If you haven’t already heard, the Athabasca University Faculty Association recently voted to reject the mediator’s proposed agreement between the faculty and AU management. This isn’t the end of negotiations however, as the AUFA has indicated they’d be willing to postpone a strike vote if AU agrees to not use lockout powers in the near… Read more »
I recently returned a bottle of medication to the pharmacy. “It’s not working,” I said. “I think the active ingredient has expired. I lie awake for three hours each night, but the medication normally knocks me out within five minutes.” I took home a brand-new bottle of medication, which had a year’s expiry date rather… Read more »
Artist: Sophia Marie Album: Foreigner Los Angelas native Sophia Marie has released her debut EP, Foreigner. The album is available anywhere you get your music. Foreigner is an exploration of Sophia’s feelings of being a foreigner both domestically and abroad. It draws most heavily upon her own personal relocation from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C…. Read more »
Dear Barb: My husband and I are having a dispute. We went out for dinner last week and the restaurant was very busy. Our waitress brought our drinks and didn’t return for quite a while to take our orders. She walked by us several times to bring other people drinks and food. I will admit… Read more »
We continue to approach the United Conservative Party’s leadership review on April 9th here in Alberta, and as we approach, more information is coming out about Premier Kenney’s close involvement with what’s been called a kamikaze campaign. In the process bringing him closer to the campaign finances that have already been the cause of many… Read more »
The spectre of war looms just over the horizon, while the world holds its breath. To distract ourselves, we hid out in The Voice‘s archives and found some relevant articles. Plunged into the action. In one of the first articles The Voice published online (the earlier parts of this story are paper-only), Debbie Jabbour relates… Read more »
Scholarship name: The Sabrina Shannon Memorial Award Sponsored by: Food Allergy Canada Deadline: April 4, 2022 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must Canadian residents, under the age of 25, and be entering their first year or continuing their studies at a post-secondary institution. (Applicants do not need to have food allergies to be eligible.)… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Kinda like eating the cookie before licking off the cream, though. A student wonders if it’s permissible to write a final exam before completing all the assignments. Responses suggest it’s possible, but not always advisable. Bottom line: check with the course tutor. Discord There’s no life like it. A question in the… Read more »
Leading change in teaching and learning for a digital world MOOC Mar 27 to Apr 24 Online Hosted by AU and the Commonwealth of Learning news.athabascau.ca/events/leading-change-in-teaching-and-learning-for-a-digital-world-mooc/ Register through above link CHAT with AU Library Tues, Mar 29, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/page/ann No pre-registration necessary; access through CHAT… Read more »
