General Q & A about AU May 20, time t.b.a. Online Hosted by AU www.athabascau.ca/online-learning/how-au-works/open-house/ Register through above link AUSU Council Meeting Wed, May 20, 6:30 to 8:00 pm MDT Teleconference Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/may-council-meeting-6/ No pre-registration required; e-mail governance@ausu.org for meeting package MBA for Executives Thur, May 21, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online… Read more »
This space is provided free to AUSU: The Voice does not create or edit this content. Contact services@ausu.org with any questions. IMPORTANT DATES May 20: AUSU Public Council Meeting May 30: Deadline to apply for course extension for June Note: Extension deadline exceptions may apply. See AU website. Jun 10: Deadline to register in a… Read more »
This year’s AUSU Annual Members’ Meeting took place on Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 5:00 to 5:30 pm MT. All Councillors were in attendance, with the exceptions of Councillors Darcie Fleming and Kathryn Hadden. Also in attendance were The Voice’s Managing Editor Karl Low, Meeting Reporter Natalia Iwanek, as well as students Mitch and Mark…. Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group Jack shares concerns that more course texts are changing to e-texts; this spurs quite a bit of input from other students, the student union, and AU itself. New student Shelby asks for guidance navigating her first course and many students pitch in to point the way. Kimberly is experiencing problems accessing e-materials… Read more »
Happy belated Mother’s Day to all of you Mother’s out there. I realize its after the fact in saying this, but I made sure to remember to honour my wife, albeit some of it last minute. As a chef I used to work would say, “typical male.” For Mother’s Day we made sure that my… Read more »
I realized, many years ago, that it would probably not be a good thing if I had access to unlimited funds. I would end up shortening my life with endless high-cholesterol prawn cocktails, crate-upon-crate of bubbly, and trays filled with umbrella drinks, all cruising above the Azores in a bespoke art deco zeppelin, complete with… Read more »
The typical Victoria day long weekend, for most people, often involves some form of getting outdoors, to celebrate with nature and other people, whether that’s in the crowds at the gardening stores as Canadians get ready for planting and growing season, or out to the campground to enjoy the warm spring with friends and family…. Read more »
You can have a lot of fun with descriptions. Bounce a light off a muscle. Glisten the lips and eyes with white sparkling light. Open a door to the scent of polished oak. You can do all this and more with your descriptions. And if you want to write with flare, descriptions add flavor. Here’s… Read more »
Scholarship name: Global Lift Equipment Scholarship Sponsored by: Global Lift Equipment Deadline: June 15, 2020 Potential payout: $500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be residents of Canada or the U.S., be currently attending or planning on attending a post-secondary institution in Canada or the U.S. in the fall of 2020, and have a GPA of 2.5… Read more »
Adults though we be, and increasingly learned ones, we remain susceptible to the hubris our narrow mindsets invariably bring. So, when pondering Alexandrina Victoria’s 201st birthday and the kicktail long weekend in May that bears her name, we run the risk of oversimplifying the era of her Imperial regime. England was at the height of… Read more »