Successful business professionals and athletes do it before they perform.  Musicians do it before heading onstage.  Students do it before taking exams.  Just as you map out a road trip prior to leaving, you may envisage in your mind how you wish an event to unfold, forming a mental picture of your desired outcome.  Results… Read more »

AthaU Facebook Group New student Thomas seeks info on access to AU textbooks and the library; students pitch in to explain how it all works.  Denise was startled to notice a course she recently began is now listed as “permanently closed” but is relieved to hear it won’t affect students currently enrolled. Other posts include… Read more »

Jim Sellers is the Project Manager for the Athabasca River Basin Research Institute.  He was born in Edmonton and works at Athabasca University.  Here we get to know about another wonderful member of our online community. To start, what makes you you? Where are you from and what’s your background? I am a native Edmontonian,… Read more »

Original thought means everything at universities.  At least, at the graduate level.  At the undergraduate level, many students busy themselves citing stuff already written.  But once they get into graduate studies, they’re expected to make original research—whether done through surveys, interviews, theories and/or methodologies. Recently, I spoke with a world renown psychologist about creativity.  I… Read more »

Brooklyn-based Jane in Space is an industrial/electronic band fronted by multi-instrumentalist Jesse Jensen and singer/lyricist Tom Vickers.  Their self-titled debut album was named one of the top nine rock albums of 2016 by the blog Vibes After Music.  Their second album, the EP Gorerunner, planned for release on July 13, may be described as “pre-post-rock,”… Read more »

Single: “The Feeling” Artist: Bree Taylor Earlier this year, Toronto born Bree Taylor released her single “The Feeling” that will be on her upcoming EP this summer.  Bree’s voice has an amazing cadence that pierces through the electric beats underlining this song.  Sometimes with pop songs, you’ll find the singers voice can be drowned out… 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 July 12: Public Council Meeting July 16: AUSU 26th Anniversary Aug 9: Public Council Meeting and Town Hall Policy Updates AUSU’s Council and staff have been hard at work updating our policies…. Read more »

When it comes to barbecue season, Canadians only have about four months of the year to truly enjoy feasting in the lush green carpet of our backyard.  For students, hosting barbecues can be a fantastic way to entertain family and friends.  Backyard barbecues don’t have to be a big fuss when you plan ahead and… Read more »

Go from trauma to wisdom to dreams—with Ayurveda Medicine.  As a youth, I toughed out trauma.  I suffered anorexia, obesity, and anorexia again.  I dropped out of high school, shortly after stung with disability.  And then a second disability. But I gained wisdom. On my birthday, my boyfriend asked me to share my wisdom.  So,… Read more »

COMP 348 (Network Programming in Java) is an upper level Computer Science course that is designed to extend students’ knowledge and practice in analysis and design of computer networks by focusing on computer network programming.  To enroll into this course, students will either have to have COMP 268 (Introduction to Computer Programming in Java), COMP… Read more »