AthaU Facebook Group Eve wonders what happens if a student flunks an exam near the end of the contract date; most responses mention the 90-day window for exam re-takes. Sandy asks if a dictionary and thesaurus are permitted in the ENGL 255 exam; replies are mixed, but Sandy finds the answer (dictionary permitted) in the… Read more »
It’s now official. Athabasca University will be increasing tuitions by 7% across the board. At the same time, negotiations with the various labour groups at the university seem to be heating up as well, with AUFA having recently done a survey and finding out that almost half of those surveyed don’t trust the senior management… Read more »
January 18 is Thesaurus Day. In other words, a reason to dig, burrow, or mine The Voice’s vault! Another thing to resolve to do…sometime. Writer Maxie van Roye takes an inventory of things on her desk (mostly, one suspects, to avoid actually cleaning said desk.) “…that big red drip over there is not from popsicles… Read more »
Turn off distractions We all know those times when it takes us hours to write one sentence of an essay or when we sit down to study but can barely read past the first page. Turning off distractions is a key to working effectively. This includes cell phones, social media, and loud music. Sometimes when… Read more »
Perfectionism often leads to anxiety. And you don’t want anxiety during exams. “I’m going to fail!” I’d burst into tears, wailing those words before every math exam. I discounted the twenty-four hours each week I studied for that one course. I discounted my 4.0 in prior math classes, too. Luckily, my stress morphed into confidence… Read more »
The Paradox of Disillusionment: a talk with Steven Heighton, AU’s Writer-in-Residence Fri, Jan 17, 3:00 to 4:00 pm MST Athabasca University, Peace Hills Trust Tower, Room 1112, 10011 – 109 Street NW, Edmonton AB In-person and livestream Hosted by AU and FHSS news.athabascau.ca/events/the-paradox-of-disillusionment-a-talk-with-steven-heighton-aus-writer-in-residence No pre-registration required; access livestream through above link Keeping Organized as You… Read more »
POLI 307 (Political Ideologies) is a three-credit, upper-level political science course that surveys the origins and development of modern political ideologies in their historical, cultural, and socio-economic contexts, beginning with the origins of liberalism, followed by responses to it which include capitalism, conservatism, socialism, Marxism, and nationalism. This course has no prerequisites and offers a… Read more »
Dear Barb: I hate to bring up such a sombre subject, but, in December, my husband was diagnosed with stage four cancer of unknown origin. We were both devastated, but with the Christmas celebrations we managed to put the cancer out of our minds. Now that the holidays are over, we are faced with the… Read more »
Can I get some confirmation that I am not the only one who feels a little bit undone by the start of this new decade? I woke up on January 1st feeling unsettled and unready. Not ready for another decade of worry and toil. Not ready for sadness and rumours of war. I woke up… Read more »
