“Beans, beans the magical fruit…” If you finished that sentence in your head, then you’re my kind of person!  I think I learned that song in scouting when I was a youth.  Baked beans make a great addition to a meal on a cold wintery day, when you’re BBQing,  or when you are camping!  Baked… Read more »

We all love recipes for success, so how about one for essay writing mastery—for the research phase? The only ingredients needed for this recipe are a highlighter, pen, paper, printer, a university library, and a library article database. With those elements at hand, here is page one of a cookbook on study skills expertise.  Page… Read more »

If you have a course that you would like to see a Course Exam article written for or you recently took a course that you would like to recommend to other AU students, please feel free to reach out with the course name and number, and any questions or feedback you may have.  We’ll be happy to… Read more »

Dear Barb: Hi, I have been working at the same place for over twenty years and I am so burnt out.  I need a change, but I am so fearful of making such a big move.  What if I don’t like the new job, or I don’t get along with my coworkers.  My husband is… Read more »

After a small hiccough, we’ve got the Council report for the June meeting, the last meeting before the by-election took place.   It included the approval of AUSU’s new indigenous circle’s terms of reference and the equity, diversity, and inclusion policy, as AUSU continues to concentrate on becoming a more inclusive organization recognizing the breadth of… Read more »

We all want to be happy, loving, and loved, especially with our families and friends, despite the world’s challenges.  Here are a multitude of ways to stay super positive so that not only us, but our loved ones, feel the joy. First, learn how to smile and laugh all throughout the day.  Everyone loves to… Read more »

The Athabasca River winds over a greater span of our planet than the distance a crow’d fly from London, England to Ljubljana, Slovenia (Travel Alberta, online).  Just as for myriad organisms the river is always there—always nearby and available. Athabasca U, too, is always on demand to we students.  Our coursework is there when we’re… Read more »

Call for abstracts open until July 27! The Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association (AUGSA) and the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) are excited to announce the call for abstracts is now open for the 2021 Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), taking place virtually on October 1-2, 2021. The theme of this year’s conference, “Then, Now,… Read more »

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm with the announcement of Executive Director Jodi Campbell taking on the role of accessibility officer.  This change in the usual proceedings was implemented to allow anyone in need of accommodations to request them discreetly at the beginning of the meeting. The council members then acknowledged their… Read more »