I will preface this article by saying that my five-year-old son is autistic and non-verbal. Prior to becoming his mother, I was extremely ignorant when it came to people with disabilities. That is not to say I was ever impolite or purposefully discriminatory, but that I never gave the issue much thought. I never considered… Read more »
The Civic Holiday on Monday August 2 goes by different names in different jurisdictions: Heritage Day (AB), British Columbia Day, Saskatchewan Day, Terry Fox Day (MB), New Brunswick Day, Natal Day (NS and PEI), and Regatta Day (NL). In Ontario, it’s plain-old Civic Holiday except for Toronto (Simcoe Day), Burlington (Joseph Brant Day) and Vaughn… Read more »
Bannock and a Movie August Edition: First Nation Stories Aug 1 to Aug 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/bannock-and-a-movie/index.html Access through above link The Grad Lounge Fri, Aug 6, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU Faculty of Graduate Studies fgs.athabascau.ca/news/events/index.php No pre-registration necessary; access through above link All… Read more »
Call for abstracts extended until Aug.15, 2021 The abstract submission deadline for the 2021 Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC) has been extended until August 15, 2021, at 11:59 MT! The GSRC is a conference for all graduate and undergraduate learners to come together and showcase their research. Whether your research is completed or under way, anyone who is… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Universities are humans, too. A student posts a screen shot from the POLI 278 course syllabus that displays conflicting information on the course evaluation elements; within hours, AU staff acknowledge and fix the error. Discord Like watching tennis. Conversation in the #lounge channel bounces among bicycling, craft beer, Florida, and introversion. Twitter… Read more »
Education teaches the practical skills of critical thinking but a sense of humor helps as well. Take summer heat; it can make studying an exercise in Lawrence of Arabia futility or it can test our mettle and produce a more tempered intellectual product: our AU selves! Knowing that learning is a matter of perspective, I… Read more »
Scholarship name: Sons of Norway Post-Secondary Bursary Sponsored by: Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada Deadline: August 31, 2021 Potential payout: $800 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Canadian students enrolled in their first undergraduate degree or diploma at a Canadian post-secondary institution. What’s required: A completed application form, along with your résumé (answering specified questions,)… Read more »
If last week’s article on a recipe for essay writing—the research phase—left you asking, “What about the actual writing phase?” then look no further. I have a strategy that can bolster any student’s essay grades, simply by offering structure to an essay. This structure means that, for every paragraph you write, you’ll have at least… Read more »
Most of us tend to complain that we have too much on our plates, but there are many around us who tend to carry too much on a platter instead of a plate. Through The Voice Magazine team and AU students alike, we are able to get an insight into the lives of our peers… Read more »
Last week I had the opportunity to attend Calgary Stampede, a summer festival that has been the heart and soul of Calgary, Alberta, for decades, with history that dates back to the 1920s. While many summer festivals offer similar experiences with rides, games, and an assortment of fried and sweet goodies, the Calgary Stampede boasts… Read more »