thing as a “star student” or a “star employee.” Becoming a star student, simply stated, means the following: you put in extensive hours toward your studies, participate heavily in all forums and lectures, get high grades, and be ultra-positive toward your professors and teaching assistants.  It also means you learn strategies… Read more »