AthaU Facebook Group Angey has an exam booked to write at a library and wonders if exams can be written a few days earlier than scheduled, before the libraries are closed in AB; short answer: yes. Zach expresses frustration about the delay in work-around phone access to AU; discussion follows which sheds some light on… Read more »
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Bannock and a Movie December Edition: Birth of a Family Dec 1 to Dec 31 Online Hosted by AU Nukskahtowin indigenous.athabascau.ca/bannock/index.php Access through above link Talk to a Librarian Drop-in Session Tues, Dec 15, 9:00 to 9:30 am MST Online via Microsoft Teams Hosted by AU Library library.athabascau.ca/orientations.html No pre-registration necessary; access through above link… Read more »
You might not know it, but things at AU came very close to grinding to a halt this year (those of you trying to connect with AU by phone recently might question that they haven’t, but bear with me.) A recent post at the AU Faculty Association site talks about the battle with AU over… Read more »
On the eve of Poinsettia Day, December 12, we dig back to find more uses for the best-selling potted plant in Canada and the U.S. The Feng Shui connection. Laura Seymour channels the Poinsettia’s fiery nature to spur some moments of fame. “I jumped up, flung my napkin over my head and strutted up to… Read more »
There is probably a shirt out there somewhere that says, “Either you like tacos, or you’re wrong!” I have one with that saying about bacon, so I’m sure a taco one exists. This recipe is a fusion chicken taco recipe between Caribbean jerk seasoning and Mexican tacos. This chicken is not a traditional jerked chicken… Read more »
At times we need better ways to memorize facts than simply rereading texts, which can be cumbersome and, frankly, time wasting. What we need instead is the silver bullet of memorization mastery, called mnemonics. And, in the case not even mnemonics works, I’ve covered other methods of memorization for us to try as well. I… Read more »
One of the challenges since the start of the pandemic in March was still maintaining some semblance of a normal social life while being socially distanced. While some of the public health regulations have transitioned from fairly strict to moderately strict and now back to full lock-down for wave two of the pandemic, many of… Read more »
Studying, working, and family commitments can be a handful. Having a good routine and organizer is essential to help us remember and keep track of important tasks, dates, and commitments. Here are some useful tools for both school, work, and family commitments! Trello Trello is a project management tool where you can create tasks and… Read more »
Dear Barb: This is going to sound like a crazy thing to do in the middle of a pandemic, but my boyfriend and I want to get married. It’s crazy because we just met when the pandemic started, so we’ve been together ever since. Obviously, we haven’t been socializing with very many people because we… Read more »