AU Open House Wed, August 1, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by Athabasca University www.athabascau.ca/discover/open-house/ Register online at above link second session: Wednesday, August 1, 5:00 to 6:00 pm MDT Looking ahead… AUSU Annual Members Meeting Thurs, August 9, 7:30 to 8:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU www.ausu.org/event/ausu-annual-members-meeting/ No pre-registration required; follows… Read more »
AthaU Facebook Group In this week’s most popular post, Elli lists five things she’d rather do than write another essay, including “walk on Lego.” Jessica wonders what other students have experienced when asking AU profs/tutors to act as an academic reference. Dalia is curious whether it’s possible to defer a course start date without penalty;… Read more »
“It is better to wear out than rust out.” (Mary Ann Shadd Cary) Mary Ann Shadd Cary was North America’s first black woman to publish a newspaper. She was viewed as an outspoken, forthright woman who overstepped the boundaries of a typical black woman in the 1800’s. Mary Ann was also a notable figure… Read more »
Lindsay McNena, BA, MC Student is the President of the Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association. Here we get to know one of our fabulous graduate councillors and, in fact, its wonderful president. What brought you to AU? In 2013 I graduated from AU with distinction, receiving my BA in Psychology and English. I wanted to go on… 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 Aug 9: Public Council Meeting Aug 9: AUSU Annual Members Meeting Awards Policy Updates AUSU Council and Staff have been hard at work reviewing and updating our policies. Policy 7.02 – Scholarships,… Read more »
At 6:39pm on July 12, the July meeting of AUSU Council got rolling with all councillors present. The early business was fairly routine, with the one exception being that, once again, AUSU is delaying the removal of position policy 9.22 pending AU getting the student bookstore up and running. While this isn’t beyond the routine… Read more »
Scholarship name: Baffinland’s 2018 Scholarships Sponsored by: Baffinland Iron Mines Deadline: August 10, 2018 Potential payout: $5000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be Nunavut Inuit and enrolled full-time in a post-secondary education program. See full eligibility requirements. What’s required: A completed application form, your most recent school transcript, a copy of your resume, along with a… Read more »
When you wriggle into your office chair, does your brain swell like tortellini? Noodles bursting out your ears? Well, that’s workplace anxiety. And I’ve laid bare the cure. Ten years ago, I braved my first on-the-job anxiety attack. And then workplace anxiety smacked me daily. But I learned to curb it through self-talk and journaling. … Read more »
On Sunday, July 22nd, at 10:00 PM, an armed twenty-nine-year-old man selfishly decided to open fire on a busy street in Toronto, Ontario’s east-end Greektown neighbourhood, killing an eighteen-year-old woman, a ten-year-old girl, and injuring thirteen others between the ages of ten and fifty-nine years old. On Sunday, July 22nd, at 10:00 PM, I was… Read more »
Life is busy enough without adding disorganized chaos to the daily struggle. Tap into these useful tips to stay on top of university life and make your week a bit breezier in the process. A stack of notebooks and papers that all look the same makes searching for specific subjects take much longer. Colour code… Read more »