If you’ve been to a brick-and-mortar campus, one of the sad things you may note is that many universities now have food banks right on campus.  The simple act of having enough food to eat is so difficult for many students that it makes sense for there to be a food bank present. AU has… Read more »

Discover why you should cast your vote in the federal election in the latest AUSU Executive Blog. Your participation has a bigger impact than you may know! AUSU teamed up with FYidoctors to bring some great preferred partner savings on eyewear to our membership! You can get up to 40% off! FYidoctors has more than 280 locations… Read more »

So.  That was the election. In some ways, it’s nice that we have elections that are so uneventful, and at the same time have meaning.  Many people around the world only wish they could have the same. I’ve seen some talk about how it was a waste of money, but I tend to disagree.  The… Read more »

Scholarship name:  AU Community Leadership Award Sponsored by:  Athabasca University Deadline:  October 15, 2021 Potential payout:  $1500 Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be AU students enrolled in any undergrad program, must have completed at least 15 AU credits, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. What’s required:  A completed application form, a letter of… Read more »

Punctuation matters when crafting academic assignments, and September 24’s National Punctuation Day offers you an opportunity to brush up on your skills. Avoiding apostrophe catastrophes.  Tamra Ross Low demystifies the apostrophe with four simple rules.  “Unlike pluralization and spelling, the rules for using the apostrophe are simple, concrete and consistent.”  The Vexing Apostrophe, October 2,… Read more »

Shannon Heroux, a deaf woman from California, recently went viral on TikTok after trying to bring attention to the struggles of the deaf and hard of hearing community during the pandemic.  In her videos, Shannon can be seen crying in her car after being denied service at Dunkin Donuts because she was unable to communicate… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group Seasonal surge.  September brings several posts from new students, trying to navigate their way through course selection, time management, and textbooks.  Plenty of responses with great tips. Discord Isn’t anyone studying?  Several non-academic conversation threads, including housing prices and mortgages, exercise bikes, video doorbells, and iOS 15.  Now, back to the books!… Read more »

As you read these words in this moment how do you feel real? Words can bore us or they can carry us away; words can push and pull our minds and it’s up to us to decide how we feel about them.  Our university education teaches us to think beyond the boundaries of our predilections. … Read more »

To truly form habits that pave highways to our happiest life, we need self-reflection.  At least fifteen minutes a day should be spent on self-reflection.  But what do we reflect on specifically? Here is a formula for self-reflection guaranteed to develop ourselves professionally and personally. Step 1: Consider where our thoughts weren’t happy, focused, and… Read more »

Learning to Learn Online MOOC Sept 26 to Oct 30 Online Hosted by AU news.athabascau.ca/events/learning-to-learn-online-athabasca-universitys-massive-open-online-course-mooc-sept-2021/ Register through above link MBA Application Webinar Tue, Sept 28, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business news.athabascau.ca/events/online-mba-application-webinar-20210929/ RSVP through above link Faculty of Business Undergrad New Student Webinar Wed, Sept 29, 12:00 to 1:00… Read more »